K'gari, Fraser Island Weddings

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Initial enquiries about organising your destination K’gari wedding can be made through our Wedding Sales Manager.

Phone: 61 458 767 441

Email: bianca.bear@kingfisherbay.com

Web: www.kgariweddings.com.au

Our Wedding Sales Manager will assist you with all your questions you have regarding arranging your special day – wedding package, ceremony, booking your celebrant, reception, accommodation, transfers and suppliers.

Once you have decided on all the important details, your wedding will be handed over to your personal wedding coordinator at Kingfisher Bay Resort, K’gari. The wedding coordinator will contact you for the finer details and arrangements regarding your special day.

LOCATION

World Heritage-listed K’gari is the natural choice for a destination wedding with a Queensland twist. Kingfisher Bay Resort provides a stunning variety of natural ecosystems from beach to bushland, mangroves and eucalypt forests, and also offers you the chance to turn a seven-hour wedding into a special day/night affair with the people you love.

GETTING HERE

Accessing World Heritage-listed K’gari, just north of Noosa, is seamless and hassle free. The island sits five nautical miles off the Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) mainland.

Kingfisher Bay Resort operates scheduled return ferry services from River Heads to Kingfisher Bay.

FERRY TIMES

For more information on ferry times and pricing, please review our website:

kingfisherbay.com/getting-here/fraser-island-ferry.html

RESORT VISIT

We would love to offer you the opportunity to experience the resort first-hand before you make your final decision on a K’gari wedding. Upon arrival at Kingfisher Bay Resort, our wedding coordinator will show you the different sites for you to choose your ceremony, reception and accommodation.

We offer complimentary overnight accommodation in a resort room, buffet breakfast for two people and return walk on ferry transfers from Hervey Bay.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY

By distributing your invitations early, family and friends can easily make arrangements to book accommodation and transfers with our reservations team. We help by providing an information sheet for you to pass on to your guests with all the necessary details.

Weddings on an island that’s naturally perfect.

Kingfisher Bay Resort offers eco-accredited 4WD tours to explore the island’s top attractions, water sports, a day spa, ranger-guided activities, gourmet dining and comfortable relaxed accommodation, combined with your very own wedding coordinator to guide you every step of the way. The only thing left to focus on is your big day and your beloved.

KINGFISHER EXTRAVAGANCE PACKAGE

Our Kingfisher Extravagance package has been designed to provide you with everything you’ll need for the perfect K’gari dream wedding.

Inclusions:

• Three nights’ accommodation

• A bottle of Australian sparkling wine and chocolates on arrival

• Return passenger ferry transfers from Hervey Bay

• Full buffet breakfast on the morning after the wedding

• Ceremony at your choice of onsite location and time

• Wedding car transfers to your ceremony location

• Civil Celebrant of your choice

• Ceremonial flowers

• Hair and make-up for one (additional charges apply for the 2nd partner)

• A celebratory bottle of Australian sparkling wine following the ceremony

• Witnesses if required

• Services of our wedding coordinators to ensure you have a magical experience.

KINGFISHER PARTNERS PACKAGE

A commitment to a loved one is a one of the most meaningful moments in a person’s life. Celebrate your bond of love with our Kingfisher Partners package.

Inclusions:

• Three nights’ accommodation

• A bottle of Australian sparkling wine and chocolates on arrival

• Return passenger ferry transfers from Hervey Bay

• Full buffet breakfast daily on the morning after the wedding

• Ceremony at your choice of onsite location and time

• Wedding car transfers to your ceremony location

• Civil Celebrant of your choice

• A celebratory bottle of Australian sparkling wine following the ceremony

• Witnesses if required

• Services of our wedding coordinator to ensure you have a magical experience.

*Conditions apply. Pricing is based on bookings for 2024 and 2025. Additional charges apply for high season bookings. All pricing is subject to change without notice. Package prices will vary depending on the wedding date and accommodation room type selected within the package. Minimum night stays apply.

KINGFISHER BRIDALMOON PACKAGE

A Kingfisher Bay all-inclusive destination wedding and honeymoon takes the worry out of planning and gives you more time to enjoy the moment. Combine your ceremony and honeymoon on the most romantic place on earth.

Inclusions:

• Seven nights’ accommodation

• A bottle of Australian sparkling wine and chocolates on arrival

• Return passenger ferry transfers from Hervey Bay

• Full buffet breakfast on the morning after the wedding

• Beauty Spots 4WD Tour

• Wedding car transfers to your ceremony location

• Civil Celebrant of your choice

• Ceremony at your choice of onsite location and time

• A celebratory bottle of Australian sparkling wine following the ceremony

• Witnesses if required

• Services of our wedding coordinator to ensure you have a magical experience.

RENEWAL OF VOWS/ELOPEMENT PACKAGE

What better place to rekindle your love for each other than a sub-tropical K’gari wedding.

Inclusions:

• Three nights’ accommodation

• A bottle of Australian sparkling wine and chocolates on arrival

• Return passenger ferry transfers from Hervey Bay

• Full buffet breakfast on the morning after the wedding

• Ceremony at your choice of onsite location and time

• Wedding car transfer to your ceremony location

• Civil Celebrant of your choice

• A celebratory bottle of Australian sparkling wine following the ceremony

• Witnesses if required

• Dinner for the wedding couple in a resort restaurant

• Services of our wedding coordinator to ensure you have a magical experience.

CREATE YOUR OWN PACKAGE

There is nothing more fun and exciting than designing your very own wedding package with our team of wedding professionals. Perhaps you’re interested in a specific venue or location within Kingfisher Bay Resort that isn’t listed in our package options.

Select your preferred room for accommodation, ceremony location and reception venue and we’ll design a package just for you. Pricing is available on request.

*Conditions apply. Pricing is based on bookings for 2024 and 2025. Additional charges apply for high season bookings. All pricing is subject to change without notice. Package prices will vary depending on the wedding date and accommodation room type selected within the package. Minimum night stays apply.

KINGFISHER ROMANTICS PACKAGE

An all-inclusive Kingfisher Bay destination wedding and honeymoon takes the worry out of planning and gives you more time to enjoy each moment in paradise.

Inclusions:

• 4 nights’ accommodation

• A bottle of Australian sparkling wine and chocolates on arrival

• Return passenger ferry transfers from Hervey Bay

• Full buffet breakfast on the morning after the wedding

• Ceremony at your choice of onsite location and time

• Beauty Spots 4WD Tour

• Civil Celebrant of your choice

• Witnesses if required

• A celebratory bottle of Australian sparkling wine following the ceremony

• Services of our wedding coordinator to ensure you have a magical experience.

HONEYMOON ON K’GARI

Let the celebrations continue with an idyllic honeymoon escape to K’gari. Savour the magic moments ‘just the two of you’, in the spectacular nature surrounds.

KINGFISHER ROMANCE PACKAGE

• 3 nights’ accommodation with wallum lagoon room

• Full buffet breakfast daily

• Return passenger transfers ex River Heads

• Bottle of wine and a cheese platter at the Sunset Bar

• 30 minute massage per person.

Price on request

K’GARI ESCAPE PACKAGE

• 3 nights’ superior two-bedroom apartment

• Full buffet breakfast daily

• Bottle of wine and a cheese platter.

Price on request

Don’t have your own 4WD vehicle? No problem… we have that sorted. Discover K’gari at your own pace with Aussie Trax 4WD Hire – they’re conveniently located at the Kingfisher Village Store and provide well-equipped 4WD vehicles.

*Pricing may vary subject to dates of stay

*Conditions apply. Pricing is based on bookings for 2024 and 2025. Additional charges apply for high season bookings. All pricing is subject to change without notice. Package prices will vary depending on the wedding date and accommodation room type selected within the package. Minimum night stays apply.

Please advise your preferred wedding date and we’d be delighted to provide you with accommodation and transfer rates for your special day. These rates do vary depending on the dates of stay. Minimum night stays apply.

Standard room

Wallum lagoon room

Features: Private deck, air-conditioning, bath/shower, flat screen TV, telephone, tea and coffee facilities, hair dryer, iron, WIFI, interconnecting rooms available, spa rooms have spa.

1-bedroom loft villa

2-bedroom standard villa (Cooloola)

2-bedroom standard villa (Satinay)

2-bedroom standard villa with loft (Banksia)

2-bedroom spa villa (Pandanus)

3-bedroom spa villa (Pandanus)

3-bedroom executive villa (Banksia)

Features: Fully equipped kitchen with tea and coffee facilities, full laundry facilities, flat screen TV, telephone, bath/shower, hair dryer, no internet

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

To marry in Australia you must be 18 years of age or over. All couples are required by Australian law to submit a “Notice of Intended Marriage” form to their marriage officiator at least one month prior to their wedding date. This form may be obtained from your marriage officiator, from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Office or online.

http://www.ag.gov.au/FamiliesAndMarriage/Marriage/Doc uments/Notice-of-intended-marriage.pdf

Once you have downloaded a “Notice of Intended Marriage”, please sign it in the presence of an authorised person before sending it to your marriage officiator.

YOUR CELEBRANT

Once you’ve decided on your wedding date and have confirmed the date is available with the resort, please select and finalise a wedding celebrant from our Preferred Suppliers Listing. The wedding celebrant fees are inclusive in our wedding packages. They will discuss with your legal procedures and ceremony content.

THE WEATHER

Known to the Butchulla people as K’gari or “paradise”, K’gari is one of Australia’s best-kept destination wedding gems. Its colourful cliffs and sand dunes, fantastic landscapes, precious wildlife and rich heritage are only some of the things that the island boasts. It’s no surprise couples elect to wed on an island so naturally perfect.

One of the common questions couples ask when planning their K’gari wedding, is when the best time is to get married on the island. If you ask us, of course, we’d say anytime of the year! The K’gari climate is outstanding all year-round. But to give you a more objective view, here we share some information about K’gari’s weather and climate.

During the winter months, which are from May to August, the temperatures run around 14 to 25 degrees Celsius. Whilst in summer, from January until March, temperatures can go up from 23 to 30 degrees Celsius. Wettest months are January to March (about 160mm rainfall per month) with drier months in winter/spring (54mm rainfall in September).

CEREMONY TIMES

Every wedding hosted at Kingfisher Bay Resort is special to us. We offer a limited number of ceremony times per day to ensure no one wedding is impacted by another. Only one wedding will take place at Kingfisher Bay at one time. Choose from 11am, 1pm, 3pm* or 5pm*. Ceremony times are flexible based on bookings held.

*minimum numbers apply for weekend weddings with a 3pm or 5pm time slot on certain dates, overnight accommodation required for the celebrant when booking a 5pm ceremony time.

Stand before your family and friends with an idyllic island backdrop, beautiful bush setting, or resort venue as you toast to the future.

We also pride ourselves on thinking outside the box. Unique locations include the eastern beach, Lake McKenzie, Central Station and Eli Creek.

*Additional charges and permits apply to some locations, minimum numbers apply

SUNSET BEACH

Walk down our enchanted paperbark forest aisle to this scenic beachfront location. Here, water laps just metres from you and there are sweeping views of the stunning Great Sandy Strait Marine Park.

This venue hosts up to 120 guests, 150 guests on low tide.

SECRET GARDEN

Boardwalks and verandas lead the way to some of the most beautiful bush hidey holes on K’gari. Marry in the wallum shrubbery or in World Heritage surrounds to the sound of bird song – it’s your choice.

This venue hosts up to 16 guests.

THE ATRIUM

Native timber abounds with panoramic high glass windows and striking grand staircase – which overlooks the Lake McKenzie-shaped swimming pool and lush green gardens – making this a natural choice for a ceremony venue.

This venue hosts up to 70 guests.

VENUE HIRE

Hire of the above venues are included in our wedding packages. Fees are inclusive of 12 Americana chairs, registry table, PA system with iPod connectivity and water station. Additional décor items can be obtained from our partner theming suppliers.

Further conditions and venue hire fees apply to bookings where only a ceremony is booked and confirmed. All venues are subject to availability, number of guests and weather conditions.

POOLSIDE

The Upper Poolside offers a formal sub-tropical feel under the stars. Available for cocktail functions and stand-up buffet service, this venue is ideal for couples wanting a relaxed stand-up style reception without guests being restricted to tables and chairs during dinner. Guests may mingle and flow freely through the venue.

$1,100 venue hire (up to 200 guests standing).

*Poolside venue is not available during peak season/ school holidays. Non-exclusive use. Wet weather dependant.

WONGARI DEN

This outdoor venue is a four-million-star experience! Whether you’ve planned a casual beach wedding or desire a one-of-a-kind bush venue complete with open fires – then this will be sure to impress.

$2,100 venue hire (up to 130 guests seated and 200 guests standing).

*Buffet menu service only to this venue. Wet weather dependant.

WONGARI DECK

Our Queenslander verandas offer lovely intimate deck areas or semi-private sub-tropical verandas and take full advantage of our temperate climate.

$1,850 venue hire (up to 100 guests seated and 200 guests standing).

*A minimum of 50 people is required for Wongari Deck bookings on weekends.

THE BALLROOM

Our spacious ballroom can seat up to 200 people or can be divided into smaller rooms for intimate affairs. The airconditioned reception space has a semi-private deck, and plenty of dance floor/entertainment options.

$800 venue hire (up to 200 guests seated and 300 guests standing).

RESTAURANT DINING

The resort offers a variety of options for a lunch or dinner booking. Kingfisher Bay Resort draws our inspiration from the island’s traditional owners – the Butchulla people – and turn out exquisite dishes that reflect our Aussie bush heritage with a hint of K’gari on the plate.

All restaurants offer dining deck-side which is lovely in summer and spring. Hosting up to 30 guests, dining in a resort restaurant for a post-ceremony celebration dinner is not sole use and you will be joining other resort guests. Set up is existing, no microphone speeches or private entertainment is allowed. Music is through the in-house system. The decor is minimal. No dance floor is provided.

(Up to 30 guests for non-exclusive use).

VENUE HIRE

Venue hire fees include tables, chairs, white table linen, all crockery, cutlery and staff. Chair covers with sash, table centrepieces and other decorations are an additional cost and can be obtained from our partner theming suppliers. All venues are subject to availability, number of guests and weather conditions.

PA SYSTEM

Professional audio system with cordless microphone, CD player, iPod connectivity and battery for powerless areas.

$500*.

CD STACKER

Professional 600-watt two-way loudspeaker system with cordless microphone, CD player, iPod connectivity. $600*.

JUKEBOX

Jukebox includes a full music list over 4000 songs. The box is updated every three months with new music. $600*.

DJ

Professional DJ with full set-up including mixers, smoke machines and lighting. Our DJs will call you before the event to discuss your specific music options. Price includes accommodation, ferry transfers and a meal for your DJ. $950*.

SOLOISTS

Prices on application – cost from $700*.

HAIR AND MAKE-UP

Prices on application – cost from $500*.

FLOWERS

Prices on application – cost from $450*.

DECORATIONS

AND THEMING

Additional chairs at ceremony location $14* per chair.

Chair cover with sash for reception chairs $14* per chair.

Extensive decorations and theming to suit your individual personalisation is available for your ceremony location and reception venue. Please refer to our Preferred Suppliers Listing for a list of our partners.

OFF SITE CEREMONY LOCATION COORDINATOR FEES

Should you select an offsite location on K’gari for the exchanging of your wedding vows, please note additional charges will apply (includes wedding coordinator pre wedding day site inspection, wedding day coordination at offsite location, 4WD return bus transfers for guests and return supplier transfers). Prices vary depending on location and timing.

For offsite wedding ceremonies outside resort grounds, you may need an Organised Event Permit if you are planning to conduct a non-commercial organised activity in one of K’gari’s national parks, regional parks, marine parks, State forests or recreation areas. It is the responsibility of the couple to submit and pay for this application directly with Queensland Parks & Wildlife and advise Kingfisher Bay Resort of the final decision/outcome.

*Prices are subject to change without notice

BEST IN CLASS

When it comes to weddings, we know our stuff – it’s one of the reasons why we were named Best QLD Resort Reception Venue 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2021 plus Best Resort Reception Venue in Australia 2019 at the Annual Australian Bridal Industry Association Awards.

We know our stuff and are proud of our exceptional weddings team!

PREFERRED SUPPLIERS

Kingfisher Bay Resort has engaged a list of local suppliers including civil celebrants, photographers, hair and make-up artists, florists, cake-makers, DJs and decorators to assist us with creating your dream wedding. products and services. A detailed listing is available on request.