Engagement Party Perth

An engagement party is the first time both families meet in one room, and the venue sets the tone. Perth gives couples a lot of choice, from beach bars on the coast to heritage pubs in Fremantle and Guildford and estates in the Swan Valley. The trick is matching the setting to the guest list.

Start with numbers and style. A stand-up party with canapés needs a different room from a seated dinner for both sides of the family.

How the areas differ for an engagement:

• Scarborough, Hillarys and North Fremantle put the party beside the beach, with ocean-view decks and rooms.
• Fremantle, South Fremantle and Applecross offer heritage pubs and riverside hotels with private upstairs rooms.
• Guildford's heritage hotels and the Swan Valley's estates suit a long afternoon among vineyards and old verandahs.
• CBD, Leederville and Highgate pubs carry upstairs function rooms and laneway bars for a city party.
• Suburban taverns in the northern and southern suburbs give big garden bars and free or low-cost room hire.
• Clubs and a ridge-top restaurant in the Perth Hills suit a relaxed family lunch at the city's edge.
• Mandurah and the Southern Coast have foreshore pubs and taverns for couples living south.
• A boat on the Swan River gives a smaller party its own private space.

Prices start at about $18 per person at a foreshore pub, with many set menus between $37 per person and $45 per person. Some rooms charge $125 room hire or $300 room hire, and some beach venues ask a $2,000 minimum spend instead.