What time can we hold our ceremony?+
We recommend arranging for your ceremony to take place between 12:00 noon and 1.30pm to ensure a good flow throughout the rest of the day. Later ceremonies can be accommodated for from Monday to Thursday, please contact our wedding team if you would like to discuss the possibility of a later ceremony.
Can we hire our own caterers? +
All catering is done in house by our dedicated and experienced team of chefs, led by award-winning Executive Head Chef, we have a wide range of buffet and wedding breakfast menus and cater for all dietary requirements.
How many guests can you accommodate?+
Our St Mary’s Lighthouse Suite can comfortably hold 120 for a wedding ceremony.
Weather dependant, we are happy to hold smaller wedding blessings (of up to 60 guests) on our roof as well as drinks receptions. As this is an unlicensed area, the wedding couple will confirm their vows inside prior to the blessing taking place in front of your guests.
What time does the bar close in St Mary’s Function Suite?+
The bar is licenced until 00:30am
Do you have accommodation on site?+
We do not have accommodation on site, however, there are lots of local hotels and B&B’s nearby and in central Newcastle. Please speak to our wedding team about preferential rates with selected hotels.
Is there parking for guests and the venue and can cars be left overnight?+
There are a limited number of parking spaces directly outside the venue along with disabled parking. There are also several public car parks directly next to and nearby the venue. Please note, car parking is chargeable for all patrons. Please see the signage in our car park for further information. Additional parking spaces are within the vicinity operated by local council pay and display meters.
Does the venue have disabled access?+
The building is easily accessible for disabled and elderly guests from the car park entrance of the building and a lift to the first floor.
What is the booking procedure? +
Once decided upon, we will provisionally hold a date for you for a maximum of 7 days, which will give you enough time to contact the registrars and your immediate family to ensure that the date you have selected is suitable.
By the end of the 7-day holding period you would be required to proceed with your booking or release your provisional reservation. At this stage you can release your booking with no charge.
In order to confirm your booking, we would require you to complete our wedding terms & conditions available from our wedding team and we would also require a deposit of £1,000 to secure the date.
Once we have received this, we will confirm your booking in writing and will outline the time line for future planning stages. Final payments will be required 6 weeks prior to your wedding day.
