Hi Everyone!
Long time reader first time poster :-)
I've just spent about 3 days trawling the archives and have found some brilliant ideas for my reception so thank you to everyone who has posted about London weddings in the past few yrs, but I thought I would put a quick post up to see if anyone has any extra ideas for venues which are not your typical "wedding" venue!
We're looking for a reception venue only (it'll be a private ceremony), and probably only for the evening, so hopefully that will save on costs a little.
Anywhere either in London or just outside.
Something very casual but a classy venue, either a buffet or a bbq would be best to keep the casual feel, no first dance, no speeches, no traditions! Don't need loads of flowers or chair covers or stuff like that. Simple and elegant (though I do love candles!)
The problem is that we're on a budget and also we don't have the time or energy to do a lot of work ourselves hence we'd like the location to provide the whole package. We're happy to opt for a pub if it's a pretty or unusual one.
Stuff I'd love:
- really unusual location! We'd love one of the rooms in the tower of london but the venue hire is just too much. Also looked at natural history museum and a couple of others.
- If we went for a winter wedding (date is negotiable but will be early next year) I love the idea of an open fire or a heated courtyard! A firepit would be amazing.
- Whole package (food and wine/beer all night, all the trimmings) under £5k! I know it's a tight budget but there's got to be some nice locations we can get a casual bbq and drinks for this?
My other thought (in the title) was to find a restaurant or bar in the City that's usually closed at weekends and maybe does min spend rather than venue hire price - I've looked at a few and they usually ome in under budget but just haven't found the right one yet.
Oh also one last thing - does anyone know of any venues at all that will do a winter bbq?? Maybe with a covered heated ourdoor area or something? A bbq seems like the cheapest and most fun option but we don't want to wait til summer!
Thank so much everyone
EJ xx
