Grampians / Ararat, Victoria

The Grampians rise straight out of the western plains — sandstone ridges, waterfalls and wildflowers, with Halls Gap at their centre and Ararat the town at their eastern door. Couples marry at Boroka and Reed lookouts, in vineyard settings across the Grampians wine region, and in Ararat’s own heritage buildings.

It is three hours from Melbourne and an hour from Ballarat, and it gives a wedding mountains, vines and open country within a few kilometres of each other.