The Bond sits on the Grand Union Canal in Digbeth, a red-brick industrial building that has been a gas works, an ice factory and — most recently before its conversion — an HP Sauce warehouse. What's left after the reimagining is exposed brick, steel and glass, with a private wharf on one side and the River Rea running past, giving Birmingham's old industrial heart a genuinely striking contemporary wedding venue.
Where the band plays
Ceremonies are usually held in the Gatehouse, a bright, contemporary space overlooking the wharf that holds up to 160 guests — couples can even arrive by boat, which is about as memorable an entrance as a Birmingham wedding gets. The evening's music and dancing move into the Canopy, a glass-lined space with river and canal views on every side, holding up to 190 for a wedding breakfast and 300 for a champagne reception. Bar service runs until midnight, and the venue is set up for live bands or a DJ as standard.
How the day flows
A ceremony in the Gatehouse leads out to drinks by the water before the day moves into the Canopy for the wedding breakfast, evening reception and dancing, all lit by the canal outside its glass walls after dark. The Bond takes a minimum of 40 day and evening guests and builds flexible packages around most budgets and cultural traditions, with its own five-star catering team sourcing menus locally.
Bands available in Digbeth and perfectly at home in a venue like this.
- Mirror — a Midlands mainstay, at home in the Canopy's contemporary industrial space.
- Stereo Jack — a full-sized function band comfortable scaling to a 300-guest reception.
- Kickback — high-energy floor-fillers for a canalside crowd that wants the night to properly go.
- Juno — polished and versatile, equally suited to the Gatehouse ceremony or the Canopy reception.