Where to start when trying to write a blog post on the best wedding venues in Liverpool?!
If you want to get married in Liverpool then you really are spoilt for choice! The variety of wedding venues in and around the city is incredible, from laid back parties in breweries to gorgeous spaces overlooking the city, there really is something for everyone!
If you’re newly engaged and at the start of your wedding planning journey then hopefully this blog post will help give you some ideas.
Here are the best wedding venues in Liverpool that I’ve worked at so far. There are a few more I’m hoping to add to this list and new ones popping up all the time so I’ll keep updating it.
Note: not all these venues are licensed to hold ceremonies so please check this list of approved venues first.
Liverpool wedding venues with a view
Hope Street Hotel
Hope Street Hotel is the perfect venue if you want to get married overlooking the famous Liverpool skyline. You’re spoilt for choice with 4 different rooms to hold your celebration in. There are 2 rooms upstairs with stunning views and private terraces. There are also two, more intimate rooms downstairs for smaller weddings and evening celebrations!
You and your guests can stay in the hotel which has two amazing restaurants and a spa. Close to theatres, bars and restaurants and just a 5 minute stroll into the heart of Liverpool. Situated in the middle of Hope Street you can see both cathedrals from the terraces upstairs. Loads of photo opportunities in and around the hotel. If you’re lucky you might even get an incredible shot of the sun setting over the Mersey. Lovely team, great food! What more could you ask for?
See my blog post of this fun winter wedding at Hope Street Hotel
Oh Me Oh My
Former bank on Water Street in the heart of Liverpool’s financial district. OMOM is a beautiful, relaxed, light and airy space adorned with fairy lights. Informal sharing platters for a relaxed meal.
Short stroll from the Mersey and boasting possibly the best view of the iconic Liver Building from its rooftop terrace. Amazing any time of the year, just wrap up warm in the winter!
See my blog post of this Oh Me Oh My wedding for more inspo!
The Venue at Royal Liver Building
Set inside Liverpool’s most iconic building The Venue is light, contemporary and spacious. Perfect for you to add your own touches. Views of the Mersey, right across to the Wirral. You have your own personal terrace and for an extra fee you can go onto the roof to see the Liver Birds up close!
There’s a full Royal Liver Building wedding on my blog!
Liverpool wedding venues in parks
Sefton Park Palm House
The jewel of Sefton Park. If you love plants, colour, light, amazing food and lots of space then this could be the one for you! A Victorian greenhouse opened in 1896 and renovated in 2001 to host weddings and other events. An array of tropical plants including palms, orchids and one of my faves, Bouganvillea.
The Mansion House in Calderstones Park
A beautiful Grade 2 listed building set in Calderstones Park with its own private theatre garden, perfect for summer weddings. Locally sourced, delicious food with the option of a sit down meal or more relaxed buffet style feast!
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Liverpool wedding venues with an industrial vibe
Maritime Museum
In the heart of Liverpool’s famous Albert Dock, this venue is steeped in history. Grade 1 listed building transformed from a storage warehouse. Features include exposed brick walls and large windows with views over the Albert Dock and waterfront. Ceremony and reception on the 4th floor with a section of outdoor space on the Colonnades for drinks reception and evening BBQ!
See a full Martime Museum wedding on my blog!
Scale
Versatile event space in the up and coming Fabric District of Liverpool. An alternative, warehouse style space for weddings with a difference. Exposed brick, reclaimed maple flooring and natural light pouring in.
Amazing food by Fig & The Wild, sit down meal or sharing platter style.
The streets around the venue are adorned with ever changing graffiti, the perfect backdrop for some urban couples portraits.
A plastic free venue with excellent green policies. Bee hives on the roof and leftover food is donated to local charities!
See more from this beautiful Scale wedding on my blog!
Titanic Hotel
This old warehouse has been transformed into a 4 star hotel and spa in Stanley Dock. It combines contemporary design with the original Victorian architecture. There are two spaces to hold your wedding celebration. The Rum Warehouse is the larger of the two spaces (seating a maximum of 500 people!) and features a replica staircase from RMS Titanic. The West Bay is a bit more intimate with space for 180 guests.
Visit my blog for more Titanic Hotel wedding goodness!
This old gun factory in the creative heart of Liverpool, the Baltic Triangle, has recently opened for weddings and is quickly growing in popularity.
Set over two floors, The Attic is all red brick and exposed beams, a really cosy space for your wedding breakfast. The Parlour downstairs is the perfect party space with a mezzanine over the dancefloor and room for 200 of your closest family and friends!
Wedding venues for culture vultures in Liverpool
The Bluecoat Gallery
Built in 1717 this is the oldest surviving building in Liverpool! Originally a school, this Grade 1 listed building is now a contemporary arts centre with two very different rooms to hold your ceremony and its own courtyard garden for your drink’s reception. It really is a beautiful backdrop for your big day. A city centre location that feels more like a little oasis away from the hustle and bustle.
There’s a full colourful and fun Bluecoat wedding on my blog!
Everyman Theatre
Although not currently taking ceremony bookings at the Everyman, you can still hire the venue for your wedding party. You have the choice of the basement bistro or the theatre bar to eat, drink and be merry! Also, being situated at the end of Hope Street, you’re just a short walk away from loads of interesting little places for your couple portraits!
See my blog for more Everyman Theatre wedding inspiration!
Victoria Gallery & Museum
If you’re looking for something very different then the VGM could be for you! Situated just behind the Met Cathedral, the VGM is part of Liverpool University and houses some weird and wonderful exhibits including the world’s most important display of false teeth!
Ceremonies take place in the Leggate Theatre with drinks reception in the Tate Hall Museum followed by wedding breakfast in the Great Entrance Hall. The venue also has some outdoor space in the quadrangle and it’s not too far from Hope Street if you want to take a walk for your couple portraits.
See my blog for more from this beautiful Victoria Gallery & Museum wedding.
Brewery wedding venues in Liverpool
Love Lane Brewery
Situated in the Baltic Triangle this converted rubber factory, opened in 2016, could be the perfect venue if you’re a beer lover like me!
A beautiful and spacious venue in one of the coolest parts of the city. Loads of photo opportunities in the area if you love colour and graffiti!
Blacklodge Brewery
Just around the corner from Love Lane, Blacklodge brews some of the finest craft beers in the city!
Very relaxed vibe with beer on tap so you and your guests can help yourselves. Also, amazing food in the form of pizzas and BBQ!
Also, not too far from the Baltic and the Albert Dock for your couple photos.
Laid back Liverpool wedding venues
Leaf on Bold Street
Situated on the vibrant and bustling Bold Street this Art Deco building has a colourful past. Once a tea room in the 1920’s, then a cinema and clothes shop before returning to a tea room in 2010.
The spacious room upstairs with its high ceilings and original features is ideal for a relaxed wedding reception with row style seating for 90 guests and room for 250 for dancing and mingling.
You can see a fun Leaf Liverpool wedding and a colourful Leaf Liverpool wedding on my blog!
Free State Kitchen
Since the pandemic and the rise of the micro wedding I’ve seen couples getting quite creative with their choice of venue for their wedding celebration. I love that some couples just want to have a small wedding and then take their loved ones for a really informal meal instead of opting for a more obvious venue.
Just off Hope Street in the Cultural Quarter you’ll find this relaxed restaurant with its own secret garden! Famous for its incredible burgers and locally sourced produce. American classics with a contemporary twist, perfect for small wedding celebrations.
The Art School
For the food lovers, just behind the Philharmonic Hall is Paul Askew’s restaurant with a choice of gorgeous rooms you can hire for your wedding breakfast, and you know the food is going to be good!
Situated close to Hope Street and Faulkner Street which are both incredibly picturesque and perfect for your couple portraits.
Wedding venues near Liverpool
Ness Botanic Gardens
My home from home! I shoot so many weddings here each year that I’ve become almost part of the furniture now!
Ness is a stunning outdoor venue that is beautiful pretty much all year round. In the spring you have blossom trees and wisteria, every colour under the sun in summer, right through to the most perfect autumn tones come October. Ceremonies are held in the Rock Garden followed by drinks reception before you and your guests can stroll through the grounds (stopping off for photos along the way!) to the conservatory for your sit down meal or more relaxed BBQ or afternoon tea!
See my blog for a beautiful Ness Gardens micro wedding.
And even if it rains you can still have an amazing time outside (see this wet Ness Gardens wedding) or you can move your ceremony up to the conservatory with breathtaking views of the garden.
Ashfield House
Ashfield House is an award winning, family run wedding venue in Standish, Wigan. Situated just off the M6, close to the borders of Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside. It’s just a 45 minute drive from my house in Liverpool!
The house is set in beautiful gardens, it’s grand yet homely, impressive but laid-back. It has 15 guest bedrooms and couples take over the venue exclusively for their wedding day.
The team at Ashfield House clearly love what they do and make everyone, couples, guests and suppliers, feel welcome! The food is also incredible and I’ve been so well looked after on both my visits!
You can see more about Ashfield House here and here.
The Little Fox
This gorgeous little venue is set in the lovely countryside surrounding Thornton Hough on the Wirral. Inside there’s a beautiful ceremony room which is transformed for your wedding breakfast while you mingle in the bar area. The grounds are beautiful and you don’t have to walk far for your couple portraits. If the weather is nice you should definitely make use of the courtyard and garden area at the back of the building. To top it all off the sun sets at the back too!
West Tower
Built as a family home in 1885 West Tower is a romantic hideaway set amidst the Lancashire countryside, just a short drive from Liverpool.
You can hire the entire venue for your big day, with up to 145 guests. Ceremonies are held in the ballroom or, if the weather is kind, outdoors in the wooden pagoda. You can enjoy drinks and games on the lawn before partying the night away back in the ballroom. If you’re lucky, you might even get a stunning sunset to end the day!
