Exclusive Grade II Listed Venue in Sherwood Forest, featuring a licensed ceremony room, main hall for wedding breakfasts, accommodation for the wedding party and guests and a woodland setting for outdoor drinks receptions. Late licensed to 1am
Surrounded by 100 acres of countryside, Goosedale is one of Nottingham's finest wedding venues. Holding a License for civil ceremonies.
During all seasons, Rufford Abbey, located in Nottinghamshire, is a beautiful country park. The 12th century ruins, parkland, woods, formal gardens and lake offer the chance to take spectacular photographs.
Colwick Hall is the perfect Nottingham wedding venue. It is the ancestral home of Lord Byron and is one of the most beautiful venues in the area. The country house mansion lies in over 60 acres of charming woodland, rolling countryside and lake.
Wedding Venue in Retford, Nottinghamshire
A truly stunning riverside wedding venue. Available for your entire wedding day from Ceremony through to Wedding Reception. Situated beside the River Trent in West Bridgford, and close to Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire.
One of Nottinghamshire's most popular wedding venues, licensed for Civil Ceremonies. Here at Ruddington Grange we have the most amazing outdoor spaces, which makes for great wedding photos, and two suites to choose from depending on your guest list.
Kelham House Country Manor Hotel is a luxurious wedding venue in Nottinghamshire. The hotel is set within nine acres of glorious private grounds and enchanting woodland which provide the perfect setting for your big day.
Secluded Country House Wedding venue near Arnold, Nottinghamshire. Licensed for Civil Ceremonies. Our 17th Century Hotel welcomes you to consider us as your future Wedding Venue. We guarantee you'll fall in love with our unique country hotel.
The most romantic day at one of the most romantic & prestigious wedding venues in Leicestershire. Stapleford Park is an idyllic setting with stunning landscaped grounds for a Country House Wedding, licensed for civil ceremonies & wedding receptions.
Here at the Clumber Park Hotel, we cater for a variety of Wedding celebrations. You can embrace your surroundings with a ceremony in our Clumber Woodland, enjoy an initimate ceremony in our Courtyard or take advantage of our large Celebration Suite.
The Pheasantry Brewery is a modern, yet traditional micro-brewery, licensed for civil ceremonies and holds wedding receptions in East Markham, available for hire, and can accommodate a marquee on the grounds, for the larger celebration!
Wedding venues licensed for civil ceremonies are the most popular.
If you want to have your marriage ceremony and reception all in one venue in Nottinghamshire, then a civil ceremony is the best match for you. You can either get married in a register office, or you can have a civil ceremony at an approved wedding venue. To be an approved civil ceremony venue, wedding venues need to apply for a civil ceremony license.
Most wedding venues in Nottinghamshire will have a civil ceremony license, however some don't, so you will want to ensure that your chosen venue does before booking them. The alternative is marrying in a humanist or spiritual ceremony, which will allow you to marry in any venue (or in an unlicensed part of an otherwise licensed venue, such as a garden or private beach), but will need to be followed by a legal civil ceremony in a register office at another date.
We're here to answer all of your questions on wedding venues licensed for civil ceremonies below...
Not just traditional wedding venues have civil ceremony licenses. Some more unique venues including safari parks, tree houses and beach venues have this license. If they’re on our civil ceremony venue list, then you can legally marry there. However, don’t assume that more traditional venues always have a civil ceremony license. Some you can only have your wedding reception at but you will have to check with the wedding venue itself. Take a look at our range of civil ceremony licensed venues in Nottinghamshire.
If a wedding venue in Nottinghamshire wants a civil ceremony license, it must be assessed before hand. This is done by the council, who determine whether it's suitable. This includes whether or not they’re in a safe and reasonable state for members of the public, and if they meet fire safety regulations. If you're wanting to have your wedding in a private home or in gardens, you will be unable to do this. The venue needs to be open to the public regularly. If you’re hoping to marry on private land, in a back garden or a large home that isn’t available to the public, you’ll need to hold your legal ceremony in a register office instead.
If you want to tie the knot in an outdoor wedding ceremony, then your wedding venue will need a separate civil ceremony license for this. You can't legally have a civil ceremony in an open area such as in open woodland or under a flower archway on the beach. It must be a fixed structure like a wooden gazebo that is separately licensed. Don’t presume that any permanent fixture in a wedding venue’s garden will be automatically covered by a civil ceremony license. Venues need to purchase licenses for separate structures. If you want to know if you can get married in a garden, search our ‘Outdoor wedding ceremony’ filter or simply enquire with your chosen wedding venue in Nottinghamshire.
The law does not consider marquees to be permanent structures, even ones that are up all year round. If you want to hold your wedding in a marquee, it's best to get married in a nearby church or licensed venue indoors before the reception. One way to get around this is to have your ceremony over the threshold of a doorway. This way, your guests can be seated in the marquee while you are technically indoors.
A civil wedding ceremony has certain legal requirements. You must have two witnesses over the age of 18, and you will need to exchange contractual words of marriage. One advantage of a civil ceremony is there's the option to say what you wish as part of your wedding vows. There are some things that need to be legally stated for it to be legally binding but you can work around this. Find an abundance of venues licensed for civil ceremonies in Nottinghamshire on Guides for Brides.
You can't have your civil ceremony in a religious building in Nottinghamshire, such as a church. It applies the same way round - you can't have a religious aspect to your civil ceremony. Therefore, unfortunately you are not allowed to have a religious reading during your civil ceremony.
The above requirements only apply to weddings in England and Wales. In Scotland, humanist ceremonies are legally binding, so brides in Scotland have more flexibility when choosing their wedding venues. Unlike civil ceremonies, humanist weddings do not require specific wording, or for the ceremony to be under a permanent structure. You can also include religious elements in your humanist ceremony. If you’re a bride in Scotland, ask your wedding venue about what kind of ceremony would work best for you.
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