If you are trying to learn about how to plan a wedding in Melbourne then we will do our best to help you out. Everything we can think of will be covered right here in one post to hopefully save you some time and maybe even a little money.
Our first section will try to assist with planning this on your own by sharing a list of local wedding and reception venues. Some may want to get married in the church they went to as a kid, others will prefer to rent a different venue that can be a great place to host the ceremony or the reception.
Contents
- 1 Melbourne Wedding & Reception Venues
- 2 Bridal Shops
- 3 Where To Get Your Invitations
- 4 Choosing The Right Florist
- 5 Wedding Photographers & Videographers
- 6 Bands & DJ’s
- 7 Hair & Makeup Stylists
- 8 Tuxedo Rentals
- 9 Where To Buy Your Wedding Cake
- 10 Caterers
- 11 Your Rehearsal Dinner
- 12 Melbourne Wedding Planners
- 13 Good Luck Planning Your Wedding In Melbourne
Up next we will discuss the best bridal shops near you to buy a dress and many of the other things you will need. Shops that sell wedding invitations, florists, photographers, videographers, bands, and DJ’s will garner our next few sections.
Then we will get into some of the top wedding hair and makeup stylists and shops to rent a tuxedo so you can make sure everyone involved is looking their best. Our last few lists will be all about the food as we mention where to buy wedding cakes, caterers, and some great restaurants to host your rehearsal dinner at.
The final section will share the best wedding planners in Melbourne for anyone who wants to hand all of this work off to someone else. Most wedding planners in your area will have different packages available ranging from a little bit of assistance all the way up to doing it all for you.
You can also expect to find a map towards the end that has all of these various venues pinned on it so that you can figure out which is closest to your current area. And if you wanted to compare what is available here to some other cities around Australia you can check out that link.
Melbourne Wedding & Reception Venues
Choosing the right location for a wedding and reception in Melbourne is a huge key to the whole process:
- Zinc at Fed Square at Cnr Princes Walk & Russell St Ext
- Gather & Tailor at #11/41-59 Sims St
- Vogue Ballroom at 399 Blackburn Rd
- Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne at 328 Flinders St
- Leonda By The Yarra at 2 Wallen Rd
- Chateau Yering Hotel at 42 Melba Hwy
- Quat Quatta at 17 Quat Quatta Ave
- Ballara Receptions at 1435 Main Rd
- Overnewton Castle at 51 Overnewton Rd
Gather & Tailor can hold a beautiful outdoor wedding ceremony near you for as many as 400 guests.
Between 100 and 370 people can enjoy an event at The Vogue.
The Atrium and Heritage Lounge rooms at the Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne are ideal for ceremonies with up to 100 guests.
The needs of 1,000 people can be met at Leonda By The Yarra which offers indoor and outdoor areas, expansive river views, and convenient location.
Château Yering Hotel specializes in elegant local weddings for 120 guests or fewer and offers the option of a beautiful garden ceremony.
Quat Quatta offers unrivaled space for 50 to 160 seated guests or 200 cocktail guests.
With a capacity for 60 to 160 guests the magnificent ballroom at Ballara Receptions makes the ideal setting for a wedding or reception in your area plus they have six wonderful outdoor sites that are available for your celebration.
Overnewton Castle offers beautiful botanical garden wedding venues for both the ceremony and reception.
Bridal Shops
Buy your dress and all of the other important items you need at one of the best bridal shops near you:
- d’Italia at 62 Glenferrie Rd
- Bluebell Bridal at Level 1/141 Flinders Ln
- Eternal Weddings at 841 Burke Rd
- Anna Campbell Bridal at 1143 High St
- Brides of Armadale at 1009 High St
- Always & Forever Bridal at Level 1/340 Collins St
- Belle et Blanc Bridal Boutique at 480 Sydney Rd
- Grace Loves Lace at 232 Bank St
- Leah S Designs at 3/167 Princes Hwy
- Raffaele Ciuca Bridal at 441-443 Sydney Rd
Where To Get Your Invitations
You can get invitations and envelopes in your area by contacting:
- Paperlust at 23 Manton Rd
- Giant Invitations at 476 Sydney Rd
- Fast Printing at Level 27/101 Collins St
- Events on Paper at 28A Jeffrey St
- Papermarc
- FZK & Co. Event Paper
Choosing The Right Florist
The venue will look stunning when it gets filled with flowers by one of these florists:
- Kellee Flowers at 178 Albert St
- Kate Hill Flowers at 440 City Rd
- Hailey Paige Flowers at 548 Sydney Rd
- Floral Architecture at 1/41 Crissane Rd
- Bouquet Melbourne at #7/148 Arthurton Rd
- Say It With Flowers at 1363 High St
- Flowers Vasette at 247 Brunswick St
- Victoria Whitelaw Beautiful Flowers at 131 Toorak Rd
- Melbourne Event Florals at 16 Clairmont Ave
- Flower Head Events
Wedding Photographers & Videographers
Having one of these local wedding photographers and videographers on the scene will make sure that nothing is forgotten:
- Tree Studio Photography & Video
- Immerse Photography
- Rosa Photography
- Dezine by Mauro
- Duuet Photography & Videography
- Ateia Photography & Video
- Film My Wedding
- C2 Films Wedding Videography
- Shaadi Capture
Bands & DJ’s
The reception will be the party of the year if you book the right band or DJ:
- Heatwave Band Melbourne
- Matt Black Entertainment
- The Knots
- The Bombastics
- Paper Hearts
- Melbourne Entertainment Company
- Hey Jack Wedding Entertainment
- Melbourne DJ Hire
- Top Dog Entertainment
- Mercury DJ Hire
Hair & Makeup Stylists
One of the top wedding hair and makeup stylists near you will have you looking better than ever on your big day:
- Amelia Mills Hair & Makeup at 7 Fox Ct
- H M Allure Hair & Makeup at 364 High St
- The Distinctive Dame at Level 8, #805/220 Collins St
- Jenny Beauty Make-up & Hair Art at 1/80 La Scala Ave
- Privé Hair Australia
- Kaytie Kara Makeup Artist
- Charlene Hyde Hair & Makeup Artist
- The Makeup Artist’s Hustle
- Miss Aimmey Make Up & Hair
Tuxedo Rentals
The groom needs to look good too and he will if you rent a tuxedo in your area at:
- Menswear Warehouse at 490 Mahoneys Rd
- Ferrari Formalwear & Bridal at 551 Whitehorse Rd
- Black Tie Classic at 132 Elgin St
- Formal Red at 635 Bridge Rd
- Prinzi Collections at Studio 3, Rear of 219 Nicholson St
- Formal Wear of Melbourne at 7 Elliott Cres
Where To Buy Your Wedding Cake
These bakeries are known to make some of the best wedding cakes in Melbourne:
- Nikos Cakes at 25-27 Portman St
- Miss Noble Cafe & Specialty Cakes at 8 Minnie St
- Kat’s Cakes at 52 Ayr St
- Ladybird Cakes at 564 Glen Huntly Rd
- A Little Something Cake at 334 Flinders Ln
- Something About Cake
- Ruwi’s Cakes
- Sweetcheeks Cookies & Cakes
- Blissful Inspirations Cakes
- Wedding Cakes of Distinction
Caterers
Everyone will rave about the food when you book one of these caterers:
- Going Gourmet
- Spitting Image Catering
- HLB Catering
- Fabulous Catering
- Your Private Chef
- Catering By Chefs
- Damm Good
- Diamond Blue Catering
Your Rehearsal Dinner
Any of these restaurants will make for a great option for your rehearsal dinner:
- Matteo’s Restaurant at 533 Brunswick St
- Gimlet at Cavendish House at 33 Russell St
- Ludlow Bar & Dining Room at 6 Riverside Quay
- Vanilla Lounge at 17-21 Eaton Mall
- The George on Collins at 162-168 Collins St
- Cutler & Co. at 55/57 Gertrude St
- Fitzroy Town Hall Hotel at 166 Johnston St
- Marnong Estate at 2335 Mickleham Rd
Melbourne Wedding Planners
Sign up for the full service package or just get a little assist by contacting one of the best local wedding planners:
- Weddings of Distinction at 1 Chandos St
- Gee What a Wedding at 393 Spencer St
- Lily Infusion Weddings & Events at 17 Indra Rd
- Evenio Weddings & Events at 104 Hotham St
- The Small Things Co at 386 Johnston St
- Weddings by E
- Darling Don’t Panic
- JCAU Events
By the way we have also written about:
- Planning To Get Married In Sydney
- Planning To Get Married In Adelaide
- Planning To Get Married In Perth
- Planning To Get Married In Gold Coast
Good Luck Planning Your Wedding In Melbourne
Hopefully after reading about all of the above you feel a lot more confident about planning your wedding in Melbourne. You got linked to some of the best planners near you if you want to go that route, or you can save some money and do a lot of this on your own.
We tried to cover it all from local wedding and reception venues, bridal shops, invitations, florists, photographers, videographers, bands, DJ’s, hair and makeup stylists, tuxedo rentals, caterers, the cake, and of course some good restaurants for a rehearsal dinner in your area.
At this point you should be fully informed and ready to plan a great wedding in Melbourne and we wish you all the luck in the world!