Everything for an Engagement Party
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An engagement party is looser than the wedding it announces: a couple of speeches, a long table or a room of people standing with a glass, and a bar that stays open a little longer than planned. Plenty of Newcastle rooms cost nothing to book as long as the food or bar spend is met. The Priory at The Blind Monk, behind a Beaumont Street craft beer bar, asks a $400 minimum spend on food for 30 to 70 guests. The Greenroof in Hamilton opens a brick-walled beer garden for up to 100 with a big screen and free PA, and Bartholomew's on King Street waives room hire against a $300 food minimum for up to 50.
For a sit-down dinner where both families meet properly, The Flotilla in Wickham seats 40 around its open kitchen with set menus From $95 per person, and Casa Nova Honeysuckle serves two courses From $45.90 per person beside the harbour. A bigger guest list fits the Level 1 event space at The Del Hotel in Cooks Hill, with a private bar and fireplace, or The Barrel Hall at Earp Distilling Co., where a spirit-blending class can be added.
Around the lake, Newy Distillery in Edgeworth is free to hire after hours for 10 to more than 100 guests, with a refundable bond to hold the date, and TINTA Belmont serves canapés From $39 per person on the water's edge.
Extras that turn drinks into a celebration:
Line up the night's shots through Newcastle photographers, and dress the room with party decorations.
Yes. Lambton Park Hotel and The Priory at The Blind Monk charge no hire fee, Bartholomew's waives room hire against a food minimum, and Newy Distillery is free to hire with a refundable bond.
The Flotilla in Wickham seats 40 in its main dining room and 24 in Vecina, its private room. The Greenroof in Hamilton has a fireplace dining room seating 28, and The Stag & Hunter Hotel in Mayfield seats 40 upstairs.
Honeysuckle Hotel has a private Harbour Room on its waterfront deck for up to 70, and every function space at Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club has its own harbour-view balcony or deck. On Lake Macquarie, TINTA Belmont and The South East View at Belmont 16s Sailing Club both look over the water. For just the two of you and a few friends, Silver Sun Sailing has engagement packages on a skippered 40-foot yacht from Belmont, and Valentine Bowling Club pairs bowls with an upstairs balcony over the lake.
Many couples pair the party with an engagement shoot. Mr Hendrix Photography offers engagement shoots as an extra, Caitlin Amy Photography covers engagements, and Bedroom Studio and Artisan Photographs both shoot photo and film.
The Historic Dining Hall at The Crown & Anchor Hotel on Hunter Street has a late-night licence for parties that run past midnight, plus its own kitchen and bar on the function level.
Paperboy is a four-piece band in the footprint of a duo, with no amps to fill the room. The Greenroof can arrange a private DJ for its beer garden, and Colour Theory brings its own PA and lights for a bigger crowd.
