Big Wedding, Big Venue
Abel Estate is designed for elegant, larger weddings, comfortably accommodating up to 100 guests across 2 hectares of landscaped grounds. The lakefront ceremony space, courtyard and pavilion work together as a seamless sequence, giving big groups room to move without feeling crowded.
Catering and bar service scale smoothly, and our planning support is essential for managing the extra timing, layout and service details that come with larger events. Your planner helps structure the day so everything feels intentional, efficient and beautifully presented. For couples wanting a refined celebration at scale, Abel Estate is purpose-built to deliver it.
Space By The Lake
There’s more than enough space for 100 guests in the rotunda ceremony area with views of the lake and stream.
Marquee For 100 Guests
You’ll have no need to worry should the skies open on your wedding day, with our marquee seating 100 guests comfortably.
Big Room, Great Views
The Winery Room feels spacious with its high vaulted ceilings. Windows on three sides provide panoramic views of the grounds.
Crucial Planning Help
The bigger the wedding, the harder to organise. That’s why couples find our professional planning services so valuable. Be in control without doing the hard yards.
Styling Done For You
There’ll be no need for you to decorate tables on the morning of your wedding. Our in-house stylist and venue florists can take care of the design and set-up.
Wedding Day Coordinator
Our “day-of” coordinator will ensure everything runs smoothly – no worries. Get all-important peace of mind with a service valued at $1,500, included free.
Guest capacity was perfect for the day ensuring a comfortable, warm, united feeling flow of guests whgo were able to mingle with each other. The location felt romantic and very us.
We are still in awe of how perfectly everything went on our wedding day! Words cannot express our gratitude and how marrying at Abel Estate was the perfect way to start our marriage.
Take Your First Step
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We found that the package deal was very attractive and removed a lot of the stress that we thought we would have to deal with throughout our planning journey.
We were looking for a countryside and vineyard type of spaces for our wedding. Abel estate is just the perfect place for it. Couldn’t complain about food. It was amazing.
Your Private Wedding Retreat
Just 12 minutes from Abel Estate along quiet country roads, Chapman House offers a peaceful haven for couples, families, or the bridal party to relax and prepare in comfort. With space for up to 10 guests, it’s ideal for shared breakfasts, quiet moments together, or simply taking in the views before and after your wedding day.
Bookings are made directly through the property’s website on a first-come basis, where you’ll always receive the best available rate — at least 10% lower than Airbnb, Booking.com and similar sites.
Located at 1010 Scenic Drive North, Swanson, Chapman House features a modern kitchen, stylish bedrooms and bathrooms, and generous living areas that flow onto a large deck overlooking the city and surrounding native bush — a serene setting to begin and end your wedding weekend.
The venue inside was beautiful, and the large open space meant it didn’t feel crowded and cramped. It looks very modern inside, and with the large windows overlooking the gardens.
We had the best day and surpassed our expectations. It can’t have been easy moving the tables for the Scottish dancing, but the guests raved about it and it was definitely a highlight.