Around 265,000 couples get married in the UK every year. The average wedding now costs £21,990, with roughly a third of that going to the venue. The demand is there. But so is the competition - there are currently 7,655 licensed wedding venues across the UK. Starting

In today's competitive wedding industry, having a beautiful venue simply isn't enough. With couples planning their weddings primarily online and making decisions based on search engines and social media, effective wedding venue marketing is what separates fully booked calendars from partially booked calendars. Strategic venue marketing

Managing a wedding venue involves juggling a wide range of tasks, from securing bookings and marketing your space to coordinating the big day itself. In short, wedding venue management is the art of running a wedding venue smoothly and profitably. It means handling everything a venue owner needs to do

Sonas is delighted to bring you the first in a series of articles about starting wedding venues around the UK & Ireland. We will focus on the legalities and everything you need to do to comply with local legislation and get up and running. First up, the garden of England,