Eberly
Austin, Texas
A former print shop turned restaurant on South Lamar, built around the historic Cedar Tavern bar relocated from Greenwich Village.
Wedding Venues
Austin Wedding Venue Guides
Every venue has its own light, rhythm, architecture, and story. These are planning-focused guides — not a directory — built to help you imagine how your wedding day could actually unfold at each one, with real wedding stories linked where they exist.
Not a Directory
We're Not Curating Venues — We're Helping You Plan
This isn't a directory of every venue in Austin. For every venue listed here, we think through the same questions a couple actually has to answer: how the light moves through the day, where the strongest portrait locations are, how the ceremony flows into the reception, and what that means for building a realistic timeline.
Some of these venues we've photographed real weddings at, and you'll find those stories linked directly. Others we haven't worked at yet — for those, we've built an honest planning guide based on publicly available information, without pretending to have experience we don't have.
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Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church
West Lake Hills, Texas
An active Presbyterian congregation established in 1923, with roots tracing back to 1874 — a classic setting for a traditional church ceremony.
St. Mary Cathedral
Austin, Texas
A 19th-century Gothic Revival cathedral in the heart of downtown, serving as the mother church of the Diocese of Austin since 1948.
Charles Johnson House
Austin, Texas
A historic 1858 estate across from Lady Bird Lake, run by the American Legion, with centuries-old trees shading its grounds.
The Stephen F. Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel
Austin, Texas
A AAA Four-Diamond historic hotel on Congress Avenue, with a chandeliered ballroom and skyline-and-Capitol views from its terrace.
Four Seasons Hotel Austin
Austin, Texas
Set on Lady Bird Lake downtown, with an oak-framed outdoor lawn for ceremonies and a chandeliered ballroom for receptions.
Mattie's
Austin, Texas
A 1916 farmhouse turned restaurant, with a cypress-lined lawn and resident peacocks in South Austin.
Villa Antonia
Jonestown, Texas
An Italian-inspired villa on roughly 14 acres of Hill Country, with stone terraces and a chapel added over three decades.
Prospect House
Dripping Springs, Texas
A modern, architect-designed venue with expansive windows and clean lines set against Hill Country views.
Canyonwood Ridge
Dripping Springs, Texas
A ridgetop venue wrapped in oak trees, with both an outdoor ceremony site and an indoor chapel as a weather backup.
Camp Lucy
Dripping Springs, Texas
A roughly 280-acre Hill Country resort with several distinct venues, including an imported 1880s French Colonial chapel, plus on-site lodging.
Ma Maison
Dripping Springs, Texas
A French-inspired venue with several distinct ceremony spaces, including an indoor chapel, set against panoramic Hill Country views.
The Arlo
The Arlo
Austin, Texas
A purpose-built venue at the gateway to the Hill Country, with a bright, open floor plan and a modern, metropolitan aesthetic.
The Addison Grove
The Addison Grove
Austin, Texas
A rustic-modern barn among oak trees, with a pond on the property and a resident herd of Texas longhorns.
Barr Mansion
Barr Mansion
Austin, Texas
An 1898 Victorian mansion on seven acres, paired with a glass-walled reception hall and organic, farm-to-table catering.
The Allan House
The Allan House
Austin, Texas
An 1883 Victorian mansion in downtown Austin, with a courtyard shaded by century-old oaks.
The Grand Lady
The Grand Lady
Manor, Texas
An 1881 mansion built as a wedding gift, now a 20-acre estate with an on-site regenerative flower farm.
Chapel Dulcinea
Chapel Dulcinea
Austin, Texas
A fully open-air chapel along an old walking trail, exposed to the actual weather and light of the day.
The Preserve at Canyon Lake
The Preserve at Canyon Lake
Canyon Lake, Texas
A 170-acre wildlife preserve between Austin and San Antonio, with two spring-fed lakes and an indoor chapel as a weather backup.
Garey House
Georgetown, Texas
A Tuscan-style estate inside a 525-acre public park, with a lawn and terrace overlooking a pond and waterfall.
Texas Old Town
Kyle, Texas
A 55-acre Hill Country property with four distinct venues and century-old live oaks throughout.
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Stories From These Venues
As we photograph more celebrations across Austin and Central Texas, this section will continue to grow with real wedding stories.
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Recently Added Wedding Stories
This list updates as we photograph new weddings — the newest stories appear here first.
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Questions
Venue FAQ
How do we choose the right Austin wedding venue?
Start with your guest count, season, and the feel you're after — historic, modern, garden, or church. From there, think about light and layout: a venue with good natural light and an easy flow between getting-ready spaces, ceremony, and reception tends to make both the day and the photography feel less rushed.
Have you photographed at every venue listed here?
No, and we want to be upfront about that. Some venues on this page have a real Nydam wedding story linked; others are planning resources we've prepared for couples researching that venue, even though we haven't photographed there yet ourselves.
What if you have not photographed at our venue before?
That's completely fine. We'll review the venue's layout and lighting ahead of time, and a new venue doesn't change how we approach the day — it just means a bit more advance planning on our end.
Do you help build the photo timeline around the venue?
Yes. Once you have a venue and ceremony time, we help build a realistic timeline around that venue's layout and travel time, so portraits, family formals, and the reception all get the time they need.
What should we consider about light and portrait locations?
Every venue photographs differently depending on the time of day and the direction its windows or outdoor spaces face. Each venue page on this site includes notes on natural light, golden hour, and where portrait opportunities tend to work best.
Can venue pages be updated with real wedding stories later?
Yes. As we photograph more weddings across Austin and Central Texas, venue pages are updated with real stories and our own photographs, replacing the planning-resource placeholders.
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Planning a Wedding in Austin or the Hill Country?
Whether your venue is already reserved or you are still deciding where your story will unfold, we would love to help you think through the photography experience.