Venue Public Liability Insurance

It seems like they have a standard contract that is more geared towards external suppliers. I would agree that the insurance liability is not on you but your 3rd party providers, it may be that you need to ensure your supplier has the relevant insurance that is acceptable to the venue. We did that and they then liaised with our suppliers to confirm and obtain copies for their records.

I would speak to them and point these clauses out to the venue and just say that they seem to be irrelevant to you as the hirer and ask for them to be removed or at the very least explained. I work in contract law, not in hospitality, but these clauses are not something I would expect to see in a hire contract. Lots of places have generic contracts where a lot of it will be irrelevant but is easier for them to have one document, however it is important that you have then removed or expanded, even if they say they are not required, or at the very least have it on record in writing that the clauses are void and are not enforceable to cover yourself in case they try to pursue you for damages

That sounds really weird. We had to provide our registrar with a Covid risk assessment for our ceremony, but that was literally a few days after the wedding ban had lifted, and we were the first wedding they had done since, so I think they were super-nervous and wanting to cover themselves. I've never heard of any couple being requested to provide one under normal circumstances. The venue should have its own risk assessments and also have its own liability insurance. As should any suppliers you are using. Is this a new wedding venue? I wonder if they are new to the business and a bit clueless?

Wedding venues often include detailed legal requirements in their contracts, and it can feel overwhelming when the documents start to resemble something handled by guardianship attorneys instead of a simple event booking. Many couples face similar confusion when asked to provide high-level liability cover or create risk assessments that the venue usually manages. It helps to push back politely and ask the coordinator to clarify what is actually mandatory, since most vendors carry their own insurance and clients typically only need standard event coverage.