The Festive Season is now upon us and what is more exciting than mouth-watering meals and decadent sweets? In this blog post, we certainly hope to get your stomachs rumbling, as we talk to Melissa from our partner caterers, Oxford Fine Dining. Oxford Fine Dining (or OFD to us on the Weddings Team) have provided our weddings with hundreds of delicious banquets, fine wines, and delectable hors d'oeuvres for hundreds of happy couples and their guests. Settle down and get comfy as Melissa explains[...]

After a bit of a break, we would like to welcome you back to the Bodleian Wedding Blog! What an excellent opportunity to remind you why the Bodleian Library is the perfect wedding location. The Divinity School and Convocation House are the ideal settings for a beautiful wedding steeped in Oxford charm. Nestled in central Oxford, these venues are within walking distances to both hotels and transport as well as being amongst the dreaming spires.   CREDIT: www.alexandrajdavies.co.uk Th[...]

So you are thinking a winter wedding might be for you? Experienced Oxfordshire photographers Vicki & Helen (better known as V&H Photography) have pulled together all the wonderful reasons to consider the cosy season and how to make the most of your winter wedding. Here are just some of the reasons you might opt for a winter wedding. No worrying about the weather Winter weddings are generally planned with the majority of the time indoors, cosy and warm, which means not worryi[...]

Weddings are fantastic – we love them! However, they are notoriously not very sustainable, mostly due to items being only used for one day or single use items. None of us can deny sustainability needs to be at the centre of our actions as we move forward, so we can slow down climate change and reduce damage to the planet – and weddings can be no exception. Planning a wedding is daunting enough, let alone a sustainable wedding! We believe in small changes making a big difference. If we al[...]

In April, we had the pleasure of hosting Georgina & Tom’s fabulous wedding reception, a fun-filled affair with a silent disco and TV show screening incorporated! They held their ceremony in Oxford Town Hall, drinks reception at the Examination Schools and then finally they came to the Bodleian for their dinner and dancing. Their day ran smoothly with the excellent help of Nina from Occasion Queens, an on-the-day wedding management service. I caught up with both Georgina & Tom, and Nin[...]

So you’ve just got engaged, congratulations! Enjoy the golden buzz which fills your days, relax in the calm before the wedding planning starts... It can be hard to know the timeline of booking your venue – when do you pay a deposit, how much do you need to contact them in the run up, etc. We have a compiled a simple step-by-step which guides you through the process of booking the Bodleian, from interest stage all the way to the big day! Alexandra Jane Photography You've found us![...]

Poppy Carter Portraits Wedding speeches are one of the most anticipated, and perhaps dreaded, parts of the wedding day. After the formality of the ceremony, and a refuel with the wedding breakfast, guests are ready for entertainment and a good old laugh and/or cry . Speeches are an opportunity to remember why that exact group of people is gathered in that room and the thing they have in common: the wedding couple. There are a few common speech pitfalls, so we have gathered our advice and hop[...]

Welcome back to the Bodleian Wedding Blog. Today we’re shedding some light on Sunday weddings and why they’re going to be the next big thing in 2022.Read on to find out more… Why are we so excited about Sunday weddings? Well, if we're being completely honest here, we don’t really have much of a choice! The Pandemic has caused hundreds of thousands of couples to compromise and shift their dates on multiple occasions. For those of you in a similar situation, our hearts really do ach[...]