Wedding Venues Melbourne CBD

Planning the wedding of your dreams in Melbourne, the world’s most liveable city? Keen to gather your nearest and dearest on the dance floor with a groovy wedding dj in some of Melbourne’s most exclusive CBD venues?

Did you know that there are more than just swanky hotels and function halls to choose from? In 2021, why not plan some post-Covid micro-wedding fun? Thinking of hiring a vibey wedding DJ for your rooftop pool party, or an audio-visual team with sound, and lighting as well for your cabaret-style extravaganza? What about a chill-out champagne breakfast at the beach, or a glamping picnic in one of our famous city gardens?

So, grab a takeaway coffee, throw on your layers and hop on the nearest tram. Get your mind brimming with some creative micro-wedding planning. Here are our top 5 wedding venue picks for Melbourne’s CBD: the most eclectic and art-inspired city in the world.

Here are the best Melbourne wedding venues to say ‘I do’ to:

The Champagne Breakfast – Elwood Bathers

Fancy a chill-out morning sipping champagne with your wedding party with a view of Elwood beach? Or what about a complete boho beach pizza-fest, at the foreshore of Elwood beach, sipping cocktails in the shade of majestic beach-club style umbrellas? If this is the micro-wedding you are looking for, why not celebrate palm-beach style at Elwood Bathers? Say ‘I do’ outside on the foreshore grounds, followed by a large champagne-filled breakfast either in the Bay Room, or in the more intimate dining room, with floor-to-ceiling windows with a view of the bay. Teamed with a wedding DJ, or band in the background, with a state-of-the-art audio-visual system, and two projector screens, Elwood Bathers is the perfect micro-wedding venue for a premium beachside event celebration.

The Speakeasy Wedding – The Butterfly Club

Looking to create a theatrical themed wedding party minus all the formalities? Why note hire a celebrant and have a speakeasy themed party? With a stage and room for an amazing audio-visual production, create your own Guys & Dolls theatre extravaganza teamed with a swing band followed by a funky-looking wedding DJ? Throw back some cocktails and bask under the smoky lights of old-time city life, while lounging around the bottle-lit bar of the Butterfly Club – Melbourne’s premier theatre venue.

The Rooftop Wedding – The Pool Deck

Hop aboard a floaty flamingo and throw on some sunscreen and a cossie at The Pool Deck, a unique 5-star rooftop poolside terrace at Rydges on Swanston St, Carlton, complete with modern decor: a poolside deck, an undercover terrace and wall-to-wall surround sound perfectly built for a wedding DJ, and audio-visual light and sound show. Host your vows underneath the Gazebo, while waiters roam with delicious servings of cuisine courtesy of the hotel’s award-winning menu. Create a Hollywood Palm Springs poolside vibe right on deck while overlooking the stunning city of Melbourne. Create a night you will never forget, while staying overnight in your honeymoon’s boutique accommodation.

The Outdoor Wedding – Twilight Glamping

Did we hear you say, glamping? Fancy foregoing the fancy indoor venue, to create an outdoor covid-safe festival vibe, a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle filled with techno sound and lighting, and featuring state-of-the-art pyrotechnics like fireworks and a wedding DJ playing house music? Enter Twilight Glamping – an event company providing you with a glamorous and stress-free outdoor glamping experience, with readily crafted wedding day packages to suit any wedding style. Whether you’re a boho, eclectic, or festive kind of bride, Twilight Glamping can custom-make your day with ethically made bell tents, eco-friendly yurts, Esperance sailcloth marquees, naked open-air fairy-light tepees, and glamping accommodation, making your festive wedding one to remember!

The Surprise Proposal: Pretty Picnics

Want to create a surprise romantic proposal that will tick all the boxes? Create a sweet romantic picnic for two with Pretty Picnics, an event company that will make your wedding proposal so incredibly special. With a fully styled picnic set-up, at a location of your choice, pop the question with French Champagne, bouquets of flowers and chocolate-dipped strawberries. Or upgrade to a twilight dinner, complete with a fancy table setting, a menu to-die-for and flutes of champagne. Drop this with the sound of a dj playing Ed Sheeran, or John Legend, and your day will be made.