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.
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
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
Rolling Hills Winery sits on 100 acres in Warrandyte South and offers stunning winery and paddock views and next level food, wine and craft beer, most grown and made onsite. 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
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
VALLEY VIEWS
Valley Views is a 75-acre property set on the banks of the Yarra River, amid Melbourne’s famous Yarra Valley wine country. Valley Views offers both micro weddings and elopement options, exclusive to elope.yv, with breathtaking 360-degree views of the Yarra Valley. This venue has just about THE best sunset field in the region; think sunset, long grass, high vines and epic views. As soon as you drive up the driveway you will feel in a world of your own. Valley Views is part of our premium venue offer.
Would suit couples that:
Are sunset lovers
Love a view (sunset golden field one side, blue mountain view on the other)
Love the idea of a micro wedding on the deck or under the stars with the best views in the Yarra Valley
Want nearby accommodation; we have an amazing airBnB accommodation option nearby with same views(and a winery across the road for next day tastings…) a pool and plenty of space.
GUM GULLY FARM
Gum Gully Farm is located at the gateway to the Yarra Valley. Lots of love, dedication and extremely hard work has gone into the creation of Gum Gully Farm. With a mud brick feature building, recycled timbers and a collection of old artefacts throughout, creating a warm and intimate space for you to enjoy surrounded by animals.
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.
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)
THE HILLS
Peacefully set in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges very near to the Yarra Valley, less than an hour outside of Melbourne. Our accommodation options and provide a beautiful backdrop for your elopement amongst jaw dropping Mountain Ash trees and natural bushland just twenty minutes from the Yarra Valley.
Be married here then stay onsite, you can either head into nature, visit quant local attractions, or choose to stay in with your love and have a romantic mini-moon right here in our beautiful accommodation that comes with your elopement package.
Would suit couples that:
Want privacy and a unique backdrop to say their ido’s
Love nature
Would like accommodation onsite - this location is capped at 4 people for accommodation
Would like to combine a mini honeymoon with their intimate wedding
We have a range of elopement only and micro wedding options here depending on your needs however the numbers at our accommodation are limited to up to 10 total due to parking restrictions
People with limited mobility may not be able to easily access the gardens in this area
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
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