The Gilded Courtroom

The Gilded Courtroom gives a Yarmouth wedding a setting with the kind of history and drama that cannot be recreated with décor. On the upper floor of the town's historic courthouse, the restored courtroom has been transformed into an elegant event venue while keeping the character that makes the building memorable.

Weddings are specifically part of the venue's current offering, alongside other private gatherings. The result is a celebration space that feels distinctive from the moment guests arrive: old architecture, a sense of occasion and a room that already knows how to command attention.

There is something wonderfully romantic about taking a place once built for formality and filling it with an entirely different kind of promise. Instead of proceedings, there are vows. Instead of rows of strangers, there are favourite people dressed for a wedding.

Then the seriousness gives way to celebration. The historic courtroom becomes flowers, conversation and music, and a Yarmouth landmark gets one more story to keep.

• A historic setting