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Weddings, celebrations and events at Pretoria East’s castle venue

Welcome to Riverside Castle

Weddings and Events at Riverside Castle

Riverside Castle has hosted weddings, receptions and events in Pretoria East since 2007. The estate features castle-style architecture, seven function venues and landscaped gardens. Your ceremony, reception, and guest accommodation all take place on one property, with a dedicated coordinator from booking to wrap-up.

Our Venues

Seven Venues, One Estate

Wedding ceremony in the Chapel at Riverside Castle in Pretoria East.
The stunning entrance to Riverside Castle, Pretoria's premier event and wedding venue.
The Garden Palace at Riverside Castle in Pretoria for exclusive weddings.
The Piazza at Riverside Castle, Pretoria's stunning conference events venue is ready for a notable event.

We also offer the Summer Kitchen (up to 80 guests), the Fairy Woods (up to 30 guests) and the Bougainvillaea conference venue (up to 100 people).

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Transforming Moments into Timeless Memories

Your Event, Your Way

Every couple and every host has a different picture of the perfect day. At Riverside Castle, you have the freedom to create it, with a dedicated team to handle the details.

Since 2007: Over 18 years of hosting weddings and events in Pretoria East. The owners were the first couple to get married here.

Full customisation: Your decor, your menu, your vendors. No fixed packages you have to follow.

Everything on-site: Ceremony, reception, accommodation and safe parking on one property.

Dedicated coordinator: A single point of contact from first visit to wrap-up, including in-house catering.

Award-winning: Best Themed Venue of the Year 2024 (Our-Venue.com).

Transforming Moments into Timeless Memories

Weddings at the Castle

From First Visit to Your Wedding Day

Planning your wedding at Riverside Castle starts with a personal site visit. Walk the grounds, explore the venues and picture your day with a coordinator who listens.

Book a Site Visit: Walk the grounds and meet your coordinator. See the Chapel, the Castle, the Garden Palace and the Piazza in person.

Build Your Event: Choose your venue, menu, decor and vendors. Use our online event builder or work directly with our team.

Celebrate: Your day, shaped around you. We handle the logistics while you enjoy every moment.

Plan Your Wedding

What Our Couples Say

Words Worth More Than Ours

Five-Star review for a wedding at Riverside Castle.

4.4 on Google Reviews

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My wedding was on 18 September 2025


The staff at Riverside Castle absolutely outdid themselves.

They did so much more than we paid them to do. As the bride, the wedding coordinator was very emotionally supportive and comforting in the nervous moments leading up to the wedding. She was very helpful, and she and her staff packed the cutlery so gorgeously that it looked a bit empty at first after we decorated it ourselves, but once the staff added their touch, it was exactly what we dreamed of.


They allowed us to stay the night before in the honeymoon suite so we could decorate our reception area.

They absolutely went above and beyond, even putting on the fairy lights outside for us out of their own accord to make the reception more beautiful (usually that costs extra). At the last minute, we added daisies to our main table in the reception, and the staff not only placed them there but trimmed and arranged the bouquet beautifully (once again out of their own).

I was absolutely blown away by the amazing service we received.

I highly recommend using Riverside Castle as your wedding venue. It was a true princess experience; I never thought I would get married in a real-life castle. It is every bit as beautiful as it sounds.  I wish I could give 10 stars.


I had my dream wedding, in fact, it was even better than I ever dreamed of.


Thank you, Riverside Castle, for making my dream come true❤️

Nikita Saunders

Weddings at the Castle

Events at the Castle

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Corporate Events

Conferences, team building and product launches. Multiple layout options for groups of 20 to 200. The Bougainvillaea venue seats up to 100 for conferences.

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Year-End Functions

Close the year in style. Indoor and outdoor venues with in-house catering, entertainment coordination and a team to manage every detail.

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Matric Farewells

A memorable evening in a venue built for the occasion. Castle architecture and elegant settings create the right atmosphere.

A bride and groom are posing for a picture with their bridesmaids and groomsmen at Riverside Castle in Pretoria.
Elegant banquet table in a stone-vaulted hall, set with black-and-white linens and floral centerpieces
Elegant outdoor dining setup under a lit wooden pavilion with draped fabric and hanging lights
Outdoor event hall with twin stone towers, central lit entrance, and a grassy foreground at dusk

Ready to Begin?

See the Castle for Yourself

Book a personal tour of Riverside Castle. Walk the grounds, explore the venues and start planning your celebration.