Reasons to host your wedding celebration at Bishops Gate Hotel
Photo Credit: Louise Brolly Photography
To help inspire you to choose Bishop's Gate Hotel as the venue for your special celebration we have featured below some of the reasons why we think you should choose our hotel:
1. We are a Licensed Ceremony Venue
Both our Hervey Library & Northern Counties Ballroom are licensed to host wedding ceremonies for up to 120 guests. This allows couples to host their full day celebrations in one venue eliminating the time involved when travelling between locations and allowing you to spend more time with your loved ones.
2. Central location
Our location in the heart of the Walled City offers many benefits to couples planning their special day:
- We have a range of churches & cathedrals close by if you prefer to opt for a religious ceremony.
- There are lots of beautiful photo opportunities in the city centre such as the historic city walls, Craft Village, Peace Bridge & St Columb's Park.
- For guests who may be travelling from further afield to attend your celebrations, our hotel is an ideal base for guests to explore both the city, Donegal and North Coast whilst they are in the area for your special occasion.
Photo Credits for 2 Images Above: Louise Brolly Photography
Photo Credit: Bernard Ward Photography
3. Dedicated & experienced team.
Our Events Team have many years of experience of looking after wedding celebrations.
Our dedicated Wedding Coordinators Claire & Donna are available to guide couples through every step of the planning process from the initial show round through to the day itself. Our Operations Team lead by Keith will help to suggest room layout options, décor styles and act as Master of Ceremonies on the day of your wedding to ensure that everything runs smoothly.
Photo Credit: Yez Lifestyle Photography
4. Stunning Edwardian Architecture
Originally built in the 1800’s our grade B1 listed building lends itself to some stunning wedding portrait opportunities.
Many of the weddings we have hosted to date have opted not to travel to another location for portraits, instead choosing to have family and bridal party photographs on our stunning grand staircase. Memories to treasure for a lifetime!
To view more images from previous weddings hosted in our hotel just speak to our team for access to our online photo galleries.
Photo Credit: Louise Brolly Photography
Photo Credit: Bernard Ward Photography
5. Extensive menu selection
Our Executive & Head Chef’s along with their team have crafted our wedding menu selector to include many locally produced ingredients. Our team will always endeavour to tailor menu selections to suit our wedding couples – whether it is a menu option which will embrace a cultural tradition of your family heritage or simply a favourite childhood dessert, speak with our team to find out how we can tailor the menu to your preferences.
Photo Credit: Louise Brolly Photography
6. Challenge Team Bishops Gate Hotel!
Every wedding we have hosted has brought new ideas and challenges to our team – we love when couples bring us ideas or ask how we can help to make their day that little bit different. Whether it is having unusual entertainment such as balloon artists or fire spinners or perhaps you wish to have a drinks reception which incorporates a family tradition our team will work with you to create a wedding vision as unique as you are!
For more information on our wedding package options contact our team.
You can also view our Northern Counties Ballroom dressed as both a wedding ceremony & reception celebration using our Virtual Tour tool
