We’re delighted to share that Pacific Bay Resort has been named a finalist in the Resort category at the 2026 ABIA Wedding Industry Awards.
For our wedding team, this recognition is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate what makes weddings at Pacific Bay Resort so special. Our beautiful surroundings, versatile wedding spaces and thoughtful, personal service all come together to create wedding experiences that feel effortless, memorable and uniquely personal.
ABIA Awards
The ABIA Wedding Industry Awards recognise businesses and professionals across Australia’s wedding industry, celebrating the quality, creativity and service delivered by wedding venues and suppliers. The awards provide an opportunity for businesses across the industry to be recognised alongside their peers and showcase the hard work that goes into creating memorable wedding experiences for couples.
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For Pacific Bay Resort, being named a 2026 finalist in the Resort category is a wonderful acknowledgement of our wedding team, our venue and the experiences we create for couples choosing to celebrate their special day on the Coffs Coast.
https://abia.com.au/coffs-harbour/wedding-venues/pacific-bay-resort
What the ABIA Recognition Means
“The ABIA Wedding Awards are Australia’s most trusted wedding industry awards, recognising local professionals who consistently deliver outstanding quality, service, and experiences.”
- 2025 ABIA Weddings Australia
The ABIA Wedding Industry Awards form part of ABIA’s broader wedding platform, which connects couples with wedding professionals and provides access to hundreds of thousands of real wedding reviews and recommendations.
ABIA encourages couples to consider factors including experience, service, communication, value and the attitude of the people they work with when choosing their wedding suppliers.
“Real couples. Real experiences. Real results.”
- 2025 ABIA Weddings Australia
https://abia.com.au/awards/winners-and-finalists
Why Pacific Bay Resort?
As a Coffs Harbour wedding venue, Pacific Bay Resort offers couples the opportunity to celebrate their wedding in one destination, with beautiful ceremony settings, flexible reception spaces, wedding accommodation and the natural beauty of the Coffs Coast all in one place. With a client rated overall score of 97.44 it’s something the team has worked hard to achieve over many a year. From intimate celebrations to larger weddings, our resort provides a relaxed and memorable setting for couples and their guests.
Behind every beautiful wedding is a dedicated team of people working to bring all the details together. Our Wedding Coordinator, Sharon Cunningham, plays an important role in guiding couples through their planning journey, coordinating the many moving parts and helping bring dreams come to life.
Wedding Event Manager Sharon Cunningham
“For us, this recognition represents far more than an award. It reflects the trust couples place in our team, the care that goes into every celebration and our ongoing commitment to creating wedding experiences that are as individual as the couples themselves.” Says Wedding Event Manager Sharon Cunningham
Food is such an important part of any wedding celebration, and our Head Chef, Mark Cockram, plays a key role in bringing that experience to life.
“We understand that the experience matters at every stage and we continually look for opportunities to elevate our product, strengthen our service and ensure couples can create a celebration that feels distinctly their own.”
Head Chef Mark Cockram
From creating menus that suit each celebration to overseeing the details that go into every dish, Mark and our culinary team work closely with our events team to ensure the food is every bit as memorable as the occasion itself.
From the early planning stages through to the celebration itself, it’s the care, experience and personal attention from our team that helps make each wedding feel seamless, relaxed and uniquely theirs.
https://pacificbayresort.com.au/weddings/
A resort wedding also means having everything in one destination. With on-site wedding accommodation, guests can stay together after the celebration or extend their visit and experience more of the Coffs Coast. Our wedding team works closely with couples throughout the planning process, offering all-inclusive wedding packages, menus and support to deliver Moments Worth Celebrating.
https://pacificbayresort.com.au/accommodation/
Celebrating the Journey
Being named an ABIA finalist is a proud moment for everyone at Pacific Bay Resort. We’re grateful to the couples who have trusted us with their celebrations, our dedicated wedding team and the talented suppliers and industry partners who help bring each wedding to life.
For us, it’s a reminder that the little things matter from the first conversation and planning details to the food, service and moments shared on the day. It’s the people behind each celebration who help turn a beautiful Coffs Coast wedding venue into an experience couples will cherish for life.
We look forward to celebrating alongside our fellow finalists on 21 October and continuing to create beautiful, personal and memorable weddings on the Coffs Coast. We’re excited to see the results and celebrate the people and businesses who make Australia’s wedding industry so special.
