Somerset wedding function venues, hotels and wedding locations. Choose from a selection of luxury hotels in country manors in the Somerset countryside to weddings in the romantic and stunning city of Bath. Bristol also has a wealth of wedding venues for civil ceremonies and wedding receptions alike. Numerous luxury wedding hotels in Somerset offer wedding packages to suit your budget and needs, with official civil registry wedding ceremonies available on-site.
If you've a Somerset wedding venue in mind either for just the wedding reception or the full civil ceremony package it's worth going prepared with a series of questions and a checklist of issues to ensure that you're getting the venue that best services your needs. The first question is whether the venue is available for the date you require. Many Somerset wedding venues book up over a year in advance (especially during peak summer season). Other issues you may not have considered include things like what happens if the weather is poor, some venues will not allow confetti throwing, can you set up your own wedding flowers in advance, can the venue accommodate the number of guests you have in mind, will a dressing room and pre-ceremony accommodation be available for bride and groom and so forth.
Wedding venues licensed for civil wedding ceremonies are getting increasingly diverse. Wedding venues now can include luxury hotels, medieval manor houses, stately homes in Bath, Bristol and Somerset, football or rugby clubs and museums. Romantic wedding locations in Bath and Somerset are numerous. Choose from the Georgian grandeur of the city of Bath or wedding venues in the Mendips and Glastonbury near the mythical Isle of Avalon where legends of King Arthur offer the ultimate backdrop for any wedding ceremony.
Size is important for wedding venues. How many guests will be attending your wedding day? You'll need to ensure your chosen Somerset wedding venue can cater for the numbers. Marquees are often a good choice for large parties. Issues like parking, if you've got guests coming from a long way off, and accessibility if you have disabled or elderly guests will be important!. Somerset has a choice of large, medium and small hotels, and pubs and inns suitable for wedding events dependent on the size of your party and budget.
If you are marrying away from your reception venue is the wedding reception venue easy to find and well signposted - guests going astray can be a disaster!
There's a good choice of Wedding Hotels across Bristol and Somerset, from grand character manor houses to small country houses in the Somerset countryside. Many of the larger luxury spa leisure hotels, castle style hotels and country house hotels in Somerset have civil wedding ceremony licenses, combined with stunning landscaped grounds for wedding photography.
First things first, if the wedding venue is licensed for civil wedding ceremonies, can the venue advise on contact details for the local Superintendent Registrar (usually this information is in the brochure). You might want to know if other weddings will be taking place on the same day as yours.
Ask also about confetti throwing, what decorative detail is included in the price, storage for wedding presents, checkout times for the following day and what facilities are available for children. Suggested menus should be included in the brochure, but check just exactly what is inclusive in the price - wine and extra drinks are usually extra!
Most Somerset wedding venue locations specialising in wedding receptions and civil ceremonies have experienced wedding co-ordinators. Use their knowledge to find out details and recommendations on local wedding florists, cake makers, stationary, music, photographers and videographers. You could save yourself considerable time and expense by asking these questions. Check on issues like alcohol licence times.
Luxury Somerset hotels, perfect for Somerset wedding ceremonies and wedding receptions, and typically to a four or five star standard of accommodation are numerous across Bristol, Bath and the rest of Somerset. Luxury hotels usually include extensive health and fitness facilities such as de-luxe indoor swimming pools, spa pools, saunas, steam rooms, gymnasiums with state of the art gym equipment and health and beauty treatment rooms. Some large chain hotels specialise in luxury, and offer specialised Somerset wedding packages, and some will have added luxury leisure touches such as on-site golf courses. Check out the up and coming boutique styled and individual hotels too, for wedding receptions with unique character and charm. These are often family run offering real personal service, fine food (in many cases organic with an emphasis on local produce) and a unique character.
All inclusive stays at large hotels with extensive health, beauty and leisure facilities are a real bonus, as your stay will include use of these facilities. Many health clubs within accommodation venues have open membership and are used by local fitness fans! Facilities often include Swimming pool, Spa pool, Sauna and steam rooms, Gymnasium with state-of-the-art fitness equipment, Aerobics room and treatment rooms. Expect a selection of the latest cardio-vascular equipment, treadmills, stairmasters, cycles, usually in an air-conditioned environment to help make working out as comfortable as possible!
Somerset specialises in luxury hotels full of character and history, from medieval country manors to rustic countryside character hotels and venues including converted barns or watermills. Bath is the romantic capital of Somerset where you can organise weddings and receptions in many of the city's historic and Georgian buildings including The Assembly Rooms, once the scene of Regency dances and social engagements or even the Pump Room and Roman Baths. You can even organise your wedding in what was Taunton Castle and is now a grand hotel in the town centre.