Because you can. Soon. To celebrate the year in which same sex marriage became legal, the Southbank Centre has created a Big Wedding Weekend (Saturday 30 – Sunday 31 August), as part of their Festival of Love!
All couples, gay or straight, young or old, are invited to marry or renew their vows on the stage of the Royal Festival Hall, with its world famous organ, followed by bubbly, all day dance and entertainment, an optional wedding buffet and the opportunity for you and your guests to enjoy the wonderful riverside setting at Southbank Centre.
This is how it works:
There will be six ceremonies over the weekend – Saturday 30 – Sunday 31 August. Saturday will have ceremonies at 11am, 1.15pm (SOLD OUT) and 3.30pm (SOLD OUT) and 5.45pm. Sunday will have ceremonies at 1.15pm and 3.30pm.
Each ceremony will last for 90 minutes and comprise of 20 couples who will all declare their vows separately in front of their family, guests and registrars.
This is followed by music, dancing and entertainment for the rest of the day and evening.
There are two packages to choose from:
Package One – £1000
- A 90-minute ceremony with choirs, fanfares and live music on the Royal Festival Hall stage
- A glass of bubbly for all your guests
- Registrar
- Photographs with stunning backdrops
- 2 bouquets of flowers
- Day-time and evening activities
- Riverside location
- 40 guests
Package Two – £2000
- A 90-minute ceremony with choirs, fanfares and live music on the Royal Festival Hall stage
- A glass of bubbly for all your guests
- Wedding buffet (This is a cold tapas menu and a dessert and doesn’t include drink. Please see the Wedding Menu.)
- Registrar
- Photographs with stunning backdrops
- 2 bouquets of flowers
- Day-time and evening activities
- Riverside location
- 40 guests
Book your wedding via weddings@southbankcentre.co.uk, go on!
About the Festival of Love:
Saturday 28 June 2014 – Sunday 31 August 2014
Over two months, Southbank Centre brings together hundreds of artists, communities and partners to create its Festival of Love. The festival, which celebrates the Same Sex Couple Act, features an exciting programme of free events, differently-themed weekends, performances, poetry, talks and pop-ups. The Thames-side site is also being transformed by several large-scale indoor and outdoor installations and artworks.
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