OVERVIEW
Are you on the hunt for a garden wedding venue in Sydney where you can hold a beautiful outdoor ceremony followed by a relaxed open-air reception? Centennial Homestead offers exactly that. Set in the heart of the parklands, it is a truly unique location where you can celebrate surrounded by natural landscapes while still being only moments from the city. With two distinct event spaces, Wisteria Room and The Paddock, you have the freedom to choose between an elegant indoor setting, an open-air celebration or a combination of both.
Wisteria Room features a classic Hamptons-style aesthetic, while The Paddock offers a more modern, rustic feel with floor-to-ceiling glass that provides a full 360-degree view of the surrounding lawns. Both spaces open seamlessly to the outdoors and are filled with natural light throughout the day. Our team has also curated a beautiful collection of nature-inspired styling pieces that you are welcome to use on your wedding day, or you may bring in your own preferred suppliers. Centennial Homestead is designed as a flexible canvas to create the wedding that feels most like you.
Couples often opt to marry outside in one of the ten ceremony spots, such as the tranquil lakeside location or immersed in the lush pine forest. Afterwards, the Trippas White Group will serve a magnificent meal that’s specific to you and your guests’ dietary requirements and preferences. Centennial Homestead weddings always exceed expectations and create memories that last a lifetime.
Top three things you will love about your Centennial Homestead wedding
What the Centennial Homestead wedding spaces offer
About
We are Lucy and Francy, the Senior Sales Managers at Centennial Homestead, and we work together to support couples from the moment they enquire with us. With many years of experience across beautiful Sydney venues, we both share a genuine love for weddings and a warm, personalised approach. We are here to guide you through our spaces, answer your questions and help shape a celebration that feels true to you. Our goal is to make the planning journey clear, enjoyable and stress free.
Wedding Sales Team
Trippas White Group
Venue Features
Indoor / Outdoor Ceremony
Min 1 / Max 550 Reception guests
Price per head: Low $165 / High $ 300
Min 1 / Max 200 Ceremony Guests
Time restrictions: 11:30 PM
5.50 hours Event time included
Music must end by 11:00 PM
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Hot Dates offer
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Location
1 Grand Drive, Centennial Park, New South Wales
FAQ
You may wish to book our Lawn Packages which we bring directly to your ceremony site within the Park. Otherwise, you might wish to suggest to your guests that they retreat to a venue located just outside the Park, for example in Woollahra or Paddington.
You can deliver minor items on the day prior to your wedding date between 11.00am – 3.00pm. Note that we do not have a large amount of storage space in the venue, therefore we are unable to store larger items overnight.
This will really depend on your vision for the day, especially if you have many incoming suppliers requiring supervision and direction. Our Events Team is responsible for the delivery of food and beverage service and the initial set-up of the space as per your customised floor plan. A Stylist/Planner will typically oversee and manage your table decorations and venue styling.
Yes, candles must be placed in holders (to catch any wax). You will need to arrange your stylist/ florist or family member to set this up for you.
All bespoke menu or menu change requests are on application only. Please speak with our Events Team about your vision and specific requirements. Please note additional charges will apply. We may not be able to confirm bespoke menus changes during peak season.
We can certainly provide you with a barista on site to offer your guests barista style coffee and tea. There will be an additional cost for the barista. Teas and coffees are charged on a consumption basis. Alternatively, plunger tea and coffee are included in our packages and are served complimentary to your guests. Barista service may only be for smaller weddings of no more than 100 guests unless a separate coffee machine is hired.
Yes, we have a Bridal Suite separate to the venue.
Please assign someone to look after collecting your items at the end of your reception. This will include the wishing well, gifts, guestbook, signage, any decorations, leftover cake etc. Because of the busy nature of the venue and our limited storage space, we are unable to store any items for you so please make sure everything is collected.
Your final guest numbers will need to be submitted to our Events Team 2 weeks prior to your wedding. After this time, we will be unable to make any further changes to your run
sheet and menu selections.
Final payment for your wedding is due 1 week prior to your wedding date. You may pay via EFT or credit card (a 1.5% surcharge applies to all cards). Please speak with our Events
Team regarding international money transfers (SWIFT/BIC codes etc.)
Yes, subject to availability – please ask our Events Team for additional hire fee.
You are most certainly welcome to have live music or DJs in the venue. Please note there is a noise restriction of 70 decibels from the Centennial Parklands boundaries and music must finish at 11.30pm. All bands/DJs are required to bring their own sound equipment and speakers (this is fairly standard and should be explicit in their contracts). Please chat with our team to ensure your entertainment provider is an approved supplier of Centennial Homestead.
Unfortunately, due to the busy nature of the venue we are unable to store cakes or desserts overnight in our cool room or have cakes delivered earlier in the day.
Wisteria
Oakroom
The Paddock
The rigging points are 4m from the flooring and require a minimum 3m ladder to reach these points. Please note that we only haven one 3m A-frame ladder in the venue.
We recommend suppliers bring their own in case ours is in use elsewhere in the venue.
Yes, please ensure your suppliers are familiar with the venue and are aware of their bump-in access time and have Public Liability Insurance
We have 2 different loading zones for suppliers. The first is located at the end of Banksia Way, just in front of the children’s playground. The second is located on Parkes Drive, just south of Banksia Way. Further details will be provided to you after confirming your wedding with us.
Reviews
February 2019
October 2018
Centennial Homestead
You were such a pleasure to work with Meghan - thank you so much for allowing us to host your special night!
April 2018
Centennial Homestead
Thank you so much Ryan - we are thrilled that you and your guests had such a wonderful night!!
April 2025
Expert Advice
As a wedding professional, Centennial Homestead offers expert advice to help couples plan their perfect day. Ask a question or read their expert advice.
Get Expert AdviceTwo hours gap between the wedding ceremony and the reception.. is this acceptable?
Centennial Homestead
YES - but give your guests some options between this time should they not want to return home.
I'm considering a midweek or friday/sunday wedding... Should I?
Please help! Is it worth the savings to have a day other than saturday?
Centennial Homestead
Absolutely - Its 2017 and anything goes so why not make it memorable ?
We have had a genuine increase in peak season of mid week and Sunday lunch receptions - You can enjoy reduced minimum spends - better spring summer flowers - nicer weather and who's friends are really not willing to take a day off ??
How do I choose the right sized venue for 100 guests?
Do you have any tips on how to choose the right sized venue for this number of guests?
Centennial Homestead
There really is no right or wrong here as tiny rooms can feel much larger with lots of windows and huge rooms can feel tiny with out any -
It really comes down to the runsheet and style of reception(cocktail or plated)and if you aniticpate having lots of formatlities speeches etc you need to keep everyone together , if you are having only Canapes and grazing stations people will roam and it may not feel cramped and lastly spring summer your guests will want toenjoy the outdoors so perhaps factoring in outside lawn games will reduce teh number of guests inside simultaneously
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Thank you so much for your kind words Charmaine! Your wedding was so beautiful and we were so happy to share the memory with you :)