Weddings at Spicers Tower Lodge

Say ‘I do’ with the iconic Tower Lodge as your backdrop

Located in the absolute heart of the Hunter Valley, there is no better place to celebrate the most unforgettable day of your life. With memorable locations peppered throughout our beautiful Retreat, the setting for your ceremony is guaranteed to be unique and picturesque.

Tower Lodge is perfect for intimate weddings, whether that’s a small ceremony with family and friends or a private elopement with just you and your partner. We can tailor a bespoke package to match your vision.

To complement the incredible setting, our Chefs are renowned for their imagination and culinary expertise. Our food philosophy at Restaurant Sebastian has been inspired by the techniques and flavours of Basque cuisine. Each dish heroes the outstanding quality of produce that the Hunter Valley is renowned for. Our team has created an experience to mirror the Basque’s intrinsic connection to food and wine, and the memories created when these moments are shared together.

We would be delighted to host your wedding in a personalised and intimate environment for just you and your guests.

Warm regards Patrick Rodgers General Manager Spicers Tower Lodge

Tower Lodge is the perfect place for an intimate ceremony. Depending on the size of your wedding, choose between picturesque ceremony locations spread throughout our grounds. Whether beside the water feature in the hacienda style central courtyard or in our vineyard with scenic views of the rolling Hunter Valley hills as the backdrop, there is a ceremony space to suit your vision.

Ceremonies are available for up to 80 guests.

RECEPTION

Tower Lodge’s onsite restaurant, Sebastian, is the perfect location for you and your guests to celebrate your nuptials. Inspired by the techniques and characteristics of the Basque region, Sebastian celebrates the deep traditions, cosmopolitan flair and individual spirit of one of the world’s most magical food destinations. Famous for its endless pintxos bars and world leading Michelin star restaurants, the Basque delights with its unique cuisine, from bite-size delicacies to fresh seafood to avantgarde cuisine.

The magnificent restaurant space, with soaring high ceilings and warm terracotta tiles, offers space for seated dining for up to 50 people or a cocktail-style reception for up to 80 people.

Your reception space will be prepared as per your request and includes:

• Long tables

• Linen

• Glassware and tableware

• Setup of any Spicers equipment as per our Spicers equipment guide

EXCLUSIVE-USE WEDDINGS

Celebrate your wedding with your nearest and dearest in intimate luxury at Tower Lodge. Book 8 suites or more to have the place to yourself.

PRICING

Mid-week weddings: 1 night minimum, $35,000 minimum spend

Weekend weddings: 2 night minimum, $65,000 minimum spend

ELOPEMENTS

Our beautiful surrounds make for the ultimate intimate wedding experience. Celebrate love with your closest friends and family at Tower Lodge.

Elopements are available for 1 to 7 rooms and up to 14 guests.

SAMPLE MENUS

PINTXOS

$25pp for 30 minutes of free flowing pintxos (choose 3)

$45pp for one hour of free flowing pintxos (choose 6)

BODA INTIMA - SAMPLE MENU

$130pp, three course set menu. Perfect for fewer than 30 guests.

Includes snacks, mains and desserts. (oysters +$25 pp).

SNACK (select from)

Kingfish collars, kelp glaze, watercress

Rockmelon slice and Iberico ham (aged 36 months)

Lamb belly fritters, herbs, sauce paloise

MAIN (select from)

Market fish, orange and saffron sauce, preserved barnacle seaweed

Red Gate duck breast, almost burnt soy sauce, pickled rhubarb

Berkshire pork shoulder, malted grains, pork crackling

DESSERT (select from)

Wattle flower miso ice cream, burnt honey, milk textures

Mango and tonka bean goxua, macadamias, kefir lime

Smoked milk ice cream, lemon curd, chewy citrus, tartelettes

FESTIVAL DE BODA - SAMPLE MENU

A wedding feast for $150pp.

House made glass bread and Spanish charcuterie selection

TWO MAINS (alternate drop) select three from:

Coral trout, carrot textures, puffed buckwheat, shichimi togarashi

Txuleta 1886 beef, roasted piquillo peppers, smoked potatoes, wild greens

Vine smoked lamb loin, butter poached turnips, samphire, lamb-apple crumble

THREE SIDES

Kipfler potatoes, butter whey sauce, chives

Charred cucumber, fermented seed dressing, tapioca

Creamy barley, toasted oats, sunflower seeds

TWO DESSERTS (alternate drop) select two from:

Wattle flower miso ice cream, burnt honey, milk textures

Mango and Tonka bean goxua, macadamias, kefir lime

Smoked milk ice cream, lemon curd, chewy citrus, tartelettes

Cheese service to finish

LA INDULGENCIA - SAMPLE MENU

Five course Chef’s tasting menu for $175pp Amuse bouche Bread, charcuterie, olives.

SNACK (select from)

Abrolhos scallops, edamame, rhubarb tigers milk, rosella flowers

Fried artichokes, bellota Iberico ham, yuzu, hazelnut emulsion

Fire roasted zucchini flowers, Marcona almonds, marianito sauce

STARTER (select from)

Grilled asparagus, fresh cheese, bottarga, cured egg yolk

Fire roasted sardines in ajo blanco sauce, Ajo Blanco, cherries

Foie Etxenike, truffled butter and quince terrine, garnacha jelly

ENTREE (select from)

Spanner crab salad, pickled kohlrabi, sea lettuce, Gloria’s garden leaves

Skull Island prawn tartare, cured pork jowl, loligo squid consommé Redgate Cornish game hen, daikon radish, mustard leaves, spring morels

MAIN (select from)

Coral trout, carrot textures, puffed buckwheat, shichimi togarashi

Txuleta 1886 beef, roasted piquillo peppers, smoked potatoes, wild greens

Vine smoked lamb loin, butter poached turnips, samphire, lamb-apple crumble

DESSERT (select from)

Wattle flower miso ice cream, burnt honey, milk textures

Mango and tonka bean goxua, macadamias, kefir lime

Smoked milk ice cream, lemon curd, chewy citrus, tartelettes

Petit Fours

Cheese service to finish

TOWER BEVERAGE PACKAGE

Five hour beverage package for $195pp.

Includes Champagne, and your choice of two white, one rose, one red and two dessert wines. Soft drinks, non-alcoholic drinks, beer and cider also included.

CHAMPAGNE

NV Taittinger Cuvée Prestige

WHITE WINE

2019 Angel R. Martinsancho, Verdejo | Rueda, SPA

2020 Zuazo Gaston Blanco Viura | Rioja, SPA

2022 Thomas ‘Two of a Kind’ Semillon and SB | Hunter Valley, NSW

2016 Tyrrell’s Stevens Single Vineyard, Semillon | Hunter Valley, NSW

2021 Silkman Estate, Chardonnay | Hunter Valley, NSW

ROSE

2020 Karman Claret, Grenache and Viura | Rioja, SPA

RED WINE

2021 Frogmore Creek, Pinot Noir | Coal River, TAS

2017 Glandore ‘TPR’, Tempranillo | Hunter Valley, NSW

2019 Margan, Tempranillo, Graciano and Shiraz | Hunter Valley, NSW

2020 Brokenwood, Shiraz | Hunter Valley, NSW

2017 Tower Estate, Shiraz | Hunter Valley, NSW

DESSERT WINES

NV Romate Cardenal Cisneros, Pedro Ximénez | Jerez, SPA

2017 Brokenwood Sticky Wicket, Semillon | Hunter Valley, NSW

BEERS AND CIDER

Estrella Galicia Especial, SPA

Coopers Light | Regency Park, SA

Hope Ale Pale Ale | Hunter Valley, NSW

Tower Apple cider | Hunter Valley, NSW

SOMETHING EXTRA

BEVERAGES ON CONSUMPTION

If you wish to remove the beverage package, we can offer your beverages charged on consumption. A selection is available from our current wine list as well as the beverage package wines. Beverages will be charged per bottle opened to a limit set by the bride and groom.

TAILORED BEVERAGE MENU

Meet with our onsite sommelier to curate your personalized beverage menu, selecting your favourite blends and brews to enjoy on the night of your wedding.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Spicers Tower Lodge offers a maximum of seven hours of beverage service, with all beverage service ceasing by 11pm. Guests not staying onsite are required to depart by 11:30pm. All beverages listed in the packages are subject to change and based on availability. Our tailored beverage menu includes a selection of wines, beer and spirits of your choice, within the beverage allocation. At the conclusion of your beverage allocation, Spicers Tower Lodge will offer house beverage selections of similar blends and regions which will be charged on consumption.

ACCOMMODATION

Each suite at Tower Lodge is unique and tells its own story. The spacious 14 guest suites are an exotic adventure in classical Spanish regional aesthetics, with soaring ceilings, textured flooring, elegant lighting and thought-provoking artwork. Several suites also feature a private fireplace, while some suites boast a hot tub., plus a separate living room and bedroom. Modern, sumptuous bathrooms feature marble bench tops, tiled walls and giant bathtubs, providing the guests with the ultimate sanctuary.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES

Turn your wedding into an immersive experience featuring everything that Tower Lodge has to offer. Guests can indulge in a wide range of experiences, including archery, bike riding, reading by the fireplace in the stunning library or lazing idly by the pool. Speak to the Tower Lodge team about adding an experience to your wedding itinerary.

FLAMENCO DANCE CLASS

Embrace the Spanish flair of Tower Lodge and try your hand at this traditional style of dance. Bring fun and creativity to your wedding experience by taking a lesson during your stay with us.

A one hour class for two costs $600, and an additional $230pp for more guests.

IN-SUITE MASSAGE

Wind down before your wedding, or enjoy a moment of peace following the festivities. Our team can organise an in-suite massage during your stay.

Prices available on enquiry.

DAILY MASTERCLASS

Each day between 3:30-4:15 pm our team will host a masterclass, highlighting the very best local produce and beverages that the Hunter Valley has to offer. Our team will create a casual, informative and authentic experience for all to enjoy.

Daily masterclasses are included as part of your stay.

Photography from Holly Izzard Floristry

For further information on holding your wedding at Spicers Tower Lodge or to arrange a personalised tour of the property please contact:

1300 240 075 | frontoffice.towerlodge@spicersretreats.com

6 Halls Road, Pokolbin, NSW Australia spicersretreats.com