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Exclusive Use Wedding Venues for Your Special Day

A wedding venue that’s yours and yours alone. More and more couples are choosing exclusive-use wedding venues for their celebrations, enjoying the sense of privacy and freedom that this offers.

The only people at the wedding are those you’ve invited, along with the venue staff, who can give your celebration their undivided attention. Stroll around the gardens or wander among the elegant rooms – make yourselves at home.

Find out more about exclusive use wedding venues and why they are becoming such a popular way to celebrate a marriage.

What Is An Exclusive Use Wedding Venue?

An exclusive-use wedding venue hosts only one event at a time.

During your wedding weekend or day, you and your guests have the property and grounds to yourselves, and the staff is there to attend to your party only.

Couples and their guests love the intimacy that an exclusive use venue brings and the sheer luxury of having a country estate or historic property to yourselves for the day or weekend. You can all relax and feel comfortable in a place that seems like home.

benefits of an

Exclusive Use Wedding Venue

Exclusive hire is becoming an increasingly popular, especially for country house weddings.

Here are some of the reasons why.

Privacy And Intimacy

You and your guests can relax and enjoy your surroundings with nobody else onsite. Take time to breathe with a walk around the walled garden or grounds, or sit around the fire in the drawing room and catch up with your guests. An exclusive use wedding venue allows you to connect and catch up with your friends and family, and the only guests you’ll encounter are the ones you invited yourselves.

Personalised Experience

Dress the house and outside spaces to suit your tastes, without the pressure to vacate for another wedding. The house team will work with you to create a look and theme that works for you, and you won’t be confined to just the ceremony and reception spaces. You can have music, drinks and flowers of your choice in all areas of the venue.

Flexibility With Time

Once you have reserved your wedding venue for your chosen date, the exact timings are for you to decide. You won’t have to vacate a room because another party has booked it, or compromise on what happens when: you’re in control of the day and your timings. This flexibility is even greater if you choose a two-day or weekend wedding package.

Enhanced Guest Experience

Your guests will feel like guests, not simply hotel clientele. Like you, they can enjoy the sense of freedom and security that an exclusive-use venue offers. If your wedding venue offers accommodation, you’ll all be staying together, like a large (and luxurious) family gathering.

Seamless Coordination

With all the organisation focused solely on your wedding, everything flows seamlessly. Most exclusive use wedding venues come with the services of a professional wedding planner, and you’ll have their – and their colleagues’ – undivided attention throughout your wedding weekend or day.

Total Immersion

For just a day or a weekend, you’ll be the lord or lady of the manor. You’ll be able to relax and make yourselves at home in the reception rooms and wider grounds: luxury without formality.

One-Of-A-Kind Ambience

An exclusive hire wedding venue like a country house or castle offers an atmosphere like nowhere else. Our Country House Wedding venues show you just what a variety of unique and exclusive places you have to choose from.

Ultimate Convenience

With everything happening on one site, possibly even including accommodation, your wedding day will flow seamlessly. You won’t have to organise or pay for transport between different places; if you’ve chosen an all-inclusive wedding package, it’s even easier.

Choosing the perfect

Exclusive Use Wedding Venue

How do you find the right exclusive use venue for your wedding?

Once you’ve established that the venue is indeed offered as an exclusive hire, here are a few more things to consider. Specific details, such as entertainment and other vendors, depend upon what packages the venue offers. Higher-tier all-inclusive weddings can include a lot of customisable details.

Cost Considerations

The word “exclusive” sounds expensive, and while yes, you will pay for the luxury of your own venue, an exclusive use venue can be surprisingly cost-effective.

What Is Included In the Price?

Exclusive use venues are generally offered as all-inclusive wedding packages. This means that you’ll pay a single fee for the venue, the catering and the staff. These three things are the foundation of most wedding packages.

On top of this, most exclusive hire packages will include some level of decor, glassware and tableware hire, and possibly their own DJ for the evening party. You’re generally expected to find your own vendors for entertainment, but should be able to choose from the venue’s menu of optional extras.

If you want accommodation, this is generally extra unless you have chosen a two-day or weekend wedding package. Some venues include the honeymoon suite as part of the wedding package.

Hidden Costs To Watch Out For

If you choose an all-inclusive wedding package, you shouldn’t be hit by any unexpected costs. Your wedding planner (again, typically included) will be able to explain to you exactly what’s included and which extras will incur an extra cost. If you see the cost of the extras building up, ask about upgrading your package.

Of course, there are many additional costs to a wedding that fall outside the remit of the venue package. Bridal party and groomsmen outfits, gifts, hair and beauty, invitations and postage, licences, the celebrant, the cake…

When you’re choosing vendors such as the photographer and musicians, ask them if there are extra transportation costs and whether they’ll need a meal. Your wedding planner will be able to recommend trusted vendors, which is a great benefit, especially if you’re not local.

Conclusion

Do you love the idea of having your own exclusive venue for the day? You and your guests could enjoy the beauty and freedom of a magnificent venue, such as a country estate, without interruption or having to share the space.

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