Sale is a riverside city in Central Gippsland and the main hub of the Wellington Shire, sitting about 210km east of Melbourne on the Princes and Gippsland Highways. It’s a great base if you want your wedding to feel relaxed and regional, but still have plenty of services, accommodation and transport for guests.

The town edges onto the Thomson River and the Port of Sale, with walking paths, jetties and parklands that make for easy ceremony and photo locations, plus nearby Lake Guthridge for water and greenery in the middle of town.

Around Sale and the immediate region you’ll find some of Gippsland’s best-known wedding venues, including heritage homesteads and farm-style properties like Duart Homestead and Mewburn Park, set on acres of gardens, stables and open countryside. Guests can stay in local motels, hotels, Airbnbs or nearby country towns, then use Sale as a jumping-off point to explore the Gippsland Lakes, Ninety Mile Beach and surrounding villages.

If you’re chasing a genuine Gippsland feel with water, history and easy logistics, Sale is a really solid place to start planning your wedding.