Your World of Extraordinary Weddings
Curating the World’s Finest Wedding Venues and Suppliers
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Wedding Hotspots
The Destinations
From coastal escapes to grand countryside settings, explore the destinations defining the modern wedding. Each chosen for its beauty, atmosphere, and sense of occasion.
United Kingdom
Country houses, castles and London hotels
221 Venues 211 Vendors →
Italy
Villas, castles and palazzi from Tuscany to Sicily
125 Venues 215 Vendors →
Spain
A private woodland estate near Barcelona
28 Venues 27 Vendors →
Indonesia
Resorts across Bali, from the coast to Ubud
12 Venues 1 Vendor →
Turkey
Bosphorus palaces, the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts, Cappadocia
11 Venues 3 Vendors →
Greece
A private beach wedding venue in Halkidiki, on the northern Aegean coast.
10 Venues 24 Vendors →
Morocco
Wedding venues and planners in Marrakech and on the northern coast.
10 Venues 2 Vendors →
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi's civil court, Dubai's coast, Ras Al Khaimah and the desert
9 Venues 11 Vendors →
France
Paris, Provence and planners across France
9 Venues 35 Vendors →
United States
Wedding planners in New York and California.
8 Venues 21 Vendors →
Thailand
Wedding venues and planners on Koh Samui and in Phuket.
7 Venues 8 Vendors →
Cyprus
Paphos, Limassol, the beaches of the east and the Troodos chapels
6 Venues 5 Vendors →
Curated, never crowdsourced
Handpicked venues
Castles, country houses, villas and grand hotels, each chosen for its setting, its service and the weddings it makes possible.
Amalfi Coast · Heritage hotel
Palazzo Suriano
Up to 90 guests · 9 rooms and suites · From €5,000 venue hire
Provence · Villa
Domaine de Canaille
Up to 110 guests · 12 rooms and suites · From €40,000 venue hire
Tuscany · Country house
Locanda in Tuscany
Up to 200 guests · 9 rooms and suites · From €7,000 venue hire
By wedding style
What kind of wedding are you planning?
Start with the feeling you want, and see the venues that suit it.
The people behind extraordinary weddings
Find your wedding creatives
Planners, photographers, florists, cake designers and musicians, selected for the standard of their work and the couples who recommend them.
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New stories, guides and advice from the editors: the places, the people who make weddings, and the weekend around them.
Rudby Hall, North Yorkshire: A House for the Wedding Party
Rudby Hall near Hutton Rudby in North Yorkshire is a Grade II* house and boutique hotel with 13 bedrooms, hired whole for up to 32. Rudby…
Charlton House, Somerset: The Orangery and a House With Many Owners
Montigo Resorts Somerset at Charlton House is a Grade II listed country house hotel near Shepton Mallet with 28 rooms and suites, a Regency Orangery presented…
Wa.Lab Events: A Treviglio Wedding Studio That Starts With Questions
Wa.Lab Events is a wedding and event studio in Treviglio, Lombardy, led by founder and designer Anthea and planner Cristina. It plans weddings across Lombardy, Piedmont,…
Bury Court Barn
The converted brick barn near Farnham that pairs oak beams and beaded chandeliers with a walled garden of grasses, and hands the whole of it to…
Chabil Mar Villas
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The boutique beachfront resort on the Placencia Peninsula, with 400ft of private Caribbean sand and a pier over the sea, that hosts intimate, barefoot destination weddings…
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