Ceremonies & receptions under the sky

Outdoor Weddings at Maroon Hill

Say your vows in a circle of trees with Mount Maroon behind you, then dine on the lawn beneath festoon lights. Here’s what makes an outdoor wedding here special, and how to plan one that runs smoothly.

Your outdoor spaces

Exclusive use of the whole estate means every one of these is yours for the day. Use one, or move your guests through all of them.

A styled ceremony set among the trees with Mount Maroon behind it

The Ceremony Areas

Two flat, grassed ceremony sites, one inside the circle of trees and one opening onto the view, both facing Mount Maroon.

Guests on white bench seats facing the celebrant on the open lawn, Mount Maroon behind

The Green

An open, flat lawn for a second ceremony site or a long-table reception under the stars.

The cocktail area with festoon lighting and mountain views

Cocktail & Firepit Area

High tables, stools, umbrellas and festoon lighting, set up for golden-hour drinks and a fire once the sun goes down.

A couple on the open lawn with Mount Maroon rising behind them

The Vista

Manicured grass with the mountain straight behind you, the place for portraits as the light turns gold.

What we provide

Everything below is included. Tell us what you’d like in your furniture and layout form, which we send six weeks before your wedding, and we’ll have it ready before your access begins.

White cross-back chairs: 120 chairs, shared between your ceremony and reception. We leave them indoors for your team to set out, ideally on the morning of the wedding. If you’re using them in both places for more than 60 guests, plan who will move them between the two.
White bench seats: Set out at your chosen ceremony site before you arrive.
Signing table: Left indoors, ready to carry out on the day.
Cocktail furniture: High tables, stools and umbrellas live permanently in the cocktail area. Our venue manager puts the umbrellas up on the day.
Power: Power is available anywhere on the property, for lighting, music, vendors and anything else you need. Just let us know in advance what needs power and where.

Our timber dining tables stay inside the reception room. For any outdoor dining, hire weatherproof tables.

Long tables set on the lawn under festoon lights at dusk

Planning a reception under the stars

A magical experience for you and your guests. Outdoor receptions are best suited to the mild evenings from March to early June and from late August to October.

Hire weatherproof furniture and ask the hire company to set up and pack down. It takes the heaviest job off your list. We also recommend asking them to include extra lighting.
Have a wet-weather plan. The reception room is your backup. Decide early how styled tables, décor and food stations would move inside, and who would move them.
Give every job a name. Setting out chairs, moving them after the ceremony, packing down at the end: hand each one to your hire company, a vendor or a willing friend.
Time it to the light. Golden hour over Mount Maroon is the moment most couples plan around. Our wedding day timelines page has sunset times for every month and sample running orders.
Talk it through with your coordinator. Outdoor receptions have the most moving parts, and that’s exactly what a coordinator is for.

Who does what on the day

Maroon Hill is a blank-canvas venue. Knowing who looks after what is the single biggest thing you can do to make the day feel effortless.

Our venue manager

Looks after the estate

On site from about two hours before your guests arrive
Shows vendors to parking and their set-up spots, with your coordinator
Provides a power connection wherever it’s needed
Puts the umbrellas up and down to suit the weather
Lights the firepit, if you’ve added it
Sets out accessibility ramps
Keeps an eye on music levels, lighting, rubbish and safety, including first aid

Your venue manager will always help where they can, but they look after the estate rather than your styling. Don’t plan on them to move furniture, set up décor, clear tables or run your music.

Your coordinator

Runs your day

Runs the day to your timeline and confirms every vendor’s arrival and pack-down
Oversees ceremony and reception set-up and styling
Handles the unexpected, from a late vendor to a change in the weather
Keeps the speeches, dances and moves between spaces flowing

You can add our on-the-day coordination to your package, or bring your own.

Your vendors & helpers

Bring the vision to life

If you’ve organised hire furniture, your hire company delivers, sets it up and collects it
Stylists and florists dress the ceremony and reception
Caterers and bar staff serve, clear and pack down their stations. We recommend having your caterer supply the plates and cutlery too; it makes life much easier
Friends and family often love to help, because they’re there for you. Don’t be afraid to give them small jobs; it makes them feel part of the day’s success

Every vendor works within the timings in your package and our Terms & Conditions, so share both with them early.

At the end of the night

Plan ahead for anything outdoors that needs to come inside at the end of the night, like food, drinks and décor. Our outdoor furniture can stay where it is.

You don’t need to clean the reception room. That happens after you leave. Just make sure rubbish goes into the bins provided.

Building your running order? Our wedding day timelines page covers venue hire times, sunset by month and the jobs worth giving a name.

Booked with us already? Share this page with your coordinator and stylist, and keep it beside your Terms & Conditions as you plan.

Picture it on the day

The best way to plan an outdoor wedding here is to stand on the lawn yourself. Come for a private tour, or browse real weddings for inspiration.

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