Theres actually a few companies on their from china where they specially make the dresses if you give them the measurements. I am wollongong born and bred but I've moved up to port stephens now :S. I went back for a friends wedding on the weekend and it was lovely to see the gong again (i miss the views). I'd never noticed that about the lake before . My friend had her reception at the villa doro and it was fantastic (i'm sure they're not cheap though). But we had like an 8 course meal, unlimited drinks, the service was fantastic and the atmosphere was beautiful too. My brother got married last year in april and he had his reception at the restaurant at mount keira look out and they weren't too bad either. I think it ended up being about $4500 for 70 people. their website is http://www.mountaintopweddings.com.au/. I found some cool bridal planning website last week it was like a bridal diary thing and it had all different things for looking up wedding resources in a certain area. the url for that is The Bride's Diary.