Louth venue takes top award for exclusive use at Wedding Venue Awards

Louth’s Segrave Barns has been named Best Exclusive Use Venue at the inaugural Wedding Venue Awards.  The sold-out event, held in Kilkenny on March 23rd, brought together Ireland and Northern Ireland’s leading wedding venues.

More than 20,000 weddings take place across the island of Ireland each year. At the centre of each are venues that host moments that stay with people for decades. These venues are the settings where hundreds of thousands of people gather each year to celebrate love and connection.

The Wedding Venue Awards 2026 recognised these venues and the teams behind them whose work shapes these experiences.

Speaking at the event, Ciara Crossan of Wedding Dates, said:

“We’re celebrating spaces where guests laugh at awkward best man speeches, shed a tear during father of the bride speeches, watch first dances with quiet emotion, and fill dancefloors when Rock the Boat inevitably plays.”

The awards reflect the diversity of venues across the island of Ireland:  from castles and country houses to urban spaces and coastal destinations and these are alongside a growing demand for sustainable and inclusive wedding experiences.

“We’re recognising the teams behind those moments, they are the people who bring joy to thousands of couples every year and make each celebration feel special and they do it again and again consistently,” added Ciara Crossan.

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Winners of the Wedding Venue Awards were selected through a combination of public voting, an expert judging panel, and testimonials from couples who celebrated their weddings at each venue.

Ciara Crossan added: “Our judges were particularly struck by couples reminiscing about their wedding day at these venues. The emotional connection people have to these places is very clear. They are not just locations, but anchors for some of the most enduring and meaningful memories in people’s lives.”