East Gippsland Wedding Planner

58 EAST GIPPSLAND WEDDING PLANNER 2017 | www.eastgippslandweddingexpo.com.au Waterfront Retreat at Wattle Point boasts holiday accommodation and a conference centre and has become a popular venue for creating the ideal destination wedding. Its success is due to its appeal as a retreat that all wedding guests can enjoy to make it an entire weekend of celebration. The conference centre seats up to 100 while accommodation in holiday lodges sleeps up to 90 ranging from one to four bedrooms. With the wedding ceremony right on the shores of Lake Victoria and pre-dinner drinks on the pool deck, the atmosphere of being firmly by the water is transparent. The water backdrop provides a perfect setting for photographs and its not unusual for wildlife to feature in the frames. Debbie Leyshan is part of the management team and will assist you right through until you walk down the aisle. “We have had many different styles of weddings in the four years we have managed the retreat but one theme stands out, and that is that the guests, whether family or friends, have a memorable time both before the wedding and during the wedding,” Debbie said. “Many guests come from afar and enjoy the catch up time with family, spending quality time together using the retreat facilities including canoeing, swimming and the mineral spa.” Debbie says all the activity gives the photographer the opportunity to capture the whole wedding coming together, especially when the bride prepares at the retreat. The great thing about having the wedding at Wattle Point is nobody has far to walk to either the ceremony or reception. Debbie says it’s not unusual to have a family of kangaroos watching on as the vows take place on the foreshore. Guests normally enjoy the environment so much that they stay on an extra night to relax and unwind. Better still, book the entire retreat for a truly personal experience. The weekend gives you extra time to catch up with family, old and new friends and allows them to enjoy the use of all retreat facilities. RETREAT TO THE WATERFRONT