Everything for an Anniversary Party
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Anniversaries in the Hunter split by size. A 10th or 20th is often just the couple and a few close friends around a long lunch; a 40th or 50th wedding anniversary brings children, grandchildren and old friends, and needs a proper room.
For a small table, look at the private rooms. Iron Gate Estate's Fénix Room seats up to 22 at one long table, with Iberian share menus at $95 per person. Amanda's on the Edge has two private dining rooms looking out to the vines. Gather in Lovedale serves two- and three-course set menus in its own rooms, North and West. Before the meal, Tulloch Wines matches wine with local handmade chocolates in a private tasting area, and De Iuliis Wines finishes its two-hour tour with eight wines and Hunter Belle cheese.
For a larger family celebration:
Some couples go back to where they married. Twine Restaurant, Bistro Molines and Iron Gate Estate host wedding receptions as well as anniversaries, so a return visit is possible if that's your story. To arrive as you did on the day, Classic Limousines Newcastle and Krusin Kombis both send vintage cars with a chauffeur, and H2 Hunter Hummers fits 15 in a stretch Hummer, from $550 per hour. To renew your vows on the day, Lyndal Johnston The Travelling Celebrant, Julie Muir Celebrant and Love & Life with Louise all lead vow renewal ceremonies. For music through lunch and the speeches, Duality pairs a singer with keys, playing covers and originals on its own sound system, from $500. Boydell's in Morpeth, a heritage slab hut taken over for up to 50, and Brokenwood Wines on McDonalds Road both suit a quieter anniversary dinner. For a party at home or on a family property instead, Novo Party Hire delivers white marquees, Americana chairs, timber dance floors and festoon lighting, from $480, and Creative Events Hire & Weddings supplies centrepieces, chair covers and fairy-lit backdrops.
Iron Gate Estate's Fénix Room seats 22 at one table, and Twine Restaurant's private dining room takes 20 seated. Amanda's on the Edge has two private rooms with vineyard outlooks. To start the day as a couple, Tulloch Wines pairs wine with handmade chocolates, and De Iuliis Wines runs its DeLuxe Winery Tour from $65 per person.
Twine Restaurant, Ben Ean, Chateau Elan, Iron Gate Estate, Bistro Molines and Krinklewood Estate host both weddings and anniversaries. It's worth asking whether they can find your original menu. To bring back the music too, Duality learns three chosen songs for its wedding packages, so ask whether it can do the same with your first-dance song. For the drive there, Classic Limousines Newcastle's ivory 1960s Vanden Plas Princess limousines seat six each, and Krusin Kombis' restored VW Kombis come with ribbons and styling, from $1,400.
The Royal Muswellbrook, a restored 1893 hotel, has six function areas and set menus from $60 per person. Family travelling in can stay in its rooms upstairs.
Gather's group menus start from $75 per person and Bistro Molines' French menu from $110 per person. Amanda's on the Edge starts from $135 per person, including a bottle of wine for every two guests. Upstairs at Hunter River Hotel, an alternate drop dinner is $60 a head for two courses or $75 for three, for 50 to 150 guests.
Chateau Elan is a golf and spa resort in Pokolbin, and The Royal Muswellbrook has 18 rooms upstairs. Gather sits inside Rydges Resort Hunter Valley in Lovedale.
Novo Party Hire delivers white marquees from 3 x 6 m up to 8 x 8 m, with dance floors, festoon lighting and patio heaters, across Pokolbin, Cessnock and the Lower Hunter. Creative Events Hire & Weddings adds centrepieces, backdrops and a wishing well in Pokolbin, Cessnock and Wollombi. For flowers, Hunter Valley Bouquets takes smaller orders from $350, MeOhMy Flowers and Film and Foliage work with Australian-grown blooms, and Lily and Mae styles the tables as well. Fennel & Co. Catering offers shared banquets and grazing tables for the meal.
Julie Muir Celebrant writes story-driven vow renewals and can weave in Irish, Spanish, French or Italian. Love & Life with Louise brings a wireless speaker and microphone and can host the party as MC too. Lyndal Johnston The Travelling Celebrant runs vow renewals and commitment ceremonies across Pokolbin, Cessnock and Wollombi, from $1,100.
