Riverside Cottages
THE BEAUTIFUL RIVER SETTING HAS BEEN IDEAL FOR WEDDING CEREMONIES OR YOGA SESSIONS; WE HAVE A GAZEBO AND ARBOUR.
here. Do you cater for other events besides weddings ? We have had about 20 weddings, family reunions, a yoga retreat, Bellingen Primary School Choir retreat, a wake, Camp Creative fly fishing, Xmas in July and birthday parties. Do you have a wet weather option? Prior to building the pavilion, we have had marquees, teepees and open air weddings by the river, but as you know the weather can play havoc with outdoor weddings - hence John building the straw bale pavilion. Tell us about your beautiful riverside ceremony option ... The beautiful river setting has been ideal for wedding ceremonies or yoga sessions; we have a gazebo and arbour. Once again, the wet weather option has been to place the arbour in the pavilion for the ceremony and reception, which works perfectly. The options for the ceremony by the river are to have it directly overlooking the water, or on our large flat area with a vista through trees to the river. We’ve had some amazing ceremonies with our great celebrants e.g. Leonie Watson, Alison Bartlett, Deb O'Connell, Married by Sam. We have had gorgeous same sex weddings and hope to have more, beautiful very private ceremonies with unwell family members, over
50s and second or third weddings, plus the gorgeous young couples - so variety is the spice of life here. So, in a sense we offer our guests and clients a blank canvas and leave it up to the wedding planners or bride and groom to do their own thing, with our approval. We have had the privilege of working with some very talented and amazing people since offering our property for functions, including: Caterers i.e. Jess Boardman, Matt Adams (Tuckshop), Neil Gunning (Popla), Fiascos (Alex Hawkins), White Salt Woolgoolga, Ground Earth, Butter Factory Bellingen; Equipment suppliers: C2C Events Hire, Woodshop Weddings, Bespoke Weddings Bellingen, Rosie Posie; Florists: Soft Scape Florists (Donna Cunningham), Rose Patch Bellingen; Beauticians/Hairdressers: Nadira La Beauty Dumonde, Skin Bliss, Outpost Bellingen, Paul Young Hairdressers; Kombi Keg (Zac) for a novelty. What are your plans for the future? Having built this business to where it is, thanks to the help of family and friends, we are continually thinking of what's next. But, we’re happy to see what the next chapter with our new Riverside Pavilion brings. Thanks Marg and John.
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