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About
A guide to wedding venues worth the journey.
The Wed Journey is an independent guide to destination wedding venues, from Tuscany and Provence to the Greek islands. It is run by Thomas van der Bruggen from the Netherlands.
Our story
Why we started.
The Wed Journey began in 2026 out of a simple frustration. Looking for a wedding venue abroad meant directories that hide prices, reuse the same three photos and put a sales desk between couples and the venue.
So we built the guide we wanted ourselves. Every venue has its own page with the facts that decide a shortlist: where it is, how many guests it seats, how many people it sleeps, when it hosts weddings and, where the venue publishes one, its price guide.
We keep it honest and small on purpose. Facts come from each venue's own published information or from the venue directly. When we can't confirm a number, we leave it out rather than guess.
How it works
Free for couples, free for venues.
No account, no fees and no middleman. You browse, compare and shortlist; the venue answers you directly.
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Free to use
Browse, compare and save as many venues as you like. You never pay us anything.
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Your enquiry goes to the venue
When you send an enquiry, we pass it straight to the venue, which replies to you directly. Nobody adds a margin in between.
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Listings are free
Venues don't pay to be listed, so the selection stays ours. No venue pays for its place or its position.
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Real prices where they exist
If a venue publishes a price guide, we show it. If it doesn't, we say so instead of inventing one.
By the numbers
The guide, so far.
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Standards
How we choose.
Every venue is selected by us. Facts come mainly from venues' own published information, and we correct them when venues tell us.
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From the venue's own facts
Capacity, rooms, seasons and prices come from the venue's own website or from the venue itself. Where we have no figure, we leave it out.
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Photography, credited
We use the venue's own photography and credit it.
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Always labelled
Listings are free and carry no commission. No venue pays for its place or its position; enquiries go straight to the venue.
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Corrections welcome
Spotted something out of date? Write to hello@thewedjourney.com and we'll correct it.
Who's behind it
Who runs it.
The newsletter
The Destination
Wedding Edit
Once a week: a destination worth knowing and a few venues we would shortlist. No noise.