Planning your wedding in Norfolk

Lakes, rivers, coastline, beaches, wide open spaces and miles and miles of beautiful countryside. What more can you want from a county in terms of wedding locations? From bubbling towns and cities including Norwich, there are few more idyllic counties with this much variety available in the UK. If you're getting married in Norfolk or are considering it then let our guide below help you with your planning. recommendations, tips and advice from local suppliers and some local, real wedding inspiration.

Where to start?

1 You can't get far without first working out your wedding budget. Try and get a rough idea of what you can afford. Put this number into our handy, free budget calculator to get a guide on how this might be split.

2 Now that you're all set with your budget, it's time to get an idea of the guest numbers. You may need to go back and revisit your budget depending on numbers. Our free guest tracker in the planning tools section will help you store all names and details.

3 Next, it's time to find your dream venue. Norfolk has plenty of choice including country houses and beach venues. You may need to book a separate venue for the ceremony.

4 Finding the dream wedding dress can take a while and there's no need to feel rushed. Check out our wedding dress section to browse 1000s of designers and styles. Get an idea for what you like and then see which boutiques near you stock the designs you like.

Norfolk wedding venues

Holkham Hall

Holkham is a special place where coastal landscape meets one of England’s...

£3,500 - £13,000 total

Hockwold Hall

Norfolk | 300 capacity

Hockwold Hall is a former Royal Residence that is centrally located in East...

£3,500 - £6,950 total

Pentney Abbey

Escape to this country retreat and you can leave the city behind for the ni...

£7,790 - £12,250 total

Applewood Hall

Norfolk | 200 capacity

Looking for a completely unique wedding venue? Somewhere that embraces rust...

£3,500 - £8,000 total

An amazingly unique venue for our wedding. The team at Godwick are fantastic, this combined with the beautiful barn meant we had the perfect wedding day.
Sarah

Wedding dress stockists

Pronovias

Dressing women in their dream wedding gowns for nearly 50 years, Pronovias ...

£430 - £9,000 per item

Minna

Beautiful vintage inspired bridal dresses and accessories made from sustain...

£650 - £1,400 per item

Naomi Neoh

Naomi Neoh creates elegant and modern bridal gowns, which are often recogni...

£1,995 - £3,000 per head

Bridal Indulgence

Luxury boutique Bridal Indulgence offers a tranquil place to try wedding go...

£1,000 - £4,000 per head

Real weddings in Norfolk

Laura & Jonathan's Spring Woodland Holkham Hall We...

First things you need to do when planning a wedding

Free planning tools

5 Now that you've booked your venue it's time to find your other suppliers. We recommend starting with local, Norfolk-based photographers. They might be a bit pricier than you'd expect but they're well worth it!

6 If food and drink is not in the venue package and this is something you need to source separately then it's worth getting your catering sorted. Plus, you get to enjoy all the tasting. Fortunately, Norfolk has plenty of choice.

7 So you know the date of your Norfolk wedding! It's time to send save the dates to all your guests. If you're sending physical save the dates then check out our fantastic stationery section for some great designs.

8 Are you have a band or DJ? 82% of our couples say they are most looking forward to the party part of the wedding. This is often the most memorable part of the wedding for your guests. You may wish to widen the search to London.

Photographers

Miss Elodie Photography

Weddings are wonderfully unique and deserve to be preserved beautifully and...

£1,000 - £1,900 total

Awaken Images

We are father-and-son photographers specialising in weddings. Our unique ...

£745 - £1,495 per item

October James Photograph...

October James Photography - nationally renowned wedding photographers based...

£1,450 - £2,150 total

women want to look fresh, flawless and beautiful. It’s this principle that drives a signature style that is feminine and natural, yet in keeping with a modern style.
Sarah Swain Hair & Makeup

Hair & make up artists

Rochelle O'Brien Makeup ...

I am an award winning makeup artist based in the East Midlands and covering...

£200 - £400 per head

- Heather White Professional Hair and Makeup

Heather White Profession...

We are wedding hair and makeup experts. Our stylists and artists are highly...

£250 - £420 per head

Sarah Swain Hair & Makeu...

“When you look beautiful you feel beautiful, and it’s that kind of happ...

£65 - £80 per head

9 Norfolk has an abundance of fantastic local florists. Can you get them to incorporate local flowers into the floral arrangements? It's always fun to include flowers that grow locally.

10 Hair and makeup just for the bride or your bridesmaids too? Get your trial booked in (you'll have to pay for this) so you've got an idea of the whole look on the big day. Hair and makeup artists are usually willing to travel so may worth looking at suppliers in Suffolk too.

11 Cake! Lots of yummy cake makers in Norfolk and just like the catering before, this is your chance to get stuck in with the tastings. Find a local supplier to ensure your cake doesn't have to travel too far on the day.

12 While we've only picked a handful of supplier categories above, we recommend you use our checklist planning tool to make sure you have everything ticked off. Remember, you'll also need to look at attire for the groom, groomsmen and bridesmaids along with Venue styling decor and favours.

Music

Grace Kirkby Harpist

Norwich based harpist available for weddings and any special events. Curre...

£150 - £250 per head

Bands For Hire

Live entertainment agency offering the most professional wedding bands in t...

£250 - £5,000 per head

- Encore - Outstanding Wedding Musicians

Encore - Outstanding Wed...

Encore has the UK's largest selection of musicians, bands, singers and DJs....

£100 - £500 per head

Flowers

Mal's Bespoke Bouquets

All our bridal flowers are made bespoke to the bride we also have a large a...

£40 - £400 per item

Supplier tip

Let your venue influence your florals. Try and opt for arrangements that look like they belong in that setting.

Bedazzled Events Ltd

From traditional to contemporary, intimate to extravagant, each Bedazzled W...

£600 - £3,500 total

Cakes

Bunty's Wedding Cakes

We are an Award Winning bespoke wedding cake Company, creating beautiful We...

£3 - £800 per item

Waitrose Wedding Cakes

Our stunning range of wedding cakes complement every style, from boldly mod...

£13 - £485 per item

NJL Creations

Welcome to NJL Creations, providing Bespoke Wedding Cakes in Essex and all ...

£150 - £2,000 per item

The Cheese Wedding Cake

Offering a stunning range of luxury Cheese Wedding Cakes. We are experts in...

£45 - £350 per item

For a further breakdown of local suppliers, we suggest that you search the venues and suppliers in the following regions:

Norwich, Wymondham, Saham Toney, Taverham, Burnham Market, Hunstanton, Alby, Guist, Sutton, Loddon, Great Yarmouth, King's Lynn, Watton, Wroxham, Fincham, South Wootton, Aylmerton, Kelling, Carleton Rode, wanton Morley, Banham, Browston, Grimston, Tottenhill, Cley, North Walsham, Cringleford, Hockering, Lenwade, Ormesby, Hockwold, Cromer, Sculthorpe, Diss

Nearby wedding locations

Weddings in Cambridgeshire