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Weddings at Spicers Sangoma Retreat
Share your vows with guests amidst the panoramic Blue Mountains that cocoon the retreat, or next to the beautiful stone fireplace with Sydney city as your backdrop. With memorable locations peppered throughout the retreat, the location for your ‘I Do’s’ is just as unique as your day.
Our venues
Spicers Sangoma Retreat provides a unique and exclusive location, perfect for small intimate weddings either with a group of family and friends, or an elopement with just you and your partner.
Ceremony
Spicers Sangoma Retreat has a number of locations within the maintained grounds suitable for your ceremony with capacity for up to 30 guests in both indoor and outdoor settings. Choose to have your ceremony poolside on the lawn with views across the Blue Mountains, or within our lush Sangoma gardens with lyrebirds as your choir, or even beside the striking bluestone fireplace with Sydney as your backdrop. The dedicated Spicers team will set up an arbour, chairs and signing table, to ensure your vows are shared in the perfect setting.
Reception
Whether you wish to dine on our deck with panoramic views of Sydney and the Hawkesbury area or have a candlelit dinner in our intimate dining room, we can deliver a memorable dining experience with our variety of options. Our retreat features a main dining room, which is a beautifully appointed space with the ability to seat 30.
Our tailored wedding packages
Celebrate within a secluded retreat designed for privacy and intimacy.
Thoughtfully curated menus focus on fresh, seasonal ingredients.
Boutique suites provide a relaxing and restorative stay.
Personalised support ensures a calm and seamless wedding experience.
Package information
Spicers Sangoma Retreat offers a luxury elopement package, with private and intimate ceremony locations peppered throughout the retreat and chef-hatted dining at Amara.
Elopement package for two people:
• One night stay in the Luxury Bush Suite
• Lunch on arrival
• Sit down romantic 5-course tasting dinner with paired wines
• Standard beverages during your stay
• Full gourmet breakfast the following morning
• Ceremony set up
Add an extra element of luxury to your elopement by upgrading to our Chief Suite. Speak to our Events Coordinator for more info.
Pricing for this package is available upon enquiry.
Say ‘I Do’ in one of our memorable ceremony locations peppered throughout the retreat. Celebrate with your guests whilst enjoying a glass of bubbles and canapés. Once formalities are over you can dance the night away and enjoy our Chef Harvest Experience at Amara which includes a 5-course set menu and a 5 hour beverage package.
On your first day as newlyweds, our chefs will create a shared breakfast for yourself and your guests with espresso coffee and tea and a generous check-out time of 11 am.
Pricing for this package is available upon enquiry.
Everyone says their wedding day goes too quickly. That’s why we offer a two day wedding festival! Arrive at Spicers Sangoma Retreat and enjoy a shared lunch before relaxing by the pool and enjoying a cocktail with your guests. The chefs at Amara Restaurant will prepare a shared dinner, before you and your guests head to bed for a big day ahead.
On your wedding day get started with a banquet breakfast and espresso coffee or tea which can be enjoyed in your suite or up in the dining room. While the bridal party is getting ready, your guests can enjoy a bush walk around the property or relax by the pool. For your ceremony, we have dedicated staff at Spicers Sangoma Retreat to set up the chairs and signing table. Once you say ‘I Do’, celebrate with a glass of bubbles and canapés with your guests. Our chefs will prepare a Chefs Harvest Experience and after you can dance the night away as newlyweds.
The following morning we offer a generous check out of 11am and breakfast is included.
Pricing for this package is available upon enquiry.
The exclusivity fee is applicable for all wedding bookings. This entitles you to hold your ceremony and reception in one of Australia’s most luxurious and exclusive destinations with a professional and dedicated team to focus only on you and your guests. This fee enables you to utilise all areas of the retreat and surrounds for your wedding exclusively.
The fee also covers the set up of your ceremony chairs (either supplied or brought in by the wedding stylist), signing table, and reception table with place settings. Other personal items such as candles, decorations and flowers on the table are not included. Your exclusive use begins at 2pm on
your wedding day to 10am the following morning.
Pricing on request.
Food & Beverage Packages
Each day the team creates a meal based on the freshest and finest produce sourced from within a one-hour drive radius. The best of the region is always at hand, thanks to strong personal relationships with local producers. We change our menu daily based on what local vegetables we can get our hands on. Vegetables are the heroes of our dishes and they are complimented by the finest proteins that we can source.
At Amara Restaurant we pride ourselves on being as organic and sustainable as possible. Lunch and dinner are affectionately called the ‘Chefs Harvest Experience’.
We are honoured to have received a chef’s hat at the Good Food Guide 2023 Awards.
Below is an example of what you can experience at Amara Restaurant:
100 day aged sirloin steak – spiced tomato relish – brown butter
Zucchini – courgette emulsion – mint
Potato salad – lemon oil – dill
Spiced chickpeas – yoghurt – zucchini flowers
Sourdough – butter
Berry sorbet – fresh berries – lemon meringue – mint powder
Our chefs are happy to cater for specific dietary requirements. Please advise the retreat in advance.
Selection of 4 canapés served for one hour
5-course set menu
5 hour beverage package
UPGRADES
Beverage champagne upgrade
Beverage cocktail hour upgrade
Upgrade to a 7-course tasting menu
$275 per person
All beverage packages include one sparkling wine, two white wines, two red wines, soft drinks, juice, herbal tea and barista coffee. Spicers Sangoma Retreat offers a maximum of a six-hour beverage package, with all beverage service ceasing at 11:00 pm.
Pricing on request
