Locations identified
Council’s event guidelines identify Veale Gardens, Palmer Gardens and Brougham Gardens as wedding locations.
KISS · Adelaide & South Australia
Adelaide council wedding guide
Explore Park Lands ceremony ideas, then confirm the current booking options with the City of Adelaide.
Wedding & location gallery 6 photographs
Photograph locations and credits appear in the gallery.
What we know so far
Current arrangements
The available guidelines are dated 2022. Confirm current site availability, permitted ceremony areas, prices and conditions directly with Council.
Based on the sources linked below. Confirm current arrangements for your date with the council or venue.
Explore the Adelaide area
Council boundaries are shown for orientation. Confirm the council, venue or site manager and approved ceremony position for your exact address. Town pins are not wedding-site or access markers.
Map details & source
SA Government boundary data · CC BY 3.0 AU. Simplified and styled by KISS; retrieved 13 September 2026. Town positions: Location SA Street Map town layer. This is a location guide, not a navigation or legal boundary survey.
Choose how to contact the council
Organise it yourself, or ask KISS to help with your location enquiry.
Organise it yourself
Contact the council directly
No KISS assistance fee
Ask the council about your preferred location, availability and booking requirements. Manage the enquiry and application directly with their bookings team.
Contact the councilOptional help from KISS
KISS council assistance
$99 total
- One location enquiry
- Reply tracking, with KISS checking replies
- Up to two follow-ups
- Help finding another location if the council declines
We’ll confirm the scope with you before you pay.
Request KISS assistance — $99One KISS invoice, clearly itemised. When you book a wedding package with KISS and choose council assistance, your invoice includes your wedding package, the $99 council administration fee and the council’s confirmed location or permit fees at cost. This payment arrangement is subject to the council allowing KISS to pay on your behalf. You pay KISS first, then we pay the council.
Any bond is separate. We ask the council to invoice you directly for any required bond, or confirm its direct-payment process with you. You pay the bond directly to the council.
What if the council cannot approve our booking?
If the council declines your location booking, KISS will refund any council-fee money we still hold and help you find another location. The $99 administration fee is retained for the enquiry work and help finding an alternative.
For fees already paid to the council, we will check its refund terms and pass on any refund received. We will confirm any different location costs with you before proceeding. This does not affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law.
Applications, approval and your responsibilities
You remain the applicant or hirer where required and complete any forms, declarations or signatures the council needs from you. You are responsible for meeting the council’s conditions for your booking, including setup, pack-down, clean-up and use of the space.
The $99 covers enquiry assistance. It does not guarantee availability, council approval or exclusive use of a public space. Your location booking is confirmed only when the council provides written approval.
What to prepare for your enquiry
Book your location
Choose the place
Contact the council or venue’s bookings team with your preferred date, time, guest numbers and ceremony plans. Include your exact location, arrival and pack-down times.
Confirm the details
Ask for the current application, fees, hire conditions and written approval. Check who handles each part of the booking.
Bring KISS into the plan
Choose celebrant, photography and styling services. Your written quote confirms what KISS arranges and any separate venue or permit costs.
A few details to check
Access, facilities & guests
Check the route from parking to the ceremony, steps and ground surfaces, accessible toilets and opening hours. Share any mobility needs before choosing the site. Ask about pets if you want to bring yours.
Weather, equipment & shared spaces
Confirm a weather alternative, guest capacity, chairs, signing table, arch, music and supplier access. Ask whether the area stays open to other visitors during your ceremony.
Fees, bonds & cancellation
Request a written quote and application deadline. Check the named hirer, any bond, key collection, cleaning, cancellation and relocation arrangements.
A starting email for Council
Replace the bracketed details and send this to the council or venue contact. Include a marked map or site photograph if it helps identify the spot.
Dear City of Adelaide,
We are considering a small wedding at [exact location] on [date], with [total people including suppliers]. We would need the site from [setup time] until [pack-down time].
Our proposed setup is [chairs, signing table, arch, music and other equipment]. Please confirm who manages bookings, whether this location can accommodate our plans, the current application and deadline, fees and bond, public access arrangements, accessible facilities and a weather alternative.
Please also let us know about any current site works or conditions that could affect the booking.
Thank you,
[names and contact details]
Sources & current information
Guide prepared 11 September 2026. Public-source research; Council has not reviewed or endorsed this guide.
City of Adelaide event guidelines (2022; current details to confirm)City of Adelaide — official website
Your next step
Tell us about your day.
Share your date, guest numbers and the places you have in mind. Deb will help you work out the next step.
Enquire with KISS
Please include your chosen location or package in your message.