A helicopter proposal in the Blue Mountains
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I am blown away by the team at Blue Mountains Picnics, who were extremely professional and well coordinated throughout the entire process. As an overseas customer and not familiar with the area, I am impressed with the way Emily guided me through the process, including sending emails, messages and a phone call to ensure I was comfortable about finding the location and the logistics. A shoutout to our photographer, Caitlin, for taking the amazing shots she did. I highly recommend Blue Mountain Picnics for giving us a five star experience.

- Ashiq Chu
Couple hugging at a luxury picnic in the Blue Mountains

Memories

Not only will you never forget this huge milestone in your life, you’ll also have professional photography of the actual moment to remember it by! These are truly priceless images that you’ll be sure to show your grandkids one day

Couple hugging after a marriage proposal in the Blue Mountains

Astonish

There will be tears, hugs and kisses as your partner is amazed at how you pulled everything off. Our beautiful location and picnic setup will leave your partner stunned at a proposal that exceeds all their expectations

Couple celebrating their marriage proposal in the Blue Mountains

STRESS FREE

You can rely on us to create the perfect proposal while you get all the brownie points! We’ve helped hundreds of couples and take care of everything so you just need to turn up and pop the question allowing you to truly enjoy the experience.

Pricing

Proposal Picnic

$1000 + GST
  • Capture the moment with our hidden professional photographer
  • Minimum 15 images including 5 images delivered typically before the end of your picnic
  • Exclusive proposal picnic spot with better views and more privacy than our typical spot
  • Advance directions to enable a visit to the location prior to the day
  • VIP 1 on 1 service to ensure the perfect proposal
  • Recommendations on activities, restaurants, accommodation in the area and more
  • Exclusive upgrade options only available for proposal clients, such as fresh flowers, accommodation, videography packages
  • Your choice of food box made by a local chef (details below)
  • Choose 2 types of complimentary beverages
  • Delivery of the food and beverages to the picnic spot
  • Hire & Setup of Luxury Picnic Equipment
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Helicopter Proposal

$3500 + GST
  • 30 minute helicopter flight over the breathtaking Blue Mountains
  • Capture the moment you propose with a professional photographer disguised to assist you with getting into the helicopter
  • Minimum 30 images including select photos delivered digitally on the same day
  • Hire of a stunning private garden
  • Ferrying of the helicopter from the airport to the Blue Mountains and back again. Approximately 1 hour of flight time.
  • VIP service and seamless coordination to create a stress free and memorable experience
  • Local recommendations on activities, restaurants, accommodation and more
  • Exclusive upgrade options such as extended flight time, videography, additional photography and fresh flowers
  • Complimentary bottle of champagne and your choice of a gourmet picnic box made by a local chef
  • Enjoy a post-flight picnic at the same venue with a picnic rug included
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PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE

To secure your booking, all we need is a $100 + GST non refundable deposit. We offer payment plans at no extra cost. Once we receive your deposit we will be in touch to organise the best arrangements with you and just need you to have paid in full prior to the picnic. If you prefer, you can still pay upfront to save the extra mucking around with a payment plan but it makes no difference from our end so please do whatever is best for you.

WEEKDAY PICNICS

We typically only hold picnics on weekends as we run back to back picnics with 2 locations running at once. This allows us to spread the workload out across picnics including the time needed to prepare, make food, travel, setup and pack up. We occasionally run week day picnics if a client has their heart set on that certain day for say a proposal, anniversary, birthday or other special occasion. A week day picnic is a full day of work for us so we charge an additional $200 + GST for a week day picnic to cover the additional time involved. Utilising a different location to our normal spot may also incur this fee due to the extra time and logistics involved. Please get in touch if you would like a week day picnic and we'll do our best to accommodate you.

Testimonials

The owners of Blue Mountains Picnics with a view of the Blue Mountains
The owners of Blue Mountains Picnics with a view of the Blue Mountains
The owners of Blue Mountains Picnics with a view of the Blue Mountains

OUR STORY

We’re a young local couple who are lucky to call the Blue Mountains home and feel privileged to be able to create special moments for all of our wonderful clients. We love getting outdoors and enjoying nature in our own backyard whether that be bushwalking, checking out cool lookouts, kayaking or 4wding. We also like food and wine too!

We created Blue Mountains Picnics in August 2020 as we thought it would be an exciting business to put together combining a lot of our passions. We wanted to give anyone the opportunity to experience the Blue Mountains through the lens of a local by finding stunning spots that aren’t over crowded so you can really connect with nature and those you love. We’ve put a lot of thought and time into every detail of our picnics which showcase everything the Blue Mountains has to offer from the beautiful views, diverse wildlife and delicious food.

Our primary focus is now helping our clients with arguably the biggest moments of their lives being weddings and proposals. Our goal is to make these moments stress free, cost effective and something you will cherish for the rest of your life. It really warms our heart to be a part of such special milestones and there is nothing we love more than getting a rave review from a client who was blown away by their experience.

We also run Blue Mountains Weddings at the stunning Leuralla Amphitheatre and offer all-inclusive packages for elopements, micro weddings and wedding packages for up to 200 people.

By choosing us for your special day, you are also supporting a small business with each and every client meaning a lot to us. We’re the sole owners of the business and have put in a lot of hard work, risk and investment of our own hard earned money to get established. It is also very important to us to support other local businesses whether that be our in-house celebrants and photographers, our team who helps us setup and deliver the picnics, our suppliers and more. We want to showcase and help as many local businesses and families as possible.

We’d love to welcome you to the Blue Mountains so we can have the pleasure of being a part of your special day

- Kyle & Emily

HOW IT WORKS

Once you book your proposal, we provide regular correspondence and help make everything as easy as possible. We also give you a call so we can have a quick chat if we haven’t spoken prior.  We look after everything so all you need to do is select your food and drinks. We also provide the location in advance and suggest checking out the spot before the day just to make sure you know exactly where you’re going. It is easy to find the location but we do find some people have trouble if they get a bit nervous so eliminating that variable on the day is a good idea but if you can’t make it to the location prior we can chat to you on the phone to ensure you know exactly where it is. If you want any local recommendations for accommodation, restaurants, walks, activities or similar just let us know.

Our professional photographer also gives you a call a day or two out from your picnic to introduce themselves while also explaining the ins and outs of where to stand when popping the question so they can get great shots when capturing the moment. If you would like to speak to our photographer any earlier you can but we suggest waiting until the week leading up so it is all fresh in your mind. We also give you a final call before the day to make sure you’re all sorted.

After our last phone call, no news is good news as we try not to communicate with you to potentially give anything away if you’re with your partner. If you don’t hear from us assume everything is setup and good to go. We leave ahead of time so you can arrive with no one else around and surprise your partner. Our photographer will be hidden out of view and you wouldn’t even know they are there. We suggest popping the question as soon as you arrive to avoid nervously waiting for the right moment.

 

Our photographer will pop up and capture the moment and give you some time before staging a few photos including close ups of the ring. The photographer then leaves so you can enjoy your picnic like normal. We then get at least 5 photos to you typically before the end of the picnic so instead of simply sharing the news with friends and family you can also send them photos of the actual moment. We then greet you at the end of the picnic, you can take any food or drinks home with you and then we look after the rest!

The duration of the picnic is 2 hours in total and we suggest arriving right on time to give us some leighway to leave the location before you arrive. As we do back to back picnics at multiple locations we do need to be firm with the start/finish times if this is the case but are happy to be a bit more flexible if we’re able. However we do find 2 hours is the perfect amount of time for our picnics. We’re also happy to accommodate any special requests or specific types of food or alcohol you would like. We can also do week day proposals for an additional fee of $200 + GST to accommodate the extra time needed for a one off picnic however we can be more flexible in start time and duration during the week.

ORGANISING YOUR PROPOSAL
IS AS EASY AS

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When you’re ready you can book your proposal online by clicking the button below. Select your date & time and then secure your booking by either paying in full or putting down a $100 + GST non refundable deposit with payment plan options available at no extra cost. We can take bookings as late as the Wednesday prior however if you want to book closer than that please call us ASAP as we may struggle to squeeze you in last minute.

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We then keep in regular communication with you in the lead up to your proposal. We help you through the entire process and make it a simple stress-free experience. All you need to do is select your food, figure out the directions and come up with an excuse for your partner on why you’re taking them out into the bush! We’re also available to answer any queries you may have and assist however needed.

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It’s as simple as that! Just get yourself to our location and pop the question! We’ll take care of the rest and would love to help you with your special day.

EXCLUSIVE PROPOSAL LOCATION

We hold all of our proposals at our stunning Wentworth Falls location which cannot be booked for regular picnics. We have scoured the entire Blue Mountains and found the best spot for this massive moment in your life which also works perfectly for our photographer to remain hidden to capture the moment without giving anything away.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: We don't publicly advertise our exact locations so we can continue to keep them a secret. For this reason we typically provide our clients with the directions the day prior to the picnic and ask that you do not share the exact location! However for each proposal we will provide the advance directions as promised so you can visit the location prior to the day.

WE HELP YOU CAPTURE MEMORIES THAT LAST A LIFETIME

Your proposal is something that you will remember for the rest of your life and be sure to chat to your grandkids about. Imagine not just showing them professional photography but also a HD video of the actual moment you popped the question! We also have a premium photography upgrade for additional shots and all the physical prints you would need to frame in your house or give to family members.

INCLUDED PHOTOGRAPHY PACKAGE

Included
  • Phone call with your photographer in the week leading up to your proposal
  • Photoshoot at the picnic including capturing the moment before staging photos such as close ups of the ring
  • Minimum 5 photos delivered as quickly as possible within 2 hours of the picnic
  • Minimum 15 high resolution images delivered within 48 hours but likely faster
  • Professional editing on all images
  • Full private ownership with no branding or watermarks

PREMIUM PHOTOGRAPHY UPGRADE

$450 + GST
  • Everything in the included photography package plus the following:
  • Additional 30 minutes of photoshoot time to capture more diverse photos
  • Minimum 50 additional high resolution images delivered within 48 hours (3x the normal amount)
  • 20x printed photos on 2500gsm gloss art photo paper ready to be framed and displayed (2x A3, 2x A4, 4x A5, 4x A6, 8x A7)
  • Packaging and posting of physical items

Proposal Videography Package

$600 + GST
  • Approximately 30 minute video shoot at your proposal to capture the moment and other shots
  • Minimum 30 second edited video delivered within 7 days
  • Full private ownership with no branding or watermarks
  • Phone call with your videographer in the week leading up to your proposal

FOOD & BEVERAGES

Our delicious food and beverages will have your mouth watering! We have partnered with a local chef to put together top quality food boxes made daily. We utilise as many local ingredients as possible plus cater for allergies, vegans, celiacs and all other dietary requirements. You can choose one of the following boxes which are included in a Gourmet Picnic

Charcuterie Box

  • Mixed cured and cold cut meats including hot sopressa, prosciutto, triple smoked ham and olive salami
  • Manchego sheeps milk and double french brie cheese
  • Marinated Mixed Olives
  • ​Lavosh crackers from Kurrajong kitchen (local Blue Mountains company)
  • ​Apricot jam
  • ​Dried fruit/nuts
  • ​Fresh seasonal fruit

Breakfast Box

  • Bacon and egg wraps
  • Mini granola and yoghurt bowl
  • Muffin
  • ​Banana Bread
  • ​Fresh seasonal fruit

Dessert Box

  • Strawberry tart
  • Rocky road
  • Nutella brownie
  • ​Doughnut
  • ​Caramel kisses
  • ​Fresh berries

These boxes are delivered to your picnic in an insulated picnic basket to keep your food cool until you’re ready to consume it and we also provide a grazing tray, cutlery and napkins. Every Gourmet Picnic also gets a choice of 2 complimentary beverages including beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages which we also deliver in an ice bucket with matching glassware. Every picnic also gets a choice of still or sparkling water.

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Picnic equipment

NEVER GONE ON A PROPER PICNIC?

Let’s face it, people rarely go on picnics as while everyone loves them the hassle of having to buy the food, transport everything, setting up and then having to clean and sort everything out afterwards takes the enjoyment out of it.

Included as part of every picnic is the hire of our picnic equipment including transport, setup, pack up and cleaning. Our picnic setting consists of

  • 2 rugs to replace a traditional picnic blanket
  • Lots of cushions so you’re super comfy
  • Decor including flowers, lantern and more.
  • Picnic basket, blankets, games, sunscreen, insect repellant and a first aid kit
  • Bluetooth speaker so you can play your favourite music
  • Table to place drinks
  • Ice bucket and glassware

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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PLEASE NOTE: Before submitting an enquiry, please ensure you have had a proper look through our website. All the details you need to know including pricing, inclusions, locations and much more are all on the website.