The Best Wedding Venues in Brisbane
As Celebrants that have been a part of hundreds of weddings in Brisbane over the years, we know Brisbane’s wedding venues extremely well.
Here are some stand out Brisbane wedding venues that absolutely deserve to be recognised amongst the best wedding venues in Brisbane. Of course, the best wedding for each couple will vary depending on their preferences and style.
In no particular order, here goes:
Palm Tree Lawn – Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens
You can’t beat the beautiful Palm Tree lawn at Mt Coot-tha for it’s stunning lush greenery surrounds, providing privacy and seclusion.
Photographers love how they can capture amazing photos with the beautiful outdoor light, plus endless photo opportunities conveniently on hand at the gorgeous botanic gardens. Due to native wildlife no pets are permitted here.
You can view blog posts of wedding ceremonies styled by With Love – Brisbane Wedding Decorators here.
See the full blog post at: Chic Wedding at Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens – With Love
Mt Coot-tha’s Palm Tree Lawn is also the perfect venue for ‘all-in-one weddings’, and wedding ceremonies followed by cocktail hour celebrations.
You can view more of the above pictured garden party ‘all-in-one wedding’ at Palm Tree Lawn Mt Coot-tha on the blog post here:
A Colourful Garden Party Wedding and Cocktail Style Celebration – With Love
Conveniently located in the heart of Brisbane City, Roma Street Park offers a variety of picture-perfect ceremony venues to choose from.
The serene parklands offer photo opportunities galore, with lush gardens, vibrant floral displays, waterfalls, and a lake with fountains. This iconic parkland is a wonderful venue for both wedding ceremonies and couples wedding photos. While very rarely needed, there is even a spacious undercover wet weather venue within the park for your peace of mind.
✓ Dog friendly wedding ceremonies.
To save you the leg work creating your venue shortlist, you can view our quick guided tour of Roma Street Park’s stunning wedding lawns here.
Centrally situated on the outskirts of Brisbane CBD in Herston, Victoria Park offers 6 unique event spaces to choose from, each with a dedicated stunning ceremony space. With sweeping views of the City, the views are breathtaking by day and also by night as the city lights glow. Wedding guests will greatly appreciate the menu, service and the bonus of free parking.
With a dedicated team of Wedding Coordinators, who take care of ensuring all the little details are as planned, from ensuring the grooms boutonnieres are straight to cueing the bridesmaids went to start walking down the aisle, this highly experienced team have you covered for a picturesque wedding venue with impeccable service.
✓ Dog friendly wedding ceremonies.
View blog posts of weddings we’ve been the Celebrants for at Victoria Park here.
Palm Avenue Lawn, City Botanic Gardens
You can’t beat the beautiful Palm Avenue lawn at Brisbane City Botanic Gardens for the most stunning, picture-perfect tree backdrop in Brisbane.
The combination of the magnificent fig tree (also providing welcome shade), with the convenience of the Brisbane City location, at a quieter part of the City Botanic Gardens, absolutely makes this lawn one of Brisbane’s best wedding venues!
✓ Dog friendly wedding ceremonies.
View more of this wedding captured by Sam Wyper on the blog post here.
If you love the idea of saying ‘I Do’ with the Brisbane River in the backdrop, the iconic Newstead Rotunda could well be the best wedding venue in Brisbane for you!
With the blue Brisbane River drifting around the peninsula where the rotunda is sitting pretty, this is a beautiful wedding venue.
Being centrally located close to many fabulous Newstead and Brisbane City restaurants, this is an idyllic location for foodies looking for a beautiful and convenient ceremony venue close to their favourite restaurant which they can book for their wedding reception.
✓ Dog friendly wedding ceremonies.
You can view the full blog post of this Newstead Rotunda wedding here.
For couples seeking a relaxed wedding venue with lovely river views, Medley Kangaroo Point may be your ideal choice. This charming restaurant overlooking the Brisbane River offers a relaxed laid-back vibe.
Medley Kangaroo Point is an all-in-one wedding venue, also offering wedding ceremonies so you can exchange your vows on the stunning deck, then, celebrate with guests over cocktail hour drinks, before enjoying either a cocktail style or seated reception on Medley’s stylish long tables.
This versatile venue is well suited to both smaller weddings and can also accommodate up to 65 guests in a combined cocktail and sit-down format, making it perfect for both intimate and medium-sized weddings.
✓ Dog friendly wedding ceremonies.
Located on the historical riverfront site in Brisbane City with the Story Bridge soaring directly over the complex and a river frontage rivalled to none.
Offering a choice of venue spaces, designed to cater for the smallest most intimate wedding through to the grandest of celebrations.
With an abundance of photo opportunities on hand, your Photographer will be in their element at Howard Smith Wharves.
✓ Dog friendly wedding ceremonies.
See blogs of weddings we’ve been Celebrants for at Howard Smith Wharves here.
View Brisbane’s best wedding ceremony venues
If you’re specifically searching for a ceremony venue, perhaps you envisage sharing vows beneath one of Brisbane’s stunning fig trees, or at one of Brisbane’s private gardens? To find perfect location for you, here’s a shortlist of Brisbane’s best wedding ceremony venues.
We hope you enjoyed our description of these Brisbane wedding venues that in our experience truly stand out among the best wedding venues in Brisbane, and you feel equipped and eager to start exploring venues.
We recommend booking an appointment with any of these wedding venues for a guided tour and to learn more about their individual characteristics and inclusions.
Wishing you all the best with finding your perfect Brisbane wedding venue.
Contact us to secure your experienced modern Celebrant with all the local wedding industry knowledge, specialising in happy, enjoyable ceremonies made easy!
Jamie + Cara – Brisbane City Celebrants