Exclusive estate: Our private estate is exclusively yours for your entire wedding experience - no other weddings, no other couples, no other tours. Just you, your loved ones, and the magic of your wedding.
Flexible catering and drinks options: Your choice of catering means you can have anything from Italian, to asian banquet, to American BBQ; no disappointing or overpaying for food or drink packages.
Packages are designed to be inclusive: we do the heavy lifting for you. We do not have a million add ons or surprise pricing, everything is clear up-front.
Relaxed luxury Over Days: Book stunning accommodation to stretch your special moment into a super fun, multi-day wedding experience. No rushed bump in and out, no hurry, no stress. Wedding packages even include a full 10 hour day, so you will not run out of time.
All-in-One elegance: Getting ready, pre- ceremony functions, ceremony, canapes right through to end of receptions, or even recovery days; all in the one place. No travel hassles- we can hold everything onsite.
Welcome to all you love: Kalinya is suitable for guests of any age, ethnicity or sexuality. We thoughtfully cater for elderly right through to little kids; ask about our accessibility options.
Entertainment for all: From the Golf Simulator, squash court, pickleball, theatre right through to the sports and piano bar, we've got a wealth of sporting and entertainment facilities that cater to everyone and make every event super fun.
Picturesque versatility: Our award-winning gardens and heritage buildings offer beautiful ceremony options and flexible spaces - Means you don't have to spend a fortune on styling and even wet weather options are covered.
Family owned and run: Kalinya is designed by owner Mandy, Clinical Psychologist. Kalinya has been set up to be entirely unique, to make amazing memories with the people you love... while aiming to make your time fun and stress free.
Yes!! At Kalinya you are able to plan your own style of catering. Kalinya Estate has contacts for some of the most esteemed chefs and caterers around! We have a fully equipped commercial satellite kitchen and bar for the caterer of your choice to use. Ask for a copy of our Preferred Suppliers list which will direct you to amazing service providers for everything you’ll need for your big day! Our weddings are all super different... so one wedding will have vegetarian, the next asian banquet, the next American BBQ, the next Kosher... or even get a gelato cart or woodfired pizza to go with it. No one ever goes home hungry and you can serve the style of food that suits you, your family and friends.
Yes... Kalinya Estate does not supply alcohol; we are a BYO venue, so you can choose the drinks service you would like for your function. Your chef or bar service will provide RSA qualified staff for the entire period of event. You are not locked into a drinks package at Kalinya Estate; so can choose alcohol free, cocktails, boutique beer and even special local wines for service.
At Kalinya, we have styled the buildings and gardens beautifully so they are the perfect backdrop for your event. You will not need to put a lot into decorating... just some table styling of choice. Kalinya Estate does not provide specific event styling services. You are free to decorate and style the space additionally as you wish.
Yes, we can offer holding other traditional ceremonies onsite at the Estate. We have previously held many traditional ceremonies, and love to respect and cater to family traditions. Please get in touch to see what we can offer.
Yes, there will be a Venue Manager on the day to ensure the safe and smooth progression of your event and to manage the venue facilities. The Venue Manager is not there to assist with the overall coordination or styling of the wedding, but will be a point of
You can organise a Welcome Dinner the night before and/ or a Recovery Event post wedding function... super fun!! Please see our Pre-Wedding Dinner Event package and Recovery Events Packages for details about what is possible.
Yes please, we love dogs.... they can be brought onsite for the wedding ceremony, garden party and photography.
No, we can do one day weddings on Sundays or weekdays.
Weekends we are usually 2 nights minimum... just because it is more fun, and it is what we like to offer couples!!!
Kalinya sleeps up to 42 guests... but you do not have to book all of the accommodation. You just book what you want to use and the rest stays empty. We only take one booking and you are not forced to book all of the spaces.
All day wedding guests not lodging at Kalinya Estate, must have left the property by 11:30pm on a weekend night (Friday/Saturday). We require the last serving of beverages at 10.30pm and music to finish by 11pm. In the event of a weekday wedding celebration (Sunday to Thursday), each aspect is to be executed one hour earlier than the times listed for a weekend night.
Only guests booked into the accommodation can continue celebrations inside the Homestead, Lodge and Barn after curfew hours, so long as no noise can be heard outside of the accommodation after 11pm.