Wedding venues in the province of Antwerp

The province of Antwerp roughly falls into three parts. Around the city of Antwerp lie suburbs such as Brasschaat and Ekeren, with parks and castle estates close to town. To the south are Mechelen and the Rivierenland, with Lier, Willebroek and Klein-Brabant along the Rupel and the Scheldt. The east and northeast is the Kempen: the Noorderkempen around Turnhout and Ravels, and further south Geel and Laakdal along the Albert Canal.

The kind of venue depends on the area. In Mechelen you celebrate in town, in sixteenth-century salons within walking distance of the Grote Markt, or just outside the centre in Muizen. Around Antwerp there is a castle in a park and an estate with a garden, both with halls for several hundred guests. In the Kempen and the Rupel area there are mainly farmsteads and barns: from a hall by the canal for around eighty guests to the barn of an 1850 farm that fits a large wedding party. Most venues in this list work with their own kitchen or a house caterer. At one you choose your own.

The civil wedding takes place at the town hall or at a wedding location run by the municipality. Allow for the driving time between the town hall and the venue, especially if you marry in town and celebrate in the Kempen, or if the route takes you over the Antwerp ring road. Antwerp, Mechelen, Lier, Turnhout and Geel have a railway station, but most venues outside the towns are easiest for guests to reach by car. Only one venue in this list has rooms on site. For the others, look for a hotel or B&B nearby.

How to choose

Count your guests per moment first: who comes to the reception, who stays for dinner. A venue for 200 at a reception is not always a venue for 200 at the table. Then ask how the venue handles catering, how late music may play and what the hire price includes. The overview page lists what to look for and which questions to ask on a visit.

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