First beach hut built for UK beach weddings
Bournemouth Borough Council has granted permission for a beach hut to be built on the beach in order for legal weddings to take place.
British law states that ceremonies can only take place in a ‘permanent covered building’. Now that the white timber ‘chapel’ has been built on the sands of Bournemouth beach, it means that couples are able to have the beach wedding they have always dreamed about, for cheaper than going abroad.
The first wedding will be held in April next year, and up to 400 guests can be entertained in a marquee. Around 60 enquiries were received by Bournemouth Borough Council regarding beach weddings, encouraging them to respond.
Director of Bellissimo Wedding Planners, Melanie Kiani, said: ‘This is an absolultey amazing opportunity for prospective couples. We can provide every last detail – catering, flowers, styling and décor, music, you name it. Couples can arrive at the ceremony on a decorated train chugging along the prom, or sweep down to the beach in a beautifully decorated cliff lift.’
‘Never before has it been possible to conduct a legal, civil ceremony on the beach in this country, we think it will be phenomenally popular.’
The beach hut is available for weddings between April and October every year, from 10am to 4.30pm, seven days a week.
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