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Reception venues
If you are getting married in a church, with a religious ceremony followed by a traditional wedding reception, or in a Registry Office, and not needing to carry out the wedding legalities, your choice of reception venue is unlimited. Every county boasts an array of unusual wedding venues, with most also offireing a choice of historic wedding venues, castles and old rustic barns.
Choosing your Venue
- Traditional hotels are perfect if you are wanting to make a weekend of the wedding. Some will offer exclusive use, although they may insist that a certain number of bedrooms are booked if you are having an evening reception there.
- Many private individuals offer their ancestral home, barns or gardens for wedding receptions. You can find some truly unique venues this way, such as candlelit barns or stunning rose gardens.
- Many receptions are held in hotels primarily used for conferences. These venues tend to be highly organised, usually with a wedding co-ordinator on hand. You can often negotiate discounted rates for Friday afternoon or Sunday weddings.
Civil Venues
Civil wedding venues enable you to hold the wedding and the reception in the same venue. These complete venues have one or more rooms licensed for civil ceremonies, and there is usually a charge of around £500 to use the room, plus the cost of the Registrars attending.
Unusual venues
Move away from the big chain hotels who are inevitably aiming for the mass appeal, and you will find a great array of unusual wedding venues. Almost by definition they are harder to find, but we hope this directory will help with that. Couples opting for a spiritual ceremony, which is not legally binding, will usually choose an outside wedding venue, but for legal ceremonies the licensed room must have permemant walls and a roof - although the definitition varies and many gazebos have been licensed.
