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Wedding Reception tips from Melbourne’s great wedding reception team

Cara and Khoa met for the first time at university. However, as if fate had planned their meeting, Cara had seen Khoa in the newspaper when they were in high school. The wedding reception of this beautiful couple at our historic wedding venue, destined to be together, was truly special. Cara was dressed in her...
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Christina and David’s reception was a beautiful integration of Christina’s Greek background and David’s Vietnamese background. After the bridal party entered the room, the room was suddenly filled with fierce drumming and the cymbals clashing as the guests were filled with anticipation. Two mighty lions blasted through the door along with Buddha and performed a...
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Janice and Roger loves having fun; and their wedding reception was the masterpiece of them and their friends’. Their mischievous plans began to click in when we had least expected it. Roger lead Janice on to the dancefloor for their first dance and they held each other and swayed to the music and the guests...
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If I were to describe Andrea and Ewan’s reception in one word, it would be ‘fun’. The room was lit up with festoon lights hung across the Chalet’s main hall and in the sunny and breezy garden, the guests ate, drank and played with giant jenga, connect four and noughts and crosses. The real fun...
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Waiting for Talisa and her bridesmaids to arrive, Daniel and his groomsmen lined up nervously under The Wattle Park Chalet’s garden gate. The moment that Talisa and her gorgeous bridal party stepped out of the car at the venue for their garden wedding, all the tension disappeared and the mood of the garden brightened up....
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“I’m not the bride, by the way… She is!” she told me, as she gestured towards her 80 year-old mother. I knew then, that Wilma and Jack were going to be a couple I would never forget. One of my favourite steps in the wedding reception planning process at The Wattle Park Chalet is the...
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The first was when we first saw the bridal party. Teresa looked elegant and graceful in her lacy long sleeve dress with her hair tied back, and her two bridesmaids were just perfect in their tight off-shoulder dresses and stunning heels. The seconds moment was when we saw their wedding cake. It was perhaps one...
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Our excitement for Julia and Troy’s wedding began the night before their special day as their tables were set at their wedding reception venue. Their centrepieces, cozy pine cones and pine needles nestled against rustic black lanterns, transformed the Chalet into a romantic woodland haven. As we placed the name cards of every single guest...
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Eleanor & Matt’s wedding was certainly one of the big party weddings at The Wattle Park Chalet in recent times. The couple opted for a big cocktail style party, as opposed to a normal seated wedding. The room was dressed in beautiful white fabric that was suspended between the mezzanine balconies with fairy lights woven...
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Having a Wedding is one of the most beautiful moments in your life. The magical Wattle Park Chalet has been hosting wonderful wedding receptions since 1928. It is one of the oldest and longest running wedding reception venues in Melbourne. When you have your wedding at the Wattle Park Chalet, it is exclusively yours for the...
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Built in 1928 by master craftsmen using materials salvaged from historic public buildings, the Wattle Park Chalet is listed on both the Heritage Victoria and National Trust Registers. The Wattle Park Chalet is one of the finest wedding reception venues that offer the best wedding experiences in Melbourne, with great value and simple choices.