The UK’s Most Popular Libraries where BookTokkers can say I do

As BookTokkers take their love of books to a whole new level, wedding experts share the most popular libraries Brits can get hitched in

• More than 192 BILLION video views on TikTok for content tagged #BookTok, while #BookTokWedding is an emerging trend with almost 277,700 views

• Literary lovers turn to content on TikTok for #LibraryWedding ideas with almost 10 million views on existing videos

• Oxford’s Bodleian Library is on the top shelf when it comes to libraries, with more than 5.4million views on videos featuring the iconic university library

Thanks to TikTok, reading has never been more popular if the more than 192 billion video views on content tagged with #BookTok are anything to go by.

Now, as millions of book lovers are taking their love of literature to the next level by consuming videos full of #LibraryWedding ideas, experts at leading planning website Hitched.co.uk have analysed the tagged videos for the most popular libraries in the UK that literary lovers can literally get hitched in.

UK’s Most Popular Libraries on TikTok

According to TikTok, the UK’s most popular library is none other than Bodleian Library in iconic Oxford University, with more than 5.4million video views. The Bodleian Library is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in the UK is second-oldest after the British Library, and the stunning 17th century building is a spectacular setting for serious book lovers.

Following “The Bod” is the Queen Mary University London Library, with just over 5 million views on TikTok – despite being closed for refurbishment until early 2025! Here, book lovers can tie the knot surrounded by shelves of brightly-coloured books and busts of the great English literati, including Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Wordsworth.

The third most popular UK library on TikTok is The British Library. While couples can’t actually get hitched amongst the shelves in this national library, private celebrations won’t ever be too far away from some of the nation’s prized works from some of the greatest minds in history. From Shakespeare to Florence Nightingale and Ghandi, this is a venue unlike any other.

Other popular libraries for book lover weddings include The Portico Library in Manchester, which boasts more than 112,000 views on TikTok, The Signet Library in Edinburgh with just over 43,000 views, and The National Library of Wales – a hidden gem of a location, with a mere 3,700 TikTok views despite being one of the most iconic buildings in Wales.

Zoe Burke, leading wedding expert at Hitched.co.uk says: “What is more romantic than marrying in a library, surrounded by the greatest love stories of all time?

“Whether you want to channel Belle from Beauty & the Beast or Carrie from Sex and the City, libraries are an iconic setting and full of romance. We are so lucky in the UK to have so many beautiful library wedding venues to choose from, and they lend themselves perfectly to a wedding theme too.

“Give your guests bookmark favours, name your tables after your favourite stories and use romantic quotes from literature and stationery in your signage. The perfect components for a happy ever after!”

For the full list of libraries, please visit: https://www.hitched.co.uk/wedding-planning/ceremony-and-reception/library-wedding-venues/