Planning your ceremony

When a setting catches your eye, contact the hotel directly with your preferred date and approximate guest numbers. Our teams will help you choose your ceremony space, confirm availability and guide you through the arrangements.

Capacities below are for wedding ceremonies. Your chosen hotel can confirm layouts, ceremony requirements and weather alternatives for outdoor settings.

Kensington

The Milestone Hotel & Residences

For vows shared with your very closest people, The Oratory offers an exceptionally intimate setting. Once the mansion’s original chapel, its historic character makes a ceremony for eight feel every bit as significant as a grander gathering. The Windsor Suite offers room for up to 30 guests, with the same personal care at the heart of the occasion.

Ceremony spaces
- The Oratory: up to 8 guests
- The Windsor Suite: up to 30 guests

Arranging your ceremony: Both spaces are licensed for wedding ceremonies. Your ceremony must be conducted by a licensed official celebrant.

Mayfair

The Rubens at the Palace

For couples who love the grandeur of London, The Rubens offers a ceremony setting beside Buckingham Palace. Rich furnishings and warmly hosted spaces bring a celebratory atmosphere to your vows, with three venues accommodating up to 80 of the people you want beside you.

Ceremony spaces
- Rembrandt Suite: up to 60 guests
- Van Dyke Suite: up to 80 guests
- Palace Lounge: up to 80 guests

Arranging your ceremony: All three spaces are licensed for wedding ceremonies. Your ceremony must be conducted by a licensed official celebrant.

Mayfair

The Chesterfield Mayfair

Exchange vows among the books in the Library, gather in the light of the Conservatory or invite a larger circle to join you in the Royal Suite. The Chesterfield offers a choice of characterful settings for a Mayfair ceremony, each bringing a different atmosphere to the moment you make your promises.

Ceremony spaces
- The Library: up to 30 guests
- The Conservatory: up to 60 guests
- Stanley’s: up to 60 guests
- The Royal Suite: up to 100 guests

Arranging your ceremony: All four spaces are licensed for wedding ceremonies. Contact our team to discuss your preferred setting and ceremony arrangements.

Bloomsbury

The Montague on the Gardens

Georgian architecture, rich interiors and garden outlooks give The Montague a romantic setting in the heart of Bloomsbury. Choose the Large Conservatory for a smaller ceremony, the Woburn Suite for up to 30 guests or the Great Russell Suite to bring a larger gathering together for your vows.

Ceremony spaces
- Large Conservatory: up to 20 guests
- Woburn Suite: up to 30 guests
- Great Russell Suite: up to 120 guests

Arranging your ceremony: All three spaces are licensed for wedding ceremonies. You will need to arrange for a registrar to conduct your ceremony through Camden Council.

Cong, County Mayo

Ashford Castle

Through the castle gates and beside the lake, Ashford Castle makes the arrival part of the romance. Exchange vows in the intimacy of the Inglenook, gather in the Connaught Room or choose an outdoor marquee setting for a larger ceremony. Centuries of history surround a moment that belongs entirely to you.

Ceremony spaces
- Inglenook: up to 10 guests
- The Connaught Room: up to 40 guests
- Outdoor setting with a marquee: up to 200 guests

Arranging your ceremony: Your ceremony must be conducted by a licensed official celebrant. Speak to our team about your chosen setting and outdoor arrangements.

Cong, County Mayo

The Lodge at Ashford Castle

With gardens overlooking Lough Corrib, The Lodge offers a romantic place to make your promises within the Ashford Estate. Say your vows outdoors with the lake beyond, or gather your guests in the Harbour Ballroom. For a larger ceremony, a marquee extension gives you room to include more of the people you love.

Ceremony spaces
- Garden: up to 186 guests
- Harbour Ballroom: up to 186 guests
- Harbour Ballroom with marquee: up to 240 guests

Arranging your ceremony: The listed settings are licensed for wedding ceremonies. Our team can discuss ceremony arrangements with you, including weather alternatives for garden ceremonies.

St Peter Port

The Old Government House Hotel & Spa

The Old Government House combines historic character with the warmth of a gathering hosted with care. Choose from three ceremony spaces, accommodating up to 150 guests, and share your vows with the friends and family who have made the journey to be beside you.

Ceremony spaces
- Douglas & Dalrymple Room: up to 50 guests
- Colborne Room: up to 100 guests
- Regency Room: up to 150 guests

Arranging your ceremony: Your ceremony must be conducted by a licensed official celebrant.

Cape Town

The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa

With the mountains behind you and the Atlantic stretching ahead, The Twelve Apostles offers a ceremony shaped by its remarkable surroundings. Exchange vows in the Fynbos Garden overlooking the ocean, or choose one of the hotel’s indoor settings. From 20 guests to 80, there is space to share the moment your way.

Ceremony spaces
- Conservatory: up to 20 guests
- Fynbos Garden: up to 80 guests
- Atlantic Marquee: up to 80 guests
- Lions Head: up to 80 guests

Arranging your ceremony: Your ceremony must be conducted by a licensed official celebrant. Garden ceremonies are subject to weather; discuss alternative arrangements with our team.

Cederberg, Western Cape

Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat

For vows surrounded by wilderness, Bushmans Kloof brings the Cederberg landscape into your wedding story. Choose the candlelit intimacy of Kadoro, the open-air setting of Embers or a smaller gathering at Cederberg House. With ceremony spaces for four to 40 guests, it is a place to bring your closest people together.

Ceremony spaces
- Cederberg House: up to 4 guests
- Koro: up to 10 guests
- Kadoro: up to 10 guests
- Homestead: up to 30 guests
- Makana: up to 40 guests
- Embers: up to 40 guests

Arranging your ceremony: Your ceremony must be conducted by a licensed official celebrant. Speak to our team about the setting you have in mind.

Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal

The Oyster Box

A garden gazebo, the Indian Ocean nearby and the familiar red-and-white lighthouse give The Oyster Box its particular romance. Gather beneath the Garden Gazebo among the subtropical greenery, or exchange vows indoors in the Shell Room, with your loved ones close by.

Ceremony spaces
- Garden Gazebo: up to 120 guests
- Shell Room: up to 90 guests

Arranging your ceremony: Your ceremony must be conducted by a licensed official celebrant. Our team can talk you through indoor and outdoor options.

After “I do”

Champagne on a rooftop, dinner in an exquisite private dining room or a reception that brings everyone to the dance floor. Our hotels offer wonderful settings for the celebrations that follow your vows, with menus and thoughtful details shaped around you.

With rooms and suites for you and your wedding party, the first toast need only be the beginning. Our teams would love to help you bring it all together, right through to swapping stories over breakfast the following morning.