Tanilba House

Historic Tanilba House (1831) is the oldest original home in Port Stephens and is a stunningly beautiful location for a truly incredible wedding!

Tanilba is state heritage listed and convict built from locally quarried stone. With impressive grand proportions, the house overlooks the bay and is surrounded by 3 acres of glorious romantic gardens.

If you are looking for a truly unique and extraordinary wedding venue in a stunningly beautiful house and location, with an unparalleled choice of rustic locations for your ceremony, reception and photography all in one place, then Tanilba House is the venue for you.

Some of the unique elements that set Tanilba apart are:

. Broad romantic colonial balconies,

. A large all weather conservatory with chandeliers and fairy lights,

. A 30m stone arbour covered in vines, flowers and fairy lights

. A staggering grand fig tree cathedral made from the boughs of two 160 year old fig trees, and

. A stone "Temple"

. Waterfront photography options are a mere 100m away with many parts of the property enjoying sweeping water views

. A broad selection of stunning and perpetually flowering garden areas featuring extensive garden lighting and thousands of fairy lights.

. All areas enjoy the sound of birdsong most times of the day.

There are a range of packages available to suit your wedding vision, or you can simply hire the venue and customise your own wedding dream.

Tanilba House is fully licenced or you can BYO drinks.

All weddings include complimentary use of rustic tables and white chairs, wooden benches, venue signage, brides dressing room, vintage props eg wine barrels, cable reels and old farm equipment plus a choice of two bars. A choice of white or metal wedding arbours, signing and gift tables plus an assortment of garden seating is also included for all our weddings.

The Tanilba House team prides itself on great service, flexibility and value and we love making couples wedding dreams a reality.