Weddings and Civil Partnerships

Weddings

An excellent choice for a stylish wedding or civil partnership

Good food, attractive rooms and friendly, professional staff will make your day extra special, and packages starting from £1999 mean you won’t have to wait to say ‘I do’.

Design your own celebration by choosing from a wide range of dishes and an extensive drinks menu to suit all budgets and tastes. Or choose one of the set menus and drinks packages created by our experienced chefs. 

Civil Wedding and Partnership Ceremonies

The Octagon, Gallery and Stadt Moers rooms in the Knowsley Civic Suite are licensed to hold a civil wedding or civil partnership ceremony. It costs £100 to hire the Octagon for a ceremony and £50 for the Gallery or Stadt Moers.

After deciding your wedding date contact the Registrar’s Office to find out the legal requirements for marriage and to check their fees and availability.

Wedding packages

Saving money needn’t mean compromising on style at the Knowsley Civic Suite. With delicious food in an elegant setting and a personal consultant to help turn your dream into reality, you’ll be amazed at how far your money goes.

£1,999 - Perfect Match Package

  • Red carpet on arrival
  • Room hire for wedding or civil partnership ceremony 
  • Services of an informal host
  • Buck’s Fizz reception 
  • Four course wedding breakfast for 40 guests
  • Drinks package for 40 guests 
  • Room hire for day and evening receptions
  • White table linen, napkins, table runner, chair covers  
  • Cake stand and ceremonial knife
  • Hot and cold buffet for 80 guests

£3, 999 - The Octagon Package

Octagon room hire for day and evening receptions

  • Services of a dedicated wedding coordinator
  • Red carpet arrival
  • Sparkling wine reception
  • Drinks package for 60
  • Four course meal for 60
  • White table linen, napkins and balloons
  • Chair covers, sashes and table runner in the colour of your choice
  • Hot and cold evening buffet for 150
  • Use of cake stand and ceremonial knife
  • 12am bar
  • Disco till 12.15am

Design your own celebration

Book an appointment with one of our personal consultants, who can show you round the venue and explain all the available services and facilities.

Room Hire

Details of rooms and charges.

The Octagon 

This versatile room has an excellent dance floor and is ideal for functions for 130 to 230 people. It is licensed for civil wedding or partnership ceremonies.  
Room hire: £100

The Gallery

The Gallery has a bar, dance floor, private foyer area and cloak facilities, and is licensed for civil wedding or partnership ceremonies. Room hire: £50

The Heritage Lounge

This room has its own bar, and is suitable for smaller wedding breakfasts for 20 – 60 guests. Room hire: £50

The Stadt Moers Room

The Stadt Moers room can accommodate ten to 35 people and is licensed for civil wedding or partnership ceremonies. Room hire: £50.

Wedding Breakfast and Evening Buffet

Create your own wedding breakfast by selecting a starter, main course and dessert from an extensive range of dishes.
For the evening you can design your own buffet by choosing from a tempting array of hot and cold dishes or leave it to us by selecting one of the menus set by our excellent chefs. Cold buffets start from £9.80 per head (60 people minimum) and hot and cold buffets from £7.90 per head (100 people minimum).

Sample menus

Wedding breakfast menu 1 - £22.60 per head

All of our main courses are served with your choice of roast, new, Parisienne or duchess potatoes and a selection of fresh vegetables.

Carrot and coriander soup with warm rustic roll

Roast supreme of chicken with chipolata sausage, bacon roll and savoury stuffing

Or

Broccoli and mushroom bake with a rich béchamel gratin (v)

Dutch apple flan with whipped cream

Coffee and mints

Wedding breakfast menu 2 - £26.30 per head

All of our main courses are served with your choice of roast, new, Parisienne or duchess potatoes and a selection of fresh vegetables.

Farmhouse paté served with crisp melba toast and mixed leaf salad

Roast leg of pork with apple sauce and savoury stuffing

Or

Oriental fruit and vegetable stir fry on a bed of buttered egg noodles (v)

Rich chocolate melting cake - a rich moist chocolate cake laced with dark chocolate pieces and smothered with a dark chocolate fudge topping (served warm)

Coffee and mints

Sample set cold buffet menu £9.80 per head

  • Selection of open rolls
  • Tandoori chicken
  • Butterfly breaded prawns
  • Mini quiche
  • Vegetable samosas
  • Cheese and spring onion stuffed jacket potatoes
  • Assorted salads

Sample set hot buffet menu £5.50 per head *

  • Chicken tikka masala, pilau rice and poppadoms 
  • Ratatouille Gratin (v)

*Please note the hot buffet is only available as an add on or as part of a mixed hot and cold buffet for 100 people minimum. 

Drinks packages

The suites is fully licensed and operates private bars for your exclusive use. Choose from one of the packages below, or create one from our extensive wine and drinks lists to suit your taste and budget. 

Wine List

  • Download a copy of our current wine list

Stadt Moers  £7 per person

On arrival: A glass of Buck’s Fizz
With dinner: A glass of red, white or rosé wine
For the toast: A glass of sparkling wine

Jubilee   £8 per person

On arrival: A glass of Pimms No 1
With dinner: A glass of red, white or rosé wine plus a refill
For the toast: A glass of sparkling wine

Henley   £9 per person

On arrival: A glass of summer punch
With dinner: A glass of wine of your choice from the wine list, plus a refill
For the toast: A glass of pink sparkling wine

Millennium  £12.50 per person

On arrival: A Bellini cocktail
With dinner: A glass of your choice of wine from the wine list, plus a refill
For the toast: A glass of champagne

Table decoration

Professionally dressed chairs and tables add an elegant finishing touch to a wedding reception. Decoration packages including chair covers and table runner in your colour choice, a stunning centrepiece, tealights and balloons start at £55 for a table of ten. 

Evening entertainment

You can supply your own band or disco for your evening reception, or let us book your musical entertainment from our approved list. Prices from £150.

The Suites team

The Knowsley Civic Suite

Civic Way
Poplar Bank
Huyton
L36 9GD

Main telephone: 0151 443 3761
Email: huytonsuite@knowsley.gov.uk

Catering at the Knowsley Suite

Cakes - catering at the Suites

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whether it’s a pot of Fairtrade tea or a formal dinner, our excellent, experienced chefs can meet your requirements.

See our wedding or conference pages for more information on our celebration and business catering packages. 

Drinks packages

Drinks at the Suites

The suite is fully licensed and operate private bars for your exclusive use. Choose from one of the packages below, or create one from our extensive wine and drinks lists to suit your taste and budget. 

 

 

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