VICTORIA’S OLDEST HOMESTEAD, YOUR NEW BEGINNING…
Ever After Effect is in-house wedding planning team behind Epicurean Emu Bottom Homestead. Our team goes beyond the venue, our role collectively is to create a beautiful, seamless experience, where the details are taken care of, so you can loose yourself in the moment.
At the heart of it all is Epicurean Group’s food and wine; bold, seasonal, and crafted to showcase the region. Weddings at Emu Bottom are about creating memories in a place steeped in history and soul. We invite you to explore this page and download our Wedding Brochure at the end. We’d love nothing more than to welcome you onto this historic land and help bring your dream day to life — with heart, heritage and a whole lot of love.
THE HOMESTEAD & LAWNS
Step into history at Emu Bottom Homestead – Victoria’s oldest homestead, nestled at the foot of the Macedon Ranges. Built in 1836, it’s a place where rustic charm meets timeless romance. The expansive lawns of the Homestead are offered for outdoor wedding ceremonies, with multiple locations for you to exchange your vows. 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 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 Ever After Effect 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.
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