Sydney Churches

Sydney is blessed with a large number of beautiful churches, just perfect for your wedding. Aside from the obvious religious beauty of a church, there's something very classical and timeless about a wedding ceremony in a church from a photography point of view: stained glass windows, old sandstone, long lines of pews, high ceilings, spires and interesting light.

We detail below a number of Sydney churches, including information like the church website, suburb, best feature, and sample pictures.

Church	Area	Website	Features	Photo
St Patrick's (Cerretti Chapel) Manly	Manly	St Patrick's Manly	An iconic building that dominates the Manly skyline, St Patrick's is a wonderful wedding location with old classic style and first class surrounds. The Cerretti Chapel itself is stunning inside with white, red, and gold colours, making it a very special venue. The exterior is very impressive, all stone and with a high tower that's visible from all over Manly. To top it, Nicole Kidman was married here so what more can you say?!
St John's Ashfield	Ashfield	St John's Ashfield	This church has a very spacious interior and extensive grounds around the church. The tall spire is distinctive and impressive and the beautiful sandstone of the old / back half of the church makes a great background for photos.
Shore High School Chapel	North Sydney	Shore High School Chapel	The Chapel at Shore High School in North Sydney is a place steeped in history. Built in 1915 in recognition of the school's 25th anniversary Shore Chapel is situated right in the heart of the school which itself is in a prominenet position overlooking the Sydney city skyline. Inside is somewhat dark but this adds a certain sense of occasion to the wedding ceremony and the stained glass windows, large ceremonial flags, and long narrow aspect of this chapel is quite beautiful. Outside the church is made from classic Sydney sandstone, and the grounds & gardens are great for mingling and photos. Location is exceptional as you're only a short trip to Lavendar Bay, Milson's Point, Luna Park or other Sydney city locations.
St Matthias Anglican Church Paddington	Paddington	St Matthias Anglican	Located right in the centre of Paddington this church has some great features and wonderful style. The sandstone exterior, beautifully arched doorways, and stained glass windows make this a lovely place to be married. Spacious inside, with an interested cross layout, there would be room for even a large wedding. It even has good access from Oxford St or a back laneway, and some limited, but very useful, on site parking.
St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Church	Redfern	St Andrew's Greek Orthodox	Right in the heart of the city this old church is beautiful from the outside with sandstone and a high tower, but inside it is quite stunning, especially when lit with candles. Plenty of space outside for family photos and general mingling before or after the ceremony, just difficult parking on Cleveland St.
St Matthew's Anglican Church Manly	Manly	St Matthew's Anglican	Set on the Corso in Manly, this church looks somewhat plain from the outside, but the interior is surprisingly spacious and filled with colour and light. Unlike some churches that can be crowded St Matthew's has plenty of room for guests and the bridal party. Not many photo opportunities outside the church buy plenty to be had around Manly itself.
Monte Sant Angelo Chapel	North Sydney	Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College	The Chapel at Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College in North Sydney is simply stunning. The chapel interior is open and coloured in white and cream tones, with beautifully classic religious detail, stained glass windows, and more. The upstairs organ loft area is a good place for a high angle on the ceremony. There is plenty of seating and the beautiful grounds around the chapel add to the overall appeal of Monte Sant Angelo, making it a very special place to be married. You can feel the history of this place and for those whose parents also attended the high school here it would be a very lovely continuity of time and family to have your wedding ceremony here.
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church	Manly	St Andrew's Presbyterian	St Andrew's is a very old church situated on Raglan St in Manly, "just up the hill". It was built in 1890, so has the beautiful stone of that time, but the altar area and interior has been fairly recently updated to look slightly more modern. A good spot for family shots is around the corner against the side of the church, or simply right out the front. Manly Beach is literally a couple of blocks away so great photo locations are close at hand. The Minister Rev Derek Bullen is a very nice person with a good character and a relaxed and friendly style.
St John's Anglican Church Watson's Bay	Watson's Bay		A classic looking church near the Gap and Watson's Bay. An old church with great sandstone build and beautiful stained glass. It's small inside with seating for only 70-80 people.
St Martha's Strathfield	Strathfield		St Martha's in Strathfield has some interesting colour of the main altar and beautiful old stone of the outer buildings. There is great afternoon light into the church, and it has an upstairs balcony area although it's usually closed.