A fairytale wedding is a lot closer to your budget than you think at Chateau Rhianfa – the most impressive 5* wedding venue in Anglesey! Chateau Rhianfa is located on the Menai Strait with views over the Snowdonia mountain range.
Spend your wedding day surrounded by picturesque colourful buildings, miles of sandy beaches and acres of winding woodland at the enchanting Portmeirion Village on the coast of North Wales.
Licensed for Civil Ceremonies, a beautiful historic site dating back to the Bronze Age surrounded by ancient Yews 2500-3000 old, this stunning venue just oozes atmosphere.
Approved for Civil Ceremonies, Gwydir Castle offers your wedding ceremony followed by Champagne Reception. With your wedding reception taking place in another venues
Westbury Castle is a ‘Self Catering’ Wedding and Events Venue, with accomodation for up to 38 Guests.
As a country, the UK is well known for it's historical buildings, and none of these is more spectacular than a castle. If you want a unique fairytale wedding, then a castle wedding venue is the ideal place to say 'I do'. With historical beauty, Gothic fortresses and banqueting halls, having a castle wedding is the perfect way to feel like royalty for your big day.
Most castle wedding venues in North Wales will have a civil ceremony license, enabling couples to be legally wed in one of their rooms or in the grounds. If you want to marry in the castle grounds, contact the venue to make sure they have an outdoor ceremony license. If your chosen castle venue doesn’t have a civil ceremony license, then you can always enquire about holding your ceremony at a register office or having a humanist ceremony, before having an unforgettable wedding reception at the castle.
Often, castles have their own chapel or church on site, which is where its inhabitants would have religious services. This means that you may be able to have a religious wedding ceremony without leaving the castle grounds! If there isn’t a church or chapel on site, then there may be one close by. It's important to check with your chosen castle venues to find out whether having a religious ceremony on site is possible.
If you need a wheelchair friendly wedding venue, then you will be astonished by how accessible castle venues can be. As many castles in North Wales also act as tourist attractions for their local area, it’s important that wheelchair users can be accommodated. There may be areas of the castle that are steep or unsuitable. Be sure to ask your venues ahead of time if accessibility is top of your priorities list.
You'll be pleased to know that castle wedding venues in North Wales are certainly affordable. Even huge palaces and historical monuments don’t always need an extravagant wedding budget, so it’s always worth enquiring. For those on a strict budget and need to save money on your castle wedding, then opting for a midweek package or marrying in an off-peak season is a brilliant way to cut costs.
Castles in North Wales are ideal for those not wanting to do much decorating at their wedding venue. After all, they’re often sumptuously decorated in the first place. With incredible artwork, hanging tapestries, candelabra and suits of armour, castle decor is hard to replicate. However, as they’re often listed buildings, there may be restrictions as to how you can decorate. It may not be possible to hang certain decorations, with many castle's not permitting paper confetti.
A classic fairytale wedding theme is ideal for a castle venue. Think horse-drawn carriages, ball gown wedding dresses, glistening chandeliers and red roses and you have the perfect castle wedding theme.
If you’re a history lover, then a medieval wedding theme is also perfect for a castle. Castles in North Wales often have recommended entertainers such a falconers and dancers that are ideal for this, and your wedding guests will love a delicious medieval banquet.
We also find that Christmas is the perfect time to have a castle wedding, as castles are often richly decorated for Christmas with candles, trees and traditional touches. Take advantage and have a beautiful winter wedding in a castle!
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