steeped in history, this iconic heritage property creates the perfect backdrop to celebrate your wedding day...
wedding VENUE TOUR - sATURDAY 20th april 12noon
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WEDDING OFFER - $3000 SAVING!! COMPLIMENTARY CEREMONY & VENUE HIRE | SELECTED DATES OCTOBER 2024 - FEBRUARY 2025 |
WEDDING OFFER - $3000 SAVING!! COMPLIMENTARY CEREMONY & VENUE HIRE | SELECTED DATES OCTOBER 2024 - FEBRUARY 2025 |
Managed by The Epicurean Group, our values are centred around an abundance of fresh, seasonal and delicious produce prepared with rustic and authentic flair.
Established in1836, Emu Bottom is Victoria’s Oldest Homestead and is located at the foot of the stunning Macedon Ranges, just half and hour from Melbourne’s CBD. This iconic property is the perfect, multi-functional location with venues soaked in history in which to celebrate an unforgettable special occasion.
The Epicurean Team are made up of talented Chefs, experienced Event Managers & smiling Wait Staff all ready to create a truly memorable experience for your special day.
From large scale affairs to intimate gatherings, our Events Team are dedicated to enhancing the experience of our couples and their guests through generous grazing and shared style menu concepts, placing focus on the celebration of each of our couples!
We invite you to explore our instagram @theepicurean_emubottom and @theepicureangroup to see what we do best and visit our sister properties to experience our hospitality.
Our Team cannot wait to welcome you and are thrilled at the possibility of hosting your wedding day with us at The Epicurean Emu Bottom!
THE HOMESTEAD & Lawns
The expansive lawns of the Homestead are offered for outdoor wedding ceremonies, with multiple locations for you to exchange your vows in front of your nearest and dearest. In the case of poor weather, the newly reinstated Stables offer couples a charming & intimate indoor ceremony space featuring original bluestone, exposed timber and vaulted ceiling.
Guests will enjoy an hour of pre dinner drinks on The Lawn alongside an abundantly layered Grazing Table, before entering into the heritage listed Homestead for your reception. Enhance your guests experience by incorporating a feature cocktail or station of freshly shucked oysters perhaps?
The Homestead boats a generous and beautiful dining room opening onto a wide veranda framing the lawns, gardens and spectacular views of the fields & valley below. The indoor and outdoor reception options make it a suitable venue to celebrate your special day all year round.
On warm summer evenings, use the Homestead as a backdrop for an ‘under sky’ dinner. Our signature shared style menus are brimming with seasonal and local produce ideal for celebrations large and small, inside or out!
’UNDER SKY’ WEDDINGS
Host your guests ‘under sky’ as the Europeans do, but in a uniquely Australian rural setting with the Homestead as your backdrop.
We allow you to utilise both the indoor and outdoor aspects of the venue for a unique dining experience on the expansive Lawn and the internal space for the celebrations to follow.
MARQUEE STYLE WEDDINGS
The sky is the limit! The Homestead becomes the the perfect backdrop for a marquee or tipi style wedding celebration for up to 600 guests.
Capture not only your own unique style, but the imaginations of all your guests with the grounds, bushland and rolling hills of Emu Bottom.
Please discuss your requirements with the Sales Team as Marquee style weddings are Priced on Application.
THE WOOLSHED
The surroundings of the Woolshed are offered for outdoor wedding ceremonies, with multiple lush garden locations for you to exchange your vows in front of your loved ones.
In the case of poor weather, The Miners Cottage is the most romantically, rustic setting perfect for your ‘I Do’s’. Relocated to Emu Bottom from a historic Victorian gold mining town, The Cottage is built out of timber slabs, features multiple red brick open fireplaces with exposed timbers beams and now sits on a small hill adjacent to The Woolshed.
Guests will enjoy an hour of pre dinner drinks on The Lawn under our festoon lights alongside an abundantly layered Grazing Table, before entering into The Woolshed; an ideal venue for weddings where having fun with close family and friends in a romantic yet rustic setting is important.
Originally built in 1854 from rough hewn red gum slabs, The Woolshed features a beautiful large stone open fireplace like no other. This wonderful, rustic space is known for its breathtaking ‘starry sky’ lighting installation set above the exposed timber beams making it a magnificent and atmospheric venue all the more unique for your wedding day.
On warm summer evenings, use The Woolshed as a backdrop for an ‘under sky’ dinner. Our signature shared style menus are brimming with seasonal and local produce ideal for celebrations large and small, inside or out!
REAL WEDDINGS / Press:
Victoria & Tom - Ivory Tribe
Jess & Tom - Hello May
Owen & Claire - Ivory Tribe
Steph & Travis - Hello May
Kelsey & Brendan - Ivory Tribe
Emma & Nomi - Hello May