The ceremony from behind the guests, Lana and Todd at the front between the bridesmaids and groomsmen, the river trees beyond

Venue guides

Melbourne Wedding Venues

Field notes from 13 venues around the city, the Dandenong Ranges, the Macedon Ranges and the bayside, written from our own wedding days there.

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These are the Melbourne venues where we have photographed and filmed weddings, 14 of them with a full story on this site. Each guide follows the day in order: where to get ready, the ceremony and its alternatives, portrait spots, the reception, a timeline from our own wedding there and the plan if it rains. Facts come from each venue's own information; the rest is what we saw on the day.

Planning a wedding somewhere else around Melbourne? Our Melbourne wedding photographers and Melbourne wedding videographers cover the city, the Dandenong Ranges, the Macedon Ranges and the bayside, and every venue in our venue guides is listed by city.

The venues at a glance

Venue	Where	Ceremony	Getting ready	If it rains
Avalon Castle	Cockatoo, Dandenong Ranges	The Chapel, the Rose Terrace (up to 75 seated) or the Gazebo	Six ensuite guest rooms sleeping 22, plus the Castle Cottage for the couple	The indoor Chapel, which is heated and cooled
Brighton Beach	Brighton, Bayside	By the bathing boxes or in the Green Point gardens, with a Bayside City Council Open Space Permit	No facilities at the beach, and the bathing boxes are private; arrive ready	No shelter on the sand and no refunds for weather; plan an indoor backup
Eynesbury Homestead	Eynesbury, Melbourne's west	The homestead lawns and gardens, with 32 white garden chairs, a signing table and a microphone included	Rooms inside the homestead; ask the venue which are yours on the day	No wet weather ceremony room is published; ask the venue for your plan
Kevington Hotel	Kevington, Victorian high country	By the river, on the lawns or inside the historic hotel	On site, in the hotel rooms or the retro caravans	All-weather indoor and outdoor spaces on site
Little Henri	Thornbury, Northern suburbs	The covered courtyard or the open courtyard		The covered courtyard, or the dining room
Mount Macedon Winery	Woodend, Macedon Ranges	The gardens, the lawns or among the vines, or indoors in The Barn	The Garden Suite, with a spa-bath ensuite and a wood fire; the Homestead sleeps eight more	The Barn or the Cellar Door Restaurant
Plaza Ballroom	Melbourne CBD, Collins Street		The Regent Theatre Bridal Suite, when the theatre is free
Shaws Road Winery	Arthurs Creek, Greater Yarra Valley	Outdoors among the vines, with the hills behind	On the farm; a directory lists a Bridal Day Suite, so ask the venue what's yours	A directory names the Atrium indoors; confirm your plan with the venue
St Joseph's Catholic Church, Northcote	Northcote, Inner north	A Catholic wedding or a Nuptial Mass; at least one of you baptised and confirmed Catholic		The ceremony is indoors, and the choir gallery and staircase work for portraits
St Peter's Eastern Hill	East Melbourne, Melbourne CBD	An Anglican service led by a licensed Anglican priest, normally one of the parish clergy		The ceremony is indoors, and the porch shelters the greetings at the door
Sunshine Mosque	Ardeer, Melbourne's west	The booking form permits the nikah inside the prayer hall		The hall we worked in has a roof and skylights; only the portraits by the domes are outside
Victorian Marriage Registry	East Melbourne, Old Treasury Building	The Margaret Craig Room for up to 55 guests or the Thomas Hyde Room for up to 8, with a registry celebrant	None on site that the registry mentions, so arrive dressed; the Hotel Windsor and Park Hyatt are close by	The ceremony is indoors; the Parliament House colonnade is covered for portraits
Xavier College Memorial Chapel	Kew, Inner east	A Catholic chapel; bookings through the college's Chapel Coordinator