Your Hampshire & Dorset Wedding - Sep/Oct 2019 (Issue 76)

Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, Wareham 01929 462 537 | monkeyworld.org If you love animals, you’ll go nuts for this amazing venue. Not only can you tie the knot here, you’ll be spreading the joy by helping to raise funds for the care and rehabilitation of apes and monkeys in need around the world. Set in 65 acres of Dorset countryside, Monkey World is home to more than 250 rescued monkeys and apes. Licensed for ceremonies, you can tie the knot outside Bart’s chimpanzee group enclosure, under a viewing window awning or in the Watering Hole, a safari lodge-style building, joined by up to 80 family and friends. There’s also a smaller function room for more intimate ceremonies. The Watering Hole is set in the middle of the park and has large windows running along each side so your guests get a good view of the chimpanzees, woolly monkeys and marmosets. You can have your wedding buffet here afterwards but the park doesn’t host evening receptions. We love... that after the ceremony you can take part in a scatter feed from the viewing tower; a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as wedding couples are the only members of the public ever allowed to feed the chimpanzees. Emirates Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth 02392 857 520 | spinnakertower.co.uk Emirates Spinnaker Tower takes your wedding day to new heights. An iconic landmark on the Portsmouth skyline, the impressive tower stands proud on the waterfront at Gunwharf Quays, surrounded by stunning seascapes. A must-see venue for a wedding to remember, it offers spectacular 350-degree panoramic views, breathtaking by day and a glittering sea of lights at night. You can tie the knot on View Deck 2, located at 105 metres above sea level, with floor-to-ceiling windows and views stretching up to 23 miles out across the Solent, joined by 70 of your nearest and dearest. Celebrate afterwards on View Deck 1, with up to 100 guests for fine dining and experience the thrill of walking across the famous glass Sky Walk. The Waterfront Café on the ground floor is ideal for the evening celebration, with beautiful harbour views you can have a disco or live music and party the night away with up to 200 loved ones. We love... that you can choose the colour of the tower’s lights, bathing the harbour in your favourite shade to complement your wedding palette.  lloydrichardphotography.com lloydrichardphotography.com UNUSUAL VENUES 27