Southern Highlands / Bowral, New South Wales

The Southern Highlands are Sydney’s country-estate wedding heartland — cool-climate gardens, hedged laneways and grand homesteads scattered between Bowral, Berrima and Burrawang. The region’s English-style seasons bring spring tulips, fiery autumn leaves and misty winter mornings that photograph beautifully.

Couples choose the Highlands for manicured estate lawns, sandstone chapels, barn receptions and boutique vineyards, all within easy reach of Sydney and Canberra. It’s a scene of long lunches, roaring fireplaces and black-tie dinners in the garden — refined country romance at its best.