The Sonas blog
The wedding venue blog
Practical guides, industry news and ideas to help you run your venue, win more bookings and look after your couples.
How to Manage Wedding Venue Bookings: A Complete Guide for Venue Teams
From first enquiry to signed contract and deposit: how to run a booking process that wins couples over and keeps double bookings out of your diary.
What Is Venue Management Software? A Guide for Venues
What venue management software does, where generic event platforms fall short, and the features that matter when you run a wedding venue.
How to Start a Wedding Venue Business in the UK
A step-by-step guide to starting a wedding venue in the UK: business planning, licences, pricing, suppliers, marketing and the systems you'll need from day one.
The UK Wedding Industry: Statistics & Overview
The latest UK wedding statistics in one place: how many couples marry, what they spend, where they celebrate, and what the numbers mean for your venue.
Wedding Venue Insurance: All You Need to Know
Public liability, cancellation, property and employer's liability: the insurance cover your wedding venue needs, and what to check before you choose a policy.
Wedding Venue Marketing: How to Get More Enquiries
How to market your wedding venue, from your brand and website to SEO, social media, paid ads, directories and reviews, so more couples find you and enquire.
Mastering the Post-Christmas Engagement Rush for Wedding Venues
January brings a flood of enquiries from couples who got engaged over Christmas. How to prepare your venue, respond fast and turn the rush into bookings.
How To Get More Bookings for Your Wedding Venue
Practical ways to fill your wedding calendar: get found online, use social media and open days, build supplier referrals, and add value instead of discounting.
How to Build a Wedding Venue Website That Converts Visitors into Bookings
What your wedding venue website needs to turn visitors into enquiries and viewings: strong visuals, clear pricing, obvious calls to action and simple enquiry forms.
Wedding Trends for 2025 & 2026: What Wedding Venues Need To Know Now
Sustainability, technology, smaller guest lists, immersive experiences and weekday weddings: the trends shaping 2025 and 2026, and how your venue can respond.
The RHS Selects Sonas as Their Venue Management Software
Sonas is excited to announce a new partnership with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), the UK’s leading gardening charity. The RHS is now using the Sonas wedding venue management software across its stunning gardens and London event halls.
Sonas Announced as Headline Sponsor of the 2026 Kent Wedding Awards
Sonas is headline sponsor of the 2026 Kent Wedding Awards, celebrating the best of the wedding industry in the county where Sonas began.
What is Wedding Venue Management? The Ultimate Guide for Venue Owners
A guide to running your wedding venue well: staying organised, converting enquiries, coordinating each wedding, marketing, and keeping finances and legal matters in order.
Plan Perfect Weddings in Kent
Starting a wedding venue in Kent? A step-by-step guide to change of use, premises and wedding licences, ceremony areas, and what Kent County Council charges.
Wedding Venue Trends For 2023
Outdoor ceremonies, bold colours, multi-day celebrations, micro weddings and more: the wedding venue trends we saw taking shape in 2023.
How To Manage Interfaith Weddings
How to host interfaith weddings at your venue: who leads the ceremony, the challenges to plan for, dietary needs, décor and keeping everyone informed.
Sonas Announces Partnership with Cruise Giant Carnival
Carnival UK, the parent company of P&O Cruises and Cunard, has chosen Sonas to manage its weddings and ceremonies at sea.
How To Buy A Wedding Venue Business
Thinking of buying a wedding venue business? What to weigh up: buying versus building, finding the right property, standing out, and the hidden costs.
How to Choose a Wedding Venue Marketing Agency
What a specialist marketing agency can do for your wedding venue, and how to decide between an agency and a freelancer.
What Is the UK Weddings Taskforce?
What the UK Weddings Taskforce is, why it was set up during the pandemic, what its working groups do, and how you can get involved.
Wedding Venue Photography: What Every Venue Needs to Know
Why professional photography matters for your wedding venue, how to find the right photographer, and how to get the most from the images.
How to Use Social Media to Market Your Wedding Venue
How to market your wedding venue on social media: choosing the right platforms, targeting engaged couples with ads, using great photography and posting consistently.
How to Manage a Wedding Venue Business
The essentials of managing your wedding venue business: a finance plan, honest pricing, venue management software, suppliers, promotion and insurance.
How to Increase Bookings For My Wedding Venue?
Ways to win more bookings for your wedding venue, from clear online information, newsletters and a blog to reviews, supplier partnerships and easy online booking.
Wedding Floor Plans: Insider Secrets to Nail Them Every Time
How to get your wedding floor plans right every time: planning ahead, how layout shapes guest behaviour, sizing the dance floor and placing the speakers.
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