Large wedding, not in a marquee

I know that the venues around Temple like Inner Temple can handle those kinds of numbers, but I would think they could be expensive...worth a look?

Have you looked at any Asian wedding magazines? It is just a thought because often Asian weddings invite extended family and friends and need very large venues?

I can highly recommend a good old fashioned family rift to instantly reduce numbers ;-)

I think others will have advice on handling your OH so I leave that part to them! ;-)

Getting married in London generally costs ££££ particularly catering for your numbers.

Many of the large central hotels have large 'ballroom' type event spaces that would certainly fit your numbers but possibly not your budget.

Alternatively you could look into stately homes and castles as they tend to have large halls.

https://www.uniquevenuesoflondon.co.uk/venue/honourable-society-lincolns-inn

Try looking into conference center hotels too, I know there was one in the Gatwick area that would do that number.

Hmm have you told OH basically he can have whatever he wants so long as he finds it? That way he'll either give up his choice or actually get some work done? Make an agreement that say he has to find it before X date, and otherwise you get to then have your turn at finding what you wanted until X date.

For 300 people you want some of the hotels who are used to catering for say Asian weddings, my friend has 400-500 guests in a room that can hold 700!!!

If you want to narrow down your GL, could you take out +1s for a start?