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UK Weddings could be legally carried out at Glamping Sites but only if we speak up now
By Sarah Riley | Glamping Business & Retreat and Hospitality Marketing Expert
Inspired Courses ☆ The Glamping Academy ☆ Inspired Collective
If you've ever had a couple fall in love with your site for a wedding, then quietly go and book a separate, slightly awkward legal ceremony at a register office because your land isn't a "licensed venue", this post is for you. There's a genuine chance that's about to change, and the window to influence how it changes closes on 24 September 2026.
What's Actually Happening
On 16 July 2026, the UK Government launched a consultation called "Tying the Knot", described as the biggest shake-up of weddings law in almost 200 years. The main change: right now, a wedding has to happen at an approved, licensed venue to be legally binding. The proposal would scrap that rule entirely and regulate who conducts the ceremony instead of where it happens.
In practice, that means couples could have a fully legal wedding almost anywhere… a glamping meadow, a bell ...
How to Host Profitable Glamping Weddings Without Burning Out (UK Legal Guide + Top Tips)
By Sarah Riley | Glamping Business & Retreat and Hospitality Marketing Expert
Inspired Courses ☆ The Glamping Academy ☆ Inspired Collective
There's a rhythm to running a glamping business. Peak season fills up. Everything on either side of it goes quiet. Mid-week gaps, shoulder-season dates, off-peak months... the site is beautiful, but the fixed costs don't take a break just because the guests have.
That's usually the point where events such as weddings enter the conversation. Not because you set out to become a wedding venue, but because you start wondering whether your land, your accommodation, and your setting could work harder for you, without turning your business into something you no longer recognise.
Each country has different laws governing weddings held outdoors. For example, in the UK, since the law changed in 2022, more couples have been moving away from the traditional wedding format altogether, and glampsites have become one of the venues benefiting most from that sh...
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Internationally recognised as a glamping business and retreats expert, Sarah helps those who want to leave the day job to run their dream business and change their life, with techniques very few are using in this increasingly competitive industry.