The Wedding Venue Checklist with Sam Wordie-Gilchrist

In this episode of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast, Nikita and Amelia are joined by the wonderful wedding venue owner, Samantha Wordie-Gilchrist. Together, they discuss everything you need to do, know and consider when searching for and booking your wedding venue.

What’s covered in this podcast episode?

Finding and booking your wedding venue is the most important task in your initial planning stages. A lot of your future wedding decisions and supplier bookings will rely on you securing your venue and subsequently, confirming the wedding date. Nikita, Amelia and Sam discuss the process of booking your wedding venue and everything you need to do and think about during the process.

As always, this episode is filled with lots of detail, so, to help you with your venue search, we have created a downloadable checklist to help you ensure you don’t miss something important. 

Download the checklist

By the end of this episode, you will be ready to find your dream wedding venue. You will know what you’ll need to research and consider before you start your venue search, how to shortlist your favourites and the general process of booking the venue.

Thanks so much to Sam for being such a brilliant guest on this episode of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast. You can follow Sam’s wedding planning instagram (@theweddingplanninghub) and learn more about the McArthur Group Venues below:

• The Ravenswood, West Sussex
• Highley Manor, West Sussex
• Rushpool Hall, North Yorkshire
• Hackness Grange, North Yorkshire
• Crowcombe Court, Somerset

Related articles and links for this episode

• Choosing your Wedding Venue
• Downloadable Wedding Venue Checklist
• How to Decide on Your Wedding Budget
• Guides for Brides Wedding Venue Finder