{"id":9734,"date":"2024-02-20T15:15:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T20:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/opening-day-of-cbd-wedding-venue-the-best-of-owners-life\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T15:15:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T20:15:33","slug":"opening-day-of-cbd-wedding-venue-the-best-of-owners-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/en\/opening-day-of-cbd-wedding-venue-the-best-of-owners-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening day of CBD wedding venue the best of owner\u2019s life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>A local venue owner has celebrated the opening of his new wedding venue in Geelong\u00e2\u0080\u0099s CBD by tying the knot there.<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-body\" subscriptions-section=\"content\">\n<p>The brand new Anabelas, a function space specialising in weddings, has been set up in a former Shorts Place fabric shop.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Tom Ward was the first to test out the space, with his wedding taking place on opening day on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was touch and go, but the venue just got over the line,\u201d Mr Ward said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"stretch\"><figcaption class=\"caption g_font-body-s\">\n<p>Venue owner Tom Ward and his wife Kate at were the first to host a wedding at the venue. Picture: Weddings By Heston<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOriginally we were going to (have the wedding) at Eureka, and then we came across this opportunity and thought \u2018great wedding space, let\u2019s push hard and get it done for our wedding.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone\u2019s pulled together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Work began on the new space in December, with the wedding day the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>The space is across from the Eureka Hotel, a business also owned by Mr Ward.<\/p>\n<p>The building is highlighted by its exposed brick frontage and walls inside, as well as large industrial fireplace.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"stretch\"><figcaption class=\"caption g_font-body-s\">\n<p>New Geelong CBD wedding venue Anabelas in Shorts Place. Picture: Alan Barber<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The front area is a bar, which opens into the main function hall with a capacity of 250.<\/p>\n<p>While the space can be catered by Eureka, the back of the building backs onto Moorabool St and can be used as a kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>Up a spiral staircase above this area is a private bridal suite, that when finished will feature a balcony which overlooks the hall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the only wedding venue that\u2019s centrally located,\u201d Mr Ward said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the only one in the CBD, and the natural beauty of the building is incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The venue isn\u2019t just for weddings, but can also cater for corporate events and other functions.<\/p>\n<p>Bookings are available at <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/anabelas.com.au\/\" title=\"anabelas.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/anabelas.com.au\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><amp-iframe class=\"stretch\" width=\"400\" height=\"450\" layout=\"responsive\" frameborder=\"0\" resizable=\"resizable\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-top-navigation\" src=\"https:\/\/multitools.newscdn.com.au\/editorialtools\/build\/iframe.html?id=1613699465142&amp;type=imageexpander&amp;env=prod&amp;capiUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geelongadvertiser.com.au%2Fbusiness%2Fgeelong-business%2Fnew-function-venue-anabelas-opens-in-geelong-cbd%2Fnews-story%2F56839597956eccc9b4e99043352e97d8&amp;pc_memtype=anonymous&amp;pc_pcsid=not%20set&amp;nk=na\"><\/p>\n<p>Loading embed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><\/amp-iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geelongadvertiser.com.au\/business\/geelong-business\/new-function-venue-anabelas-opens-in-geelong-cbd\/news-story\/56839597956eccc9b4e99043352e97d8?amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A local venue owner has celebrated the opening of his new wedding venue in Geelong\u00e2\u0080\u0099s CBD by tying the knot there. The brand new Anabelas, a function space specialising in weddings, has been set up in a former Shorts Place fabric shop. 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