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King Edwards Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex

Where could be more romantic to celebrate a wedding than The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne, affectionately known as 'The White Palace', and which is one of the most beautiful wedding venues in Sussex. Couples have been tying the knot at The Grand for generations, seduced by The Grand’s old world charm, elegance and style.

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Where could be more romantic to celebrate a white wedding than at The White Palace, as The Grand is affectionately known, and which is one of the most beautiful wedding venues in Sussex.

Couples have been tying the knot at The Grand for generations, seduced by The Grand’s old world charm, elegance and style. They are also drawn by our fabulous reception rooms, superb cuisine and knowing that our wedding co-ordinators can assist you at every stage of the planning process, helping you chose from the various wedding packages available or arranging everything you need to make your wedding unique to you. We are also licensed for civil ceremonies and partnerships, which together with our superb reception rooms and catering create the complete Sussex wedding venue.

From the architectural splendour of the Compton Room, to the spectacular Silverdale Room where we can accommodate up to 200 guests, whether your wedding is a small family affair or an event on a grand scale, we have the setting, and most of all the experience, to make your most important of days truly memorable. And where better to spend the first night of a honeymoon than in one of our sumptuous suites with breathtaking views overlooking the sea.

When only the best will do, and you’re looking for a luxury wedding venue in East Sussex that that truly understands the meaning of the word “grand”, there’s only one choice.

*2019 Wedding Showcase: 22nd September 2019 11am - 3pm - Catering for various wedding styles from an intimate afternoon tea for family & friends in our Gallery Room, to larger celebrations in our stunning Compton Ballroom. These unique celebration rooms will be on view with local & national wedding specialists in attendance along with our wedding coordinators - on hand to answer any of your big day questions.

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Average Rating: 5 out of 5 - based on 14 reviews

Thank you so much to everyone at The Grand hotel. Our day couldn’t have been more perfect. The most beautiful location and the staff were incredibly attentive and helpful. They had so much patience for our endless requests and couldn’t do enough for us and all our overseas guests.

My husband and I got married on the 20th May 2017, and the day was perfect. We didn't have to worry about a single thing, everything was taken care of by the wedding co-ordinators and hotel staff. We liased a lot with Gabriela in the months running up to our wedding, and all our issues (not that …

there were many) were dealt with straight away. The day itself ran as smoothly as we could've hoped, everything was taken care of for us, right down to having all our gifts and cards taken up to our room so we didn't have to worry forgetting anything at the end of the evening. Throughout the day, reception would ring me to tell me photographer, flowers ect had arrived and sent everyone up to me, so I didn't have to worry about leaving my room at any point. I spoke to Megan, our on the day co-ordintor quite a bit throughout the day, mainly her just telling me what was going on and keeping me in the loop. I appreciated it. Most of our guests came down from London, and a couple even flew in from Norway, and they had a wonderful time. A few even stayed at the hotel and said how incredible everything was. I couldn't reccomend having your wedding at the Grand hotel enough. Everything was perfect.

Wow what can I say.... Thank you so so much for everything you did for our wedding on 16th July you have been amazing from start to finish and we cannot thank you enough, we had the day of our dreams and that's all thanks to you. Everything went so well and all the staff were brilliant and the …

Compton room looked lovely just how I imagined it would be.

We really are very grateful and will recommend yourself and The Grand to our friends and family

Thanks to Gabriela and all at The Grand

We chose to have our wedding at the Grand after visiting a wedding showcase where Gabriela showed us around and we fell in love with it. From that day to after our wedding the communication from the Grand has been outstanding.

One of the things that appealed to us straight away was that they only …

host one wedding at a time meaning that a) I wouldn't bump into another bride and b) we would have 100% of their focus. We found a wedding package that was ideal for us and made it easy to plan our special day. The staff were one of the things that stood out for us as being exceptional each time we visited and our wedding guests were full of praise for their friendly yet professional and efficient approach. In particular Les who helped ensure our day ran smoothly and of course Gabriela who helped us plan the wedding from day 1. Gabriela filled us with confidence in both her and the Grand every time that we met, spoke to or emailed her and is a real asset to the hotel. She helped us plan our day and nothing was too much trouble. Her excellent organisation and kind, friendly approach made the entire process stress-free.

Our wedding day itself went perfectly and the hard work of the staff kept everything running smoothly and made us and our guests feel special in such a luxurious and beautiful location. The food was OUTSTANDING and received so many compliments from our guests. Our guests were particularly impressed to have a hot evening buffet which was delicious.

The suite that we stayed in on or wedding night was incredible and had the most beautiful view of the sea. We visited our room before the evening reception and drank the complimentary water which we noticed had been replaced when we returned to our room after the reception.

With wonderful staff, attention to detail, amazing food and a beautiful building we wholeheartedly recommend the Grand for a stress-free and perfect fairytale wedding day. Such a special place.

We would like to thank the all team at the Grand Hotel for the amazing and perfect wedding we had!

Claire and Matt (wedding coordinators) were fantastic as well as Roger (the Master of Ceremony). The service was outstanding during dinner and in general during the all day.

Thank you so much, we …

had the best day of our lives and our families and friends can't stop talking about it :-)
Everyone had a great time and were really impressed by the venue and service. A day that they will never forget :-)