Wedding in wood request

[Two Acres]

Hi all,

 

I've had a request from a young couple to get married in my family wood. They'd like to bring abour twenty guests. My question is how do I stand on that legally? I'm minded to say yes but don't want any comeback. What do you all think?

[Lucan]

You'd need a licence for the location.

[Two Acres]

You'd need a licence for the location.

 

Ok, I'm not sure this is going to be a conventional affair. They seem pretty much 'hippy' types to me.

[Lucan]

No licence means the wedding (or civil partnership) will be void. Not sure how it is in England but I think you would be unlikely to get one for a woodland unless there is ruin or it is an extension of a established wedding business. They could get married somewhere nearby and say their vows in the woodland perhaps

[Lucan]

By vows I also mean blessings, etc

[Two Acres]

No licence means the wedding (or civil partnership) will be void. Not sure how it is in England but I think you would be unlikely to get one for a woodland unless there is ruin or it is an extension of a established wedding business. They could get married somewhere nearby and say their vows in the woodland perhaps

 

Ah, I see. Thanks Lucan. What about the insurance side of things? I assume if I don't charge them then no problem?

[felixthelogchopper]

Ah, I see. Thanks Lucan. What about the insurance side of things? I assume if I don't charge them then no problem?

 

Do you already have PL insurance for the site?

[TurtleWoods72]

Hi all,

 

I've had a request from a young couple to get married in my family wood. They'd like to bring abour twenty guests. My question is how do I stand on that legally? I'm minded to say yes but don't want any comeback. What do you all think?

 

Take the money and run!

 

It's in the woods, who'd ever know!

 

Unless it's BBC's 'Don't Tell The Bride'...

 

In which case as many as 12 people may see you on telly, so be careful

[Lucan]

Ah, I see. Thanks Lucan. What about the insurance side of things? I assume if I don't charge them then no problem?

 

Maybe best contacting NFU about woodland insurance, it's cheap and once you get it you can ask them as may questions as you like. There are some examples of risk assessments for woodland events you can google which give you a good idea of things to consider though. But at the very least consider hanging branches, visable fractures, max wind speed, etc (ie if something happened could it have been prevented?)

[arboriculturist]

What sort of world do we live in, when a group of people wish to gather in a Wood for a couple of hours and all we can see is risk, hazzards, blame, liability etc. etc.

 

What happened to live and let live !