We regularly get enquiries from international couples looking to get married in England and specifically a lot of requests from New York couples looking to marry in London. We love these briefs and we adore that the iconic buildings of London are such a huge pull that international couples will travel across the ocean to host their special celebrations within these spaces. Whether it’s an art gallery such as the V&A South Kensington or the National Gallery or a world famous museum such as the National History Museum, we can design a occasion which perfectly represents you as a couple as well as feeling very British with our unique sense of design. Celebrations that we tend to design start with a rehearsal dinner on the arrival day, the wedding ceremony and reception and then an informal brunch to debrief on it all.

We’ve put together our top words of advice for couple looking to marry overseas and celebrate in our wonderful capital city.

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Consider the full experience

We have learned over the years of working with inboundcouples that the guests experience is paramount – for most this will be aspecial trip and lots of your guests will turn this into a mini holiday. We designand build a website for your celebrations which has all the information guestswill need from travel to dress codes to accommodation. We have a conciergedepartment who head up this process and are available for any guests questionswhether it’s ‘Where can I hire a tux?’ to ‘What do I need to think about whenit comes to my visa?’. Taking that pressure off you as a couple is key as otherwiseyou’ll be inundated with questions until the moment you walk down the aisle.

Think about the group as a whole

Working out ways for your group to have lots of timetogether is really important. A rehearsal dinner and a brunch the day after thewedding are really nice options for everyone to come together and connect. Wecan manage all accommodation booking as well and negotiate room blocks forguests meaning that your group can stay over a select number of propertieswhich works so well.  

Plan to visit

Ensure you have time in your diary to visit at least twice.The first time to select and sign off your venue and the second time for a minirun through of the event. This will involve tastings, venue walkthroughs,stationery sample sign off, floral sampling, cake tasting and meetings with keysuppliers. We tend to need around two days each time. If you’re looking to getyour dress made in the UK you’ll need to allocate additional visits for dressfittings.

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