OVERVIEW
Midginbil Eco Resort is a family-owned and operated 400-acre farm playing host to enchanting weddings in Northern Rivers, NSW. Set amongst lush rainforest with mountainous views, the venue’s flexible DIY style wedding package offers a unique country wedding experience. Your guests will delight in exploring the beautiful surrounds situated conveniently between Byron Bay and the Gold Coast.
Exchange vows in a ceremony under the fig tree before diving into a rustic barn ceremony decorated to your tastes by your vendors of choice. Up to 170 of your guests can stay for your three-day celebration, with options to camp, glamp, or set up in one of Midginbil’s lodge rooms or bunkhouse. For your budgeting and convenience, Midginbil Eco Resort also offers the option for your guests to pay for their accommodation and supplementary meal package.
Rose Manor Cottage is a unique, quirky choice for charming weekend accommodation for the wedding couple, with a queen bed, ensuite bathroom, and a small kitchenette. Regardless of which accommodation option you select, you’ll leave Midginbil Eco Resort with lifelong memories of a magical experience.
With over nine years of experience in the hospitality industry, the family-led team from Midginbil Eco Resort prides itself on warm, personalised service. Your Midginbil Eco Resort DIY wedding information package will guide you through the process of planning your affordable and relaxing country wedding. Plus, catering for a BBQ dinner, two delicious cooked breakfasts, plus a light lunch your the wedding is included. The three day and two night hire will give you ample opportunity to enjoy and explore with your loved ones, with tennis court, heated swimming pool, and beautiful rainforest walking paths.
“THE BEST WEDDING VENUE EVER! Midginbil was beyond all our wildest dreams. We were able to fit our entire guest list on-site to stay for two nights for our wedding weekend, which is the best idea ever. Having the extra day made sure the wedding day didn’t fly by too quickly, and we had the best weekend of our lives. Our guests are still raving about all the food and amazing accommodation options. There is not one single thing we would change and would HIGHLY recommend everyone to get married here!” — Courtney + Brandon
What you’ll love about working with Midginbil Eco Resort for your wedding:
Highlights of working with Midginbil Eco Resort for your wedding:
“If I could give more than a 5-star review, I would. Our guests were absolutely blown away by everything. From the moment we got there to the moment we left, everything was planned and organised. I just cannot believe how stress-free and cruisy you guys are! Mel, you honestly went above, and beyond helping me out. Nothing was too much! There have been so many comments about the food— there was so much, and everything was perfect! I think people will need to go on a diet after all the delicious food. Russell, you did a fantastic job getting the barn, tents and cottage all sorted for our day. Any couple would honestly be crazy not to consider Midginbil as a place to get married. This wedding will be one people will talk about for years to come. Thank you for being a part of our day/weekend and thank you for being such beautiful people.” — Laela + Tommy
About
Country boy meets Gold Coast Girl! Married 27 years ago on the farm, we raised 3 beautiful children, all working in our family businesses. We own & operate Midginbil Eco resort, purchased in Jan 2020, after owning a holiday park on Lake Hume, Albury, NSW for 7 years and prior to that we were farmers. Our life is one big adventure! We love being here and love hosting weddings. It's just so much fun & such a beautiful location!
Russ & Mel Diffey
Owners/Managers
Venue Features
Indoor / Outdoor Ceremony
Min 30 / Max 170 Reception guests
Price per head: Low $50 / High $ 460
Min 30 / Max 170 Ceremony Guests
Time restrictions: 6:00 AM
In-house catering or 3rd Party Catering
24.00 hours Event time included
Music must end by 11:00 PM
Wedding Brochure
Midginbil Eco Resort Brochure
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SUMMER OF 2024 PROMO
3 days exclusive venue hire for you & your guests
Barn with fairy & festoon lights
Bonfire setup
Trestle tables & bench seats/4 wine barrells & 16 white bar stools/ceremony table, chairs x 26 & arbour
Couples accommodation & meal package for 3 days – includes 4 meals & 2 nights accommodation
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Location
252 Midginbil Road, Midginbil, New South Wales
FAQ
You are required to arrange all bookings for accommodation and meals for all of your guests using our supplied spreadsheet, and collect payment from them as they book. Most couples open a bank account for this purpose.
Please only use the spreadsheet we provide! It’s important you don’t create your own spreadsheet or change ours (you can add extra columns for your own use). Ours works, it’s tried & tested!!
Please let guests know that they must book through you, not us directly as we cannot take their booking and you have the spreadsheet with details of bookings.
LETTING US KNOW ABOUT YOUR BOOKING DETAILS
About 6 weeks out from your big day we will send you an email asking for all of the details we need to know to make sure everything is arranged and ready to go, such as our completed spreadsheet, a schedule of events, your Event Insurance etc etc. We do try to make it as easy as we can for you, but we do need know everything - we don't want any surprises. In our information package we provide a checklist with timeline to ensure nothing is missed and we receive all your information.
No we don't. You can party all night. We do have an amplified noise curfew of 11pm Friday & Saturday nights & 10pm Sunday to Thursday nights. After this time, you can use our UE Boom bluetooth speaker & party the night away, until you decide it's time to go to bed.
Usually once the amplified music stops, this is when you take the speaker over to the bonfire & enjoy a good outdoor campfire, chats, dancing & a drink.
We have a variety of accommodation, which includes glamping tents, Rose Manor Cottage, Lodge & Bunkhouse rooms, each with their own ensuite bathroom, sleeping 2 - 6 persons. We also have 10 bell tents with solar light & USB port to charge your phone & a primitive campground. These guests use the camp amenities with toilets & showers. In total we can accommodate 170 guests.
There is additional accommodation in the local area if you require.
Yes, you & your guests have exclusive use of the resort. You pay a venue hire fee for your 3 day wedding & you have exclusive use for you & your guests attending your wedding.
This includes the original 1906 homestead, rustic reception barn, fire pit, volley ball, bush walks, solar heated pool, tennis court & the accommodation.
Midginbil is set on 400 acres, so there is plenty of space for you & your guests to enjoy.
Time seems to stand still at Midginbil! So you truly get to enjoy the 3 day celebration experience.
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Expert Advice
As a wedding professional, Midginbil Eco Resort offers expert advice to help couples plan their perfect day. Ask a question or read their expert advice.
Get Expert Advice3 Bridesmaids and No Groomsmen! HELP
My future Husband does not want groomsmen, but I want my 3 bridesmaids. How do we orgnaise photos and seating plan without making it look weird?
What's a rough itinerary for a wedding long weekend?
Hi! We're planning a two day wedding weekend and would love ideas for how the weekend could go, including any pre or post celebrations.
Midginbil Eco Resort
Hey lovely,
This is how our weddings roll, for example a weekend wedding:
- Arrive Friday afternoon to set up the barn for the reception and guests start arriving from 2pm, settle into their accommodation, catchup and enjoy the resort facilties
- BBQ Dinner in the original 1906 homestead dining room & deck, a relaxed evening for all guests to connect & catch up
- Saturday morning a yummy breakfast to sustain everyone for the day, guests enjoy the resort facilities & back for lunch, then get ready for the wedding! You and your fiance are getting ready with your tribe. Ladies in the bridal room and gents in one of the rooms, usually a glamping tent or Rose Manor Cottage. Everyone car pools up to the magical fig tree for the ceremony and then back to the barn for the celebrations.
- Sunday morning another yummy breakfast, packup and depart or you can extend & add the Sunday night to truly relax and enjoy, before departing on Monday.
- We provide all the meals for you and your guests, excluding the wedding reception, you employ a caterer of your choice or from our preferred suppliers list.
I hope this helps with a weekend itinerary for a wedding at Midginbil Eco Resort
When should I be booking a venue?
We want to have a short engagement but also want the venue of our dreams
Midginbil Eco Resort
You should book our venue because we are a unique, country, destination wedding venue, where you get to choose exactly how you want your dream wedding to be. We offer flexibility and you can tailor your wedding to your budget.
And your guests will tell you "this was the best wedding they've even been too", we hear that all the time!
We offer a beautiful destination venue, centrally located in the Tweed Valley, Northern NSW, only 1 hr from the Coolangatta, Gold Coast airport & 1 hr from Byron Bay & 1.15hrs from the Ballina Airport, NSW.
Here's how our weddings roll - you & your guests get to stay 2 nights & 3 days. We provide all the supplementary meals in the original 1906 homestead with deck & your organise your wedding reception & caterer down in the rustic barn. We can accommodate 170 of your guests with a variety of accommodation options from camping to glamping & motel style rooms. Your guests pay for their accommodation & meal package with us and you pay the venue hire fee.
We provide a comprehensive "get organised for your wedding info package" to help you organise your wedding.
The vibe at Midginbil is country, fun & chilled! We welcome you to check us out!
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Hi Madeleine,
Every wedding at Midginbil is uniquely different and yours will be the same for you!
In regards to the seating plan, I would probably not have a bridal table and if you are having a sit down meal, you can all be seated at a table amongst the guests. Some of our couples chose not to have a bridal table and want to join their guests.
And in regards to your pics, your photographer will be able to discuss this with you for best results. I'm sure there's many ways to make this work.
Happy Wedding,
Love Mel & The Midginbil Eco Resort Team xx