Unique Wedding Ceremony Ideas

Planning a wedding away from home brings questions that go beyond choosing a beautiful luxury wedding venue. Where will family members travelling from Sydney, Wollongong or other places stay and will there be enough room to sleep everyone after the celebration? When a couple’s backgrounds span different cultures, a whole other layer of planning comes with it as well. Beyond the practical details, they may want reassurance that the venue appreciates their vision for the day, including its overall rhythm, the food and the significance of an auspicious date. Jaspers Berry meets these considerations with a property that offers a deeply personal touch, grounded in a culture of wonder, warmth and generosity. Dating back to around 1850, the Magic Faraway Tree is yet another detail that roots this place in a story no other property can replicate. Throughout your celebration, the grounds and property also belong entirely to you and everyone you have invited, thanks to our exclusive hire. And when people arrive in Berry, they have colonial streetscapes, acclaimed restaurants and Seven Mile Beach to explore, making the journey from Sydney worthwhile. As you plan your unforgettable wedding day, owner Rosie and her trusted colleague Sue will be with you from day one, helping ensure no personal details are lost as your plans unfold. So, when you are looking into ‘unique wedding ceremony ideas’, you will find generous hospitality at our location.

Our Colonial Garden Party has been the reason most couples book with us and has remained our signature menu for nearly 20 years. It begins with arrival sandwiches and lemonades rather than following a conventional course structure, moving through long canapé service and the Vintage Gatsby Chocolate Bar, then into generous mains with return service, before a late supper of ham, donuts, popcorn, fruit cake and port. The Colonial Garden Party is served on Shared Platters, so you fall into easy conversation between courses while feasting together with your guests and passing dishes around the table. At our sister property, Jaspers Meadows, a market garden supplies the vegetables and salad leaves for your table, adding a personal touch that follows our Meadow to Table Philosophy. You can also choose from wedding packages shaped around different celebrations, from the Traditional Wedding Package and Intimate Wedding Package to the Minimony Wedding Package and Elopement Wedding Package. The bridal party can prepare at the Bridal Salon, with sumptuous Hollywood Regency rooms. Meanwhile, the Gentlemen’s Club Lounge has a personal steward service and serves as the space for the groom’s party. No matter if you are interested in ‘a wedding venue‘ or ‘accessible wedding venues‘, we have distinct areas that let close family and friends get ready without feeling crowded or rushed.

Wet weather can occasionally impact an outdoor ceremony or a planned garden activity. As such, Jaspers Berry operates across all 4 seasons since The Orangery’s fully air-conditioned interior and surrounding verandahs are ready as a practical and visually considered alternative when there is a change in the conditions. Such spaces mean you do not need to depend on a purely functional backup room that feels out of place compared to the rest of the celebration. For guests staying on-site, the Jaspers Berry Guest House has 8 rooms for up to 18 guests, allowing close family members or members of the wedding party to stay the night after the celebration. Additional space is also available at Jaspers Meadows, around 1 km away in O’Keeffe’s Lane, offering room for up to 10 guests and featuring a sandstone outdoor fireplace, plunge pool and meadow garden setting. If you have been looking up ‘all inclusive micro wedding packages‘ or ‘gay friendly wedding venues‘ hoping to find the right setting for your wedding, midweek dates are also available and can provide greater flexibility and shorter lead times when planning your celebration. For questions about ‘wedding locations Sydney‘, ‘wedding venues for small weddings‘ or beyond, contact us by calling 1800 817 402 or filling in our enquiry form today.