Rippon Lea Estate
Victoria
About the Venue
Rippon Lea House and Garden is one of Australia’s grand suburban estates with a pleasure garden of sweeping lawns, magnificent trees and a tranquil lake.
Key details
- Capacity
- Up to 200 people
- Region
- Melbourne
- Availability
- All year round
Address & contact details
- Address
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192 Hotham Street
Elsternwick VIC 3185 - Phone
- +613 9656 9845
Gallery
Planning Essentials
Spaces available
Rippon Lea is a magnificent historic National Trust listed mansion, picture perfect for special occasion extravagance.
- Beautiful gardens with expansive lawns for wedding ceremonies
- Grand Ballroom exuding elegance with a sparkling chandelier perfect for receptions (ceremonies can be accommodated for upon special request)
- A gorgeous art deco pool terrace
Wedding planners
Rippon Lea has a dedicated weddings and events coordinator to assist with your booking.
Vendors
Peter Rowland manage all bookings for the ballroom, but can also be booked for garden events.
Customers can use their own catering or bring their own food to the gardens.
Timing and restrictions
- Hours
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Weddings can be held between 9am and 11pm.
- Curfews & other restrictions
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- Noise levels must be kept to EPA guidelines
- Wedding photography is not permitted in the mansion
Food and drinks
- BYO caterer?
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Peter Rowland manage all bookings for the ballroom, but can also be booked for garden events.
Customers can use their own catering or bring their own food to the gardens.
- BYO drinks?
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Yes.
Table settings
Peter Rowland offer all table and settings. Clients just need to provide their own centrepieces.
- 180 dining chairs
- 18 round tables with linen & napkins
- 180 silver charger plates, sets of cutlery, crockery & glassware
Furniture and equipment
- 20 chairs
- 6 trestle tables
- Red carpet
- Wrought-iron signing table with two chairs
- Complimentary wedding signage
- Old fashioned games including croquet, bocce and quoits
Support
Bump in/out
Times subject to availability. Please message us to discuss.
Storage
We do have a bridal suite which can be accessed during the event.
Clean-up
The property is to be left as it was found.
Access
Strictly no more than eight cars are permitted on site for each wedding booked between 10am and 5pm. After 5pm up to 70 cars can be parked in the car park located at the rear of the property. All other cars, including invitees must use street parking.
Dimensions
Grand Ballroom total area of 210m2.
Insurance
We have Public Liability that insures for the hire of our property and its contents. Individual suppliers need to have their own.