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On Hitched.co.uk since 2023

Last update: January 2025

Located in Southend On Sea, Essex, Holiday Inn Southend is a sleek hotel wedding venue offering contemporary spaces and service excellence to couples embarking on marriage. Thoughtfully designed to create a memorable backdrop for every occasion, the panoramic views, function spaces, and bedrooms will leave guests in awe. The setting has received many accolades, including Hotel Of The Year 2023 and Hitched Wedding Awards 2024, and was a finalist in the Essex Wedding Awards 2023, ensuring your event is in great hands.

Facilities and Capacity

Holiday Inn Southend reflects modern elegance throughout, from its stunning interiors to the reimagined open space outside. The Laker Suite with the Laker Foyer and Laker Lounge will be exclusively yours to host the ceremony and reception of your dreams. No matter the size of your celebration, be it an intimate affair or an extravagant soirée, you can make this setting feel like yours. Here, you will find the lavish touches which make it the high-end space it is known to be, with balconies, floor-to-ceiling windows, and sophisticated furnishings. The sweeping glass staircase by the windows will enhance your celebration as you create memories to last a lifetime. Depending on your desired dining option, banquet or buffet, the suite can hold up to 96 or 175 guests, respectively. After you have danced your last dance of the evening, you and your invitees are welcome to rest your heads in the style and comfort of their guestrooms. You and your guests may choose from double, twin, family, accessible, executive and king superior accommodations.

Services Offered

Crafting a wonderful day that reflects your tastes has never been easier. You can rest assured that every element will be taken care of with the utmost professionalism, as the Holiday Inn Southend team has over 25 years of experience in the industry. Led by manager and events team head Hayley O'Connell, the planning process will be seamless for you and your partner, with tailored packages that cater to various budgets and visions. They also offer the benefit of no weekend supplement and a booking bonus for those who decide their hotel is the perfect match. A fresh food concept will be at the forefront of your culinary experience, guaranteeing delectable dishes at the highest quality. When styling the venue, you can add a decorative foliage wall that can be customised with your names to finish the room's look. Although not naturally blessed with gardens and grounds for your post-ceremony photo session, the creative designers had the ingenuity to transform the space around the hotel into beautiful backdrops. Your day will be showcased magically in partnership with one of their preferred photographers, who love imagining new ways to capture the moment.

Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

Pub or restaurant
Unusual weddings
Large hotel
Unique weddings

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Corkage option
Alcohol licence
Buffet meal facilities
In-house catering

Evening entertainment:

Dance floor
Entertainment licence
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Master of ceremonies/toastmaster
Wedding coordinator

Venue leisure facilities:

Fitness centre

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
Confetti permitted
Changing room for wedding guests
Pet-friendly
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77, Eastwoodbury Crescent SS2 6XG Southend On Sea (Essex)
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