Planning
Just started planning your wedding? Firstly, congratulations, we look forward to hearing about your wedding plans and showing you through our wedding venues Shoreditch Studios and Kachette. Chances are, you discovered our venues because you are looking for something different for your wedding day. Or maybe you are looking at dry hire venues for the flexibility, working with any caterer, BYO alcohol or the ability to party really late. Maybe you just don’t want a package wedding like everyone else or want to avoid all the dated and boring wedding traditions.
This dry hire planning guide includes a breakdown of our venue setup costs and offers some helpful planning and money-saving tips.
For general wedding planning advice, read our very comprehensive WEDDING PLANNING CHECKLIST which includes a budget spreadsheet.
What Is A Dry Hire Wedding?
A dry hire wedding venue is a wedding venue that is hired as an empty space. Dry hire wedding venues are sometimes referred to as blank canvas wedding venues. Dry hire means that you will hire the venue empty, without catering, furniture, entertainment, or lighting included. It is then up to you how you set up the venue how you like.
Some dry hire venues make you book their suppliers or charge a corkage or buyout to use external suppliers or a different caterer. At Shoreditch London, you are not restricted to use our suppliers or caterers. There is no corkage, no buyout. You can shop around to find the right caterer, bar supplier, furniture company or wedding entertainment to fit your budget and personal taste.
We can also put you in touch with our recommended suppliers who know the venues and have worked on previous weddings with us. Or we can put you in touch with a wedding planner to help you with every aspect of your wedding planning. Hosting your wedding in one of our dry hire venues gives you total freedom and flexibility to set up the venue how you like.
