Merchant Taylors' Hall, York

From start to finish, our experience with Michael at the Merchant Taylor’s Hall was calm, reassuring and well thought through. The venue itself is the perfect space - we had a summer wedding and I couldn’t have imagined a better spot. Drinks and canapés outside in the beautiful garden with the bar walls in the background and the beautiful and historic hall setting the perfect backdrop. You can’t quite believe this is in the heart of York. The space inside works perfectly for weddings - the blue room for our ceremony was incredible with the light streaming in through the stained glass windows. Likewise the main hall was the perfect size for our long top table and 8 round tables (around 80 guests). The blue room can then be used for the evening dance floor which was also the ideal space, leaving the main hall for guests to relax in. A special shout out to Michael who worked to make our day better than we ever thought it could be. He was accommodating and full of ideas about how to work the venue to its maximum potential. Would also recommend Saunts Caterers who provided the perfect summer banquet, our DJ James Wright (Wright Technical Services), our photographer Alice Little (alittlepicture.com) and the Roaming Tones (a fab roaming acoustic band - Tailored Entertainment). All our guests were in awe of the building and couldn't believe it how perfect it was for a wedding day. Cannot recommend the MT Hall enough, thank you for the perfect day!

After seeing many venues, my husband and I realised we wanted somewhere that captured the beautiful medieval spirit of York to hold our marriage reception. We had guests fly in from all over the world so we wanted something unique and typical of York, not just another generic hotel wedding. The Merchant Taylor's Hall provided just that. It's a very impressive old hall that had the magic we were looking for. The main room was just right for our guest numbers and was later turned into our dance floor. The smaller gorgeous blue room was our bar. We didn't need many decorations either as the hall was so beautiful to start with. Best day of our lives and the Merchant Taylor's Hall provided the perfect backdrop.

We had a lovely wedding and didn’t have to worry about a thing, the hall’s team liaised with the band and the caterers and took all the stress out of the day. The venue was perfect with so much character and a great size and a great side room for dancing which meant those who would rather a quieter corner could. Great location for those travelling in and just well prefect! Wouldn’t change a thing!

Andrew and I wanted to say thank you for helping us create an intimate and special wedding day. Although we only had a small wedding your staff were so attentive and added to the occasion. Our wedding ceremony in the Blue Hall was beautiful and was followed by amazing food and service in the Great Hall. Thank you XX.

Thank you for the most special day, the hall was an amazing venue with all its history, it has a warm cosy and welcoming feeling especially with the large open fire roaring on a cold winters day. Thanks to all the team for everything they did.

Thank you so much for helping us create the perfect day, from the moment we arrived the staff were brilliant, helpful and accommodating making our day easier and more special. Please pass on our thanks to the staff and caterers.

Just a quick message to say thank you for everything you did to support us before, during and after it all made our special day more memorable. We couldn't have wished for better.

Thank you, we had a fantastic time celebrating our special day at the Merchant Taylors Hall. Everything was perfect from start to finish, please pass on our thanks to everyone for all their hard work, calmness and attention to detail.

Hi Mike and the Team we just wanted to say a big thank you for all your help on our wedding day and everything before, it made our day so much easier and stress free. Thank you again.

We cannot thank the team at Merchant Taylor’s enough for helping to make our wedding day so memorable. This has to be the very best venue in York if you are planning a bespoke wedding rather than a standard hotel package! The building is romantic and atmospheric, and the garden in front of the hall was perfect for our drinks reception. Our caterers and florist were able to set up the day before and the staff at Merchant Taylor’s couldn’t have been more helpful. We highly recommend it!