HOUCHINS WEDDING VENUE 01376 561 448 | www.houchins.co.uk A truly unique venue, Houchins is a lovingly restored barn set within its own peaceful, landscaped grounds boasting a gentle formality with romantic planting: roses, lavender, verbena, tulips and much more! There are a myriad of beautiful spots and hidden corners in which photographs can be taken, and the main wedding garden is where the marquee is situated and where the majority of weddings take place. Designed in a unique modern style, the zinc and cedar shingle barn nestles in the wedding garden with huge folding glass double doors opening onto an expansive west-facing terrace. It’s the perfect setting for reception drinks set in the landscaped gardens. There are three interconnecting barns which allow the wedding to flow from reception drinks to wedding breakfast, then dance the night away in the aptly named Dance Barn! For the all important ‘I dos’, the Foundry seats up to 130, The Grainstore 150 and for more intimate weddings the wood-panelled drawing room in the house seats 30. Outside, the marquee and loggia provides seating for up to 150 guests, while the rustic woodland wedding area can also seat 150 friends and family. Post-vows, The Grainstore is the perfect setting for the wedding breakfast and reception seating up to 150 and adjoins the bar area and the dance barn; it features a 35ft high ceiling, open fireplace and mezzanine gallery. IVY HILL HOTEL 01277 355 111 | https://ivyhillhotel.co.uk Dating back to 1891, traditional family values still lay at the core of Ivy Hill Hotel. A lovingly converted, Victorian, 31-bedroom boutique hotel country house, it’s also known as the ‘spectacle house’ ‒ due to some quirky windows! The hotel is set within five acres of beautiful gardens, giving a relaxing atmosphere, whilst being in a superb location situated within easy access of all major routes. The patio and landscaped gardens, have delightful features such as the wishing well, gazebo and ponds, all forming a stunning backdrop for reception drinks and photographs. Ceremonies take place within the Ingatestone Room and Ivy Suite, seating anything from an intimate 10 guests or with all rooms combined up to 120 guests. These rooms overlook the patio and extend down onto the gardens, where the reception drinks and canapés are served. After the ‘I dos’ the Margaretting Suite is an elegant and sophisticated setting for the wedding breakfast, with its own entrance from the gardens. It benefits from plenty of windows giving ample natural daylight and boasts a refined neutral décor. There is ample room for this suite to seat up to 160 guests throughout. It has a spacious polished oak dancefloor and integral mirrored elegant bar. The smaller of the two venues is the Ivy Suite, sited in the main body of the hotel and able to seat a maximum of 70 guests, with doors that extend out to the patio and gardens. With its interconnecting Margaretting Suite, Ingatestone Room and Ivy Suite, plus Orangery, as your party grows throughout the day the function rooms can expand with you, giving a rare opportunity to build the exact venue that works for you. When tying the knot here, couples benefit from a free tasting to all couples that book a Heavenly Weddings package. https://angelswithdirtyfacesphotography.com https://angelswithdirtyfacesphotography.com 23 THEMED VENUES
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