Wedding Venue Partnership

About Us

Sanctuary Wedding Venues

For over 30 years, brothers Alex and Chris Astwood have worked together in the hospitality indstry

Sanctuary Wedding Venues

During this time we have opened and operated 5 successful venues, including pubs, restaurants, and a hotel.

Sanctuary Wedding Venues

Since 2003, we’ve run Blue Rock Catering Limited, delivering contract and event catering, as well as managing our own exclusive wedding venue. For the past 15 years, we’ve also proudly owned and operated The Royal Oak in Long Whatton—an award-winning pub with hotel rooms, dining and events room.

Sanctuary Wedding Venues

Sanctuary Weddings is the next chapter: A dedicated brand focused on creating unique, beautiful, seasonal wood framed marquee venues in the East Midlands

Our Vision

To create wedding venues using Cruck tents, the Tree Marquee Company or similar structure. To provide an all in one package including ceremony, 5-star catering, stunning décor and event coordination.
The venue would enhance the performance of existing accommodation by driving higher occupancy levels and boosting average nightly rates. It also offers an excellent opportunity to diversify further by introducing accommodation options like lodges and glamping pods

Sanctuary Wedding Venues

Sanctuary Wedding Venues

We Are Looking For

  1. A long term partnership with landowners to establish a seasonal venue hosting weddings from May to October
  2. Enough space for a temporary structure or use of an existing structure such as a barn + parking for 50 cars
  3. A water supply and if possible waste and electricity
  4. A secluded spot without immediate neighbours
  5. Within a 15 minute drive to hotels
  6. Parking for 50+ cars

We will handle the majority of the work and associated costs, including

£150k-£200k investment in infrastructure and fit out
£25,000 annual marketing budget
Full operational oversight
Licences, planning, insurance and a legal framework

guaranteed profits from each wedding with very little to no capital expenditure for the landowner

The Numbers

We are flexible and happy to discuss a rental or fixed fee per wedding
We expect a site to accomplish 40-50 weddings by year 5

Proposed Terms

A wedding venue takes time to establish, therefore, an initial 5-year agreement with the option to review and renew after year 3 is essential. This long term partnership will allow Sancuary weddings and the landowner to build a sustainable, successful and profitable venue.

Sanctuary Wedding Venues

What Next?

If you are a landowner interested in exploring this opportunity, or know someone who might be, we would love to meet up for an informal conversation to see if this proposal might be a good fit for us both.

THE PARTNERSHIP JOURNEY

01

INTERESTED

Get in touch and have a
chat

02

SITE VISIT

We meet and view the proposed site and discuss its feasibility

03

Statement of Intent & Agree Heads of Terms

This includes ‘what if’ scenarios before becoming legally binding

04

FEASABILITY REPORT

This includes an informal chat with the planning department

05

Full Planning & Licensing Applications

06

Create the Venue & Showcase to the Public

Open days, wedding fayre, feast events, and produce marketing material

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