Yarra Valley
Welcome to the stunning Yarra Valley Wine region. We have been providing elopements and micro weddings as the leading business in the region for almost 5 years now, it’s hard to venture anywhere else with what the area has to offer for elopements and micro weddings. As you can see from our list below we have plenty of venue options to suit your needs.
Being locals, we understand some other public secret elopement spaces so if you seek something beyond this list, ask us, we can make it happen.
COOMBE YARRA VALLEY
The beauty and sheer romance of Coombe Yarra Valley make it one of the most unique luxury wedding venues in Australia.
The Coombe property includes seven acres of historic, beautifully landscaped gardens. These gardens offer many equally stunning locations to hold your ceremony and conduct photographs to reflect your style, the season, and the size of your wedding.
Would suit couples that:
Love gardens - including 5 mtr hedges, symmetrical tree lines and white an purple wisteria (usually in October)
Enjoy a unique Heritage feel(without being old fashioned)
Are food and wine people
Coombe offers private dining for micro weddings
ROLLING HILLS WINERY
With a strong emphasis on paddock to plate, along with stunning wines made onsite this gorgeous venue situated at the edge of the Yarra Valley could be micro wedding perfection. Rolling Hills offers beautiful views, an inside/outside relaxed farm vibe with modern touches like the stunning white farmhouse for your reception and a number of ceremony options that suit each time of the year. The wet weather barn for ceremony is stunning with wooden floors and white walls and the focus from the team here is that no one has to do a food run on the way home, we can vouch, the food is delicious!
Sitting on on 100 acres there is a myriad of options for photo time and with the right number you can be sitting outside for your reception in the warmer months. Your guests leave this amazing space with full tummy’s and happy hearts.
Would suit couples that:
Want a natural relaxed atmosphere not to far out of Melbourne
Love great food, wine & craft beer
Are looking for outdoor dining with wet and dry weather options onsite
TUSCANY IN THE YARRA VALLEY
Planned to head to Tuscany for your original wedding plans? We have the most special location for you. There is absolutely nothing like this in wider Melbourne and we feel privileged to be able to create elopements and casual micro weddings here. With stunning views and all the touches of Tuscany you would not believe you were standing in Australia.
Would suit couples that:
Love the feel and look of Tuscany/Europe
Love architecture, nature, views or all 3
Seek dry and wet weather options
Would love a stunning space for their ceremony with nearby food options for dinner with their close family and friends
Seek onsite accommodation (for the couple only)
LITTLE ITALY
Love Italy and the generous food and beverages that come with an Italian menu? Little Italy is a gorgeous restaurant and function space we have partnered with in the gateway to the Yarra Valley. The beauty of this space is the different number of ceremony and private function space options it provides for the many different types of intimate weddings - from 2 up to 48 people.
Would suit couples that:
Love great food and wine with delicious Italian style feasting menus
Enjoy a European feel - the estates olive grove backdrop is gorgeous
Looking for cocktail or sit down menu options
Would love a feel of the country within a short drive of urban Melbourne with it’s Warrandyte location
Seek private dining even for a smaller wedding
THE ESTATE
Winery with accommodation, restaurant and a day spa onsite. Say hello to the perfect Yarra Valley micro wedding and honeymoon space. With a number of spaces to suit differing dining needs, you can have your elopement here for two, up to 26 in the private dining space or choose to have a micro wedding up to 40 people. This beautiful winery offers one thing in common, views out to the beautiful Yarra Valley wineries and rolling hills. After your ceremony head up the hill for one of the very best sunset views in the region and of course opportunities for stunning photos in the long grass with the cows and vines off in the distance.
Would suit couples that:
Are looking for beautiful Yarra Valley views and a winery wedding
Seek a private dining space for their micro wedding
Are looking for outdoor accommodation and the perfect place to continue their honeymoon on the one location
GUM GULLY FARM
We are thrilled to be exclusive partners with Gum Gully Farm for micro weddings and elopements. This beautiful farm is located in between the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. Lots of love, dedication and extremely hard work has gone into the creation of Gum Gully Farm, it’s a family affair so be prepared to be met with family farm hospitality. Featuring a mud brick reception space, recycled timbers, a barn chapel for wet weather and farm animals including the amazing deer, GGF is perfect for creating a warm and intimate space for you to enjoy your intimate wedding within and the plus is you will have the space all to yourselves.
Would suit couples that:
Want an elopement only option with exclusive access to a property not otherwise available
Love animals - there is a paddock full of friendly deer you can feed and at the right time you may meet a baby goat or sheep along with the resident geese and chickens.
Seek a micro wedding package with relaxed dining after your ceremony
REDWOOD FOREST
Probably one of the best kept secrets in the hills beyond the Yarra Valley is the forest of Californian Redwood. A few kilometres outside Warburton, this forest is a special and stunning place to be married. The canopy of the trees offers the ability to be married here all year round, even in rain you won’t be drenched. If you’re a person that loves nature (and like us, symmetrical tree lines) this is an epic place to be married and well worth the drive. We recommend being married here then staying locally, which we can arrange for you with our local contacts as a part of a special redwood package we have put together.
Would suit couples that:
Are adventurers, that love nature (if you’re worried about your dress getting dirty this isn’t the place for you, but #worthit)
Love the fresh air, rivers and national park vibes
Don’t mind colder weather (it’s super cold here in winter but still stunning) and a great spot for summer because it’s cooler within the tree canopy and down by the river
Note - this location does not have toilets, we are limited to ceremony only here and the portrait session for the couple only
THE SAFARI TENT - GLAMPING ELOPEMENT
We are so thrilled to bring you The Safari Tent - a unique and tranquil glamping experience like no other!
A perfect luxury glamping elopement experience awaits. This adults only space is surrounded by nature, beautiful views and stunning sunsets. Includes your own indoor/outdoor oasis with deluxe bell tent with heating, queen bed, stylish furnishings, wood burning fires, music, games and farm animals to keep you entertained! Picnic Hampers available here. After so many glamping elopement requests we’re so excited to have partnered with Safari to add this glamping experience to our elopement package offer.
Would suit couples that:
Love a rustic and natural aesthetic with a little bit of luxury and style thrown in
Would love the option for an outdoor elopement with a wet weather option either way - amazing views from all angles
Love nature and feeling like you’re a million years away from the hustle and bustle of the city for your special day
Want to create a beautiful and unique experience just for yourselves (or a few witnesses) for your intimate wedding
LOG CABIN RANCH
The Log Cabin Ranch is a DIY venue that offers some truly beautiful features like onsite stables chapel, dining under the festoons in the warmer months and log cabin style reception room adorned with fairy lights. Not to mention the resident pet donkey, sheep and beautiful friendly deer, Fawn.
Log Cabin elopements are exclusive to elope.yv, access to this venue is very limited so we feel lucky to be here, Log Cabin ranch is part of our Premium Venue offer due to its exclusivity.
Would suit couples that:
Love a rustic and natural aesthetic
Would love the option for an outdoor wedding; dine under the festoon lighting with micro wedding packages
Love some photos with the animals, donkey, and deer onsite
Love nature
Want to create something truly styled, we can provide our style package here with bespoke wedding choices down to the cutlery colours and table scape options, ask us how
FLOWERDALE
Flowerdale is located just the other side of the Yarra Valley. It's a gorgeous spot, with so many different places for your ceremony and for portrait photos.
There are a variety of different reception rooms, and you'll be placed in the room that best suits the size of your group. Or, we could even investigate dining outside under the festoon lighting here for the warmer months
There is accommodation onsite for the bridal party, and some accommodation nearby for other guests too. They also have a parlour room that the bridal party can hire to get ready in. Save you from getting ready elsewhere and having to trek in all dolled up.
Would suit couples that:
Love nature and farm vibes
Love the fresh air and greenery
Seek accommodation for their elopement
Seek an elopement or micro wedding up to 60
Glamping tents also on site for the more adventurous
THE LODGE
Situated right in the heart of the Yarra Valley this gorgeous venue perfect for micro weddings up to 60 people is a hidden gem. Situated in a picturesque location right beside a gold course complete with resident kangaroos and plenty of onsite accomodation for everyone this location is the perfect spot for your micro wedding.
Would suit couples that:
Are looking for beautiful Yarra Valley views and a winery wedding
Seek a private dining space for their micro wedding
Are looking for outdoor accommodation and the perfect place to continue their honeymoon on the one location
THE HILLS
A gorgeous Airbnb location right in the midst of the Dandenong Ranges. If fernery and towering mountain ash trees and nature are your vibe this gorgeous spot would be perfect for you. As this is essentially a private estate we can only do micro weddings here for up to 15 with only the couple to stay onsite in the 1 bedroom accommodation. We can suggest plenty of local dining options for you and your guests or bring in a grazing box just for the two of you to enjoy by the fireplace after your elopement.
Would suit couples that:
Love nature
Love the fresh air and greenery
Don’t mind colder weather (in Autumn through Spring (it’s chilly here in winter but still stunning)
Seek accommodation for their elopement
Seek a micro wedding up to 15
THE COTTAGES
A secluded nature retreat, The Cottages may be the Yarra Valley’s best kept secret for your intimate wedding. The perfect place to combine your elopement or micro wedding along with a mini honeymoon right near all the very best spots the YV has to offer to relax, unwind and discover. Onsite - wildlife, amazing scenery, beautiful self-contained cottages - on the doorstep of the Yarra Valley. You will find an abundance of kangaroos and wildlife throughout our private nature reserve, perfect for your wedding photos, along with a space that is not teeming with tourists, you will feel like you have the place to yourselves
Would suit couples that:
Want an elopement/micro wedding only option with exclusive access to an accommodation space based in nature in the YV
Love animals - there is a lot of resident kangaroos, wombats and more onsite
Would love a base in the YV perfect to add on a mini honeymoon after their wedding
THE BARN
The perfect place to elope in private at the accommodation on site or short drive down the road. You will be treated to a modern barn with accommodation for just the couple. Only a short drive from Lilydale.
Would suit couples that:
Love nature and want privacy
Love the fresh air and greenery and backdrop of rolling hills
Don’t mind colder weather (in Autumn through Spring (it’s chilly here in winter but still stunning))
Seek accommodation for their elopement
Seek an elopement with just the two of you
POTTERS
Potters is a stunning location with accomodation on site. Potters offers a unique backdrop for your ceremony with a number of spaces onsite for your intimate wedding. Whether it be the STUNNING wisteria courtyard in Spring, sunset lit gazebo, top paddock (with the odd Kangaroo sighting) or the romantic chapel, there is a huge range of options to suit. We can also offer outside dining in this location too!
Would suit couples that:
Love nature
Love the fresh air and greenery
Don’t mind colder weather (in Autumn through Spring (it’s chilly here in winter but still stunning))
Seek accommodation for their elopement
Seek an elopement or micro wedding up to 60
OSCARS ON THE YARRA
Oscars on the Yarra is situated right in the heart of Warburton on the edge of the Yarra River. With a backdrop of Mountain Ash Gum Trees and flowing river, this property is the perfect backdrop for either an elopement or micro wedding. Enough accomodation on site to host a few nights away.
Would suit couples that:
Love nature
Love the fresh air and greenery
Don’t mind colder weather (in Autumn through Spring (it’s chilly here in winter but still stunning)
Seek accommodation for their elopement
Seek an elopement or micro wedding up to 60
HEALESVILLE SANCTUARY
Marry on the grounds of the iconic Healesville Sanctuary. A hidden lush ceremony space amongst the animals, Healesville Sanctuary makes the perfect backdrop for those seeking something truly Australian. It is perfect for families, those wanting pictures with gorgeous Australian animals in the background festoon and rustic vibes.
Would suit couples that:
Love nature and true Australian vibe
Love the fresh air and greenery
Seek an elopement or micro wedding up to 60
OLINDA TEA HOUSE
The perfect location to marry on site in the heart of the Dandenong Ranges. Be treated to a delicious Asian fusion menu in one of their private dining spaces on site. With floor to ceiling windows & doors, your reception will overlook the lush green gardens and bush land backdrop that the Dandenongs is known for. Available for outdoor ceremonies (with gorgeous wet weather options and there are plenty of lovely backdrops for wedding photography. Venue spaces include a main function room, covered deck areas for dining and ceremonies, two private VIP Pavilions for private dining for smaller groups.
Would suit couples that:
Want to marry and dine in the one location
Love the fresh air and greenery
Want an Asian menu
Seek an elopement or micro wedding up to 120
LEVANTINE HILL
Stunning winery where your ceremony and celebratory meal can take place. Marry under the beautiful large tree with the backdrop of the Yarra Valley vineyards. You may even decide to stay at Soumah just down the road. This is a premium venue with views of the vines. A superb setting for winning and dining.
Would suit couples that:
Want to marry at a winery in the heart of the Yarra Valley
Fine Dining Experience
Possible Helicopter transport
Just the couple or up to 20 people
GLOBAL BALLOONING
Looking for an incredible experience? Marry in the air floating over the Yarra Valley, Melbourne CBD or Mansfield. This elopement package features extended photo / video coverage where you will be picked up from your accommodation, driven to the take off site, be immersed in full ballooning adventure and then enjoy a champagne breakfast to follow.
Would suit couples that:
Want to marry in an epic and unique location
Looking for something completely different
Love the fresh air and nature
Just the couple or up to 20 people
YARRA JUNCTION WINERY
Marry in the picturesque 120 acre family run vineyard at the foot of the Yarra Ranges. The perfect space to host your micro wedding for up to 60 people seated.
Would suit couples that:
Want to marry at a winery in the Yarra Ranges
Perfect for medium to larger micro wedding celebrations up to 60 seated
Private Estate
All inclusive package with ceremony and reception on site
THE SUBURBAN
Looking for great food and wine and an urban feeling wedding without having to travel into the city. The Suburban offers a pub feel with industrial charm right in the heart of Ringwood. This unique space has a rooftop under festoon lights plus some other gorgeous options for your micro wedding whether you have 10 or 40 people. Food is a focus here, the gastro pub menu is delicious and they have a great beer and wine list to match. For laid back, urban gastro pub vibes this is the place for you provided by a passionate young team
Would suit couples that:
Love urban/warehouse style party spaces
Don’t want to head all the way to the city to acheive their urban micro wedding
Are looking for the perfect spot for a surprise engagement wedding (no one will suspect anything)