Whatever the season the garden provides an elegant stage for taking your vows with a variety of formal and informal backdrops for the photographs that will record the great day.
If you have always dreamed of exchanging your wedding vows in a picturesque heritage garden, with a weathered brick and sandstone mansion in the background, your dream could come true. Nestled on a hill overlooking historic Berrima, Harper’s Mansion, built around 1835, can cater for small to medium-size (maximum 100) garden wedding ceremonies. The garden offers privacy and space for your guests to wander and enjoy the seasonal displays and the largest maze in the state is a wonderful attraction for younger guests. The garden and house exterior offer picturesque photographic settings to record your memorable day.
Harper’s Mansion maze
Children’s parties are available at the maze, and other bookings for functions are also welcome. The unique maze and expansive strolling gardens at Harper’s Mansion make the site an increasingly popular location for commercial and artistic photography and film making. Of recent Harper’s has been hired for short films, commercial advertising segments and fashion shoots.
| Venue Option | Fee* | Inclusions |
|---|---|---|
| Weddings: Garden wedding ceremony. Maximum 60 guests | $1500 plus GST | One small white gazebo Small circular signing table and white tablecloth, vase and simple flower arrangement Two white plastic chairs Two serving trestle tables (upon request) Hire of additional chairs and marquees to be arranged by the client Wedding Day photography Note: on weekends the house, maze and garden is also open to the public. |
| Functions in the garden and maze: Engagement, birthday and children’s parties, workshops, group picnics. Groups of more than 20 adults. | Fixed charge for the group: $500 plus GST | Adult and Concession Entry Fee to the property Accompanying children are included at no additional charge Use of Mary Harper’s Tearoom and up to 20 sets of crockery and glassware. |
| Functions in the garden and maze: Engagement, birthday and children’s parties, workshops, group picnics. Groups of less than 20 adults. | Per person charge, facilities additional charge: House and Garden Adult Entry Fee: $15 Concession: $12 Accompanying Children: $12pp Use of Mary Harper’s Tearoom and up to 20 sets of crockery and glassware: $60 plus GST | |
| Filming and photography in the Garden and Maze. | Commercial film and video: $1,500 full day; $750 half day, plus GST Commercial still photography: $1,000 full day; $500 half day, plus GST Wedding photography: $350 plus GST Minimum change: $350 plus GST | Hire charge is negotiable for non-commercial shoots (e.g. school projects) Use of Mary Harper’s Tearoom for self-catering and costume changes Harper’s House closed |
National Trust members receive 10% off booking fee.
