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Drapers’ Hall is a hidden oasis in the city of London that offers an idyllic and picturesque setting.
Whether Drapers’ Hall is chosen to host a small intimate wedding breakfast or the grandest of celebrations, the venue’s available for exclusive use including its two outdoor spaces.
The Drapers’ Garden’s perfect for entertaining up to 180 guests on warm evenings and the Courtyard provides another separate outdoor space for evening receptions.
Although this venue’s not licensed for ceremonies, you can host a blessing here and it provides an exquisite setting for receptions, which take place in The Drawing Room. Peaceful and elegant, the Drawing Room can host a champagne drinks reception followed by the wedding breakfast with up to 276 friends and family.
When tying the knot here, couples are offered a complimentary menu tasting and will benefit from an incredibly simple planning process, with all of the essentials included, plus elegant candelabra centrepiece, dancefloor and a Steinway classic grand piano.
Whether you’re looking for an intimate ceremony at the waterfront wedding venue The Pier, or a larger reception venue aboard the River Room or Glass Room boats, your day will be set against the iconic backdrop of the River Thames.
With its beautiful city views, The Pier is licenced for ceremonies with guest lists of up to 50 guests. This riverside bar and lounge situated at Embankment Pier boasts a Tom Dixon Studio interior design, delicious food and drink and exceptional service.
Offering panoramic views, modular interiors, a dance floor and a vast on-deck roof terrace, River Room is a spacious and highly versatile vessel with space for up to 200 guests for your reception.
The second option for those wanting to be on the water is Glass Room. Encased in glass, this stunning river boat seats 250 guests for your reception and features 360-degree views and nautical-inspired contemporary interiors.
LUCA 020 3859 3000 | https://luca.restaurant
Luca is a much-loved restaurant in the heart of Clerkenwell with a gorgeous and secluded foliage filled terrace, surrounded by olive trees and jasmine. Whether bathed in sunshine during the day or warmed by the open fire in the evening, it’s an idyllic spot for an intimate reception. The Terrace is covered by a retractable roof, perfect for evening dining all year round, seating up to 18 people.
Inside, Luca boasts two private dining rooms for an intimate affair. The Garden Room can host up to eight guests, in the style of an Italian garden, overlooking the open kitchen which retains the stunning exterior features of the Grade II listed building. There’s also The Pasta Room, where the pasta’s made each day, designed to look and feel like a traditional Italian home kitchen for up to 10 guests.
All rooms are decorated with flowers, foliage, and candles to suit your table layout. Place cards and personalised menus can also be supplied, and inbuilt speakers enable guests to play their personal playlists. Full restaurant hire is available on request.
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PRINCE ALBERT 07814 078060 | www.princealbert.pub
Years of history seep through the walls of this Victorian tavern. Built in the 1800s, it still maintains its classic emerald-green tiled exterior, creating a wonderful backdrop for your photos.
The ground floor space, perfect for your ceremony, has ample room for 50 seated guests and more standing. The first-floor function room is where your wedding breakfast takes place with space for up to 80 guests with its large sash windows, lots of natural light and chandeliers. Later on in the day, move downstairs and enjoy dancing with a live band or DJ until the early hours.
A small garden sits on the side of the pub. Heated for the winter months and for your spring or summer wedding you can enjoy a homemade barbeque and Pimm’s cocktail station.
This gorgeous pub’s available for full private hire or you can hire the first-floor function room on its own.
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This converted old English bus depot, benefits from its entire exterior being made up of floor to ceiling windows that bring light into the venue no matter what time of day.
The rustic and bohemian interior is the perfect backdrop for any wedding and one of the venue’s focal points is the grand-rounded bar, that was originally sourced from Royal Ascot Racecourse.
The three open plan levels allow a party of any size to be an intimate and memorable affair. From the spacious dining and bar level to the loft and mezzanine for a drinks reception space, you can go from a refined wedding breakfast for 180 guests to a buzzing disco for 300 guests in a moment! Outside, the courtyard is embraced by two exotic plant walls that act as a beautiful entranceway for the newlyweds into a cobbled courtyard with an array of country-like picnic benches all framed by bulb-bunting lights that bring a warm glow after sundown.
Couples are offered an evening of wine sampling, food tasting and cocktail tippling to experience what their wedding day has instore.
Positioned on the quaint New Quebec Street, The Grazing Goat’s exterior is like no other. The beautiful Georgian architecture and red bricks are met with a continuation of the panelling from inside adorned by a classic stripey awning for those sunnier days on the terrace.
Indoors, the warm and rustic interior, muted tones and beautiful wood panelling make for a gorgeous backdrop. The large sash windows on the first floor, flood the space with light and the grand fireplace makes for a wonderful feature. This area can be exclusively hired and accommodates up to 70 of your friends and family and your wedding party can stay the night in one of eight well-appointed bedrooms.
listed building and its interiors, which feature a variety of taxidermy, high ceilings, ornate wood panelling and beautiful light fixtures throughout.
There’s a variety of spaces here including the main bar area, restaurant area and mezzanine. The venues’ full capacity is 250 guests or 90 seated and there’s a selection of food and drink packages to choose from for your special day.
