Everything for a Wedding Reception
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Melbourne gives couples three quite different kinds of reception to choose between. There are the grand rooms – Plaza Ballroom on Collins Street, from $240 per person with packages built in, The Ballroom @ Leonda By The Yarra in Hawthorn for up to 1,000, and Vogue Ballroom in Burwood. There are the blank canvases, led by The Timber Yard in Port Melbourne, hired whole from $11,000 room hire for a crowd as big as 1,500. And there are the smaller, looser rooms: Berth on the Docklands water from $79 per person, or Sandy by the Bay in Sandringham from $39 per person.
Further out, the suburbs carry a lot of the city's reception capacity. Manor on High in Epping seats a large banquet from $3,000 minimum spend, Veneto Club in Bulleen starts from $300 room hire, and WestWaters in Caroline Springs looks out over water for up to 500.
For a reception that leaves the shore, MV Pearl takes a sit-down dinner across Docklands, the Yarra River and Port Phillip Bay, while Melbourne River Cruises seats larger parties on the Yarra.
How the rest of the day comes together:
Fix the reception venue first, then book the band or DJ and the cars against its date. For couples still deciding on the room, wedding reception venues narrows the list to venues alone, and wedding car hire compares the cars.
Plaza Ballroom and Royal Melbourne Hotel in the CBD, The Ballroom @ Leonda By The Yarra in Hawthorn, Manor on High in Epping and The Timber Yard in Port Melbourne all hold 500 or more guests.
Yes. MV Pearl runs seated or cocktail receptions across Docklands, the Yarra River and Port Phillip Bay for up to 67, and Melbourne River Cruises takes up to 170 on the Yarra.
Sandy by the Bay in Sandringham, Brighton Beach Hotel in Brighton and The Bridge Hotel Mordialloc in Aspendale all have water views, with seated pricing from $32 to $39 per person.
JK Deco builds mandaps, bridal stages and floral backdrops for Hindu, Sikh and Islamic weddings, with styling from $2,500, and travels to every Melbourne region.
Something Blue Band starts from $2,495 and Hey Jack from $1,199. Married to the Groove and Tim the DJ cover the DJ side, from $3,300 and $3,490.
Melbourne Event Hire, DANN Event Hire and MUX Events supply marquees and furniture, and caterers such as Catering By Chefs and Complete Catering Co bring the food to you.
Urban Antidote (from $3,000), Thrive Flowers & Events and Little Stag Floral Couture (from $300) all travel across Melbourne, and Thrive includes set-up and late pack-down in its quotes. Twenty One Studio covers photos and film from $850.
