In FocusDario Varsalona: A Naples Planner Who Designs the Wedding and Builds ItAn accounting diploma, a wedding fair in 2008 and a Naples studio with its own architect, set and light designers: how Dario Varsalona plans and builds weddings across Campania.
In FocusThe Savoy: A Wedding in the Hotel the Savoy Operas BuiltRichard D'Oyly Carte married across the street in 1888 and opened his hotel on the Strand a year later on the profits of The Mikado. Its wedding rooms still carry the names of the operas.
In FocusThe Langham, London: Weddings in the Grand Hotel the BBC Planned to Pull DownLondon's largest hotel when it opened in 1865 survived a slump, wartime bombs and a BBC plan to demolish it. Its Grand Ballroom now holds weddings of up to 375.
In FocusThornbury Castle: A Wedding in the Duke of Buckingham’s Unfinished PalaceIn 1511 the Duke of Buckingham began a palace at Thornbury; in 1521 he was executed and the work stopped. Couples now marry in its Library and walled gardens and dine in its old kitchen, the Tudor Hall.
In FocusFarbridge, West Sussex: Marry in One Barn, Dine in the NextFlint barns of 1825 in the Lavant valley near Chichester, where the ceremony barn is cleared for dancing while dinner is served next door, and the wedding party sleeps on the courtyard.
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In Focus
Behind every exceptional venue is a story worth knowing, and behind every memorable celebration are people whose talent brings it to life. In Focus looks closely at the venues and wedding professionals we feature, from historic Italian villas to established planners and photographers, with the details that matter when choosing who to contact.
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Dario Varsalona: A Naples Planner Who Designs the Wedding and Builds It
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The Savoy: A Wedding in the Hotel the Savoy Operas Built
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The Langham, London: Weddings in the Grand Hotel the BBC Planned to Pull Down
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Thornbury Castle: A Wedding in the Duke of Buckingham’s Unfinished Palace
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Farbridge, West Sussex: Marry in One Barn, Dine in the Next
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Wasing Park: Weddings in a Chart Publisher’s Berkshire Farmyard
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Manowce Palace: A Doctor’s Villa on the Szczecin Lagoon
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Pentillie Castle: Weddings in Sir James Tillie’s House on the Tamar
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The Roseate Reading: A Wedding in Berkshire’s Old Shire Hall
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Plaisterers’ Hall: The Plasterers’ Own Hall on the Roman Wall
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De Vere Horsley Estate: Marrying Under Lord Lovelace’s Bent Timber Roof
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Torre Collevento: A Fortino Above Orvieto
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Upper House: A Wedding Beneath Church Timbers on Kinder Scout
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The Westin Excelsior Rome: A Via Veneto Wedding on the Old Ludovisi Park
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Gray’s Inn: Marrying in the Hall of The Comedy of Errors
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Birdsall House: A Yorkshire Family Seat That Began With a Wedding
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Leeds Castle: A Kent Wedding in Lady Baillie’s Weekend House
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Cornwell Manor: Weddings in a Cotswold House Remade by Clough Williams-Ellis
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Borthwick Castle: A Wedding in the Keep Mary, Queen of Scots Fled
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Captain’s Club Hotel & Spa: Weddings at the Wick Ferry Landing
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Northcote Manor, Devon: The Listed Manor Above the Tarka Line
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Villa Sofia: A Wedding Weekend in a Brianza Family Home
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Villa Ormaneto: Marrying at a Scaligeri Hunting Lodge near Verona
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The St. Regis Rome: Weddings in the Ballroom César Ritz Opened in 1894
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The Lansdowne Club: A Mayfair Ballroom That Began as Robert Adam’s Library
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Oakley Hall, Hampshire: Weddings Where Jane Austen Came to Call
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Carlowrie Castle: A Wedding at an Arctic Botanist’s Home
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The Celtic Manor Resort: The House That Began as a Wedding Gift
Last updated 8 November 2026