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    Wedding VIP Protection — Discreet Close Protection for the Couple, Family & Guests

    Wedding SecurityBy Roy · Director, VIP Protection Services29 June 202610 min read

    The short version: Wedding VIP Protection — Discreet Close Protection for the Couple, Family & Guests — published 2026 rates, working SIA playbook, insured. short-notice cover, subject to availability in London, nationwide by arrangement.

    Weddings are the highest-emotion event we cover. Two families, hundreds of guests, public address, valuables, and a date that cannot move. We plan to the minute and behave like guests in suits.

    Multi-Day Wedding Coverage

    Rehearsal dinner, ceremony day, day-after brunch. Three shifts, one continuous brief. Senior CPO runs the whole programme with one phone number for the couple and one for the planner.

    Celebrity & UHNW Guest Protection

    Famous guest list = paparazzi at the gates. We coordinate arrival windows, hold press at the perimeter, and brief each VIP's own detail (if any) before they land.

    Gift Table, Rings & Cash Envelopes

    Asset register before doors open. Uniformed officer at the gift table during reception; CPO key-holder for the safe-room. Honeymoon money and rings tracked to the bridal suite.

    Quiet, Dressed-In Officers

    Officers in morning suits or black tie matching the dress code. Earpieces in, sunglasses out, no clipboards, no radios in pockets. Guests assume they are family friends.

    Pricing — Wedding VIP

    Standard UK wedding (150 guests, 12-hour day): priced per assignment. UHNW or celebrity wedding (3-day programme, 6 officers): priced per assignment. Royal-attended weddings: bespoke command structure.


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    About the Author

    Roy

    Director, VIP Protection Services

    Roy is a Director of VIP Protection Services, overseeing SIA-licensed close protection, executive protection, corporate security and residential security across the UK. He personally writes and reviews every guide, checking each against current SIA licensing rules and BS 7858:2019 screening standards before publication.

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