English Wedding Venues

It’s one of the biggest deci­sions you’ll make for your wed­ding — so once you’ve got your groom sorted out and your bud­get typed up, time to think about choos­ing your wed­ding venue.

Your venue will take a mas­sive chunk of your wed­ding bud­get, espe­cially if cater­ing and drinks come as part of the pack­age. You’ll also need to book a few years in advance of your wed­ding (usu­ally), so when it comes to choos­ing your wed­ding venue you need to be organ­ised and plan ahead.

Wed­ding venue location

If you haven’t already cho­sen your wed­ding venue, con­sider the best loca­tion: near your home? Near your par­ents’ home? A beau­ti­ful Lake Dis­trict wed­ding venue per­haps? What about your wed­ding guests: will they have to travel far? Read our advice about wed­ding venue loca­tions.

Price of wed­ding venue hire

What are your options if you’re on a bud­get? Is a stately home afford­able? Is an exclu­sive use wed­ding venue your only option? Find out more about wed­ding venue prices for dif­fer­ent budgets.

Wed­ding venue capacity

Just because you’re hav­ing an inti­mate wed­ding doesn’t mean you have to pick a dinky wed­ding venue. Many hotels and stately homes have options for smaller wed­dings.  Read our advice about wed­ding venue capac­ity.

Mar­quee wed­dings in the UK

We have some great expert advice about hir­ing a wed­ding mar­quee as well as pho­tos of mar­quees to inspire you.

Dream Occa­sions’ wed­ding plan­ner extra­or­di­naire Bernadette Chap­man shares her excel­lent knowl­edge on hir­ing a mar­quee for your wed­ding: from prac­ti­cal­i­ties and lay­outs to cater­ing. Check out every­thing you need to know in our mini sec­tion of the site about hir­ing a mar­quee for your wed­ding.

Wed­ding tents and tipis

More and more pop­u­lar here in the UK, wed­ding tents and tipis from around the world cre­ate a gor­geous back­drop for a sum­mer wed­ding. Read our advice on the dif­fer­ent options and best UK wed­ding tipi sup­pli­ers.

Wed­ding cater­ing advice

A big part of your wed­ding venue hire will go towards cater­ing: if you’re hav­ing a sit down wed­ding break­fast in a stately home or hotel, the largest pro­por­tion of the price you pay will be per guest for the meal and drinks. Get started with our top wed­ding cater­ing tips.

Wed­ding venue guide

Check out the wed­ding venues we’ve fea­tured on Eng­lish Wed­ding, from the grandeur of stately homes to the charm of coun­try­side homes… each wed­ding venue is reviewed by an expert: the pho­tog­ra­pher who worked there. Who bet­ter to give good advice about your wed­ding venue’s best bits! (Nat­u­rally each review has some gor­geous pho­tos of your venue too!) The wed­ding venue guide

Venue rec­om­mended suppliers

A word of advice — or warn­ing, if you like, about wed­ding sup­pli­ers rec­om­mended by your venue. Most are fan­tas­tic, but this is some­thing to watch out for.