Your Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wedding - Dec/Jan 2019 (Issue 80)

WOKEFIELD ESTATE, RG7 3AE When it comes to the big day, De Vere Wokefield Estate, just outside Reading, offers a serious sense of scale, with a sweeping driveway through 250 acres of parkland, a picturesque lake and an 18-hole championship golf course. And after a £20million refurbishment, it’s the perfect time to enjoy Wokefield Estate’s combination of period and modern details. In the 18 th -century Mansion House, you can choose from the Terrace Suite, with direct access to a private terrace and with room for up to 300 loved ones for your ceremony and 300 for your reception. The contemporary Lincoln Suite can hold 120 friends and family, and the intimate Palmer suite and Old Lounge, with its ornate fireplace and chandelier, are available for up to 60 guests each. Then there’s the Wokefield Suite in the more modern Wokefield Place, which can house up to 280 guests for the ceremony and up to 350 for the reception. Ceremony licence? Yes Contact: 01189 334 378 devere.co.uk We love... the Wedding Pavilion, the venue’s latest addition to the outside grounds, which is licensed for civil ceremonies. THE MILL HOUSE HOTEL, RG7 1PT This Georgian hotel in Swallowfield, dating back to 1823, has been sympathetically refurbished with a modern twist and boasts 12 individually decorated bedrooms. The landscaped gardens offer myriad big-day photo opportunities and drinks possibilities, with plenty of seating, large lawns and terraces, a fountain and year-round colour in the walled garden and surrounding countryside by the River Loddon. Ceremonies can take place in the Cottage Suite for up to 50 loved ones or the Garden Room for up to 120. Both rooms are bright and spacious with views over the grounds. You can now also get married in the garden, in the Cedar Pavilion, with room for up to 120 of your friends and family. Receptions can take place within the Duke’s Marquee or inside the main house; both can hold up to 120 seated guests or 200 for an evening reception. The marquee is fully heated with a bar and dancefloor, and there’s even a covered walkway from the house. Ceremony licence? Yes Contact: 01189 883 124 themillhousehotel.co.uk We love... that the Duke’s Marquee is now available all year, including winter. 28