Weddings and celebrations
A wedding house, not a wedding venue
Married in York? Bring your closest family home afterwards. Yoward House isn't a venue with a function room and a timetable. It's a grand Georgian townhouse that is yours alone for the celebration: breakfast together the morning of, getting ready in the drawing room, a quiet supper for the people who matter most and, the next day, nowhere you have to be. The same goes for anniversaries, milestone birthdays and the family gatherings that only happen once in a while.
Good to know
Yoward House is a home in a residential street, not a licensed venue, so it isn't suitable for ceremonies, large receptions, amplified music or guests beyond those staying. [Confirm the house rules, the maximum number of daytime visitors and quiet hours.] For more space, book Snicklegate next door as well: together the two houses sleep up to 32.
Weddings
Get ready here, then come home to the house after the ceremony with your closest family. [Name nearby ceremony venues in York, if wanted.]
Anniversaries and vow renewals
Mark twenty-five or fifty years in a house that has been standing since 1748.
Milestone birthdays
Room for three generations around one table, with the city on the doorstep.
Family gatherings
Christmas, reunions and the weekends that bring everyone back together.
An upgraded stay
The Celebration Stay
An upgraded stay with the house styled for your occasion and looked after like a hotel. [Placeholder content to shape. Tell us which of these to offer.]
- Champagne on ice and flowers when you arrive
- Rose petals and turn-down in the couple's bedroom
- The house styled for your occasion, from candles and table styling to florals
- Early check-in and late check-out as standard. We keep the house free the night before you arrive and the night after you leave, so you can arrive in the morning to set up and leave the next day without rushing. [Confirm the arrival and leaving times.]
- Access for caterers, florists, and hair and make-up on the day
- Daily housekeeping, with beds made and the house refreshed each morning, like a hotel
- Introductions to private chefs, caterers, photographers and cake makers in York
- [A host on call during the stay, if offered]
The Celebration Stay is quoted with your dates, on top of the usual price of the house. [Internal note, not shown on the live site: priced at the standard rate plus 25%, with the night before and the night after kept free for early check-in and late check-out, so a two-night celebration holds the house for four nights. The two extra nights are usually the cheaper weekday ones. Decide whether to show the figure.]
We can help with
- Private chefs and private dining
- Celebration styling
- Restaurant and experience bookings [confirm what Evela offers]