Anniversary Party Wollongong

An anniversary party has two jobs: feed a room of family and friends of every age, and leave a moment for the couple to be toasted. Around Wollongong that might mean a dinner in a function room, a long lunch on a country estate, or a night at home with a chef in the kitchen.

For a sit-down dinner with a view, Panorama House at Maddens Plains has five rooms on the escarpment, from the Pacific Room for 40 up to the Full Room, and packages that bundle food and drinks from $75 per person. In the city, the Sorrento Room @ Centro CBD is an upstairs ballroom with chandeliers, a private bar and a dance floor, seating 240, with finger food menus from $44 per person.

The estates suit a bigger milestone. Ravensthorpe Estate in Albion Park is an 1890s homestead hired exclusively, with a pavilion for up to 200 and rooms for 14 guests to stay. Greyleigh at Jerrara is a 200-acre former dairy farm whose restored shed has a bar and dance floor. Couples who want to repeat their vows can book Let's Say I Do Celebrant (from $590), who writes vow renewals and brings a PA and wireless microphone.

Filling in the rest of the celebration:

• At home – Dine In (from $28 per person) has Chef Brooke Silk plating each course, with a separate plant-based menu.
• At a hired space – Culinarius (from $58 per person) serves roasts and seafood, and M2 Kitchen cooks plated three-course dinners or shared banquets.
• Music – Mark Dabin Music (from $700) draws on more than 400 covers, AMPT DJ Australia shapes a set around the ages in the room, and Q Strings plays violin and cello over dinner.
• Arrival – Wollongong Limousine Services runs Cadillac and Statesman stretch limousines; Superior Hire Cars adds luxury sedans.
• Garden set-up – Go Hire The Event People has Hampton lawn marquees, lounges and dance floors.

Browse caterers or celebrants to plan the night around the couple.