Wedding Reception Venues in Richmond

Choosing the Right Wedding Reception Venue

Two Richmond pubs suit a relaxed, pub-style wedding reception: Richmond Social at 157 Swan Street, with seven function spaces over two levels, and, at number 642 on Bridge Road, The Bridge Hotel – a Victorian corner pub cut in two by a cobblestone laneway.

Both can keep the whole celebration under one roof, from the speeches to the first dance, and both have rooms large enough for a long guest list.

Planning the reception around each pub's rooms:

Seated dinner for 60: Richmond Social's Sapphire Rooftop, with skyline views and a roof that retracts.
Cocktail reception for 120 to 150: the Sapphire Rooftop again (120 standing), or the Moonlight Lounge next door (150 standing, reached by lift).
Banquet tables for 62: Brick Corner and the Heritage Room at The Bridge Hotel, joined.
Up to 200 guests: upstairs at The Bridge Hotel, The Studio and The Loft combined, both with their own bars.
The entire building: exclusive hire of the whole Bridge Hotel.

For the formal moments, The Studio's raised stage gives the speeches a platform, and the Sapphire Rooftop's own photo booth keeps guests entertained between courses.

The Studio has two large plasma screens beside its stage, ready for a slideshow of the couple.
The Bridge Hotel's dining rooms and bars wrap around a dance floor, ready for the first dance, and The Studio has two private balconies to step out onto.
Richmond Social's Final Pulse garden is open-air and looks over Swan Street, for 24 seated or 80 standing.
Large screens on the Sapphire Rooftop handle the slideshow, and the photo booth is reserved for your guests.

The wedding menu and bar

Bridge Hotel canapé packages start from $37 per person (minimum 20 guests), with mini cheeseburgers and other substantial items as add-ons.
Shared set menus at The Bridge Hotel come as two courses or three, for groups of at least ten.
Richmond Social puts together canapé packages or set menus around the wedding's style and budget.
Both pubs give the reception a private bar: the Sapphire Rooftop and Moonlight Lounge at Richmond Social, The Studio and The Loft at The Bridge Hotel.

Common Questions About Wedding Reception Venues

Can a Richmond pub reception go ahead whatever the weather?

Richmond Social's Sapphire Rooftop has a retractable roof, so it works in any weather, and The Bridge Hotel's upstairs rooms are indoors with balconies attached.

How many guests can sit down for the wedding meal?

The Sapphire Rooftop seats 60 and the Moonlight Lounge 42 at Richmond Social. At The Bridge Hotel, Brick Corner and the Heritage Room seat up to 62 together for banquet dining.

Where could a small wedding of about 20 be held?

The Bridge Hotel's private dining room by the balcony seats 12 to 20, and Richmond Social's Zaza Lounge is a private room for 24 seated.

Can the couple take over the whole pub?

Yes, at The Bridge Hotel, which takes exclusive bookings of the whole pub. Richmond Social spreads its seven spaces across the ground floor and level 1, so ask its team which rooms can be combined for your numbers.

Wedding Reception Venues in Richmond