Your London Wedding - May/Jun 2019 (Issue 65)

KENSINGTON & CHELSEA 23 NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM With its iconic Grade I listed exterior, London’s Natural History Museum is a city landmark, lending itself perfectly to photo opportunities in all seasons, with the well-loved ice rink providing a festive backdrop in winter. This reception-only venue boasts a range of impressive events spaces but the best known has to be the Hintze Hall, with its grand entrance leading to soaring Romanesque arches and a stone staircase not to mention the recently installed 25.2 metre blue whale skeleton suspended from the ceiling, affectionately known to all as Hope. This capacious space can seat up to 450 friends and family for a dinner dance or the Earth Hall, with its huge globe sculpture. is a striking space for 200 guests. The contemporary Darwin Centre Courtyard is ideal for summer drinks receptions. Ceremony licence? No Contact: 020 7942 5434 | nhm.ac.uk CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN Stretching 3.8 acres alongside the River Thames and divided into quarters by intersecting paths, this walled botanical garden is an idyllic setting for weddings not to mention a mecca for plant-lovers. Ceremonies can take place in The Gallery, a bright airy space that can accommodate up to 70 loved ones and sits to one side of the main lawn. Blessings can also take place throughout the garden and receptions can be catered for in a marquee, pitched either on the Main Lawn for up to 200 seated friends and family or the Lower Lawn where 100 guests can join you for the wedding breakfast. Tours can be arranged for your guests for a small extra charge and the happy couple will be gifted a year’s membership in celebration of their union. Ceremony licence? Yes Contact: 020 7352 5646 chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk