Real weddings

Days at Wrenhurst, told by the couples and our planners, and plain notes on planning.

Planning notes

Civil ceremonies, blessings and celebrants explained

How civil ceremonies, blessings and celebrant-led ceremonies fit together in England, and what to check with your register office.

Twelve questions to take to a venue show-round, from the wet weather plan to the time the music must stop.

Meera and Alex married in the Card Room at Wrenhurst Rooms, dined in the Ballroom and walked with their guests from hotels in York.

Fiona and Callum filled the Tithe Barn with 170 guests in September, with a caller, a band and evening food in the Dairy Yard.

Ruth and Owen held a small wedding in two rooms of Wrenhurst House: the Drawing Room for the ceremony and the Great Hall for dinner.

Elin and Tom married on a December Tuesday with 60 guests, candles and blue hydrangeas, on the winter weekday offer at Wrenhurst House.