Weddings In Perth

**Becki** · 16-08-2009, 08:53 PM

Hi Everyone,

We are hoping to move to Perth by the end of next year and looking to get married in 2011. Just wondered if there's anyone on here who's got married in WA or has any good suggestions for venues?
We would love to get married on the beach and have quite a laid back vibe. It would only be for a small amount of people as think only very close friends and family will make the trip from the UK and we probably won't know that many people over there by then!

Any help would be very much appreciated, so much to plan!

Many Thanks

Becki

**cartertucker** · 16-08-2009, 08:57 PM

Congratulations on your SS approval & your fourthcoming wedding....

Good luck with it all....

**paulandtara** · 16-08-2009, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by Becki

Hi Everyone,

We are hoping to move to Perth by the end of next year and looking to get married in 2011. Just wondered if there's anyone on here who's got married in WA or has any good suggestions for venues?
We would love to get married on the beach and have quite a laid back vibe. It would only be for a small amount of people as think only very close friends and family will make the trip from the UK and we probably won't know that many people over there by then!

Any help would be very much appreciated, so much to plan!

Many Thanks

Becki

Hi Becki,

Tara and I are planning exactly the same thing in the same sort of timescale, we found the following websites were quite good:-

Garden Wedding Locations - Perth & Western Australia Garden Ceremony

Perth Wedding Planner for Brides in Western Australia - Wedding WA

We also found that a most of the Marinas had venues that host wedding receptions, it could be nice to have the sun setting over the sea as a backdrop to your reception...

Good luck

Paul

**hels** · 16-08-2009, 09:08 PM

Hi
we are getting married ib jan on cottesleo beach at the arch monument and then reception at indaina tea rooms, all planned and sorted over the net and his mum livesin Perth all in all it's gonna be a fab day. I've got everything booked celebrant, venue, flowers, cake, photographer :)
so if you need anything drop me a line and I'll be happy to help ;)

**ali** · 16-08-2009, 09:34 PM

Kings park is a wonderful location for a wedding

**Becki** · 16-08-2009, 09:40 PM

wow, thanks for the the info. It's nice to see that there are other people in the same boat! all very exciting!! Good luck to everyone.
I've had a look at the mindarie marina - that looks lovely but i've always wanted to be right on the beach with the sand between my feet but keeping costs low too. Moving country and planning a wedding is proving very costly!! Least we don't have too many guests to worry about, so hels can you get married on the actual beach there?

Thanks everyone x

**greengables** · 16-08-2009, 11:36 PM

Have you thought about the Dunsborough/Yallingup/Margaret River region? We moved to Australia in June and got married in December that year. We had a small wedding in a beautiful winery in Yallingup. The beaches around there are absolutely stunning and you can have a beautiful beach wedding followed by a delicious dinner and gourmet food in a little winery in the middle of the forest. There are plenty of places to stay in the area for guests and it's really beautiful.
The cost will depend on the venue you choose for the reception but even the less expensive have incredibly high standards, a focus on locally sourced and beuatifully cooked food and spectacular scenery. When you move to Perth you should take a break down there for 3 or 4 days and go and check out some of these places to see what you think. In terms of beaches Meelup and Castle Rock in Yallingup are incredible, white sand, clear turquoise waters and a "where the forest meets the sea" feel. Gorgeous places to get married. There are lots of wineries with restaurants attached in the region who will charge you a fee to book the entire venue (fee varies depending on the winery) and then a cost per head for the meal. Being wineries you have lovely wines right there in house!
Our venue was incredible...everyone commented on the amazing food, beautiful wines and incredible scenery (sunset on the restaurant balcony overlooking beautiful gardens and fields for miles around). In terms of cost, well lets just say that one of my friend's wedding dresses cost more than my entire wedding!! If you want a simple, romantic day in an incredible location it's hard to beat. The only thing is that being around 3 hours drive from Perth your guests would need to book accommodation and transport to get down there. However if they are from overseas and coming out this is a region well worth seeing anyway and most of our guests just stayed on for a few more days for swimming, wineries, long lunches and craft galleries. Everyone loved it. If you want to PM me I'm happy to give you some more details. Good luck.

**D4nnyB0y** · 16-08-2009, 11:41 PM

Firstly welcome to the forums :)

WA has the oportunity for so many different locations to host a wedding, you'll possibly be struggling to chosoe one!

The one thing my wife and I noticed is that although you shouldn't have any trouble finding clothing, Australians don't seem to be big on headwear - tiaras, combs and the like.
My wife used to work in a wedding shop in the UK and makes custome tiaras and jewellery (the sort you'd expect to see in a UK wedding shop), so if you are stuck and want to have a look some ideas are on her website (and please be kind - I put it together and I'm no web developer)

www.toptiara.com

Enjoy your stay :)

**Becki** · 17-08-2009, 07:51 PM

greengables,your wedding sounds perfect, I think that is definitely an option will just have to look into the hotels in the area aswel. Danny i've had a look at your site - maybe you should be a web developer! Some of the tiara's are beautiful i'm spoilt for choice. Your wife is very talented I will definitely look into buying from you once i'm moved over there - I 100% want a tiara, want to be a princess for the day lol x

Thanks for everyone's helpful suggestions, really gives me lots to look at

Becki x

**BullcreekBob** · 18-08-2009, 03:20 AM

Becki - Tiara's and the beach don't go together well most of the time.

A beach wedding can sound quite romantic but there are some practical realities, like the afternoon seabreeze which is actually a howling gale and it is very incompatable with hairdoo's, tiaras and posh frocks. If you want a beach wedding, think of shorts or swimming cosumes.