Wedding Venue Bracknell / Berkshire

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Myself and my husband got married in Stirrups country Hotel in July 2013. We were looking for a wedding venue that has big beautiful gardens as we wanted to make sure that we could take wedding pictures in the gardens and also our guests could spend time inside and outside during our reception. We looked really hard for different wedding venues in Bracknell and the general Berkshire area and I have to say it wasn’t an easy task as we found it really difficult to find a wedding venue that could tick all the boxes. When we arrived to view Stirrups Country House Hotel we were really impressed firstly with the general overview of the hotel. The architecture was beautiful and it definitely matched its title. The Hotel was surrounded by beautiful grounds that were well maintained and buzzing with a variety of flowers. We were welcomed by one of the event coordinator who was really welcoming, showed us around the three different function rooms and had a very comprehensive meeting with us explaining everything in detail. The meeting really reassured as she answered all our questions and explained to us our payment schedule. Our events coordinator remained in touch over the phone and via email. The hotel suggested us a couple of people for flowers, our wedding cake and photos. I have to say we were really impressed as they did exactly what they said and they made the process really easy and painless.

Venues for Weddings in Bracknell

My best friend got engaged recently, and I was just overjoyed that she asked me to be not only a Bridesmaid, but a Maid of Honour! What a privilege; we've been best friends since we met in the playground at the age of 5, and while other friends have come and gone, we've always been there for each other. I think her sister was a bit miffed that I got the honour but never mind, hey..!

I knew one of my duties as being Maid of Honour was to organise the hen party. I have had lots of time to think about this - always knowing that I was going to be involved - so I already had plenty of great ideas. What I wasn't expecting is that the Bride wanted my help in choosing the Wedding venue! Her job often requires her to work evenings and weekends so asked if I would go and check out venues for Weddings for her, and then she would go and see the ones I liked. She knew she could trust my judgement, and her fiancé was able to accompany me on occasion too.

Both the Bride and Groom's families are very local, and being real family people they were both keen to have a local wedding to ensure that everybody could come. So I was pretty much limited to looking at venues for weddings in Bracknell.. Now I wasn't exactly spoilt for choice. A lot of the Wedding venues in Bracknell double up as conference centres, with the emphasis being on conference centre.  I knew this was not the sort of atmosphere my best friend would like, so I carried on my search and looked for something a bit different.

After taking many wasted trips to conference centres (isn't the Bride lucky she didn't have to waste her time doing that!) I found the perfect Wedding venue in Bracknell. Just north of Bracknell and near to Ascot, lies Stirrups Country House Hotel. This bespoke 19th century property has been beautifully renovated, keeping aspects of its original Tudor origins while bringing it up to date with modern features and fittings. Every element of the Hotel is just ideal for creating the perfect atmosphere, and being licensed for Civil Ceremonies it means that the whole day can take place there - no need for the family to travel far and wide!

I was completely sold after one trip there and urged the Bride and Groom to both go at their first opportunity. They arranged to visit this perfect Wedding venue in Bracknell that was hiding away, and fell in love with it instantly as I had done. They met with the Events Organiser and paid their deposit within a week of my first visit. Both she and I couldn't believe that I had managed to find this wonderfully perfect venue for a Wedding in Bracknell, never has a Maid of Honour outdone her duties so well!

Anniversary Wedding Venues

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This year in April my husband and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. Having never really bothered making a big deal over little anniversaries over the years we thought, as it was a really special year - why not have a really big celebration? Surrounded by friends and family at a really special venue would make up for all the times we left it too late to organise anything special and just ended up ordering a takeaway!

It had to be at a venue of course, if we were going to make our wedding anniversary really special! Our family is a large one and I don't think I could handle catering for and entertaining a lot of people in my own home. No - I was going to find a really special Wedding Anniversary Venue and let other people do the hard work for me! To my surprise, my husband was very keen on the idea, (I knew he was an old romantic at heart!) and soon we were searching for wedding anniversary venues together. I've got to say, it wasn't easy finding our perfect venue. We had a few things in mind of what we wanted - it had to be nearby to home so it felt personal yet easy to get to for friends and family travelling from further afield, and I wanted a certain amount of control in choosing menus and the order of the evening while still feeling assured that everything was being taken care of for me. So many chain venues churn out the same type of function week after week, and places like this didn't feel personal enough for us. We wanted somewhere intimate and traditional where we could celebrate our love in a beautiful environment. I don't think I was being too choosy! I just wanted everything to be perfect.

It was my husband who found our ideal anniversary venue, thanks to a recommendation from a friend. It was perfect. Stirrups Country House Hotel in Berkshire had everything we wanted, and more! Sat in 10 acres of beautiful countryside, this charming hotel is decorated with a luxury modern finish while still maintaining its traditional style. Their largest function room, the Floyd Suite, was perfect for our wedding anniversary venue as we had chosen to have a dinner dance. The events team were amazing, willing to work with every request I had making our celebration perfectly tailored to us. As organisers of the event, my husband and I got free Bed & Breakfast accommodation on the night as well, in a really beautiful room with a 4 poster bed! It really topped the night off well. Our closest members of family also stayed at the hotel so it gave us even more time to spend together. The night ran so smoothly and everybody had such an amazing time. I'm so pleased we found our perfect wedding anniversary venue, we're wanting to celebrate the next one already!

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