Secret spots to marry around Melbourne…..

Photo by the gorgeous Lulu and Lime

Where are some of the best secret elopement spots in Melbourne?

One of the best areas to elope or have a small wedding is in the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria. Lying east of Melbourne, an hours drive from the city, lies a treed paradise.

What a place!  What options! Lyrebirds! Tearooms! Tall trees! Cosy and homey with great lighting!  The Dandenong Ranges are one of the best places to be married in Victoria.

Getting married in the Dandenong Ranges with a Celebrant gives you great flexibility, you can basically get married anywhere and as long as your guests numbers are 15 or under according to the Shire of Yarra Ranges, you will not need a permit for your wedding if it is on public property, public parkland or public forest.

Let me show you some places to get married in Melbourne, by sharing some elopement spots in the Dandenong Ranges-

Artist made dragons nests, Olinda and Kallista

These dragons nests kind of appear and no one knows who builds them. They must take an awfully long time and we have certainly never run into anyone with a stick in their hand acting like Bob the Builder.  Maybe dragons do exist?  Either way, this fantasy backdrop will certainly make a beautiful backdrop for your wedding day.

5 Ways Lookout, Kalorama

5 ways lookout (it is at an intersection of 5 roads) could represent 5 virtues for a good marriage such as – sharing, caring, kindness, consideration and gratitude.  Sounds like a pretty great analogy to us!  Your Dandenong Ranges Celebrant could walk you through these virtues during your secret elopement.

Olinda Falls, Kalorama

Walk down the hill and deep into the forest and you will find the most delightful oasis.  A small but steady waterfall to elope in front of in Melbourne!  Rare as hens teeth, a waterfall in Melbourne that doesn’t need a torrential August downfall to sparkle, the Olinda Waterfall is a lovely place to be married with a Celebrant in Dandenong Ranges.  There is also a fire pit and picnic tables so you can hold a small wedding/elopement picnic afterwards.

Alfred Nicholas Gardens - Eloping and getting married in Sherbrooke

Three Islands, a log cabin and ducks, QUACK, QUACK! Holding a wedding in Alfred Nicholas Gardens is like a dream come true.  The photos here are magnificent, it’s cool on a hot day and you can picnic on an island.  The only downside to this place is the heart attack inducing hill climb on the way back up to the carpark after your ceremony is over, but hey, the adrenaline will be pumping for you newlyweds by then, so bring on the lakeside magic!

Micawber Tavern - Eloping and getting married in Belgrave

This ye olde english pub has the goods, red velvet, old fashioned oversized beer taps and a gorgeous meandering creek out the back with outdoor seating. Pull up a table outside and sit and have a frothy while signing the paperwork for a legals only ceremony.

I am lucky enough to be based in the Dandenong Ranges, east of Melbourne, but I do service all of Victoria! I love travelling down to the Mornington Peninsula where I am based all summer, and the Yarra Valley is one of my favourite wedding locations!

I can easily walk you through the process of filling out your Notice of Intended Marriage and show you how to get married in Victoria. I have a lot more flexibility than Births, Deaths and Marriages and I can guarantee that my elopement style ceremony will have way more laughs and tears and a curated fun, personalised experience, as compared to the grab a number system at Births, Deaths and Marriages.

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