Bonfire & fireworks?!

Not sure they would allow a bonfire but there are a lot of venues that allow fireworks, what area are you looking at?

Happy to look quite widely really, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire or even up to Northumberland or Cumbria. I thought a bonfire might be pushing it :-P

Nice thought though ?

You could try Chevin Lodge near Otley. They have quite rural grounds and they do allow fireworks so it's possible they might allow a bonfire.

There must be other hotels that have bonfires of their own!

I know that Adel Church allows bonfire & fireworks as they have their own displays. You can marry at the church (if eligible) and then have the reception in The Stables which is the church hall. That will take a large marquee as well.

Not strictly a bonfire, but if you find a great venue who will allow fireworks, it may be asking whether they'd allow an outdoor fire pit or similar instead. Our venue hire these for example. It could be a nice compromise, if needed?

There are also open fire ones

Kings Croft in Pontefract definitely do fireworks. Don't know about a bonfire, though.

Awesome! Thanks for the suggestions folks. I will definitely look into each of those. I love the fire pit and the open fire too, great alternative :-) I'm not against hiring a teepee like the one in that pic at all, my only worry would be the on-the-day management of suppliers etc, but not impossible I guess.

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I photographed a tipi wedding recently and the supplier management on the day seemed quite stress free. The tipi was put up a few days before the wedding, so the couple had access to the venue much earlier than usual!

The only suppliers on the day were me (photographer), mobile bar staff, caterers. It all worked like clockwork. The other advantage was that the couple did not have to clear the tipi that night as it wasn't collected until a couple of days after the wedding. The bride's sister runs a pub and they used the beer garden there.

The tipi had two fire pits and people did marshmallows on them.

Thanks Paula that sounds fab! Maybe I'm just expecting problems where there wouldn't be one! Just need to find a spot for it... X

We've actually hired the tipis too and so far it's all been stress free (she says with 9 months still to go! Famous last words!?)

Do have a good think about it though & do lots of research into the logistics and practicalities of tipis (& marquees really if it's something you were considering) because costs can easily spiral out of control if you're not familiar with how it all works. Happy to help if I can ?

Thanks Sam&Louise, I'd love some tips from someone who is doing it! Where are you pitching your tipi? What sorts of things have you found have gone a bit out of control? We're there lots of unexpected costs? X