Wedding Reception Venues in North Melbourne

Choosing the Right Wedding Reception Venue

A North Melbourne wedding can keep the aisle and the reception inside one warehouse. At The Third Day on Macaulay Road, couples walk down the mural-covered Lushsux Laneway, then move into the Warehouse Bar for dinner and dancing.

Diagora Events on Straker Street and The Leveson on Leveson Street cover the seated and smaller ends of the scale.

Three ways to hold a reception in the suburb:

Warehouse wedding – the whole of The Third Day holds 700, and its Chivas Lounge doubles as the bridal retreat
Seated dinner and a first dance – Diagora Events, 160 at tables around a dance floor
Bigger seated dinner, no dance floor – Diagora fits around 200 with the floor removed
Small wedding dinner – the Queensberry Room at The Leveson, 40 at the table with a private bar and its own bathrooms
Relaxed pub reception – The Leveson's restaurant and courtyard together, about 200 in all

Seated numbers decide most of it. Under 50 points to Leveson Street, 150 to 200 to Straker Street, and a crowd beyond that to Macaulay Road.

North Melbourne Wedding Reception Venues

The Third Day's packages bring staff, furniture, lighting and AV, with screens and sound set for speeches and a photo montage
Diagora's upstairs mezzanine holds drinks between the ceremony and dinner, and colour-change LED lighting comes with the room
A stage can be added at Diagora at extra cost, and the venue holds a late liquor licence
The Leveson's Queensberry Room has high ceilings, stencilled walls and handmade candelabras, and sets up theatre style for 50

What the kitchens and bars serve

Diagora cooks everything in-house: plated courses with two options served alternately, or a grazing or cocktail menu
Wine, sparkling and beer come in per-head packages at Diagora, with spirits available on top
The Leveson's set menus of two or three courses centre on parmas, schnitzels and steak, with canapés From $32 per person
The Third Day lines up catering, drinks, music and photographers through its own suppliers

Common Questions About Wedding Reception Venues

Can the ceremony happen where we hold the reception?

At The Third Day it can. Couples regularly turn Lushsux Laneway, the mural-painted outdoor courtyard, into the aisle before guests head inside.

Is there somewhere private for the bridal party?

The Third Day's Chivas Lounge overlooks the main floor with a private bar and bathroom, giving the wedding party a place to retreat. At The Leveson, the upstairs Queensberry Room has its own bathrooms too.

Which room suits a wedding dinner for 20 or fewer?

The Leveson's Hotham Room is a boardroom that seats 14, and the Queensberry Room seats 40. Both sit inside the pub on Leveson Street.

Can we have a band or DJ?

The Third Day has a DJ booth in the middle of its floor and runs nights with bands. The Leveson's upstairs room suits DJs or acoustic acts, though its courtyard is limited to your own music through the speakers.

Wedding Reception Venues in North Melbourne