If AA and I were to get married in our hometown in Adelaide, I think we’d seriously consider holding our wedding at the gorgeous Himeji Gardens. Can you imagine a more serene setting in which to exchange vows?

Entry to the garden is free, it’s centrally located in the city. Though I think you’d only be able to have a limited number of guests in the garden but you’d only want an intimate group in order to be able to enjoy such a subtley sensual garden.

You can view more of my photos from the Himeji Gardens here.

You can download a flyer about the gardens here. It states the garden is now available for weddings too.

I have since had a bit of a look around to see if there are some public Japanese gardens in Melbourne but haven’t been able to find anything of the Himeji’s equal. The closest I have found so far are the Japanese Gardens at the Melbourne Zoo. They are much smaller though and being a zoo, is a bit too noisy to be able to feature a true sensory experience with audible water features etc.. But it is set up to have weddings and functions by the gardens.

Here’s one couple that went all out with their Japanese theme as featured in January on the Offbeat Bride blog:

You should go read the story behind their wedding, it’s so sweet, it made me giggle. What a beautiful kimono!