Wedding venue prices

Hir­ing your wed­ding venue is a huge deci­sion, worth a big chunk of your bud­get. So it’s impor­tant to make the right choice!

Start with your wed­ding bud­get, and stick to it. Don’t be swayed by a pretty ball­room or land­scaped gar­dens if you really can’t afford an expen­sive wed­ding venue.

Aver­age UK wed­ding venue prices

Wed­ding venue hire accounts for around 8% of the aver­age UK wed­ding bud­get. So for an over­all bud­get of £20,000 you might expect to pay £1,600 for the hire of your venue.

As well as the venue hire price, your venue will quote you a price per head for cater­ing: food and drink for each of your guests.

They may also have  a list of rec­om­mended sup­pli­ers. I’d advise cau­tion here: as a sup­plier myself I’ve been asked to pay up to £300 to appear on a local venue’s rec­om­mended sup­plier list — when they hadn’t met me or seen my work in per­son. So ask how they choose their rec­om­mended suppliers!

Save money on your wed­ding venue

You can save on your wed­ding venue by book­ing your wed­ding out of sea­son (from Octo­ber to April) or on a week­day if avail­able. Sat­ur­day wed­dings in August will cost more — they’re more in demand and tend to book up early.