Wedding Reception Venues in Healesville & Surrounds

Choosing the Right Wedding Reception Venue

Healesville's two reception rooms take quite different routes to a wedding. One belongs to a country club on Healesville-Kinglake Road, ringed by an 18-hole golf course and native bush; the other is a family-run winery on the Maroondah Highway with its own vines, and both look towards Mt Riddell.

Ballroom @ RACV Healesville Country Club & Resort suits a longer guest list, with packages from $220 per person and room hire included from 80 guests. Glasshouse @ Boat O'Craigo is the smaller of the pair at up to 150, with packages from $230 per person.

How the two Healesville rooms compare:

Seated with dancing – the country club's wedding team quotes 200 seated with a dance floor, while Glasshouse takes up to 150 at walnut timber tables
Standing or banquet – the Ballroom lists 320 for a cocktail function and 240 at banquet tables, and removable walls split it into the James, Day and Coleman rooms
The room – the Ballroom is pillar-free with 3.7-metre ceilings and a wall of windows; Glasshouse has floor-to-ceiling glass, a stone fireplace and a pink marble bar
Arrival drinks – a pre-function bar and deck beside the Ballroom, or Boat O'Craigo's covered Deck with heaters, fans and drop-down blinds
Drinks – a four-and-a-half-hour package at the country club, and a five-hour package at the winery

Healesville & Surrounds Wedding Reception Venues

Boat O'Craigo couples marry in The Pavilion, an open-air garden structure seating 56, then move to the Deck for canapés
At the country club, ceremonies are held in the timber Gazebo or on the Northern Lawn, with garden chairs and a signing table set out
A golf cart is on hand at RACV Healesville Country Club & Resort for photos around the grounds
Each venue keeps the ceremony and the reception within its own grounds, so guests stay put from the vows to the speeches

Packages, menus and planning

Country club packages bundle canapés after the ceremony, a three-course alternate menu or a four-hour cocktail menu, cake service, tea and coffee
The club supplies linen, chair covers and a dance floor, and a coordinator plans with the couple and runs the day
Glasshouse menus are share-style or plated and matched with the estate's own wines, with surround sound and roaming microphones for speeches
Boat O'Craigo books the whole estate exclusively for evening events from 6 pm to 10 pm, so set the order of the night around that window

Common Questions About Wedding Reception Venues

Which Healesville venue suits a wedding of more than 150 guests?

Ballroom @ RACV Healesville Country Club & Resort, where the wedding team quotes 200 seated with a dance floor. For a smaller group, its removable walls create three separate rooms.

What do the reception packages cost?

Packages in the RACV Ballroom start from $220 per person, with room hire included from 80 guests. Glasshouse @ Boat O'Craigo's wedding packages start from $230 per person and include a five-hour drinks package.

Is the food cooked on site or brought in?

Catering at the country club is handled in house. Boat O'Craigo's menus come from its catering partner, so raise dietary needs with the events team when you send an enquiry.

Is there somewhere for a drink before or after the reception?

Riddell's Green at the country club has an alfresco bar for drinks before or after an event. At Boat O'Craigo, the covered Deck takes pre-dinner drinks and canapés between the ceremony and the meal.

Wedding Reception Venues in Healesville & Surrounds