Hi guys - I wonder if anyone can help? We're a bit stuck for a ceremony venue. We've found a reception venue we really like - we're going for a boat on the Thames! (we were originally going for the Barbican but decided against it for various reasons). The boat is able to start from almost any of the piers in London, so we have a wide choice of areas, but are finding it hard to find somewhere to actually marry. The problem is that most places do receptions too, so don't want a booking for the ceremony only. My fiance is completely against the idea of a church so we're mainly looking at register offices. Ideally, we'd like about 80 people to be there, so that narrows the options further.
So far we've considered:
Islington Town Hall - this was our no 1 choice, but it's fully booked for our date (10 September 2016)
Shoreditch Town Hall - also booked up
Hackney town hall - closed for refurbishment
Marylebone Town Hall - closed for refurbishment
Asia House, Westminster's replacement for Marylebone - this looks good - we're waiting to hear back from them about availability. But I'm a bit concerned that there's very little space outside for photos (I realise beggars can't be choosers, maybe I shouldn't be so fussy!)
Lambeth Register Office - ugly (sorry, there I am being fussy again!)
Southwark Register Office - I had to register my Dad's death there so it has bad associations for me
Camden Town Hall - we're also waiting for a call back about availability on this one - if it's free we might go for it - the problem is, my fiance works there and so would like to avoid it if possible as it won't seem as special to him
Stoke Newington Town Hall - my fiance's sister got married there so we'd rather not copy them - also it's a long way from the river
Does anyone have any suggestions? Help appreciated! I'd especially like to hear if anyone has got married at Asia House - how was it?
