By Florent Vidal Photography

Nothing paints summertime more than sipping your favourite drink under a gorgeous blue sky while enjoying expansive water and harbour views. And with Summer being the most popular season for weddings in Sydney, it’s not surprising that couples often choose waterfront venues to celebrate their big day. Lucky for us, Sydney has an abundance of wedding venues with spectacular water views.

We list our favourite waterfront venues in Sydney:

Zest Waterfront Venues

There’s a competitiveness between the East and the North who has the best water views of Sydney. Zest has the best of both! With two venues: one in Mosman and the other in at the prestigious Royal Motor Yacht Club, Point Piper – Zest Waterfront venues offer absolute waterfront locations, and pride themselves in creating unique wedding experience that is focused on the highest quality of service, amazing food and personalised event design.

Gunners’ Barracks

Described as ‘beautiful on the outside, warm and charming on the inside’, Gunners’ Barracks, located at Sydney’s North Shore, has spectacular harbour views that immediately wows and commands your attention. It’s perfect for couples who appreciate timeless class and intimate atmosphere.

Bondi Icebergs

A room with a view..and what a view it is indeed! From its humble beginning driven by the desire of local Lifesavers to stay fit during winter months, it’s now one of Sydney’s ultimate location to be seen and enjoy the view of the Pacific ocean. With a private, dedicated function space that has a million dollar panoramic views over their historic pool and the iconic Bondi Beach, you can even say ‘I do’ by the poolside!

Beachside Dojo Manly

Encapsulating a beach front elegance punctuated with designs inspired by the Hamptons, Beachside Dojo Manly perfectly sets a beachside wedding destination. With three rooms to choose from that can accommodate for an intimate events of 20 to 200 – all rooms boast stunning views over Manly beach.

Manly Skiff

Manly Skiff & Sailing Club has one of the best views anywhere on Sydney harbour. The deck, which is an incredible spot to get married has views that span manly cove looking back towards the city.

Quay Restaurant

Not only this restaurant boasts a million dollar panoramic views encompassing the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House, Quay also exudes world class service and excellence. Wedding guests order their meal of choice from a menu, which is a definite rarity in wedding venues. Peter Gilmore, one of Australia’s well known and most awarded chefs, is the driving force behind the Quay. Listed for five years on the World’s 50 Best Restaurant list, Quay also held the title of Best Restaurant in Australasia for three of those years.

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