SA Wedding Venues: Part 3

It's the weekend, and we have some fab venues for you to ponder in the Clare Valley - a region close to our heart! Unlike the Barossa or the Adelaide Hills the Clare Valley is that little bit further away from Adelaide, yet this is what makes it so charming.

Mintaro Maze

How cool is this? Not only would getting married in a maze be totally original, it would allow you to use your imagination and do something utterly different, like; a circular aisle in the centre of the Maze, or a treasure hunt for your guests to find the location of the ceremony – tucked away in a corner of the garden. There are endless nooks and crannies in the Maze to have the ceremony location. Total capacity would be somewhere around 80 people (for guest comfort), but there is no limit! The maze also provides a setting for some really great photo ops, if you choose to have the ceremony somewhere else. The other great news – Pod & Pea are the exclusive stylists for this venue!

Mintaro Maze

Clos Clare

This places looks like something right out of France. I think my favourite part of this venue is the tree lined drive way, it looks absolutely spectacular in autumn. This venue is hidden amongst the vines and is totally understated – which adds to its charm. The garden provides the perfect spot for an outdoor wedding in summer, yet has plenty of room to set up a marquee and enjoy during winter! 

The Heritage Garden

This one is a popular one amongst the locals. If they don’t get married here, they make the trip to have their photos taken here… and when you see this place you understand why!

The Heritage Garden

Bungaree Station

I’m making the call that this place could potentially be the most well equipped rustic wedding venue in SA!! Big call I know but here are the reasons why: The ‘home’ it’s self is just magnificent (everything you would expect a 1840’s homestead to look like), the garden is well established, there is an on-site church (St Michael’s Church) complete with ornate gates and hand painted windows. The venue offer wedding packages for both church weddings and garden weddings. Receptions can then be held in the shearing shed, or you can set up a marquee on the beautiful lawns!!! And to coat it all in sweet wedding sugar – you and your guest can all stay at the venue in the historic accommodation!!!

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Skilly Hills Function Centre

This place would be unheard of to most!  It is situated in the privacy of rolling hills, vineyards and olive groves. The venue plays host to a long history and had been restored to compliment this tastefully, there is also an onsite chapel built in 1862 which overlooks the tree covered Skilly Hills. Pictures of this venue are limited due to the lack of publicity; however, I can guarantee that it is well worth a look if you are planning a country wedding! 

SA Wedding Venues: Part One - Adelaide Hills

It is fair to say that Adelaide is a great place to live! Our city is easy and convenient with everything you could possibility need within a 15 minute drive. The other bonus is we are so close to some spectacular wine country; most of them less than an hour drive from the CBD. Over the coming weeks we will be sharing with you some of the more rustic and unusual venues South Australia has to offer, I am sure you will fall in love with these as much as we have. This week we are profiling some of the best from the Adelaide Hills as well as the foothills of the suburbs.

Let’s get started!

Bird In Hand Winery

The Bird in Hand Winery is 35 minutes from the CBD. The scenery is very picturesque with rolling hills and vineyards. The winery can cater for up to 350 guests for a sit down dinner and 600 for cocktail.

Photo from Polkadot Bride

Take a look at their facebook page to see some more photos of previous weddings at this venue! They look so fun and quirky!

Golding Wines

Another winery in the Hills with a beautiful rustic barn is Golding Wines. These guys can cater for up to 150 guests seated and 25o cocktail. The beautiful outdoor area would be perfect for a cocktail wedding followed by plenty of barn dancing later! There is also a large lawn area for ceremonies, yet being only 35 minutes drive from the CBD there is no reason why couples couldn’t get married in town and then have the reception at Goldings afterward. If you’re wedding is in summer they also do sit down dinner outside under the stars. Beautiful!

Photo from Landscape SA

Longview Winery

Longview is slightly harder to get to, but is well worth the effort! This place is booked out all year round for weddings, and when you attend a wedding here you can understand why! The exposed beams in the barn style function room are a dream element to a room for a stylists. There is so much opportunity to really do some amazing things in this venue.

Photo from Glam Adelaide

Woodhouse

Here is one for you that is a little bit different! Owned by the Scouts, here is a rustic school-camp style venue that allows your guests to stay overnight. Yay - what could be more fun than a sleepover wedding!?! The house can be booked out for 48 hours. Imagine a whole weekend wedding shared with your nearest and dearest!

Have a garden wedding in the pretty grounds… or in the on-site CHAPEL (!!!) then either move inside to the ballroom for dinner - or set up a marquee for the reception.

Party the night away and at the end of it all, everyone can just drift on up to bed, the house itself sleeps 60 people!

And on the Sunday morning you can share brekkie and re-live the fun from the night before heading off. I think this would be so much fun! And such a relaxed intimate vibe.

Photo from Woodhouse website

Stonyfell Winery

Even closer to the city, this venue is just on the outskirts of town – it is a beautiful venue if you are wanting to have the whole wedding within the city (only 10 minutes from CBD). The barn style vintage hall is home to a huge open fire place; perfect for a winter wedding! Can you imagine your guests sipping some beautiful red wine while they gather around a roaring fire? You also get fantastic views of the city lights from the front terrace which can be enjoyed all year yet I suspect would be truly beautiful on a warm summer night.

Photo from Weddings SA

With the hills only a 25 minute drive away these venues are ideal for couples still wishing to stay in the city the night of their wedding. Yet when you are already in such a beautiful location, why not enjoy it the night of and the day after your wedding!