Your Sussex Wedding - April/May 2025 (Issue 114)

BALCOMBE PLACE 01444 811 167 | www.balcombeplace.com Tucked away at the end of a private drive, in the heart of the Sussex countryside, surrounded by the greater Balcombe Estate, you’ll find Balcombe Place. With views of the landscaped garden and the farreaching Downs, the house epitomises British country living. Available as an exclusive-use property, Balcombe Place is the perfect house for you to make your home for a whole weekend. The best part, it will only be filled with your guests! It offers flexibility to use it as you wish, allowing you to create the day you’ve always dreamed of. The luxury, elegance and grandeur of Balcombe Place makes it an idyllic backdrop for your celebrations. With 14 individual en suite bedrooms to host your nearest and dearest, more time can be spent with loved ones. The location of your ceremony is completely up to you, depending on your requirements and subject to the signing of the register. Choose anywhere from the opulent Drawing Room, where the sun pours through the bay window, to keeping it simple on the lawn with a backdrop of the South Downs. The Library boasts dark wood panelling and an ornate ceiling. It’s an intimate space to say “I do” surrounded by 30 guests. The Music Room is a showstopping space with a tall arched ceiling, wooden panelling, an organ and minstrel gallery. It’s a room like none you’ve seen before and can host 120 nearest and dearest. If you’d prefer a traditional church wedding however, there are a number of local churches nearby. St Mary’s in Balcombe for example is just three minutes down the road. After your vows, enjoy drinks and canapés on the lawn, with the house as your backdrop allowing guests to wander around the house’s five glorious reception rooms. Whether it’s garden games and Pimm’s in the sunshine, or warming fires and mulled wine, Balcombe Place is ready to celebrate whatever the season. For your celebrations, The Music Room can host up to 90 guests with the addition of the Billiard Room, connected to it by two large archways, offering additional seating for another 44 guests at round tables. Finally, you can extend the house with a marquee to seat more guests. You can open the sides to enjoy the garden and views. RANDOM HALL HOTEL 01403 790 558 | www.randomhall.co.uk Random Hall is a rambling 16th-century farmhouse lovingly converted into an ideal venue for your wedding day. Set in the Sussex countryside close to the charming village of Slinfold, near Horsham, the Hotel offers 15 ensuite bedrooms, including two four-poster bedrooms, two comfortable log fire lounges, a well-stocked bar, and the Flagstones Restaurant. The venue features a private patio area, perfect for the “I dos,” drinks reception and general guest mingling, while the sun is shining. All the outdoor areas here offer wonderful photo opportunities, complete with glorious floral displays. Your indoor ceremony option is the Oak-Beamed Barn, with a capacity of 70 guests. This large space with high ceilings boasts doors opening out onto the patio area. Meanwhile, the patio area itself offers an alternative ceremony space surrounded by the beautiful flora and fauna, also with 70 loved ones. The Oak-Beamed Barn can also play host to your reception with 70 guests for seated dining or 120 for the evening celebration. You can also utilise the patio’s private and enclosed space for the reception accompanied by 70 nearest and dearest. Finally, there are two comfortable lounges available with log fires ideal for cosy winter nuptials with 70 guests. Random Hall’s package includes window drapes and chair ties, a glass of prosecco following the ceremony per guest, canapés, five floral displays for the tables, a three-course wedding breakfast, half a bottle of wine per person, a further glass of prosecco for the toast and a member of staff to act as toastmaster, tea and coffee following the meal, DJ and disco, evening finger buffet, complimentary four-poster bed suite for the newlyweds, and complimentary wedding tasting of your food and wine. https://benporterphoto.com https://benporterphoto.com Scan to view video www.katierogersphotography.com www.katierogersphotography.com www.katierogersphotography.com LOCAL VENUES 21

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