Outdoor Wedding Venues on the South Coast
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Looking for an outdoor wedding venue on the South Coast, NSW? The South Coast is an ideal spot for outdoor weddings with many locations in the region providing open air ceremony and reception venues. From the banks of the Shoalhaven River to the beaches of Jervis Bay, outdoor wedding venues on the South Coast offer some of the most picturesque places to get married in New South Wales.
The South Coast is an ideal location for open air garden weddings at any time of year. The area is also well accustomed to alfresco functions and offers a wonderful choice of outdoor reception venues. The months of November to March offer the best opportunity for temperate evening weather should you wish to take your wedding reception outdoors.
In addition to garden venues, outside wedding locations on the South Coast include stunning beaches and oceanfront resorts, hinterland farms, wineries and private estates. From barefoot beach weddings to elegant garden receptions, whatever sort of outdoor wedding you're planning, there's a perfect spot for it on the state's southern coastline.
These are the most recommended outdoor wedding venues on the South Coast, NSW.
Outdoor Wedding Venues - South Coast
1. Figbird Cottage
- Capacity: 150
- Location: 330 Comerong Island Rd, Terara, NSW 2540
- Ceremony Venues: Rose Gardens, lawns
- Wedding Packages: Day or 3 day venue hire + BYO
Figbird Cottage is an affordable outdoor wedding venue in a relaxed, country location near Nowra on the South Coast. The property features stunning rose gardens and perfectly manicured lawns that are surrounded by peaceful dairy country. It's the perfect spot for garden ceremonies and is ideally laid out for outdoor wedding receptions.
Budget friendly wedding packages include exclusive use of the entire property including the luxury European marquee. Hire also includes all ceremony and reception furniture for inside & outside events plus romantic festoon lighting. (A big budget saver on hire fees) There's two farm cottages onsite that sleep 8 guests in total.
2. The Cove Jervis Bay
- Capacity: 200
- Location: Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay, NSW 2540
- Ceremony Venues: Beach, Gardens
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive (with accommodation)
The Cove is a coastal wedding resort with its own private beach for you to get married on, or overlooking. The all-in-one wedding venue is the perfect place to bring your entire wedding guest list to stay for a weekend away on the South Coast. Wedding packages include exclusive use of the expansive grounds with accommodation for up to 126 guests.
The Cove centres around an outdoor garden area that has a 'backyard' ambience. There is a wrap around bar under a large tree draped in romantic fairy lights and you can set up long table dining outside on the lawns. There is a function centre onsite in the event of wet weather.
3. The Woods Farm
- Capacity: 200
- Location: Lot 3 Bayly Rd, Tomerong, NSW 2540
- Ceremony Venues: Open Air Chapel
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
The Woods Farm is a 40 acre wedding wonderland where you can stay with your entire guest list for the weekend. The property is well set up for outdoor weddings with a purpose built open air bush chapel for your wedding ceremony. A spectacular garden arbor curves its way to the chapel creating a grand and romantic ceremony entrance.
The coastal location also features an outdoor garden area for drinks and nibbles beside the barn reception venue and you can add a marquee onsite if you wish, increasing the guest capacity from 150 to 200. Accommodation is in 8 x 3 bedroom cottages and 18 glamping tents sleeping 120 people in total.
4. Willow Farm Berry
- Capacity: 130
- Location: Galls Lane, Berry, NSW 2535
- Ceremony Venues: Gardens, paddock, creek, dam
- Wedding Packages: Venue hire or all inclusive
Willow Farm in Berry is a private country retreat with 160 rural acres just a few minutes to popular South Coast beaches. Wedding packages include exclusive hire of the entire property giving you plenty of open space to find the perfect place for your garden wedding ceremony.
Popular spots for outdoor weddings include the ceremony paddock under an old farm tree, a secluded creekside location and manicured lawns overlooking the farm's dam.
With views for miles, Willow Farm is an ideal spot to have your wedding reception outside. The property features a refurbished rustic barn with an adjoining lawn games area where marquee's or an open air dance floor can be erected. The farmhouse sleeps 10 and there's loads of other accommodation nearby.
5. Fig Tree Park
- Capacity: 200
- Location: 58 Sherringham Lane, Central Tilba, NSW 2546
- Ceremony Venues: Gardens
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Fig Tree Park is a brand new wedding venue in the Sapphire Coast region of Southern NSW. The property is a picturesque blank canvas featuring an elegant homestead, vine covered arbours, rose gardens, expansive lawns and the option to set up a marquee near the beautiful old fig trees.
Just 2 minutes to the beach and with stunning ocean views, Fig Tree Park offers a romantic coastal escape for small weddings and large weddings alike. The Airbnb style property sleeps 2 and elopement packages are available mid week.
6. Kullindi Homestead
- Capacity: 200
- Location: Booderee National Park, Ellmoos Rd, Jervis Bay, NSW 2540
- Ceremony Venues: Waterfront lawns
- Wedding Packages: Dry venue hire, DIY/BYO
Kullindi Homestead is a spacious and picturesque property located on the waterfront in Jervis Bay. The historic homestead features a large flat lawn area on the water's edge which is a perfect place to set up an outdoor wedding under a tipi or marquee.
The private property is an ideal destination for weekend-long weddings where you can have your ceremony and reception outside, and all in one place. If you're planning an outdoor wedding at Kullindi consider booking a drone photographer to capture aerial shots of your set-up at this stunning South Coast location.
7. Ravensthorpe Guesthouse
- Location: 56 Tongarra Rd, Albion Park, NSW 2527
- Capacity: 200
- Ceremony Venues: Gardens
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Ravensthorpe Guesthouse is an intimate garden venue highly suited to romantic outdoor wedding ceremonies. The gardens sit within the grounds of a Georgian Manor style house and reception venues onsite include a light-filled conservatory, adjoining courtyard and outdoor marquee.
Outside you'll find 3 acres of classic gardens with a vine covered rotunda setting the scene for elegant and romantically intimate ceremonies. You can have your photos in the gardens afterwards while your guests enjoy cocktails and canapés in the cobblestone courtyard.
All inclusive wedding packages include ceremony, reception and recovery brunch. There is accommodation for 14 wedding guests.
8. The Lodge Jamberoo
- Location: 406 Jamberoo Mountain Road, Jamberoo, NSW 2533
- Capacity: 300
- Accommodation: Sleeps 136
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
The Lodge is a private country hotel with 43 renovated rooms for your guests overlooking a huge outdoor swimming pool. The resort is a stunning location for outdoor weddings where all your guests stay onsite with you for 2 nights. There's a bar and restaurant servicing all needs during your stay plus outdoor gardens and courtyards where a welcome night & recovery brunch can be arranged.
The wedding ceremony venue is an amazing Pine Tree Cathedral which is set in a shaded creekside spot and has a outdoor timber chapel surrounded by a fully paved amphitheatre. Huge avenues provide a unique setting for outdoor weddings where long tables can be set up under the stars.
9. Growwild Wildflower Farm
- Location: 916 Old Hume Hwy, Alpine, NSW 2575
- Capacity: 30 - 145
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
Growwild Wildflower Farm is a 25 acre outdoor wedding venue located at the gateway to the South Coast. Set amongst wildflower plantings that are grown for provision to the Sydney Flower Markets, the property's manicured lawns, gardens and meandering paved paths offer a beautiful location for garden weddings.
A Secret Valley for private wedding ceremonies is accessed via paved steps onto a manicured lawn set against a backdrop of National Park. For outdoor wedding receptions there is a rustic courtyard next to a micro wedding barn that seats up to 50 guests or the larger garden marquee which has opening sides and an adjoining festoon-lit courtyard and outdoor dance floor.
10. Eleven Eighty Weddings
- Location: 1180 Bolong Road, Coolangatta, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 80
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
- Accommodation: Sleeps 15
Eleven Eighty is a small heritage-listed wedding venue with a purpose built courtyard for outdoor weddings and receptions seating up to 80 guests. The courtyard has an adjoining outdoor bar and comes fully furnished with tables, chairs, velvet lounges and a choice of ceremony arbors.
This quirky little country venue comes with 2 nights accommodation for 15 guests in two onsite cottages. Wet weather is fully accommodated with the barn, hall and a garden marquee seating 30, 50 and 80 guests respectively. The property also has a gorgeous garden arbor with an Argentine brasero wood fired BBQ and grill.
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