Outdoor wedding ceremony at Goolawah Bush & Beach Retreat in Crescent Head, with guests seated on the lawn and the pavilion behind.
VENUE GUIDE · CRESCENT HEAD, NSW · UPDATED AUGUST 2026

Goolawah Bush & Beach Retreat Wedding Venue Guide

A photographer’s honest guide to the setting, spaces, light and wedding-day experience.


Written and photographed by David Cadden

Goolawah Bush & Beach Retreat is a relaxed wedding venue near Crescent Head on the Mid North Coast of NSW, bringing the ceremony, reception and onsite accommodation together in one private bushland setting.
Between the open lawn, timber pavilion and surrounding bushland, weddings here photograph with plenty of variety while still keeping that laid-back Goolawah feel.