The Royal Perth Yacht Club is a great venue for a wedding reception and garden ceremony. The outlook across Matilda bay toward the city lights is breathtaking. The backdrop of yacht masts and the marina gives a nautical theme that typifies the Perth lifestyle.
The function room is large and couples always complement the service and food presented on the evening. The patrolled entry gate gives the occasion an air of exclusivity. The limiting aspect is that guests will need to leave their cars at the boat ramp car park next door which can become congested if Matilda bay Restaurant is also hosting two weddings, especially on a balmy summer’s evening if large numbers of Perth families are looking to enjoy an evening picnic along the Matilda Bay foreshore.
Wedding Limousine Access
The Royal Perth Yacht Club are happy for wedding limos to access the grounds to deliver the wedding party for a ceremony or reception. There is room for both classic wedding cars and Chrysler or Hummer stretch limos to enter the grounds and with a three point turn exit with ease.
The difficulty with the gated entrance is that it is not manned after dark (I’m not sure of the exact time the gate assistant leaves the gate). It means that it can be difficult to depart if you cannot find the gate keeper in a timely fashion and late night get-aways limos usually need to collect the bride and groom (and guests who booked chauffeur cars) outside the front gate which is quite a walk from the reception entrance at the end of the night. The frustration is it makes end of night communication between the chauffeur and the couple difficult as the drivers usually wait outside with the car late at night.
This is also an issue for guests trying to coordinate with taxis at the end of the evening because they need to wait outside to be there when the taxi arrives and it is quite a tiresome place to wait for thirty minutes or more late at night.
Royal Perth Yacht Club contact details
A Australia II Drive Crawley
T (08) 9389 1555
