Wedding suppliers in Essex
Essex has barns, country houses, coastline and quick links to London and Stansted. Find wedding suppliers across Chelmsford, Colchester, Southend and the rest of the county.
25 wedding suppliers cover Essex, across 19 categories. Choose what you're looking for:
Suppliers covering Essex
Planning a wedding in Essex
Essex is one of the busiest parts of the country for weddings, and couples here have a huge range of suppliers to choose from. That brings real benefits in choice and competition, but it also means the most popular venues and photographers can be booked a long way ahead, so it pays to start early.
The county has more variety than people sometimes expect. In the north, the countryside around Dedham Vale on the Suffolk border is known as Constable Country, with meadows, rivers and pretty villages. Colchester, often described as Britain's oldest recorded town, has a castle and Roman history. Chelmsford is the county's city, while Southend-on-Sea has its famously long pier. The coast includes estuaries, marshes and islands such as Mersea, along with seaside towns like Clacton-on-Sea, and Epping Forest offers ancient woodland in the south-west.
Popular venue types
Barn venues are especially common in Essex, alongside country houses, golf clubs, hotels, marquees and waterside spaces. Many venues offer packages that include catering and styling, so compare what is included rather than headline figures.
Getting guests there
The M25, M11 and A12 make most of the county easy to reach by road, and there are frequent trains into London from towns such as Chelmsford, Colchester, Brentwood and Southend. Stansted Airport is in the north-west of the county and Southend has its own airport, which can help guests travelling from abroad.
Planning notes
- Prices vary with the season and the day of the week, and Saturdays from late spring to early autumn are the most sought after.
- Ask rural venues about music curfews and transport home for guests.
- For a civil ceremony, give notice at your local register office and check that your venue is approved premises.
Use the listings above to compare suppliers covering Essex and get in touch early about your date.