| Planning a wedding should be fun and while important | | | | search for luxury family hotels and wedding hotels in |
| events are bound to be a little stressful at times, make | | | | your chosen location and you can then start seeing |
| a list and make sure that the venue is the first thing | | | | what each has to offer. Make a list of everything you |
| that's ticked off. There are a lot of options when it | | | | want and need from a venue; estimated number of |
| comes to picking a type of wedding venue, with | | | | guests, sit down or buffet meal, location, number of |
| everything from hotels, village halls and marquees, to | | | | bedrooms, the surrounding and outside areas, whether |
| beaches, forests, golf clubs and stately homes, so it's | | | | they offer civil ceremonies or if it's near to the church |
| important to choose the one that fits your estimated | | | | you're getting married in and of course, the style of the |
| number of guests, your budget and your style and | | | | hotel and whether it suits your tastes. Once you've got |
| personality. | | | | a clear picture in your head, go and visit a few hotels, |
| Getting married in the middle of a forest might well be | | | | ask to see a couple of bedrooms, the main function |
| a cheap option but if you're not the countrified type | | | | rooms and the grounds and then you can get a grasp |
| you'll likely feel uncomfortable and so will your guests, | | | | of their rates and what food and wine they can offer. |
| so instead think about saving up for a more | | | | Many hotels, even luxurious hotels, offer discounted |
| appropriate venue or do a little bit of out of the box | | | | midweek rates for weddings and while it does mean |
| thinking. A village hall or British Legion can be | | | | that your friends and family will probably need to take |
| transformed into a seriously special venue with a bit of | | | | time off work, it can be a great way to be able to |
| creativity and lots of hands on deck so if you don't | | | | have a bigger wedding than you first thought possible. |
| want to have a long engagement to save but you do | | | | If there are going to be children at your wedding, it's |
| want the best, rope in some friends and family and get | | | | important to ensure that the hotel you're looking at is |
| thinking, it's amazing what some bunting can do! | | | | child-friendly and caters for children when it comes to |
| But if it's a wedding hotel in London that you're after | | | | bedrooms, meal times and so on. |
| and that's what you've really set your mind on having, | | | | |