Erin & Mike's Wedding
2nd May 2026
The Venue
The Alnwick Garden
The ceremony and reception will both be taking place in the Pavilion. Guests can arrive from 12.30pm for the ceremony at 1pm.
Parking is available free of charge in the accessible car park at the main entrance for the duration of the wedding. Cars need to be collected by mid-morning the following day (Sunday 3rd).
The grounds of the garden are beautiful and in early May there may still be some cherry orchard blossom out, although the peak time for blooming will have passed.
The gardens are open to the public during the majority of our wedding day and, being a bank holiday Saturday, it will probably be busy! Once the public depart (5 - 6pm) the gardens will be private for our use.
Timings on the day
When's the Ceremony/
12.30pm Guest arrival
1.00pm Ceremony
1.40pm Drinks reception & canapes
3.40pm Guests seated
4.00pm BBQ served
5.00pm Cake & speeches
5.30pm Guests to wander the grounds
6.30pm Evening reception; Ceilidh followed by dessert & tea/coffee
11pm (ish) Time for bed
ACCommodation
Where can we stay?
We recommend booking ASAP if you haven’t done already, given that it is May bank holiday weekend.
There is plenty of choice in Alnwick itself, and surrounding villages & towns;
popular tourist destinations nearby include:
popular tourist destinations nearby include:
To the South of Alnwick:
Alnmouth
Warkworth
Amble
To the North of Alnwick:
Craster
Embleton
Low Newton By The Sea
the morning after
Wandering to Dunstanburgh
We love the Northumberland coastline and, of course, sea air is famously good for clearing a hangover! We’re therefore planning a short walk to Dunstanburgh castle (probably a circular walk, approximately 1 hour long) and we’d love for you and your families to join us.
Having spoken to many of our friends about their wedding experience, one thing that’s been said time and time again is that spending time with guests on the wedding day is difficult; everyone seems to wish they had longer to chat! So we’d love a walk, a natter, and a hot brew, with some scenery and seagulls along the way.
We’re hoping to head out from Craster car park mid-morning. We haven’t definitely decided on the final details so if you’re thinking of joining us please check back here closer to the time.
UPDATE: We're meeting at Craster Quarry car park at 11am. It's Pay & Display parking and there's usually plenty of space. Word of warning though, phone signal isnt great so if you're running late just head for the coast and hopefully you can catch us up! The walk up to the castle and back takes about an hour (we're not planning to go in) then we'll head to The Jolly Fisherman for a drink and/or lunch afterwards.