THE ESTATE BY SEASON
Where your love story begins.
A wedding date is also a weather forecast.
For over 160 years, Gabbinbar has been a space for gathering and celebrating. It was once the summer residence for the Governors of Queensland — a refuge from the heat of the Brisbane summers, and a peaceful getaway to spend time with family and friends.
Rooted in over 160 years of celebration and connection, Gabbinbar continues its legacy of elegance and joy. Heritage-enriched architecture, this Byron Bay wedding venue is where you’ll find an elegant, timeless space for the beginning of the rest of your lives.
A wedding date is also a weather forecast. A quality of light. A temperature at four in the afternoon.
At Gabbinbar, every season delivers something different. Pick a date and you've picked a season. Pick a season and you've picked a quality of light, a morning temperature, a particular version of thirteen acres that no other time of year will give you.
Gabbinbar has been holding weddings for 160 years. The heritage listing says something about the estate. So do the awards. But what neither quite captures is how differently it feels to marry here in February versus June — same ancient trees, same manicured lawns, same homestead that has stood since before any of this was planned. Just a different version of the same beautiful place.
CHOOSE YOUR SEASON
SUMMER · 18–30°C Long light, warm afternoons, and the gardens at their most abundant. Summer at Gabbinbar is generous — with colour, with space, with the kind of evening that doesn't want to end. → Summer Weddings at Gabbinbar
AUTUMN · 12–26°C Cooler air and a quieter light. The estate takes on warmth in autumn that has nothing to do with temperature — it's in the colour of the grounds, the feel of the afternoon, the way the day settles. → Autumn Weddings at Gabbinbar
WINTER · Clear skies · Mild afternoons to 19°C Crisp mornings, clear blue skies, and afternoons that rarely push past 20°C. Winter at Gabbinbar is the season most couples don't expect to love — and consistently do. → Winter Weddings at Gabbinbar
SPRING · 10–26°C The gardens return to themselves in spring. Blooms, warmth, and a particular energy that suits a day that feels like a beginning. → Spring Weddings at Gabbinbar
Whatever the season brings on the day, Gabbinbar's four ceremony locations — including a wet weather option — mean you're ready for it.
We invite you to book a private viewing of the grounds in person or virtually.
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