Your London Wedding - Nov/Dec 2019 (Issue 68)

NO 11 CAVENDISH SQUARE This Grade II listed Georgian townhouse oozes sophistication and elegance marrying contemporary design with original features to great effect. Offering a wide array of spaces and a courtyard garden in an enviable location, just around the corner from Oxford Circus, this distinguished venue occupies an imposing site on Cavendish Square. Couples can choose from three stylish ceremony suites, from the Garden room that seats 100 to the Burdett Suite, where 225 friends and family can witness your vows and the Orangery, which accomodates 120 loved ones. The above spaces are available for receptions too, seating a maximum of 200 loved ones, or more intimate affairs of 22 can gather in the President’s Room, while the Treasurer’s Room is ideal for smaller parties of 14. Outside, the Courtyard Garden features a lush, living wall installation and water feature with high wooden stools and tables. Ceremony licence? Yes Contact: 020 7307 2474 | 11cavendishsq.com GUNNERSBURY PARK Gunnersbury Park House has stood witness to sumptuous parties throughout the century and this Grade II* venue continues to cater for carousers to this day with its magnificent entrance hall, grand stone staircase and opulent interconnecting rooms. Across the estate, there’s a range of spaces for parties large and small from the Regency house itself to the stunning glass Orangery and the classical 18 th -century Temple, which sits serenely on the Round Pond and offers spectacular views over London. In the house, choose from the drawing or dining rooms, which both seat up to 90 ceremony guests, or the long gallery where 40 loved ones can look on as you exchange your vows. Collectively known as the Rothschild Rooms, these adjoining spaces can seat 180 diners in all. The Orangery has space for 80 friends and family for ceremonies and receptions alike, while the Temple can accommodate 50 nearest and dearest for an informal affair. Outside, there’s 72 acres of beautiful parkland to explore with your photographer and, needless to say, an abundance of pretty backdrops. Ceremony licence? Yes Contact: 020 8825 6060 | ealingvenues.co.uk LANSDOWNE CLUB Art Deco meets 18 th -century grandeur and 21 st -century vitality at this London institution. Indeed, with its breathtaking, newly refurbished ballroom complete with minstrel galleries and vaulted ceiling, not to mention a private landscaped courtyard for al fresco drinks, this venue has it all. Ceremonies for up to 80 guests can be accommodated in the Robert Adam Drawing Room, where the working fireplace and chandelier provide atmosphere a-plenty. Alternatively, the aforementioned Ballroom is ideal for larger parties of 150 friends and family – receptions take place here too. And the bride and groom won’t have to travel far once the celebrations die down, with all packages including a complimentary suite on site. Ceremony licence? Yes Contact: 020 7318 6117 | lansdowneclub.com HISTORIC VENUES 33