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Over many years, we’ve visited the most desirable luxury wedding destinations around the world and, with the help of local wedding planners and industry contacts, have researched the best wedding locations and venues across the globe.

Luxury Wedding Venues in London: 12 Worth Knowing About

London offers a wide choice of luxury wedding venues, from royal palaces and historic buildings to contemporary hotels and private clubs. The right choice is not necessarily the one with the largest ballroom or the most elaborate interiors. It is the venue that works for your guest list, your ceremony and the way you want to spend the day. We have been visiting wedding venues across London and speaking to their events teams. Some distinctions...

8 of the Best Hotel Wedding Venues in London

London has an extraordinary choice of luxury hotels for weddings, but they offer very different experiences. There are grand ballrooms built for hundreds of guests and smaller hotels for more intimate celebrations. You'll also find historic buildings and contemporary spaces overlooking the city. We’ve been visiting hotel wedding venues across London and speaking to the teams behind them to understand how the spaces work for weddings, beyond...

Getting Married in London

London offers an extraordinary amount of choice when it comes to where and how to get married. From grand hotels to hidden gardens, the sheer range of wedding locations in London means couples can find a setting that genuinely reflects who they are. Having so many options is part of London's appeal, although it can make knowing where to start more difficult. Choosing the right wedding location will depend on the atmosphere you want to create,...

How to Choose Where to Have Your Destination Wedding

Destination wedding planner Charlotte Ricard-Quesada has spent ten years planning celebrations across France, Italy, Spain and wider Europe. Here is how she helps couples narrow down a whole continent to one venue. Almost every couple planning a wedding abroad starts in the same place. They know they want somewhere warm, somewhere beautiful, somewhere their guests will remember. What they often cannot answer is the obvious follow-up: where,...

Documents Required to Get Married in Spain

Spain is one of the most popular places in the world to get married, and for good reason. Clifftop fincas in Mallorca, palm-lined estates on the Costa del Sol, historic haciendas in Andalusia. The settings are extraordinary. The paperwork, unfortunately, is not so romantic. Here is the part most couples only discover once they start planning: the majority of destination weddings in Spain are symbolic ceremonies, not legal marriages. Spain's...

Getting Married in England

England holds one of the richest collections of wedding venues anywhere, shaped by centuries of architecture and a long tradition of hospitality. Couples can marry in a Mayfair ballroom, a medieval castle, a Cotswolds manor or a Lake District estate. That variety is one of England's greatest strengths, and it shapes how couples approach planning a wedding here. Below, we look at the standout regions for getting married in England and the kinds...