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At The Heads

A waterfront Barwon Heads wedding venue with panoramic views, restaurant character, and a relaxed Bellarine atmosphere.
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Venue Details

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03 5254 1277
functions@attheheads.com.au
https://attheheads.com.au/weddingsattheheads
1A Jetty Road, Barwon Heads VIC 3227

Planning Snapshot

Barwon Heads
Up to 150 guests across the full venue; the Mulloway Room takes 30 seated or 40 cocktail for smaller wedding parties. Mid-sized counts move between the rooms and the deck without the spaces feeling stretched.
Clifftop ceremony sites facing the Port Phillip Heads entrance, with the lighthouse, the channel, and the open ocean in the background. Exposed to weather; a genuine wet-weather plan is essential, not optional. The drama of the headland setting is what makes the ceremony worth the exposure.
The hour before sunset over the heads. The beach below works for the last 45 minutes of light; before that, coastal wind makes static-pose work easier inside or in the lee of the building.

Why this venue works beautifully

At The Heads sits on the Bellarine coast at Barwon Heads, an hour and a half south-west of Melbourne, with the river mouth and the Bass Strait beach below the venue. The building works as a beachside restaurant and event space; the Mulloway Room takes 30 seated or 40 cocktail for smaller weddings, and the wider venue holds up to 150 guests for full-scale events.The Bellarine coast is the asset here. Barwon Heads has the river mouth, the surf beach, and the headland walk all within a short distance of the venue, which gives the day a coastal-town texture that inland venues can't replicate. Smaller wedding parties suit the Mulloway Room; mid-sized counts stretch into the main restaurant. Couples set on the Bellarine coast and willing to plan around variable beach weather get the strongest version of the day.

How we’d photograph it

At The Heads sits on the Barwon Heads coast looking out toward the river mouth and Bass Strait. The water is the gallery; build the first three frames around it and the rest of the day reads as coastal, not generic-restaurant.

The beach below the venue is a short walk away and holds the strongest portrait conditions in the late-afternoon hour. Coastal wind moves dresses and hair, so plan a couple of static frames in the shelter of the venue building before walking down.

The Mulloway Room reads as intimate (30 seated, 40 cocktail) and works for smaller wedding parties; the wider venue absorbs up to 150 guests when the count grows. Match the room choice to the count or one will fight the other.

Sunset over the heads is the single composition this venue gives you cleanly. Hold formals back to the last 45 minutes of light; the room interiors carry the reception coverage on their own once the sun drops.

Ceremony setup

Clifftop ceremony sites facing the Port Phillip Heads entrance, with the lighthouse, the channel, and the open ocean in the background. Exposed to weather; a genuine wet-weather plan is essential, not optional. The drama of the headland setting is what makes the ceremony worth the exposure.

Best light of the day

The hour before sunset over the heads. The beach below works for the last 45 minutes of light; before that, coastal wind makes static-pose work easier inside or in the lee of the building.

Reception atmosphere

Coastal clifftop reception with ocean and bay views as the dominant atmosphere. The venue is physically exposed; wind, weather, and the sound of the ocean are always present. Styling that works with the natural drama reads better than formal ballroom elements that fight the setting.
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Weddings we’ve photographed here

Real weddings at this venue reveal more than any venue description ever could — the light, pacing, and emotional texture of the day.

We haven’t published a full wedding story for this venue yet.

Planning your wedding here?

If you’re getting married at this venue, we’d love to help shape the visual story with a calm, cinematic, and genuinely personal approach.

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