Jack Rabbit
Venue Details
Planning Snapshot
Why this venue works beautifully
Jack Rabbit Vineyard is on an elevated position on the Bellarine Peninsula, around 90 minutes from Melbourne, with views across Port Phillip Bay toward the You Yangs and the Melbourne skyline. The property runs two venues: Jack Rabbit Vineyard Restaurant with French Provincial, contemporary design, and the House of Jack Rabbit, a more industrial-chic contemporary space. Combined capacity runs 120-175 seated or 200+ cocktail.
What couples are paying for is the view. The elevated position puts the bay, the You Yangs, and the Melbourne skyline all in the same frame, which no other Bellarine winery can assemble cleanly. Interior-focused coverage misses what the venue delivers; the whole schedule should be planned around keeping the bay visible, which means timing the reception layout and portrait walk so the western light across the water happens while the couple are free to shoot. The two venue buildings give a visual pivot between formal French Provincial dining and the more relaxed industrial-chic format.
How we’d photograph it
Jack Rabbit sits on the Bellarine Peninsula with views across Port Phillip Bay, the You Yangs, and the Melbourne skyline. The bay is the gallery; any coverage that doesn’t use the water in the first three frames is missing the venue’s primary asset.
Two venue buildings run the operation: the Restaurant (French Provincial, contemporary) and House of Jack Rabbit (industrial-chic). Pick one for the main reception; cross-cutting between both flattens the day’s visual narrative.
The expansive deck carries the strongest bay views. Schedule portraits for the last 90 minutes of sun when the western light crosses the water; mid-day sun blows out the bay exposure.
Capacity runs 120-175 seated or 200+ cocktail. Bigger guest counts fill the venues cleanly; below 80 the rooms start to look thin against their own scale.
Ceremony setup
Best light of the day
Reception atmosphere
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.
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.