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Best Dry Hire Venues for Multicultural Weddings

Natasha Grant • 25 January 2024

3 of the best dry hire venues in South East England

Photo of the outside of Northbrook Park Manor House with the front of the house covered with Wisteria
The South East of England has a range of gorgeous wedding venues available. This post provides details on 3 of the best, elegant wedding venues that can be booked on a dry hire basis which is a great option for multicultural weddings.

Firstly, what is dry hire venue? It means that you pay for the use of the venues space only. Generally, this means that separately you hire in the food and drink, cutlery, decorations and sometimes the furniture etc, which will be provided by other suppliers. Each dry hire venue is different, some may let you use their tables, chairs etc. Others won’t. A dry hire venue gives you more flexibility to really make your mark and have input on every detail of your wedding day. 

1. Northbrook Park - Dry hire venue - Surrey

Northbrook Park is a beautiful and versatile venue. It's a stunning 18th Century Manor House set in Farnham, Surrey. An ideal dry-hire wedding venue with a Manor House, Vine Room and a large Orangery to choose from to hold your wedding ceremony and reception. Set within 120 acres of wonderful grounds with tranquil gardens to take photographs and for you and your guests to enjoy. 


You will get exclusive use of the venue and its grounds, it's a blank canvas with the flexibility to use the space as you wish. It has an enchanting Vine Room for your ceremony and a beautiful Orangery that can hold up to 250 guests for your reception.  It can even fit 250 people in the Orangery with a Mandap for a Hindu wedding.


Northbrook also has accomodation on site for guests and has a seperate bridal suite for the bride and groom to use on their wedding night. It's a truly charming and unique venue. The ideal blank canvas to hold your celebrations


My couples who have used this space in the past absolutely love Northbrook Park.


2. Forty Hall - Dry Hire Venue - North London

Asian bride and groom hugging and standing in front of Forty Hall Enfield


Forty Hall Banqueting Suite (also known as the Coaching House) is a great London wedding venue in Enfield. This special space is part of the Forty Hall estate and is a fantastic, historic dry hire option. Their main hall is a fabulous size room that is light, has high ceilings and holds up to 180 guests for your ceremony or reception. It's a versatile space to decorate. There is also a garden room to hold a drinks reception or smaller ceremony.


This North London venue has lovely outdoor space to utilise for gorgeous pictures. There is also a terrace that can be used for an outdoor ceremony (for up to 150 guests). The grounds of this venue are very picturesque and includes a lovely lake for great photos. Parts of the park are open to the public, however, with the 2 weddings I have held here you forget all about that as the space is secluded from the park. I have held two multicultural weddings at this venue to great success.


Forty Hall Banqueting Suite decorated with white aisle runner cream ceremony chairs and orange and cream flower circle ceremony backdrop


3. Hedsor House - Dry Hire Venue - Buckinghamshire

Picture of the outside of Hedsor house  surrounded in grounds with green grass and trees

Hedsor House is a stunning Georgian manor home in Buckinghamshire. It provides the perfect setting for your dream wedding. It has the option to use as dry hire venue and has extensive experience at holding multicultural weddings here from South Asian to Persian weddings. Set within 100 acres of gardens, you will have ample options for photographs or hold an outdoor drinks reception. 


The bright and airy main ballroom is the perfect spot for your reception which seats up to 150 guests and the elegant Italianate domed Centre Hall provides a stunning setting for your ceremony or reception. It's a fantastic wedding venue choice.


Dry Hire venues are a brilliant option to consider when choosing your wedding venue, particularly for multicultural weddings.  I have summarised the key details of those venues in a table below.

Working at dry hire wedding venues is one of my specialities. If you are looking for assistance in planning a breathtaking elegant multicultural wedding  get in touch about working together.


Natasha


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