If you're planning on getting married in the Bristol area, you really are spoiled for choice. Of course, if you have friends coming from out of the area, you'll need to provide them with information on how to get to your venue and places to stay in the local area. A Bristol Travelodge is once such hotel to recommend. Offering thirteen hotels throughout Bristol and the surrounding area, there's guaranteed to be a great value hotel near to your wedding venue. But first thing's first, where are you going to get married? Take a look at a few suggestions below:
Brunel's SS Great Britain
If you're looking for a central location in Bristol that's a little bit different, look no further than the historic ship, the SS Great Britain, which is located right in the heart of Bristol's harbour. This stunning ocean liner offers the opportunity for you to be married on the Promenade Deck, before you move into the First Class Dining Saloon for an exquisite wedding breakfast. Later on, you can dance the night away in the Haywood Saloon. Guests can enjoy tours of this beautiful ship and, of course, you will be able to take the most amazing and unusual wedding photos onboard and around the ship as they explore.
The Clifton Pavilion, Bristol Zoo Gardens
For another rather unusual wedding venue, why not marry at the zoo? This beautiful pavilion was purpose built for special occasions and offers some amazing high ceilinged rooms, with stunning décor and crystal chandeliers. The balcony offers beautiful views across the gardens and you even receive access to the Zoo Gardens as part of the weddings package here, which makes for some wonderful photo opportunities.
Leigh Court
If you want to get married in a stately home, look no further than the magnificent Leigh Court just outside Bristol. Built in 1814 in the Palladian style using beautiful Bath stone, with impressive columns at the entrance to the mansion, a stunning sweeping double staircase in the Great Hall, where many choose to hold their ceremony itself, and a marquee in the surrounding gardens, it's a wonderful place to hold a sophisticated wedding. An in-house catering team provides a huge array of catering options to choose from including BBQ's, hog roasts, sit down dinners and buffets, and the wedding coordinators ensure that you have everything you could possibly want from your wedding here.
Other wonderful places in which to marry in and around Bristol include the beautiful Gothic style mansion at Ashton Court, the pretty Old Down Manor, The Lord Mayor's Mansion House, St George's, a stunning Grade II listed building right in the heart of the city, Goldbrick House, and, for sports fans, Thornbury Golf Centre, Ashton Gate Stadium or The Bristol Pavilion, which is sure to be a hit with cricket fans. Bristol is such a wonderful place in which to marry - with plenty of opportunities for stunning wedding photos and unique venues, what more could you ask for for your big day?