Your London Wedding - May/June 2023 (Issue 89)

100 QUEEN’S GATE HOTEL 020 7373 7878 | www.100queensgate.com The former home of Victorian aristocrat and explorer, William Alexander, 100 Queen’s Gate Hotel is steeped in an eclectic and fascinating history where no two rooms are the same. With the hotel’s unrivalled South Kensington location, it’s the perfect spot for a city wedding. Botanica is the jewel in the hotel’s crown. Its elegant glass atrium adorned with cherry blossom and lavish greeneries is a true reflection of South Kensington’s calm and leafy Victorian heritage. The space seats 30 for your ceremony and 24 for your wedding breakfast. Alternatively, The Knightsbridge and The Kensington rooms are both stunning choices for intimate gatherings of up to 10 guests. Cento is a light and spacious room with its own bar. Featuring its own private entrance, this room can seat up to 80 guests for your wedding dinner. Discovered on the lower ground floor, ESQ is perfect for an after party and with its own piano, it’s a relaxed, luxury venue that can host up to 80 guests. For a night of complete luxury, the happy couple can spend the night in The Queen’s Gate Suite. The most luxurious suite at 100 Queen’s Gate, visitors will have access to a Champagne mini bar with a plush and comfortable living room. With an idyllic location overlooking Queen’s Gate and Old Brompton Road, the Queen’s Gate Suite boasts its own exclusive entrance. SPRING AT SOMERSET HOUSE 020 3011 0115 | https://springrestaurant.co.uk/ Situated in the arts and cultural centre of London, Spring is housed in a restored 19th-century drawing room within Somerset House. Home to the Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court, which is centered around the iconic dancing fountains and surrounded on all sides by glorious 18th-century architecture, this Grade I-listed building is filled with natural light and high ceilings, creating a grand backdrop for your day. The garden dining room, known as The Salon, sits in an enclosed interior atrium cloaked with flora and fauna designs by acclaimed landscape designer Jinny Blom. This space is perfect for an intimate wedding of up to 36 guests. For larger celebrations of up to 116 seated guests or 150 standing, you can exclusively hire the main dining room, Spring. Couples choosing the main dining room for their big-day setting are offered a complimentary food and wine tasting for the wedding party, the room will be dressed in linen and the venue’s team will happily write place setting cards for your guests. 18

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