Weddings at the Kursaal in Southend

We’re delighted to hear that the first wedding has taken place at the iconic Kursaal complex on Southend’s seafront.

Having originally opened in 1901 as the Kursaal Ballroom, the Essex building expanded into an amusement complex in the 1930′s. By the 1980′s the Kursaal said farewell to Southend’s entertainment reportedly for the last time leaving the building to rot away.
However with huge financial support in 1998 the Kursaal reopened it’s doors with ten pin bowling being the main attraction and maintaining it’s distinctive dome.

Now, the Kursaal has re-invented itself again as a wedding venue for brides and grooms of Essex looking for a historic building in Southend to marry, having become a fully licensed and approved wedding venue by Southend Borough Council.
The Kursaal have 2 rooms available for wedding ceremonies, and civil partnerships and have a whole string of weddings planned for the summer.

Getting Married in Southend

The first couple to take advantage of the licence being granted are Westcliff residents Louise and Tony Nicholls who tied the knot in front of around 50 family and friends.
According to our source, Louise said: “I had always loved the building as a child, and the room itself has a beautiful glass ceiling.
“Also, we wanted somewhere very different, but even some of our friends and family were a tiny bit apprehensive at first.
“However, when they saw it they were won over. Now even my sister is thinking of holding her 40th birthday there.”

Southend wedding, but not honeymoon

Rather then choosing to remain in Sunny Southend Seafront for their honeymoon, the newly weds headed to Italy.

Kursaal Functions spokesman Matthew Chambers said: “We have already got several more weddings booked for this year”

The Kursaal sounds to us like another fantastic place to get married in Essex.
Visit our main page if you’re looking for plenty of wedding venues in Essex.

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