Wedding Package: Ceremony & Reception
Wondering about the price tag for your dream Pioneer Country wedding?
Pioneer country’s Wedding Ceremony and Wedding Reception package is an adaptable package depending on your needs, including food and drink packages. Complete wedding and reception venue hire for a 48-hour period, ranging $8,000 for smaller mid-week events to $20,000 packages for larger weekend functions.
Please request full package pricing for a complete overview of our pricing, including an overview of coming years.
Current Menu Options
1. 2024 Casual, wood-fired, 3-course pizza menu
from $67.50 pp
2, 2024 Casual, Mexican Fiesta night market menu
from $67.50 pp
3. 2024 Country style, 3-course menu
from $87.50 pp
4. 2024 Hinterland, 3-course menu
from $113.75 pp
Drinks Options
Pioneer Country offers drinks options with our Wedding ceremony and Wedding reception package. From simple drinks packages to bar tab options where you set the limit, Pioneer Country has the perfect drinks options for you event. Raise a glass to love, laughter, and happily ever after! Note that we are licensed until midnight. BYO is not available
48-Hour Venue Hire – Ceremony and Reception
Couples at Pioneer Country can enjoy their full and exclusive use of the wedding reception venue for rehearsals and setup over a 48-hour period. We include 7 hours of service on the day of your wedding, and guests are able to retrieve their vehicles from our on-site parking at their leisure the day after the event. Our pricing options differ during the week.
2024, Friday, Saturday and Sunday – – – – – $8,000
2024, Monday – Thursday – – – – – $6,500
2025, Friday, Saturday and Sunday – – – – – $8,000
2025, Monday – Thursday – – – – – $6,500
2026, Friday, Saturday and Sunday – – – – – $8,500
2026, Monday – Thursday. – – – – – $7,000
Extensions up until midnight are available for an additional $500
Venue Hire Includes
Completely exclusive 48-hour use of the wedding reception venue with plantation style chapel. Choose from several outdoor ceremony locations and make use of gorgeous outdoor furniture.
Our Reception barn seats up to 220 guests in a licensed venue. Please note we are licensed until midnight.
Your Package will include:
- Wedding Planner, and on the day wedding coordinator.
- Creation of a shared run sheet and a 3 hour planning meeting within one month of your booking consultation
- Menu selection consultation.
- Styling consultation.
- 1 hour refresher meeting just before your wedding.
- Liaising with your vendors.
- However many visits or phone calls you require to make your dream a reality.
- Premium tableware: premium fluted glassware; gold or silver base plates; crockery; heavyweight premium stainless steel cutlery; serving ware.
- Option of round or rectangular tables with heavy weight damask tablecloths, complete with napkins in white/black/sage.
- White bentwood chairs and bar stools.
- Bridal retreat area.
- In-house PA speaker system with bluetooth connectivity for your playlists.
- 2 wireless microphones.
- Hand painted signage customised for your event.
- Indoor fireplaces, outdoor fire pits, and wood fired pizza oven.
- 4WD buggy with driver for estate photography tour.
- Large dance floor, saloon bar area, front verandah for drinks at sunset, breakout rear verandah for kids activity stations, 5000 fairy lights, festoon lights, and cooling fans.
- Overnight on-site car parking complete with EV charging facilities.
- Chef, kitchen staff, wait staff, bar staff, table setting, cleaners, and gardeners.
Food and beverage packages are sold separately, please see our sample menu for details. Additionally, celebrants, photographers, musicians, floral arrangements, and photo booths are not included in the Ceremony & Reception package.
Optional Extras Include:
- Gum leaf centrepieces
- Outdoor ceremony setup
- Menu cards
- Seating plans
Frequently Asked
Questions
During peak period ie Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays the minimum number of guests is 50 adult equivalents. For Mondays through to Thursdays the minimum is a much more intimate 20 adult equivalents (think private chef & butler type service levels).
0-4 years old are free
5-12 years old @ 50% of the adult price
13 years and older @ full adult price
Adult equivalent example
50 adults plus 2 x 13 y.o. children
equates to 50 adults + (2 x 0.5) = 51 adult equivalents
Pioneer Country is fully licensed and to retain our liquor license we must control all sales and supply of liquor on site. Therefore alcohol is not to be brought onto the premises by either the client, guests or 3rd party service providers.
Fortunately this means it is Pioneer Country’s responsibility to ensure all bar staff are responsible service of alcohol trained. It also means you do NOT have to apply to the NSW Dep. of Liquor & Gaming for a temporary liquor license because we already have an on-premises liquor license.
Our liquor license goes until 12 mid night.
Unfortunately this option is no longer available however our in-house chef will NOT disappoint. If you want a food truck vibe please consider our night market hand cart menu options.
Pioneer Country recommends you organise at least the following services and that they be booked in the following order:
1. celebrant
2. photographer/videographer
3. cake
4. flowers
(bridal party flowers, table arrangements optional, chapel arrangements optional)
5. music (either DJ or live musicians)
Sarah has a long list of recommended suppliers that can streamline organising your wedding.
Typically you can save $1,500 on your venue hire if you choose to hold your wedding on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
Due to increased labour costs Sundays and public holidays incur a 15 % surcharge for food and beverages (not applicable to venue hire).
We don’t need to because we are so close to town (10 mins). We recommend:
For the bride and her tribe we recommend the gracious Belle River House at Tumbulgum. She sleeps 16-18 adults and is a scenic 13 km drive from Pioneer Country. Rydges Airport Hotel & The Pink Hotel Coolangatta also offer special discounts for Pioneer Country wedding guests.
Alternatively, The Colonial & River Retreat caravan parks are walking distance (700 meters) and offer affordable riverfront cabins.
We are only a 10 minute taxi ride from Coolangatta-Tweed Heads.
Guests are also welcome to leave their cars in our off street carpark and collect them at their leisure the following day.
