Wedding Places in the Atherton Tablelands

Wedding Places in the Atherton Tablelands

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Located about an hour southwest of Cairns, Queensland's Atherton Tablelands is part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Site. Their elevation in the Great Dividing Range means the Tablelands are far less humid than other Queensland regions.

According to the Atherton Tablelands Promotion Bureau, this region has a delightful climate, six national parks, Lakes District and plants and wildlife found nowhere else in the world. All of these make Atherton Tablelands an unmatched natural setting for your wedding.

The traditional elegance of a private estate, the simple charm of a small-town chapel ceremony, and the unspoiled rainforest of an outdoor adventure park are only three of the possibilities

Foxwell Park

A Foxwell Park wedding has all the privacy that you'd expect from a more than 100 year old estate set in a 60-acre park with its own lake and immaculate gardens. You'll have sweeping vistas of the Atherton Tablelands, with your Cordon Bleu reception meal prepared by Foxwell Park's outstanding team of chefs.

Spend your honeymoon relaxing in the private spa of your honeymoon suite or sharing some private moments on your balcony, with its golf course views. Turn yourselves over to Foxwell Park's attentive staff who will make sure that your wedding and honeymoon are everything you've dreamed.

Foxwell Park
PO Box 693
Malanda, 4885
(07) 4096-6183
http://www.foxwellpark.com.au

Yungaburra Wedding Chapel

Built more than a century ago and enlarged during World War II to accommodate troops stationed in the town, the non-denominational Yungaburra Wedding Chapel once served as a Methodist Church.

The simple wood frame chapel has kept all its charm. Arrive to the sound of its Swiss bell tolling. Step out of your horse and carriage, limousine classic car or conveyance of your choice to walk up its cobblestone path into the chapel, where your guests await in antique pews beneath the Tablelands sun streaming through brilliant stained-glass windows. A red carpet covers then the gleaming red gum aisle.

Following your ceremony, you and your new spouse can mingle with well-wishers on the chapel veranda where the chapel staff serve hors d'ouvres and drinks.

Yungaburra Village Chapel
33 Gillies Highway
Yungaburra QLD 4884
(07) 4095-3111
http://www.weddingchapelandmore.com/

Kangaventure Nature Park

Experience a wedding like no other in the rainforest setting of Kangaventure Nature Park. Your ceremony may be graced with the enchanting brilliant blue-and-black Ulysses butterflies common in the park. For the adventurous couple, Kangaventure offers weddings on horseback and receptions at the saloon overlooking the billabong, where guests can watch water dragons sunning on the banks.

Kangaventure Nature Park
Lot 44 Mt Haren Road
Kuranda QLD 4881
(07) 4093-7684
www.kangaventure.com.au

Article Written By Judy Wolfe

Judy Wolfe has owned her own writing business since 2006. She is a professional florist, holds a certificate in advanced floral design and had her Valentine's Day floral design published in "Super Floral Retailing." She spent her college summers tending her family's Santa Barbara avocado orchards. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in literature from California State Polytechnic Univeristy in Pomona.

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