Weddings

Location

Wharf Rd and Merewether St, Newcastle NSW 2300 Get Directions

Venues

17 available

Capacity

Max 250

Rydges Newcastle has a world of experience in hosting beautiful weddings with first class facilities in an enviable Newcastle harbourside location.

We focus on everything that is important to you, we look after all the finer details, allowing you to enjoy this very special experience with family and friends.

Our beautifully appointed function rooms cater for up to 140 guests seated and 200 guests for a cocktail reception.

We design wedding packages with inclusions to meet all your needs, delivering amazing value with superb food and wine from just $119 per person.

Be sure to give us a call now to book in your site inspection with our Wedding Coordinator.

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Rydges Newcastle Wedding Packages

Cocktail Wedding Package

From $119 per person

Package inclusions:

Room hire Grand Ballroom or Restaurant*
Dedicated Wedding Co-Ordinator
Welcome grazing station
Two hour canapé service (four hot and four cold selections + 1 Substantial)
Four hour standard beverage package
Cocktail tables and linen
30 x White covered chairs
Cutting and service of wedding cake on platters.
Cake table and gift table with white linen
Sparkling wine for the toast
Special accommodation rates for your guests on request

*Minimum number and spend applies

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Seated Wedding Package

From $119 per person

Package inclusions:

Room hire of the Grand Ballroom or Restaurant*
Dedicated Wedding Co-Ordinator
Alternate serve two course menu
Four hour beverage package
White chair covers with coloured sash (selected colours for sash)
Personalised table menus
Cutting and service of wedding cake on platters.
Cake table and gift table with white linen
Sparkling wine for the toast
Special accommodation rates for your guests on request

*Minimum number and spend applies

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Elopement Package

From $175 per person

For those smaller more intimate occasions, we have the perfect package for you and your loved ones.

Package inclusions:

2 hour hire of onsite Wedding Chapel
Room hire of Dobell or Wharf 350 Restaurant*
Dedicated Wedding Co-ordinator
Alternate serve two course menu
Four hour beverage package
White chair covers with coloured sash
Personalised table menus
Cutting and service of wedding cake
Cake table and gift table with white linen
Sparkling wine for the toast
Special accommodation rates for your guests on request

*Minimum spend of $5,000 required to book the restaurant

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Ceremony Package

From $1,000

Package Inclusions:

Exclusive use of the Harbour Terrace for wedding ceremony for two hours
30 x white folding chairs
One matching chair for signing table
Ceremony backdrop of choice (select from four options)
Please discuss options with your Wedding Co-ordinator
Signing table with white linen
Pre Wedding Lunch or Dinner

Rehearsal dinner plans? Relax in with your loved ones, you’re getting married! Whether it be a more casual affair with a BBQ Buffet harbour side or perhaps a more formalised sit down meal in a private room, we have your pre-wedding dinner covered.
In room catering

The 5am wake up call for hair and make up is rough enough, let us take care of keeping you and your wedding team nourished.

In room breakfast, sandwich platters, cheese boards or perhaps even a high tea?

We’ve got your covered, just ask our team how?

Wedding Venues

Ballroom

Formed by combining the King, Macquarie and Hannell rooms together for a total of 200 square metres, the Ballrooom is the ideal space for the grandest events.

Dobell Room

Offering plenty of of natural light, this is an ideal venue for small weddings. Enjoy the privacy of an exclusive pre-function space in which to break-out and mingle over drinks and canapés.

Harbour Terrace

Enjoy the idyllic views of the Honeysuckle waterfront when you choose Harbour Terrace for your outdoor Welcome Function or Wedding Ceremony. Located in the hotels harbour side garden the fresh sea air breezing through emphasises a relaxed festive atmosphere.

King/Macquarie

Comprising of two sections of the Ballroom, these spaces offers a flexible 132m2 with state of the art in-built audio visual equipment.

Hannell Room

The Hannell Room is located on the ground floor of the hotel and offers direct access to a pre-function foyer with natural light. It can be combined with the Macquarie Room to form a larger event space, or with the Macquarie and King Room to form the Ballroom.