An Essex Wedding - May/June 2020 (Issue 92)

www.seweddingphotography.co.uk www.seweddingphotography.co.uk THE ESSEX BARN AT THE CHANNELS ESTATE 01245 440 005 | www.channelsestate.co.uk What can you expect? The thatched 17 th -century Essex Barn set in the Channels Estate is a picturesque exclusive-use venue. Set among landscaped gardens with a pretty courtyard entrance, the award-winning Channels Lodge accommodation is just a stone’s throw away with its 25 luxury en suite rooms. The venue is spacious and beautifully restored with modern facilities such as an al fresco bar, large heated undercover patio and fantastic music system. The in-house catering team provides the very best homemade food from locally sourced ingredients. Let’s celebrate! Ceremonies are held in the Wedding Garden under the thatched cart house or inside the Essex Barn with twinkling fairylights overhead. Receptions are catered for in the barn for up to 200 people, which has three main areas ensuring plenty of space for the ceremony, wedding breakfast, dancefloor and bar. There’s also a lounge area for loved ones to relax in. We love… Couples receive a free food and wine tasting as well as discounted accommodation. FORRESTER PARK 01621 891 406 | https://forrester-park.co.uk What can you expect? Found in a beautiful countryside location, weddings here are set against a backdrop of well-established gardens and mature weeping willows. There are beautiful al fresco spaces from the Millennium Lawn ceremony area and terrace, which is perfect for drinks receptions, and a garden for relaxing and socialising. The venue is a traditional style, based around a 16 th -century barn. The high-ceilinged clubroom is a wonderful area for celebrations, alongside a cosy bar with wooden beams. Three sets of French windows open onto the garden, patio and terrace, bringing the outside in. Let’s celebrate! There’s a variety of spaces in which to celebrate for gatherings of all sizes. The Millennium Lawn and Gazebo (120 ceremony guests and 180 reception guests) is a secret-garden style area. The Forresters Suite (120 ceremony guests and 130 reception guests) is a self- contained function space, which is fully air-conditioned, has its own bar and cloakroom and is a blank canvas for couples to decorate as they wish. Smaller parties will prefer the Oak Room (30 guests). We love… The Millennium Lawn is a completely self-contained area, giving couples a secluded, secret garden in which to celebrate with their loved ones. 20