Wedding venue questions, answered

A directory of wedding venues in Victoria, and only venues. It lists 418 places across 26 regions, each with what the venue publishes about guest numbers, price, ceremonies and accommodation, so you can compare them before you enquire.

No. Where I Do is free for couples. There is no account to create and nothing to sign up for.

Press "Enquire with this venue" on its page. It opens the venue's own website, so your enquiry goes straight to them. Where I Do never sees, reads or stores it. It helps us if you mention Where I Do when you get in touch.

Only 90 of 418 venues publish a starting price. When a venue does not, we say so rather than guess. Asking the venue for a quote for your date and numbers is the only reliable way to know. Our guide to what wedding venues cost explains what the published prices tell you, and the venue cost calculator works out a range for your guest numbers.

They come from each venue's own website or wedding brochure, on the date shown on the venue's page. 156 venues publish a capacity. Venues change their packages, so always confirm anything that matters with the venue before you book.

Venues with photos and fuller details come first. Venues that are equally complete are shuffled each day, so none leads just because of its name. No venue can pay to move up the main list, and you can sort by price, guest numbers, name or distance instead. Read more about how listings work.

Venues can pay for a premium profile, with more photos, a video and answers to common questions, or for a sponsored spot in a row labelled "Sponsored" above the main list. Both are always labelled, and neither changes a venue's place in the main list.

Press the heart on any venue to save it. Your shortlist is kept in your own browser, not on our servers, so it stays private. You can compare saved venues side by side on your shortlist and copy a link to share it.

From the centre of each venue's suburb, as a straight line, with a rough drive time added. They are estimates for comparing venues, not directions. Enter your postcode on Browse to sort every venue by distance from you.

Yes. Email us its name and website and we will check that it hosts weddings, then add it. Venues can also add themselves.

It depends on the date. Saturdays in spring and autumn are the most popular and many couples book a year or more ahead for them. Weekdays, Sundays and winter dates usually have more availability and are often cheaper. Ask each venue which of your preferred dates are still free.

A per person price usually bundles food, drinks and staff for a set number of hours. Venue hire is the space itself, with catering and drinks arranged separately. Our guide to per person and venue hire pricing shows how to compare them.

Ask what the price includes, the minimum number of guests, how long you have the space, the wet weather plan, and any rules on suppliers, noise and finish times. Every venue page has a list of questions tailored to that venue, and our questions to ask a wedding venue covers the rest.

At many venues, yes. Each venue page shows whether the ceremony can be held on site, and our guide to ceremony and reception at the same venue lists them by region.

You need an authorised celebrant, and you must give them a Notice of Intended Marriage at least one month and no more than 18 months before the wedding. The Attorney-General's Department explains the rules on its marriage page (opens in a new tab) and has the Notice of Intended Marriage form (opens in a new tab). You can search the official list of registered celebrants (opens in a new tab), and register the marriage with Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria (opens in a new tab).

Some venues have rooms on site, shown on their page. Our guide to venues with accommodation lists them, and each region guide covers nearby towns to stay in.

Email us from an address at your venue's domain with what should change. The list your venue page explains what to send and lets you find your listing.

Yes. Photos load from your own website. Email us from your venue's domain, or use the form on the List your venue page, and we will remove them, or the whole listing, within two business days.

No. The main list is ordered by how complete each free listing is, with equally complete venues shuffled each day. Paid options add to your page or put you in a labelled sponsored row, but never move you up the main list.

Rates are on the pricing for venues page, including an offer for the first venues to sign up.