Where Your Venue Search Becomes a Love Story of Its Own
We're a style-led wedding venue directory and editorial journal, created for couples who want more than just a location — they want a place to cherish.
Our Mission
To bring together couples and wedding venues who share a passion for beauty, originality, and heartfelt celebration.
Think of us as the matchmaker at a dinner party — the one who just knows which two souls are meant to meet. We exist to help you discover your perfect venue: a place that understands your vision, reflects your style, and plays its part in your once-in-a-lifetime story.
Since 2015, we've been helping design-savvy, detail-loving couples find the perfect space to say "I do". With curated imagery, genuine guidance, and an effortless browsing experience, Cherished is more than a directory — it's a celebration of beautiful places, exceptional service, and meaningful beginnings.
From romantic countryside manors to modern city escapes, our search is built to surface the venues worth your Saturday. Filter by the things that actually decide it — style, capacity, budget, exclusive use — and the ones that don't fit your wedding simply never reach your shortlist.
Everyone Is Welcome Here
Love looks different for everyone — and we're here for it all.
At Cherished, inclusivity isn't a buzzword — it's a promise. We're proud to champion equality, diversity, and representation in everything we do. We believe that every couple, no matter their background, identity, or orientation, deserves a joyful, bespoke wedding experience free from discrimination or pressure to conform.
We ask it of the venues who work with us, and if a venue ever falls short of it with you, tell us — we will look into it and act.
Our Story
Cherished Wedding Venues began with our own search for a wedding venue.
Hi, we're Lizzie & Dean — a wife-and-husband duo with a shared love for design, storytelling, and heartfelt moments. When we were planning our own wedding, we found the venue search… frustrating. Beautiful blogs gave us inspiration, but clunky directories left us uninspired.
So we built something better.
Blending stylish design with intuitive search functionality, Cherished was created for couples just like us — creative, thoughtful, and looking for somewhere truly special. What started as a solution to our own wedding challenge has grown into a brand known for its elegance, integrity, and heart.
And now, we get to help others start their forever in places that feel just right.
Est. 2015
Stamford, England
Meet the Team
Lizzie
The Heart of Cherished
A creative perfectionist with a soft spot for a great love story, Lizzie leads the vision of Cherished. She curates our handpicked venue collection, nurtures relationships with our venue partners, and ensures every couple who visits feels seen, supported, and inspired.
Dean
The Tech Wizard Behind the Magic
With over two decades in tech start-ups, Dean ensures your browsing experience is smooth, stylish, and seamless. From behind-the-scenes analytics to on-screen ease, he brings structure and innovation to every part of the platform.
Together, we blend heart and logic — creativity and clarity — to help you find a venue that feels like fate.
We're not the only ones you'll hear from. Jane, Molly, Lisa and Vanessa answer the enquiries and help couples narrow a long list down to the three worth visiting. Meet the team.
A Few Personal Touches
We live in the beautiful Georgian town of Stamford, surrounded by wedding venues that make our hearts skip a beat.
We're cat parents to our curious sidekick, Toby.
If you're buying, we'll have an Amaretto Sour and a Margarita, thank you!
Lighting is everything — give us warm, glowy, romantic venues all day.
We're big foodies and love trying new restaurants.
Fun fact: We're in the top 1% of Google contributors with over 87 million views!
What Makes Us Different
Unrivalled Coverage
With 110,000+ wedding venues worldwide — including 13,000+ across the UK and Ireland — we cover everything from well-known estates to hidden gems.
Smart Search & Filters
Filter by location, capacity, budget, venue type, style, and dozens of features to narrow down your perfect shortlist in seconds.
AI-Powered Matching
Tell us your style, guest count and budget, and our matcher reads them back against the catalogue to surface venues you might never have found on your own.
Owner-Confirmed Listings
Venues can claim their listing and keep capacity, pricing and photographs current — and a claimed listing is marked, so you can see which details come straight from the venue.
Built for Couples
Save favourites, compare venues side by side, and manage enquiries all in one place — designed around how couples actually plan.
Supporting Venues Too
We help venues reach engaged couples through premium listings, analytics, and marketing tools that grow their business.
Cherished in Numbers
110,000+
Venues Listed Worldwide
64
Venue Types Covered
14
Countries Covered
13,000+
Across the UK & Ireland
Venue Owner?
Your venue is probably already in our directory. Claim it free — you keep every enquiry, we take no commission, and there is nothing to pay unless you later choose Cherished Pro for extra visibility and analytics.
At Cherished, we don't just help you find a venue.
We help you discover the place where your next chapter begins.
Let's find the one that gives you goosebumps. Let's find your Cherished.
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