Affordable ($)
Up to 220
Bedrooms
Exclusive Use
Wedding Licence
Description
Description
Let the Pioneer Country crew take on the burden of managing the major components of your wedding. Which means you can focus on the fun stuff.
Our venue hire includes using the venue for two days, the day before for rehearsal and styling, and then seven hours of service on the event day (extensions available). Guests can retrieve the cars the day after the wedding at their convenience.
Our in-house wedding planner will help plan your wedding and prepare a run order down to the minute on your behalf. Our planner will work with you to design a menu that fits your taste and wallet, ensure that refreshments flow all evening, and either help you DIY style or recommend awesome professionals who will not let you down or break the bank.
Comfortable accommodating 220 guests and still have room for a large dance floor and mingling
Personal Message from the Manager
Name of Wedding Contact: Sarah
Hi,
I am the Pioneer Country in-house wedding curator and owner. I will be your main point of contact from the initial inspection tour, during the 3-hour planning meeting, and as many other meetings, calls and Teams meetings as it takes, I will help you do the rehearsal the day before, then your on-the-day wedding coordinator and until you dance out our front gates at the end of the night.
I look forward to finding out more about how you would like to personalise your wedding day.
Cheers
Sarah
Experience
Year Business Was Established
1892
No. of Weddings Hosted
More than 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
20
Overview of Pioneer Country
Wedding Venue Type
Barn / Farm
Wedding Venue Capacity
Dining Capacity
220
Reception Capacity
220
Wedding Ceremony & Reception
Sound System Available
Dancefloor Available
Wedding Licence
Church Within Walking Distance
Confetti Permitted
Fireworks Permitted
Wedding Venue Details
In-House Wedding Coordinator
On-Site Parking
Outdoor Reception Space
Marquee Permitted
Disabled Access
Exclusive Use
Ballroom
Landscaped Gardens
Open Flame Permitted
Water View
Pet Friendly
Wedding Catering
In-house Catering
Vegan Catering
Western / European
Alcohol Licence
In-House Wine List
Bar
Location & Contact Details for Pioneer Country
Location & Contact Details for Pioneer Country
Wedding Venue Address
Travel Notes
We are conveniently only a 10-minute drive from Coolangatta beachfront accommodation
Nearest Town
Tweed Heads
Nearest Motorway & Junction
M1, Kirkwood Rd exit at Tweed Heads South
Nearest Train Station
Varsity Lakes
Nearest Airport
Gold Coast Airport
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FAQs
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Describe the best wedding that happened at Pioneer Country?
It was a cost effective, do-it-yourself styling wedding held in deepest winter (or at least as deep as the Gold Coast get during winter) last year. The bride was truly creative and made velvet coats for her bridesmaids and big 3D golden stars and moons to hand from our rafters. Her arbour was made from twisted sticks and she played to warm autumnal colours in her florals, dress fabrics and table styling. This couple also proved a previous misconception I harboured. It turns out you can have everyone on the dance floor with a Spotify playlist if you invest the time to curate your own wedding playlist (they used my professional quality EV speakers to bang out their tunes). Garreth and Sam also managed to disprove traditional timelines and they pulled off their Hello May front cover wedding within a couple of months from booking.
What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?
You can "No"
"NO" to pressure from family and friends to have XYZ (whatever, read "traditional sit-down menu", "church", "20 bridesmaids", "kids", "no-kids" etc etc)
"NO" to overspending on ancillaries eg photobooth, favours
The day is about YOUR LOVE, you can express yourselves as you see fit and within your budget. I will be able to support your choices, act as a sounding board and help you deliver your dreams.
What’s your favourite personal touch you’ve seen at a wedding?
The bride and groom had been renovating a tiny home they were about to take on a lap around Australia. They dragged the Tiny Home to Pioneer Country and set it up as a display home so their family and friends could tour it during cocktail hour. It gave their guests an insight into the exciting adventure they were about to embark upon.
Describe Pioneer Country in 5 adjectives
Warm
Welcoming
Friendly
Full service
Streamlined
Where’s the best photo spot at Pioneer Country?
One Tree Hill At South Tweed with its 360 degree Hinterland and Ocean views
Have you had any celebrity guest or wedding at Pioneer Country?
Who cares about celebrities ? Our weddings are all about the couple and if they happen to be celebrities they tend to leave that part of their lives at the front gate.
What’s your favourite canapé?
Locally made hand-crafted cheese by Debra Allard, Cheese Loves You, from Upper Burringbah in the Tweed Valley.
What’s your favourite midnight treat?
Wedding cake with a cup of peppermint tea
What is Pioneer Country most unique feature?
Family owned since 1892
What part of your business are you most proud of?
The Planning Meeting and how the couples feel at its completion when they realise that I have just taken over the majority of the planning burden.
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