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[NSW] Micro Wedding (20-Minute Ceremony) Packages for up to 35 People, from $1299 (Limited Dates & Venues) @ NSW Government

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[NSW] Micro Wedding (20-Minute Ceremony) Packages for up to 35 People, from $1299 (Limited Dates & Venues) @ NSW Government
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Matej Pribelsky on 31/08/2023 - 10:48 nsw.gov.au (10314 clicks)
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The NSW Government is offering a selection of "micro wedding" venues at stunning locations across the state at prices you really can't beat. There is a guest limit and fixed dates, but hell, at these prices who cares!!! :)

For couples who want an intimate, elegant, and affordable wedding (up to 35 people) at some of the best NSW locations, our micro wedding packages are for you. These exclusive packages are only available for selected dates with limited time slots.

What is a micro wedding?

A micro wedding is an intimate affair of up to 35 guests. You pick from one of our stunning venues and we take care of the legal responsibilities and provide a celebrant and beautifully styled ceremony. You can also add a range of extras such as flowers, photography, and post-ceremony food and beverage packages to celebrate with your friends and family.

Micro wedding venues are only available for selected dates with limited time slots. Ceremonies run for 20 minutes followed by your chosen post-ceremony celebration.

This capacity limit includes everyone in attendance, the two people getting married, the two necessary witnesses, photographer, videographer, and guests.

Vaucluse House: Elegant 19th century harbourside estate

15 September 2023 (sold out) and 12 April 2024 (sold out)

Vaucluse House is one of Sydney's few 19th-century mansions still surrounded by its original gardens and grounds. Located close to Sydney CBD with free on-site parking, this historic location is the perfect venue for a beautiful wedding overlooking the blooming gardens.

Sergeants' Mess: Private waterfront luxury with harbour views

Only available: Thursday 26 October 2023
Packages: Start from $1,299

Sergeants' Mess overlooks Chowder Bay and is set in native bushland with views across to Camp Cove, Watson's Bay and Rose Bay. The view, along with the glamorous interior and deck is the perfect setting for your wedding. Arrive in style with a private ferry or water taxi to the privately appointed jetty.

Peppers Creek: Idyllic chapel in the countryside

Only available: Thursday 7 December 2023 and Friday 21 June 2024
Packages: start from just $1,399

Peppers Creek Barrel Room & Chapel offers couples the chance to renew their vows in a romantic sandstone chapel, surrounded by the charms of a countryside vineyard. Featuring century-old sandstone blocks and six-metre-high ceilings, this quaint chapel exudes romance.

Sydney Opera House: Iconic harbourside venue this Valentine's day

Only available: 14 February 2024
Packages: Start from $1,299

Say I do at the world famous Sydney Opera House, known for its gleaming white sail-like design and enviable harbourside location. Celebrate your love at the Opera House's stunning functions space, the Yallamundi Rooms, on the most romantic of all days, Valentine's Day.

Sydney Zoo: Wildlife filled oasis for animal lovers

Only available: Friday 1 March 2024
Packages: Start from $1,299

Located in Eastern Creek and sprawling 26 hectares, the new Sydney Zoo features exotic habitats and scenic backgrounds in an urban oasis. Experience a unique ceremony in front of lions on the Lion Deck, with views over the African Savannah.

Chinese Friendship Garden: Stunning gardens in the heart of the city

Only available: 8 March 2024
Packages: Start from $1,299

The tranquil Chinese Garden of Friendship provides a unique oasis-like atmosphere in the heart of the city. The Garden features exotic plants, blooming flowers, a lake of shimmering koi, graceful bridges, and magnificent landscapes.

Hyde Hacienda Bar + Lounge: Harbourside 1950's glamour in Circular Quay

Only available: 12 October 2023 (sold out) and 21 March 2024.
Packages: start from just $1,299

Your wedding ceremony will take place in the award-winning HYDE Hacienda Sydney Lounge + Bar, located in the Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour.

The Old Clare Hotel: Urban cool meets old world charm

Only available: Friday 07 June 2024
Packages: Start from $1,299

The Old Clare Hotel in Chippendale is a perfect fusion of urban cool design and old-world charm. Set among the cobble stone lane ways of Chippendale, this historic venue is perfect for a stylish and classic wedding.

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    • donga100 on 02/09/2023 - 21:44

      OzBargain meetup. Scotty will probably even cover your catering.

  • sheebies on 31/08/2023 - 11:02
    +5

    I can still think of better thing to spend $1300 on. I'm too cheap to pay the $370 to go to the registry office and make it legal.

  • easternculture on 31/08/2023 - 11:05
    +3

    Can you marry your sex doll with this service

    Asking for a friend

  • Cheap Gamer on 31/08/2023 - 11:06

    No train stations? Trainspotters got shunted again.

  • Spacexyz on 31/08/2023 - 11:13

    May I invite a few government officials from Sydney and Canberra to my wedding venue?

  • TommyGun on 31/08/2023 - 11:18
    +9

    Had a look at one option. $1299 is for a 20 minute wedding, not the reception, which costs the standard 100-200 per person for drinks and canapes.

    • stuffandthat on 31/08/2023 - 11:39
      +1

      Ahhh so the Government has cheaped out again!

  • Pete Gabitas on 31/08/2023 - 11:22

    They'd have to pay me

  • chilln2006 on 31/08/2023 - 11:23
    +2

    Government is broke AF.

  • Mokr on 31/08/2023 - 11:26
    +4

    Your wedding ceremony

    Includes:

    ceremony in the Water Pavillion
ceremony styling
celebrant
commemorative wedding certificate
standard wedding certificate

    Look its cheap for the venue - but don't really see the value in 1.2k.

    Most likely a ton of upselling.

    • Tollery on 31/08/2023 - 11:28
      +3

      No cake?

    • easternculture on 31/08/2023 - 12:01

      From who, a lazy employee who just wants a pay check

    • Homr on 31/08/2023 - 12:45
      +1

      how much does it cost if I get those separately? I'm having trouble working out the savings from this incentive

      • ginormousgiraffe on 31/08/2023 - 13:47
        +6

        Not sure how the venues differ but:

        Garden of friendship is 780 for three hours

        Styling is 0-1000 depending on your taste

        Celebrant is 750 or so.

        87 for both certificates.

        Looks to be a saving of about $500, but at the expense of being rushed in a 45 minute window, having it on a specific random day, having an unknown celebrant and limiting it to 35 people total.

  • bri11iant-y on 31/08/2023 - 11:27

    How much would an average “normal” wedding cost?

    • GG57 on 31/08/2023 - 11:38

      I think the point is that the venue is cheaper than would normally be.
      Wedding costs are up to you.

    • furyou on 31/08/2023 - 15:20

      How long is an average “normal” piece of string?

  • optusprime on 31/08/2023 - 11:28
    +4

    getting a wife is no bargain, trust me!

  • IpGem on 31/08/2023 - 11:29

    Checked and comes to $6075 including venue, certificate, dinner for 35, flowers and standard photoshoot.

    • Mokr on 31/08/2023 - 11:37
      +2

      171 per person is still cheap

      • nightelves on 31/08/2023 - 11:42

        Care to explain?

        • singlemalt72 on 31/08/2023 - 15:28
          +2

          Never arranged a wedding, have you?

          • nightelves on 31/08/2023 - 16:52

            @singlemalt72: I haven’t hence I’m asking right?

            • singlemalt72 on 01/09/2023 - 08:56

              @nightelves: Explanation - Weddings are expensive, short of a paperwork only with a celebrant that will cost a couple of hundred.
              Dresses, suits, flowers, photographer/s, venue, catering, cars, accommodation …… currently the average wedding cost in Australia is around $35,000 (some say $25,000, some say $50,000 but this seems an accepted figure)

            • seacrow on 01/09/2023 - 12:04

              @nightelves: I've got my wedding in Oct and we're doing a destination wedding in Bali. All costs considered it comes to $40,000 AUD which is considered cheap compared to the premium venues here in Sydney.

              Things included are:
              Flights, venue and accommodation for 3 nights at a 5-star resort (mini-honeymoon essentially), fireworks, floral arrangements, celebrant, photographer and videographer, catering for 40 people, alcoholic drinks package, wedding planner and designer, make-up artist, hair stylist, waiters and supporting staff.

              Overall considered a 'good deal' compared to what you have to pay for the same thing in Sydney.

  • superbird on 31/08/2023 - 11:39

    only 35 people. reminds me of the covid restricted weddings. no thanks

  • ippy on 31/08/2023 - 11:41
    +1

    This has been offered for a while by the govt. There are celebrants cheaper than this in Sydney lol. You can do it at Blues Point for example for free if you keep the numbers low.

    • GG57 on 31/08/2023 - 11:46
      +2

      The cost of a celebrant is only one component. The offer is primarily for the venue, which appears to be discounted.

  • PropertyPig on 31/08/2023 - 11:43
    +11

    I did this micro wedding last year. It was amazing, highly recommend it. Feel free to ask any questions if you have any.

    • Pete Gabitas on 31/08/2023 - 11:48
      +4

      How was your honeymoon?

      • PropertyPig on 31/08/2023 - 16:18

        We did the honeymoon before the wedding. It was great!

      • zombie hunter on 06/09/2023 - 22:31

        He went to Micronesia

    • ginormousgiraffe on 31/08/2023 - 12:03
      +4

      If your life was being made into a movie, which actor would you cast to play you?

      • PropertyPig on 31/08/2023 - 16:19
        +1

        Angelina Jolie. She looks nothing like me, but shes a great actress!

    • andresampras on 31/08/2023 - 12:39

      Where will you buy your next IP?

  • countmein on 31/08/2023 - 11:53

    Damn no excuse that wedding is so expensive now

  • star-ggg on 31/08/2023 - 11:56
    +5

    The wedding and funeral industries are the biggest scams. 4 hr function photoshoot = $1000, 4 hr wedding photoshoot = $5000

    • UberIsCool on 31/08/2023 - 16:48

      Unless youre Ansel Adams, no wedding photographer is worth more than $250 an hour

      • GG57 on 31/08/2023 - 16:51
        +2

        I imagine that the four hours refers to the duration of the photo shoot, not the work afterwards, which could be extensive.

    • TrustNoBody on 01/09/2023 - 19:24

      i just did a funeral and it cost around $27k

  • roseyhead on 31/08/2023 - 11:56
    +5

    Anyone wanna go halvesies?

  • Ocker on 31/08/2023 - 11:56
    -1

    What's a "micro wedding" - a wedding for leprechaun's?

    • xoom on 31/08/2023 - 11:57
      +3

      Hobbits.

      My precious….

      • [Deactivated] on 31/08/2023 - 12:21
        +3

        The ring bearer

        • Homr on 31/08/2023 - 12:43

          Yeah, ring bear~

          • xoom on 31/08/2023 - 12:47

            @Homr: Now now. You are turning it into a circus.

  • ginormousgiraffe on 31/08/2023 - 12:05
    +1

    What are you getting with this package? Looks like a ceremony venue for 45 or so mins and a celebrant? So it's like going to the registry but in a very nice place

  • StaticzAvenger on 31/08/2023 - 12:05

    As someone from a small family I can't even think of 10+ people to invite for a wedding lol.

  • Wildesy on 31/08/2023 - 12:06

    Apparently all the best locations in NSW are in Sydney! New Sydney Wales…

    • ginormousgiraffe on 31/08/2023 - 12:07
      +2

      They didn't make the capital of NSW Orange for a reason

      • xyron on 31/08/2023 - 12:36
        -1

        Should've been Dubbo. Or Broken Hill.

        • xyron on 31/08/2023 - 15:36

          The one person who thinks Dubbo isn't a shithole found this comment and negged it!

  • seamonkey on 31/08/2023 - 12:15
    +5

    It was a weird af conversation, but ultimately I got an OfficeWorks price match.

    • andresampras on 31/08/2023 - 12:41
      +1

      You can have the ceremony itself in the Office Furniture section of the store, lots of chairs.

      It can be live-streamed to all of the monitors for standing guests in other parts of the store

  • edfoo on 31/08/2023 - 12:23
    -1

    Suits all the tightass OzBargainers.
    Or even better, don't have a wedding at all.

    • Deceiver on 31/08/2023 - 14:09
      +1

      I'd be shocked if the more regular OzBargainers had ever had contact with the opposite sex.

  • KaTst3R on 31/08/2023 - 12:28

    I wonder if there is an XS, S, M, L, XL wedding package also.

  • Homr on 31/08/2023 - 12:35

    Is Food & beverage provided with the package??

  • hippyhippy on 31/08/2023 - 12:46

    this isnt a deal … get married in a church is cheaper.

    • xoom on 31/08/2023 - 12:47

      Just live together is cheaperer.

      • hippyhippy on 31/08/2023 - 12:47
        -1

        well sort of no… it might be cheap on the day but i guarantee you, you will lose in the long run.

  • Donpisang11 on 31/08/2023 - 12:58
    +2

    Take my advice. Don get married. Saves u ton of money n peace of life

    • Mokr on 31/08/2023 - 14:17

      Always marry up

    • zombie hunter on 31/08/2023 - 17:23
      +1

      Or buy cars. Old saying if has wheels or tits, it will give you the shits

      • flywire on 01/09/2023 - 11:30

        …and don't lend your lawn mower, chainsaw, or missus.

        • xoom on 01/09/2023 - 11:32

          don't lend your missus.

          Instructions unclear. She divorced me.

  • chakel on 31/08/2023 - 13:08

    pretty sure this is a long running deal. I saw it at the end of last year when i was looking at wedding options.

  • Alley Cat on 31/08/2023 - 13:09

    Definitely a bargain, cheaper than a twin share cruise package — probably easier to find someone to share 😂

  • jellykingdom on 31/08/2023 - 13:15

    This is a really strange offer, especially directly from NSW gov?? Why…?

    • GG57 on 31/08/2023 - 13:34
      +1

      I'm reasonably sure that the NSW government owns the venues.

    • Gravy on 31/08/2023 - 14:16

      Yep, very odd.

    • YellowDieselGolf on 31/08/2023 - 22:58

      It may encourage 30 people to book hotels, dine out and have a party somewhere in nsw.

      Do you also question the creative kids, active kids, or swimming lesson vouchers? The old dine and discover scheme?

  • gryhawk on 31/08/2023 - 13:23
    +2

    This, or an Asus ROG Ally?

    Decisions, decisions.

    • xoom on 31/08/2023 - 14:45

      Or the rumoured legion go?

  • Daddy Chill on 31/08/2023 - 13:33

    Just booked it to celebrate my 50th

  • IMadeYouReadThis on 31/08/2023 - 13:38
    +4

    This is like a printer deal where you pay less for the printer but for more for the toner lol

  • pharkurnell on 31/08/2023 - 13:44

    Micro Wedding

    Is this only for extra's from Willy Wonka?

  • Bdawg on 31/08/2023 - 14:42

    I just don't see why the government is involved in this?

    • xoom on 31/08/2023 - 14:43

      They gotta make some money somehow.

  • LivingOnTheEdge on 31/08/2023 - 14:42

    8 years late

  • dammit on 31/08/2023 - 15:24

    nice! shame only like 4 dates left lol

  • ilikedeals on 31/08/2023 - 15:30

    Wow I can finally book - I've been waiting for a deal (not even joking!!) 😁 😁 😁

  • UberIsCool on 31/08/2023 - 15:47

    Friend just spent $22k on wedding…

    • Homr on 31/08/2023 - 16:32

      did you get invite? What food & drinks did they provide??

      • UberIsCool on 31/08/2023 - 16:43

        I did. It was at a golf club, about 140 people, very basic setting and basic drinks but dinner was really nice. $22k doesnt get you much!

        • Homr on 31/08/2023 - 17:16

          Wow 140 ppl is alot.

          • UberIsCool on 31/08/2023 - 17:23
            +1

            @Homr: Once you get around 50 family and friends they mostly bring a +1 and kids

  • jellykingdom on 31/08/2023 - 15:52

    Its kinda glaringly obvious that "From $1299" is definitely the lower end. If you want to EAT, that's more like $7000

    Also also. I was browsing the Yallumbi Rooms for e.g. They're designed for like 100 people. It would feel weird as to have only 35 people in that sort of a venue! Real Nigel No Friends

  • rave75 on 31/08/2023 - 16:39

    does this include food for 35 people?

  • Mahalo on 31/08/2023 - 16:42
    +4

    This is a hack. Get other 11 couples and say I do together. Comes down to just over $100 per couple.

    • UberIsCool on 31/08/2023 - 16:43
      +2

      Throw keys into a bowl at end of night?…..

      • Mahalo on 31/08/2023 - 16:47

        Perfect time to use those condoms from past deals.

  • noskich on 31/08/2023 - 18:57

    20 mins is just way too short.

    • easternculture on 31/08/2023 - 19:08

      Thats all you need on your first night. Then back to fb to check all the likes

    • Lurk Hartog on 01/09/2023 - 10:05

      That's what she said.

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