Updated October 20, 2026. Choosing an Ireland wedding venue starts with how you want the celebration to feel. A castle ceremony, a country-house weekend, a garden dinner, or a small gathering with your closest people can each need a very different kind of space.
This guide brings together twelve venues in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with official wedding links and questions to help you compare them. Our notes are a planning shortlist, not a claim that we have photographed every property. The photographs throughout this guide show our own work at Castle Leslie Estate in County Monaghan.
Start with the weekend you want to experience
- Choose a working guest count before comparing spaces. Ask about minimum numbers as well as maximum capacity.
- Decide whether you want one wedding day or a welcome celebration, wedding, and day-after gathering.
- Compare indoor ceremony and portrait options alongside the outdoor spaces.
- Ask what exclusive use means in writing: the whole property, selected rooms, accommodation, or only the event spaces.
- Request the complete venue quote, including accommodation commitments, catering, drinks, staffing, setup, and any additional event days.
Use our Wedding Planning Studio to organize your ideas, then compare your shortlist with the five questions to ask before booking a wedding venue.
Republic of Ireland wedding venues
1. Castle Leslie Estate
County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland. A castle and lakeside estate with a choice of wedding spaces and accommodation. This is one of the Ireland venues represented in our own portfolio, so you can explore a complete wedding story and digital films alongside the venue’s information.
Ask before booking: Which space suits our guest count, and which dates and minimum numbers apply? Ask about the Castle and Pavilion separately.
Official Castle Leslie Estate wedding information · Instagram · YouTube
See our Castle Leslie wedding gallery and vendor credits and digital wedding films.
2. Hilton Park
County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland. A country-house setting for couples drawn to a private estate celebration. Hilton Park’s own wedding information emphasizes a small number of weddings and an experience shaped around the house and grounds.
Ask before booking: What is included in exclusive use, how many guests can stay, and how are welcome and day-after events arranged?
Official Hilton Park wedding information
3. Tankardstown House
County Meath, Republic of Ireland. A country-house venue near Slane with an Orangery for wedding dining. Consider it if you want the house, gardens, and reception spaces to inform the look and flow of the day.
Ask before booking: Which rooms are available for preparations and portraits, and how does the indoor ceremony plan affect the reception setup?
Official Tankardstown House wedding information
4. Ballymagarvey Village
County Meath, Republic of Ireland. A County Meath estate with a manor house, ceremony options, and a banqueting hall. The venue offers exclusive-use wedding packages and support for couples planning from abroad.
Ask before booking: Can we add a rehearsal dinner or day-after gathering on our dates? Confirm ceremony timing, guest check-in, and the exact spaces included.
Official Ballymagarvey Village wedding information · Instagram · Facebook · TikTok
Northern Ireland wedding venues
5. Belle Isle Estate
County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. A Fermanagh island estate with castle and outdoor ceremony options. The venue describes settings including the Grand Hall, Terrace, and Sunken Garden.
Ask before booking: Which ceremony and reception spaces will be ours, what is the wet-weather alternative, and how will overnight guests be accommodated?
Official Belle Isle Estate wedding information
6. Lissanoure Castle
County Antrim, Northern Ireland. A historic estate at the foot of the Glens of Antrim, surrounded by lakes, parkland, and woodland. It belongs on a shortlist for couples drawn to a countryside celebration.
Ask before booking: Which areas are included in our hire, how is the meal arranged, and where should guests stay? Confirm the supplier and transport arrangements.
Official Lissanoure Castle wedding information
7. Drenagh
Limavady, Northern Ireland. A house-and-garden setting in Limavady, with the Moon Garden among its ceremony options. It is worth exploring if a garden ceremony is central to your plans.
Ask before booking: What happens if an outdoor ceremony needs to move inside, and when is that decision made? Ask about access between ceremony, portraits, and dinner.
Official Drenagh wedding information · Facebook
8. Ballygally Castle
County Antrim, Northern Ireland. A castle hotel on the Antrim Coast, combining a coastal setting with hotel wedding facilities. Consider it when guest accommodation and a seaside setting both matter to you.
Ask before booking: Which wedding spaces are private, and which hotel areas remain shared? Ask about room allocations and indoor portrait options.
Official Ballygally Castle wedding information
9. The Carriage Rooms at Montalto
County Down, Northern Ireland. A County Down estate venue that specifically welcomes destination weddings and elopement inquiries. Its wedding information includes indoor and outdoor ceremony options and guidance for guests traveling to the area.
Ask before booking: Which ceremony spaces suit our guest count, and what accommodation is on the estate versus nearby? Ask about weather-dependent options.
Official The Carriage Rooms at Montalto wedding information · Facebook · Instagram
10. Glenarm Castle and The Sheddings
County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Glenarm offers castle ceremonies and wedding photography in the Walled Garden. The Sheddings is a separate, independently operated wedding venue within the estate, with a riverside setting.
Ask before booking: Are we booking a castle ceremony, garden photography access, The Sheddings, or a combination? Confirm separate contacts, permissions, and costs.
Official Glenarm Castle and The Sheddings wedding information · Instagram · Facebook · TikTok
For reception details, contact The Sheddings directly. Its booking arrangements are separate from Glenarm Castle’s.
11. Larchfield Estate
Northern Ireland. An exclusive-use estate wedding venue with a Georgian stone barn, walled gardens, courtyards, and ceremony spaces. A useful option when you want indoor and outdoor settings within one venue.
Ask before booking: Which ceremony space works for our numbers and season? Ask how the barn, gardens, and other spaces connect through the day.
Official Larchfield Estate wedding information · Facebook · Instagram
12. Ballyscullion Park
Bellaghy, Northern Ireland. A Bellaghy venue where ceremony, photographs, reception, and evening celebrations can take place on the same property. The Walled Garden and courtyard accommodation are part of its published offering.
Ask before booking: How many guests can stay on-site, which cottages are reserved, and what is the reception and weather-backup plan for our date?
Official Ballyscullion Park wedding information
Planning a smaller wedding or elopement in Ireland
Start by telling the venue your actual guest count and the parts of the day you want to host. A property that welcomes small weddings may still have different minimums, room requirements, or available spaces depending on the date.
Hilton Park and The Carriage Rooms are useful starting points for an inquiry about smaller celebrations. Ask each team to confirm the ceremony setting, meal, accommodation, privacy, and total cost for your plans. A couples portrait session also needs permission from the property; visitor admission does not automatically include a private photo session.
Make the venue work for your photographs and film
- Ask to see the indoor alternative during your viewing. Look for space for your guest count, family photographs, and the ceremony you want.
- Build travel between venues into the timeline. Confirm where vehicles can stop and how guests with access needs will move through the day.
- Ask when you can enter the getting-ready rooms and when suppliers can begin setup.
- Check restrictions on sound, candles, confetti, photography, and filming. Drone coverage depends on permission and safe conditions.
- Leave time together after the ceremony without filling every minute with portraits. A short, well-planned portrait window can leave more of the day for your people.
Questions couples ask about Ireland wedding venues
How much does an Ireland wedding venue cost?
Request a quote for your date, guest count, and events. Compare the same inclusions across venues, including taxes, catering, accommodation commitments, drinks, staffing, and day-two costs. This guide does not publish unverified venue price ranges.
Does exclusive use include overnight accommodation?
It depends on the contract. Ask which rooms and buildings are included, how many nights are required, who pays for guest rooms, and which spaces remain shared.
Can we plan from abroad?
Ask about video tours, planning calls, supplier access, and a written schedule. Choose your arrival plan with time for travel delays, settling in, and any appointments you have arranged.
Should we choose the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland?
Start with the venue and guest experience you want, then confirm the arrangements that apply to that location. Castle Leslie, Hilton Park, Tankardstown, and Ballymagarvey are in the Republic of Ireland; the remaining venues in this shortlist are in Northern Ireland. For a legal ceremony, confirm requirements directly with the relevant registrar.
Our Ireland wedding photography and filmmaking
We are Jess and Corey, the Boston-based team behind The Combs Creative. We travel to Ireland to document the people, atmosphere, and in-between moments that make a celebration yours.
Ireland wedding-weekend photography or filmmaking starts at $14,500 USD for one service, or $26,000 USD combined, with travel included. Weekend coverage includes up to three hours for a welcome or rehearsal celebration, up to twelve hours on the wedding day, and up to two hours of day-after coverage. These are our coverage prices, separate from venue hire.
For a single-day wedding or elopement, ask for an Ireland-specific proposal. Wedding and elopement collections have a six-hour minimum. Ireland couples sessions are quoted around location, availability, and travel.
Explore collection details · Open the 40-page Wedding Planning Studio · Ask about your Ireland date
See a real Ireland celebration
Explore the Castle Leslie Estate wedding story for photographs and event-specific vendor credits. Watch the Castle Leslie digital films to see the setting in motion.
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Venue information was checked against the official sites linked above on October 20, 2026. Ask each venue to confirm current availability, pricing, and arrangements for your date. Social links are included where an official account could be verified.
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