Wedding venue help

[Barry Scott]

Hola

Me and my girlfriend have sat on our hands for over 2 years thinking about getting married and we've decided that we now will.

After much searching and much disappointment, we've decided we're not paying people "wedding rates" if we can help it. We've had enough.

Does anyone know of a place where we can ideally, get married, eat and party (or just eat and party) using our own drink, our own food with no curfew please?

In reality we see it being more likely that it'll be like a party barn or house or something of that ilk. It'd be nice if we can get married there as well, but we're prepared to just have somewhere for a reception. At the bear minimum our own booze and no curfew would be the dream.

Area wise, we'd like it to be not too far south of Swindon and not too far North of Manchester.

Thanks kind people. 

[Exiled Bob]

Can't help with venue suggestions, sorry, but congratulations  !!!

[Flashheart]

Congrats.

My wife and I didn't have a ceremony. We just went to the appropriate office, paid a bribe to jump the queue, and signed our lives away. Then we went to the pub.

Not being much help, am I?

[Barry Scott]

No need for congrats, but thanks - we're been engaged for over 2 years.

Congrats.

My wife and I didn't have a ceremony. We just went to the appropriate office, paid a bribe to jump the queue, and signed our lives away. Then we went to the pub.

Not being much help, am I?

We were just going to fuck off to Vegas and wake up married, we both love that idea.

Trouble is I'd never forgive myself if my Mum wasn't there, which immediately means we have to invite immediate family and then you may as well have a proper wedding. 

[Legends-Lounge]

Congrats.

My wife and I didn't have a ceremony. We just went to the appropriate office, paid a bribe to jump the queue, and signed our lives away. Then we went to the pub.

Not being much help, am I?

That’s how it is normally isn’t it?

[kaufman]

Congratulations. Think of your favourite restaurants and see if they'll be interested in doing something for you. That's what we did. Saved a shed load of money.

[Peter Venkman]

Congrats mate!

[Batch]

Congrats

[Bogus Dave]

We had a groupon wedding, ended up spending less than half of the usual price as a result.

Probably not as cheap as what you’ve mentioned, but we managed to end up with most of the trappings of a modern ‘location wedding’ (hotel use, sit down meal, couple glasses of wine, disco etc) for about 5 grand all told

[Gnasher]

The Swan Hotel in Bibury is nice. [edit - maybe pricey]

I can sort you out for wedding rings too  

[4D]

How about a TEF BBQ/Bazza wedding reception? Swindon registry office, beer and hot dogs on the grassy bit on Shrivvy Road. A few in the CGH before kick off, then off into town after the match. 

[Panda Paws]

Get an airbnb with enough garden for a teepee. Hire some banquet style tables, rack some barrels and you're set.

[BambooToTheFuture]

Congrats Barry. You say "not too South of Swindon..not too North of Manchester." Does this mean you would consider somewhere in the middle? Like the Midlands? (for our sins). If so I do know a few people who own land/outbuildings etc, that would be up for allowing you to use it as a wedding venue (marquee/barn stylee), at a cost but you'd get your dream scenario of no curfew.

I also happen to know one or two event organisers, who run festivals, so have access to companies who would set up pop up bars, casinos, magicians, hot dog/burger vendors, whatever. I know a great guy who bakes fantastic cakes out of an old 1970s Ford Tranny Ambulance.

Also, with all the money saved from a "traditional wedding", if you were looking for a photographer with reasonable rates - I know just the man 

Anyway, hope some of that can give you some food for thought. Feel free to DM me if you fancy discussing further. I'm no longer the "Wellens Whisperer", I'm the "Wedding Whisperer" 

[horlock07]

Congrats

Mate of mine got married at a waterfall and the reception in the local village hall, with family doing all the buffet food, a hog roast, a booze cruise for the wine and bubbly and a couple of barrels from the local brewery. Not sure if all village halls have curfews?

Whilst we did it a little bit more traditionally (no church as we got wed here https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/sites/williamson-park/ashton-memorial , but we reception at a golf club) we saved in other areas, couple of mates with decent motors did the cars, mate who whilst not a pro photographer takes a decent photo did the pictures for us. Plus as we had been living together for 8+ years when we got round to it, and thus didn't ned anything, we didn't have a wedding list just a money tree to go towards the honeymoon.

[pauld]

"You don't know what you're doing" Congratulations.