Weddings and ceremonies

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Couple married holding hands
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Dewsbury Town Hall

This fine Victorian town hall is situated in the centre of bustling Dewsbury town centre. This venue offers a 700 seat concert hall ideal for big weddings or spectacular function and meeting rooms for more intimate celebrations. This impressive building is also filled with unique features such as stained glass windows, wood panelling, beautiful marble columns and spectacular ornate ceilings.

Dewsbury town hall interior
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Asian celebrations

At Dewsbury Town Hall, we also offer asian celebrations allowing you to celebrate your special day with us. Our main hall can hold up to 200 people and our three room hire can accomodate up to 340 people, with prices varying between £945 to upwards of £1125 with a £200 deposit needed to, the hire charge is for up to 6 hours. We also have some small rooms available which can be used as prayer rooms.

Dewsbury town hall dining area

Packages

Weddings and ceremonies packages at the town hall.

Simple ceremony

If you simply want to be married in the presence of your family and friends, then our Simple Ceremony Package is for you. We have a number of ceremony rooms of varying sizes, large enough to accommodate everyone who wants to witness you say 'I do'. And your people will have access to our beautiful Victoria Bar, so they can gather and relax before your ceremony, and afterwards, while you have photographs taken on the grand staircase.

Includes

  • Ceremony and booking fees
  • Hire of your ceremony room
  • Use of staircase and foyer for photographs
  • Chair covers and neutral sashes

Prices

Prices 2019
Event Time period Price
Ceremony Room - up to 30 people Monday to Thursday

Friday and Saturday		 £165

£240
Council Chamber - up to 70 people Monday to Saturday
£500
Council Chamber - up to 70 people Monday to Saturday
£500
Victoria Hall - up to 300 people Monday to Saturday
£750
Prices 2020
Event Time period Price
Ceremony Room - up to 30 people Monday to Thursday

Friday and Saturday		 £190

£265
Council Chamber - up to 70 people Monday to Saturday
£550
Victoria Hall - up to 300 people Monday to Saturday
£825
Prices 2021
Event Time period Price
Ceremony Room - up to 30 people Monday to Thursday

Friday and Saturday		 £175

£265
Council Chamber - up to 70 people Monday to Saturday
£575
Victoria Hall - up to 300 people Monday to Saturday
£875
Cocktail Ceremony

Nothing marks a special occasion like raising a glass, and our Cocktail Ceremony Package means you can treat your people to a personalised drinks reception after your ceremony, while you have photographs taken. Toast your special day with a choice of prosecco, Pimms, a gin cocktail, or a bottle of beer for each of your people, served either in your ceremony room or, if you prefer, the brand new stylish Victoria Bar.

Includes

  • Ceremony and booking fees
  • Hire of your ceremony room
  • Use of staircase and foyer for photographs
  • Chair covers and neutral sashes
  • Choice of a glass of prosecco, Pimms, gin cocktail, or bottle of beer for all your people.
Prices 2019
Event Price
Ceremony Room - up to 30 people £450
Council Chamber - up to 70 people (includes 30 drinks - add £5pp for additional guest drinks £650
Victoria Hall - up to 300 people (includes 70 drinks - add £5pp for additional guest drinks) £900
Prices 2020
2020 prices
Event Price
Ceremony Room - up to 30 people £500
Council Chamber - up to 70 people (includes 30 drinks - add £5pp for additional guest drinks) £700
Victoria Hall - up to 300 people (includes 70 drinks - add £5pp for additional guest drinks) £950
Prices 2021
Event Price
Ceremony Room - up to 30 people £550
Council Chamber - up to 70 people (includes 30 drinks - add £5pp for additional guest drinks) £750
Victoria Hall - up to 300 people (includes 70 drinks - add £5pp for additional guest drinks) £1000
Afternoon Ceremony & Wedding Breakfast

Your wedding breakfast is the first meal you eat after you say 'I do', so make it a special one.

Our Afternoon Ceremony and Wedding Breakfast Package includes your civil ceremony, followed by a meal for you and your guests over the course of the afternoon, giving you the flexibility to move on to another venue in the evening.

After exchanging your vows in one of our impressive ceremony rooms, you will join your guests for a drinks reception of bucks fizz while you have photographs taken on the grand staircase and we prepare the room for your meal. Choose your menu option from a quintessentially English Afternoon Tea, our Gastro-Pub Buffet, or a more formal Three-Course Meal.

Your Reception Room will be dressed with white table linen, seat covers and neutral sashes - gorgeous just as it is, but also the perfect base to add your own special touches and colours.

Includes

  • Ceremony and booking fees
  • Hire of your ceremony and banqueting rooms for up to 5 hours departing by 8pm
  • A wedding breakfast for all your guests
  • Bucks fizz reception drinks
  • White table linen, napkins and chair covers with neutral sashes for your ceremony and wedding breakfast
  • Use of the staircase and foyer for photographs
  • Master of Ceremonies for your speeches
  • Cake stand and knife

Drinks

Add a glass of bucks fizz on arrival, a glass of house wine with the meal and a glass of sparkling wine with the toast for £12 per person.

Prices

Package prices for 30 guests

Your ceremony will be in Ceremony Room followed by a meal served in the Mayor's Reception Room.

Package prices for 30 guests
2019 2020 2021
Afternoon tea £900 £970 £1015
Gastro-Pub Buffet £900 £970 £1015
Three course meal £1350 £1455 £1515
Package price for 50 guests

Your ceremony will be in Council Chamber followed by a meal served in the Mayor's Reception Room.

2019 2020 2021
Afternoon tea £1250 £1335 £1400
Extra guest £13 £15 £17
Gastro-pub buffet £1250 £1335 £1400
Extra guest £13 £15 £17
Three course meal £1950 £2075 £2175
Extra guest £20 £22 £24

You can add extra guests up to a maximum of 70 guests.

Our dream wedding package

Let us take care of your entire day, from saying 'I do', right the way through to carriages at midnight. Our Dream Wedding Package offers the ultimate fairy-tale wedding experience in grand style

Let us take care of your entire day, from saying 'I do', right the way through to carriages at midnight. Our Dream Wedding Package offers the ultimate fairy-tale wedding experience in grand style.

Your special day continues as we invite you into the Mayor's Reception Room, where tables are set for you and your people to enjoy a three-course wedding breakfast, accompanied by a glass of house wine

When it's time for speeches, your people will raise a glass of sparkling wine to the happy couple, and if you want to bring your own wedding cake, we'll provide a stand and knife. Once the speeches are over, you'll move into the Victoria Concert Hall for your evening reception. Our technical team can support you with setting up anything from a Spotify playlist or your favourite DJ, to a string quartet or a brass band. Then dance the night away, before a hot sandwich buffet is served, with carriages at midnight.

Prices

50 day guests.

100 evening guests.

£2995 for events booked and taken before December 2020.

More about our dream wedding package

Includes

  • Ceremony and booking fees
  • Hire of the Council Chamber for your ceremony, the Mayor's Reception Room for your wedding breakfast and the Victoria Hall for your evening reception
  • Three-Course Meal with coffee for 50 people
  • Drinks Package for 50 people - reception drink of bucks fizz or orange juice, a glass of house wine with the meal, and a glass of sparkling wine for the toast
  • Hot sandwich and potato wedges for 100 people
  • White table linen, napkins, chair covers and sashes for your ceremony and wedding breakfast
  • Use of the staircase and foyer for photographs
  • Access to Victoria Bar
  • Master of Ceremonies for your speeches
  • Cake stand and knife

Additional touches

Add a selection of canapés to be served with arrival drinks for £5 per person Extra Day & Evening Guest (up to 70 people in total) £39 Extra Evening Guest (up to 200 people in total) £8.50.

To book your wedding package, please contact us.

Wedding menus

Available at Dewsbury and Huddersfield Town Halls as part of the Afternoon Ceremony and Wedding Breakfast package. The Three-Course Meal is included in Our Dream Wedding Packages.

Please visit our weddings menu page to find out more.

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