Your Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wedding - Page number 31 - June/July 2021 (Issue 89)

BADGEMORE PARK, HENLEY-ON-THAMES Set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this leisure and lifestyle destination offers a stunning photographic backdrop for weddings. Nestled within 120 acres of parkland in a countryside setting, it boasts breathtaking views, an 18-hole golf course and a secluded Walled Garden home to eight private bedrooms. Ceremonies take place in the newly refurbished 19 th -century Coach House for up to 90 guests that leads out on to the pretty courtyard, an ideal spot for post-ceremony drinks, and features an elevated area called The Fairway where up to 130 guests can enjoy the wedding breakfast set against panoramic views of the estate. Guests are then invited back down to the Coach House, and the secluded Walled Garden is the perfect spot to enjoy al fresco drinks and garden games. Ceremony licence ? Yes Contact: 01491 637 302, www.badgemorepark.com www.facebook.com/BadgemorePark www.instagram.com/badgemorepark WE LOVE... that complimentary food and wine tasting are available to the couple ahead of the wedding. COGGES MANOR FARM, WITNEY This stunning wedding venue offers more than 1000 years of history and is an integral part of the local area, plus a popular filming location. It’s home to two 18 th -century barns providing a wonderful wedding setting and a blank canvas for couples to personalise their day. The pretty outdoor spaces offer a manicured walled garden for drinks and canapés and the manor lawn can host outdoor games, a barbecue and food vans. There’s a firepit for toasting marshmallows all set against a beautiful rural backdrop ideal for photographs that the farm animals love to be included in! Ceremonies take place in a choice of two Cotswold stone barns adjacent to one another. The Wheat Barn – the more spacious of the two – can seat up to 250 guests. Barley Barn – the smaller, adjacent one - can seat up to 100 guests for a ceremony. There’s also St Mary’s Cogges Witney parish church located next door. The wedding breakfast and reception can be held in one (or both) of the barns and spill outside on to the lawn. The Wheat Barn can seat up to 200 guests banqueting-style or host up to 130 loved ones at round tables. The Barley Barn offers another option with a dancefloor and bar and can even provide a quiet space for young children. The walled, grass area and canopy are also available for exclusive use. Wedding parties are welcome to enjoy the entire site after 5 pm, which extends to 17 acres. Ceremony licence ? Yes Contact: 01993 772 602, www.cogges.org.uk www.facebook.com/Cogges www.instagram.com/cogges WE LOVE... the beautiful backdrop of wisteria and the orchard, both ideal for big-day photographs. Photography of table set-up courtesy of www.alexisjaworski.com REGIONAL VENUES 31