Hayley Baker
Hayley Baker 2 Oct 2017

Where do i start how far in advance do i need to find a venue

Where do i start how far in advance do i need to find a venue

23 Comments
Lucy Lewis
Lucy Lewis 2 Oct 2017

Hi as soon as you can :)

Ceilidh Baird
Ceilidh Baird 2 Oct 2017

the venue is the first priority so as soon as you find the venue for you, id get it booked :) good luck in your planning!!

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Oct 2017

As far as possible, for avoid being disappointed.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Oct 2017

I'm planning a wedding with short notice (due to unforeseen family circumstances) ive been really lucky with my venue but would advise as soon as u have found the place for u book it asap.. x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Oct 2017

We've booked our venue for 2020 already as the dates were filling up! Especially if you want a summer Saturday the dates go very early x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Oct 2017

We booked ours 3 years in advance x

Chloe Peters
Chloe Peters 3 Oct 2017

Depends on what you're having - if you're planning on having a church wedding, 1st thing to do, is book that! Followed by booking your venue!! Things get booked up fast!

Rebecca Sullivan
Rebecca Sullivan 3 Oct 2017

Booked ours for November 2019 last month.

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Oct 2017

I'm lucky as one of the contenders for my reception place is a hall at a local club they've got dates still for next September but I'm not sure about the registry. I've got one more place to look at this week. Then I'll decide.

Scott Sanders
Scott Sanders 3 Oct 2017

I booked mine 3 years in advance ❤ xx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Oct 2017

We booked 2 yrs in advance

Hayley Leeson
Hayley Leeson 3 Oct 2017

I booked the church 2 weeks ago and the reception venue last week. Got the date I wanted. June 2019. It's best to book as soon as you can to avoid missing out on the date and venue you want x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Oct 2017

we booked ours last year & get married 2019. Our venue already has their 2021 diary opened xx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Oct 2017

I got engaged 6 weeks ago and my venues booked for next september x

Kim Lennon
Kim Lennon 3 Oct 2017

Hey Hayley! We booked ours 2 years ago, :-) xxx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Oct 2017

I booked my venue a year in advance along with the church xx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Oct 2017

We booked 16 months ahead fir an August wedding and found we were a little limited, but we needed a venue for 150 which also narrowed our choices.

Jennifer Edwards
Jennifer Edwards 3 Oct 2017

I booked mine in February, getting married in May 2018. So 15 months in advance. But we didn't pick a venue that is pumping out hundreds of weddings a year, as we didn't like the thought of that. The venue we chose only does about a dozen a year and we get the venue exclusively, its a hotel and pub which is all closed to the public on our wedding day, which we liked as well. Some of the more popular places were already booked up for our original day, but then we decided on a Thursday, which I also quite like rather than a weekend and the popular ones were mostly available on that day, plus other suppliers often give a mid-week discount. Good Luck!!

Emma Gibson
Emma Gibson 3 Oct 2017

We booked just short of 3 years in advance. We had a specific date we wanted and venue gets booked up quick x

Emily Barnett
Emily Barnett 3 Oct 2017

We booked ours just over two years in advance x

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 3 Oct 2017

I got engaged in March of this year and booked venue in July for December this year lol so 5 months X

Rhian Priest-Dibben
Rhian Priest-Dibben 4 Oct 2017

Well my sister is also engaged and went looking at a popular venue, but they said they have no Saturdays free from April to September in 2019, so pushed me to get a move on for my 2020 wedding!!

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 4 Oct 2017

We booked ours 18 months before

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