A full day on site is ideal charging time
Wedding guests park before the ceremony and stay until the evening reception winds down. Many stay over. That is hours of parked time that suits AC charging well.
At 11kW, a typical three-phase limit, a car gains about 37 miles of range per hour (LGA, derived). Even a car limited to 7.4kW picks up around 25 miles an hour. Over an afternoon and evening, most guests leave with a full or nearly full battery.
Only a handful of cars can take 22kW on AC. The car decides the speed, so we describe 22kW as headroom, never as a promise.
What guests and suppliers get
Guests travelling a long way
Wedding guests often drive across the region or from further afield. North East venues tend to sit on country roads, and the region has fewer public chargers than the UK average: 150.2 per 100,000 people against 174.9 (DfT).
A guest who knows they can charge at the venue doesn't have to plan a detour to a rapid charger in their best clothes.
The couple and the bridal party
The couple's own car and the bridal party's cars are usually on site longest. Some venues hold a bay for the couple, which is easy to do with RFID access.
Suppliers' vans
Caterers, florists, photographers and bands arrive early and leave late. As more of them switch to electric vans, a charger becomes a practical point in your favour with the suppliers you recommend.
Good to know: We haven't found any UK survey of wedding guests and EV charging, so we won't quote one. The nearest evidence is general destination research: 82% of EV owners in a Zest/CACI survey said they would choose one destination over another for better charging (Zest).
How a Victus install works at a wedding venue
Placing the pedestal
Venues care about what guests see in photos. We look for bays that are close enough to the supply to keep groundworks sensible, but away from the main approach and the ceremony backdrop.
The pedestal is about 1.4m tall. Its green LED strip is visible at night, which helps guests find it after dark without extra signs on the lawn.
Planning at heritage venues
Many North East wedding venues are country houses and halls in County Durham and Northumberland. Under the rules in force since 29 May 2025, permitted development covers most chargers in non-domestic car parks in England (legislation.gov.uk).
The equipment housing rules exclude scheduled monuments and the curtilage of listed buildings. The position for conservation areas wasn't clear in the sources we checked. If your venue is listed or in a conservation area, we raise it with the planning authority before anything is ordered. Our planning permission guide covers the detail.
Event-day power
A venue's demand peaks during an event. Kitchens, lighting, sound systems and sometimes a marquee all draw at once.
The charger's optional dynamic load balancing watches your total demand. It turns the charging current down when the venue needs it and back up later in the evening, so the band doesn't lose power because two cars are charging.
Access and payment
On wedding days, you can keep the charger for guests and suppliers. On other days it can be opened to day visitors, staff or the public.
Drivers start a session with the app or an RFID card. If the charger is open to the public, the Public Charge Point Regulations apply: contactless on new chargers of 8kW and above, and prices shown in pence per kWh. We can fit a contactless terminal where it's needed.
Overstay is part of the deal
At a wedding, a car plugged in at 1pm will usually stay until the next morning. Idle fees would only annoy guests who can't drive after the toasts.
So be realistic: one pedestal serves two guests per event. If you expect more EV guests, we size the install around two or more pedestals, with load management keeping the supply in check.
Which package suits a wedding venue
Usage at a wedding venue is lumpy. A summer Saturday can fill both sockets, and a midweek day in February may see nothing.
That pattern often suits Shared Investment. You cover installation and groundworks, we supply the charger and run payments, back office, monitoring, maintenance and driver support, and the revenue is shared. The revenue split is agreed for your site at proposal stage. You aren't carrying the whole cost of kit that earns mainly at weekends.
Venues with rooms, a busy café or regular corporate events may get enough use to choose Owned & Managed and keep the full return. Both are laid out on the packages page.
Telling couples about it
A charger only helps bookings if couples know about it. Add it to your venue brochure, your website's travel and parking page, and every venue directory listing you use.
Once it's live we add it to Zapmap, so guests checking their route will see it. Our guide to getting listed on Zapmap and booking sites covers the wider visibility side, and the hotels page has more if you run rooms alongside events.
Honest caveats
- Seasonal use. Revenue will follow your events calendar. Try a quiet month and a busy one in the revenue estimator.
- Rural supply. Country venues sometimes have limited capacity. We apply to Northern Powergrid for you, and larger connections need approval before install.
- Timescales. Allow a typical 6–12 weeks from survey to switch-on, and plan the groundworks around your bookings.
Next step
A free site survey will tell you where the charger can go, what your supply can carry and how planning applies. Email hello@victuscharging.com with your venue name and postcode, or compare the packages first.