Melbourne is a lively city known for its vibrant laneways, famous Australian restaurants, bustling arts scene, and so much more. Melbourne wedding venues on offer throughout the city include a similarly diverse range of industrial warehouses, rooftop restaurants with sweeping views of Melbourne, glamorous ballrooms, and iconic churches. Our Easy Weddings Melbourne venue scouts have toured them all and selected the best wedding venues around so you can get started planning a wedding at your dream venue today.
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There are 128 Melbourne Wedding Venue suppliers from which to choose. Overall, they have an average rating of 4.9 out of 5. Couples usually enquire with 8 vendors in this category and book 18 months out from their wedding date, typically after an Engagement Venue and before a Wedding Planner. Wedding Venue suppliers charge between $4,000 and $26,000, averaging at $13,925. Across Australia, the average cost is $12,465.
Located on the vibrant Brighton beachfront behind the famous colourful Beach Boxes, Brighton Savoy can transform into the venue of your dreams for your wedding day. The luxury 4-star hotel has four versatile spaces, chic guest accommodation, and plenty of photo opportunities in the hotel and along the shore. This all-in-one family-run Melbourne wedding venue is a must-see.
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Located only 20 minutes from Melbourne and featuring a stunning onsite chapel, 3 gorgeous ballrooms and a private lake, Seasons 5 offers one of the best elegant wedding reception venues in Melbourne.
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With its own, private courtyard for ceremonies or pre-event drinks, listen to the birdsong as the sun sets, before making your way inside to a room that is stunning in its simplicity, and will leave you wanting for nothing. Through the huge windows, watch the sunset through the stunning weeping willows, before you depart by boat from our own private jetty.
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Combining modern contemporary decor with an incredible docklands location, All Smiles Melbourne Waterfront is a chic urban setting to host a city ceremony or reception. Directly overlooking the Victoria Harbour and Melbourne CBD skyline, this is a waterfront wedding venue like no other.
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Located beachfront, The Baths Middle Brighton offers couples the opportunity to wed with panoramic bay and cityscape views. All events are individually tailored, making The Baths one of the most versatile Melbourne wedding venues.
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Nestled amid the lush greenery of Melbourne’s iconic Royal Botanic Gardens, Jardin Tan is a modern inner-city wedding venue with three versatile event spaces. Renowned for its seasonal sharing-style menus bursting with vibrant Southeast Asian flavours, Jardin Tan is a favourite among food-loving couples in Melbourne.
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Desirably located within the Melbourne CBD with excellent cuisine and luxury facilities, Sheraton Melbourne Hotel has everything you need to create the magical city wedding of your dreams. Featuring luxury accommodation, an award-winning culinary team, and a signature ballroom overlooking the prestigious Paris end of Little Collins St, you’ll have an indelible day at the Sheraton Melbourne Hotel.
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Recently renovated with a pearly white Georgian style facade, The Ivory Elsternwick offers couples an elegant all-in-one venue with everything you need to create a fairy tale wedding. The Ivory Ballroom is sure to leave guests with something to talk about, with its sophisticated silky drapes and sparkly ceiling. Plus, the gorgeous rose garden provides another stunning space for photographs.
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The Windsor is an iconic luxury hotel located in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD. Home to multiple stunning reception spaces, The Windsor brims with romance and old-world charm. This 19th Century grand hotel has hosted thousands of unforgettable weddings over the years. With an exceptional onsite events team, they continue to help create treasured memories for many happy couples.
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The 5-star Marriott Hotel Docklands is Melbourne’s newest hotel wedding venue, stepping into the spotlight in 2021 with its captivating architectural design and luxury amenities. This sophisticated wedding venue boasts stunning interiors by award-winning designers, sweeping views of the Yarra River and city skyline, and elegant event spaces with floor-to-ceiling windows.
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For a prime oceanview location, you can’t go past Melbourne’s Waterfront on the Pier. This restaurant doubles as an exquisite bespoke function space that can accommodate up to 80 ceremony guests and 200 reception guests. With breathtaking views of Port Melbourne, the open interior allows couples to transform the space according to their theme and capacity needs.
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A bespoke penthouse venue in the heart of Cremorne, Le Ciel boasts incredible panoramic city views, indoor and rooftop terrace spaces, and exclusive hire of two floors. Le Ciel is the perfect setting for a magical wedding, offering both ceremony and reception options with the Melbourne skyline your backdrop. Le Ciel is minutes from the Botanic Gardens and Old Richmond precinct.
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With three glamorous wedding reception rooms to choose from, Sheldon Receptions in Sunshine offers couples the ability to create a truly unforgettable wedding experience for their guests. This romantic wedding venue is just a 20-minute drive from Melbourne CBD, and features superior fairy tale ballrooms with sparkling chandeliers and grand staircases to create a sense of wonder.
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Weddings at RACV City Club have the option of a rooftop terrace wedding overlooking Melbourne CBD, a modern pavilion wedding using a private terrace, a wine cellar wedding, an art gallery wedding, or a library space in the city centre. Wedding night accommodation is also included for the couple.
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Looking for a city venue with waterfront views and onsite accommodation? Then finding Element Melbourne Richmond signals the end of your search. A luxury hotel with spacious event rooms, Element Melbourne Richmond boasts outdoor terraces, plenty of natural light and gorgeous views of the Yarra River, and attentive and experienced staff. Dreamy weddings come to life at Element Melbourne Richmond.
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The Mint Bar & Restaurant is a relaxed Melbourne wedding venue with a prime CBD location. Beautifully designed and embellished with suspended foliage, this heritage building is both a wedding ceremony and reception venue, and can accommodate up to 300 guests cocktail-style. These lucky guests will be privy to delectable catering, tasty drinks, an optional ice cream bar, and a laidback atmosphere.
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Located in the heart of the Melbourne CBD, Westin Melbourne is one of the city’s most highly sought after hotels. Rich with the creature comforts of a home away from home, this sense of comfort and ease permeates each of the 10 event rooms onsite. From intimate celebrations where your guests can mingle to huge gatherings with all your friends and family, the Westin Melbourne can accommodate.
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Perfectly placed on the riverfront side of Federation Square, ZINC offers a rare private event space in the heart of Melbourne. This modern inner-city wedding venue boasts dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows and beautiful Yarra River and city skyline views. With flexible open-plan interiors and two expansive outdoor decks, ZINC at Fed Square is perfect for both wedding ceremonies and receptions.
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A safari theme wedding venue in the Melbourne suburbs? Check. Werribee Zoo offers outdoor ceremony sites with garden backdrops and encounters with animals.
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Tucked away in the alleyways of North Melbourne, Two Ton Max is a modern, industrial wedding venue that feels quintessentially Melbourne in its design. Towering ceilings with skylights, polished concrete floors, and a private courtyard are just a few of the details you'll love.
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Collin Street’s Natural History is a beautiful, inner-city wedding venue with a point of difference: Not only is this Melbourne bar near-synonymous with divine food and tasty drinks, but its eclectic design is unmatched. Avant-garde and unique, this sought-after venue offers multiple function spaces, an on-site ceremony site, a stunning diorama, and well-priced wedding packages.
Our Complete Guide to Melbourne Wedding Venue Hire
A hub of culture and taste, Melbourne has long been Australia’s go-to for interesting museums and galleries, great restaurants and cafés, and modern design and architecture. Melbourne offers hundreds of wedding venue options for ceremonies and receptions, including landmarks as iconic and traditional as St Patrick’s Cathedral in East Melbourne, along with a variety of industrial warehouses converted to modern wedding venues in Brunswick, Fitzroy, and throughout Melbourne’s Northside. As an architectural hub, Melbourne is home to many wedding venues that seamlessly combine historic and contemporary design elements, and the list of places that host weddings is growing constantly.
Looking for the best Melbourne wedding venue for your wedding? Here at Easy Weddings, Australia’s leading free wedding venue finding service, our venue hire experts have done the tours for you, bringing only the best options to help you narrow your search and book your wedding venue.
Getting married in Melbourne? Here are some of the highlights you can look forward to:
Melbourne is a beautiful place to host your wedding year round, but the most popular wedding dates are usually between September to October and March to April, when the weather is at its most consistent. Melbourne is notorious for having four seasons in one day — it can easily go from rain to hail to blue skies in an hour’s time — and many couples select their wedding date based on weather, or prioritise their wedding venue selections based on backup plans for inclement weather.
What are the popular wedding styles in Melbourne?Melbourne weddings tend to be either traditional or modern, but the wedding venue styles vary across the board. A more traditional, classic couple might opt for a religious ceremony in a famous Melbourne church followed by a reception in a glamorous hotel ballroom with crystal chandeliers and showstopping floral arrangements. A more modern couple may prefer to host their Melbourne wedding ceremony in a charming garden or courtyard before heading to a converted warehouse wedding venue in Brunswick.
Are there any major events in Melbourne that we should consider when planning our wedding?Melbourne hosts many major events throughout the year that can make planning a wedding a challenge, especially if you need to book hotel room blocks and transportation for your wedding guests. A few Melbourne events to have on your radar when selecting a wedding date are the Australian Open, AFL Grand Final, Grand Prix and Melbourne Cup Day.
Should we consider any wedding venue locations near Melbourne?If you’d prefer to escape the urban landscape of Melbourne, there are plenty of additional wedding venue options within driving distance of the city. Those looking for a vineyard wedding or a rustic farm venue might extend their wedding venue search to Yarra Valley or Mornington Peninsula. The nearby Dandenong Ranges and Macedon Ranges offer beautiful private estates, manors, and garden wedding venues with mountain views. Beachfront wedding venues can be found in Mornington Peninsula, along Great Ocean Road, and throughout Melbourne’s Bayside.
