Your Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wedding - October/November 2024 (Issue 109)

HOTEL LA TOUR, MILTON KEYNES Step into discrete luxury at this opulent hotel in the heart of Milton Keynes combining modern sophistication with timeless elegance. Hotel La Tour is a 39-million-pound investment, boasting an impressive mirror-steel-clad exterior that’s 14 floors high allowing for a dramatic backdrop to any wedding. It overlooks the stunning Campbell Park, a glorious space filled with summer greens or autumn reds, making for a beautiful setting for couple portraits. Ceremonies take place in the stunning event suite or on the private sun-soaked outdoor terrace. The capacity for ceremonies is a minimum of 60 guests and a maximum of 120. Nestled within the sumptuous surroundings of Hotel La Tour, the first floor is a dedicated events space offered exclusively to the wedding party. Here, guests can mingle in the private bar whilst creating unforgettable memories together. The main event suite that’s flooded with natural daylight through the floor-to-ceiling windows welcomes up to 140 guests for a seated wedding breakfast and this stylish suite can later be transformed into a party area for up to 180 loved ones to enjoy the evening reception. Fourteen Sky Bar and Restaurant on the top floor boasts breathtaking views over Campbell Park and Milton Keynes. A small number of the wedding party including the couple can visit the space for photos to be taken on the day. Highlights for a wedding at the hotel include a complimentary honeymoon suite on the night of the celebration, a food-tasting session and a personalised cake knife to take home. https://hotel-latour.co.uk FURTHO MANOR FARM, MILTON KEYNES This stunning wedding venue is an old farm barn, which over the years has been used to house calves and lambs. It’s a wooden-framed, timberclad barn set in two acres of grounds with the main event space being 90-ft long by 30-ft wide. There’s a catering space and entrance lobby in addition to the barn itself and the entrance to Furtho Manor Farm is down a picturesque tree-lined drive. The barn at Furtho Manor Farm overlooks a large lawned area with a 16th-century church and dovecote in the grounds, and a grassy area gently sloping down to a lake. This area is surrounded by views of open countryside. The barn provides a blank canvas so that couples can create the wedding they would like. Ceremonies and receptions take place inside the barn for up to 150 guests and in Furtho East, a more intimate gathering of up to 60 guests can enjoy the ceremony, and 40 the reception. Outside, there’s a selection of spaces to choose from including the gazebo perched on the lake; in the field or front of the dovecote. There are five bed and breakfast rooms on-site. For a Saturday wedding, these are all included in the wedding booking along with three rooms on a Friday night. www.furthomanorfarm.co.uk www.bradgommonphotography.co.uk www.bradgommonphotography.co.uk 27 LOCAL VENUES

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