With stunning lakeside views, sweeping lawns, and an array of gorgeous exotic gardens, Araluen Botanic Park is the perfect setting for your dream garden wedding in the Darling Ranges. Whether you're looking for an intimate celebration or a grand affair, this venue has everything you need to make your day truly unforgettable.
At Araluen Botanic Park, you have the freedom to choose your own caterer and stylist, allowing you to create a truly personalised wedding experience. The venue prides itself on offering total creative freedom, allowing you to make your special day uniquely your own.
The grounds at Araluen Botanic Park offer many opportunities for stunning wedding portraiture, with picturesque bridges, tranquil lakes, and colorful gardens providing the perfect backdrop for your wedding photos. And with full access to the gardens for photos before and after the ceremony at no extra cost, you can capture all the special moments of your day.
Their wedding packages are designed to cater to your specific needs and budget, ensuring that you get the most out of your wedding day without breaking the bank. From basic packages to fully customizable options, Araluen Botanic Park has everything you need to create the perfect wedding day.
Spaces within Araluen Botanic Park for your beautiful Darling Ranges wedding:
- The Mary Hargreaves Pergola is a favorite spot for weddings up to 100 people, offering wonderful views of the Centenary Lawn and Rose Garden. This location is perfect for those who want a more intimate celebration, surrounded by natural beauty.
- Bennet's Lawn is the perfect choice for those seeking a more secluded and intimate space. This space is located away from the main attractions of the Park, partly shaded, and has a capacity of 50 to 100 guests. Whether you want to marry on the historic bridge or on the natural green lawn, Bennet's Lawn has many options to choose from.
- Stinton Creek Lawn provides a stunning, lush, green location, near the ever-flowing Stinton Creek, perfect for both ceremonies and receptions. With a capacity of 50 to 150 guests, this space is perfect for those who want to celebrate in style.
Highlights of your wedding at Araluen Botanic Park:
- Stunning lakeside views, sweeping lawns and exotic gardens
- Six ceremony locations with total creative freedom
- Affordable and flexible wedding packages
- Freedom to choose your own caterer and stylist
- Full access to gardens for wedding portraiture
- Beautiful backdrops for memorable photos
- Stinton Creek Lawn - a stunning green location for ceremonies and receptions
- Mary Hargreaves Pergola - perfect for intimate weddings with wonderful views
- Bennet's Lawn - a secluded and intimate space with many choices for ceremony locations
- Unforgettable and magical setting for your garden wedding.
Araluen Botanic Park
Hi Emma,
Thankyou for considering Araluen Botanic Park for your wedding day!
We are a garden wedding location and currently offer six garden wedding locations throughout the Park. Packages include access to the whole Park for photography at no extra charge. As an affordable garden wedding venue, we pride ourselves on offering flexible locations. We don’t offer strict packages that limit the bride and groom, but we offer creative freedom and total control over your ceremony/reception décor, and the option to use vendors of your choice.
Our packages include hiring of the space for 2 hours for your ceremony and we give you 2 hours before the ceremony to set up whether it be yourself or contractors, you are also entitled to come to the park for a Wedding Rehersal free of charge.
I trust this answers your enquiry and if you would like more information on prices and/or areas to choose from in the park head to our website which has all of this informatuion under the Weddings tab or email me directly at Weddings@araluenbotanicpark.com.au
Kind regards,
Heather Doust