If you’re considering Tasmania for your wedding there’s a strong chance you’re hoping to make the most of its infamous qualities – food, wine, scenery – at least in a small way as part of your wedding celebration. Am I right?

Tasmania is sought after for it’s beautiful untouched nature, and natural light that varies distinctively between Summer to Spring – with golden sunshine and long warm afternoons, to moody cool stormy days. The raw, untamed nature of sprawling landscapes and rugged coastlines bring about truly wondrous settings that are pure magic in your wedding photo collection. So, while there’s nothing completely new about a marquee wedding, Tasmania offers an idyllic location to consider one!

 

You can’t dispute the elegance of a classic white geometric marquee, but how about considering a Bedouin stretch tent that pairs beautifully with Tasmanian landscapes? They’re perfect for outdoor celebrations that are styled with bohemian luxury, rustic rawness, or elegant country themes at their core.

They always achieve a feeling of natural comfort and warmth, and practicality wise are designed to offer warmth when it’s cool, and cool when it’s hot (perfect for those rare but extreme Tassie days!).

These off-site, outdoor structures allow you to bring any style you dream of to any given location you can find, hence making farmland, beach sides, paddocks, backyards and vineyards all workable for hosting a quintessential Tasmanian wedding.

Many couples consider Tasmania as a destination wedding spot as they have a connection that brings them back – they lived here as a child, their families are based here, or they visited for a holiday and fell in love with the place. Regardless of your connection to the state, it is worth looking at wedding plans in Tasmania if you’re wanting something unconventional; something you can really make their own. Whether it be a highly styled soirée, or back to basics with a few well thought out personalised elements. The one thing our couples always hope for in planning an outdoor wedding, is that they offer their guests a setting that’s a world away and an outdoor wedding done well will always do this!

Image via Clint and Bethanie Photography

How do I find a place for my tent/marquee? 

The most common request for a tent or marquee weddings come from couples who have land or a venue that they can use; a family farm, paddock, or larger than average backyard somewhere in Tasmania. If this is you, that’s a great start to your planning. We’ve been fortunate enough to see some incredible properties that have views to die for, that would otherwise only be seen by crops or cows! The stretch tents are perfect for any natural surface; farm land, hillsides overlooking the ocean, or backyards, as they can be placed on undulating ground and tweaked to work around existing infrastructure.

Tasmania looks small but is still a good two-and-a-half hours between the main two cities of Launceston and Hobart. A great supplier can get you set up in-between! Some of the most remote spots offer the rarest and most unique opportunities for spectacular Tasmanian settings. So, keep this in mind if you’re great Aunt Julie has a paddock or two on offer somewhere you’ve never heard of.

HOT TIP: Be prepared to get a bit of additional infrastructure to make everything else come together!

While these options are ideal for those with a mate or family member that owns property, many Tasmanian venues have land available that marquees and tents can be placed on. Wedding venues have an idea of what marquee or tent space they have available on their property (if any), and if they do, will usually provide this in their wedding information, accompanied by a recommended list of suppliers they work with to bring infrastructure in.

While a tent or marquee is likely to come at an additional cost to any venue hire, if the venue doesn’t have a suitable indoor space that works for your vision, it’s always worth trying to negotiate logistics and a happy medium if both parties are open to it. As they say, there’s no harm in asking, and some Tasmanian wedding venues have exceptional function teams that love to help their clients do something out of the box to highlight their venues. Again, having a wedding stylist/coordinator that has a great working relationship with the venue can help here too!

Image via Melanie Kate Photography

One of Tasmania’s greatest features is accessibility. Amazing reception venues that are considered ‘out of the city’ are often in reality only 15-30 minutes away from CBD’s. This means that venues with large open spaces – fields, vineyards, paddocks, gardens – are often easy and relatively close to get to. Plans for transport, accommodation and travel are far easier to implement than you might think!

Happy planning!

Ms Zebra: If you’ve ever visited Tasmania, you can’t fault the wide open spaces and lush greenery that accompanies the view! Thanks Event Avenue for helping to forge the can-do attitude and make Tasmania a place for any outdoor wedding! 

Event Avenue is a Tasmanian-based wedding and event company who specialise in complete styling and design. Their in house capabilities encompass planning, florals, decor and furniture hire, AV and special effects. Event Avenue are known for bringing together their client’s ideas in a beautiful and original way and their versatility allows them to work with over 200 weddings and events every year.