Wedding Reception Venues in Mosman

For a couple who want the harbour in every photo, Mosman offers receptions right at the water's edge in three distinct pockets: The Spit, Balmoral Beach and Mosman Bay.

At The Spit, Function Room @ The Boathouse at the Spit handles the largest weddings, Ormeggio at The Spit brings Italian fine dining to the marina, and Bluebird Room & Deck @ St Siandra has a deck over a private beach. Over at Balmoral, First Floor Dining Room @ Pasture of Balmoral faces the sand; on Mosman Bay, Mosman Rowers has occupied its clubhouse since 1911; and Gili Rooftop @ Taronga Zoo sits on the zoo's harbour foreshore.

Seated numbers and the reception that fits:

• Up to 300 seated with a dancefloor: the Boathouse room, from $195 per person, finished in gold leaf, stone and timber, with a liquor licence to 2am.
• Around 110 at tables: Ormeggio at The Spit on exclusive hire, joining the Deck, Terrazza and Dining Room, from $119 per person, or Mosman Rowers, whose café room seats the same number.
• About 60 seated: Gili Rooftop @ Taronga Zoo, with a circular terrace for the lit skyline after dark.
• Up to 50 seated: Bluebird Room & Deck @ St Siandra, where canapé packages start from $60 per person.
• A wedding lunch for up to 42: First Floor Dining Room @ Pasture of Balmoral, with bay windows over the beach and a sharing menu priced from $85 per person.

Getting from ceremony to reception is simplest at Mosman Rowers, where foreshore ceremony spots are a short walk away, and at Taronga Zoo, which has outdoor ceremony sites of its own.