Your Bristol & Somerset Wedding - June/July 2024 (Issue 101)

BICKLEY BARNS 07766 031 616 | www.bickleybarns.com From classic country weddings to festival vibes, this venue provides a blank canvas for your special day. Bickley Barns is a sophisticated marquee wedding venue with style, charm and plenty of space open between April and October. Set among 22 acres of rolling countryside it’s surrounded by the impressive 300-year-old barns offering bags of character. Located in the Bristol countryside, Bickley Barns is a mere 25 minutes from Bath providing a relaxed ambience within a stunning setting, yet it boasts easy access from two cities. With space for up to 120 day guests and up to 150 evening guests, you’ll be given exclusive use of the familyrun venue to personalise it according to your vision, creating your own memorable, bespoke wedding. Although the venue doesn’t currently hold a ceremony licence, it can accommodate celebrant-led “I dos” inside or outside the marquee. With a daytime capacity of 120 loved ones, your guests will enjoy full use of the grounds and the 20 x 12m marquee including 15m panoramic windows with far-reaching views of the surrounding hills and fields. The team want nothing more than for you to enjoy every aspect of your big day and are on hand to help with the planning. They’re able to introduce you to a whole host of professionals and can assist with anything from catering to generators, décor to entertainment. Plus, the marquee itself comes with everything you could need including dancefloor, chivari chairs, PA system, and even a golf buggy to travel the grounds. Additional options including licensed bar are also available. ARNOS VALE 0117 971 9117 | www.arnosvale.org.uk/weddings Right in the heart of Bristol, Arnos Vale is the ideal outdoor location and offers something a little different. Stretching over 45 acres in central Bristol, the cemetery provides tranquillity and a stunning landscape, with nature and wildlife as part of its setting. Invite your guests to connect with the peaceful place and celebrate in style using any of the three characterful venues for your ceremony, wedding breakfast and evening celebrations. Nestled in the trees, discover the charming Underwood Centre. An outdoor wedding venue with large oak beams and rustic tin roof, setting the scene for your dream woodland wedding. After the “I dos,” share the moment with friends enjoying local cider or Pimms and gather around the fire to toast marshmallows for speeches! Extend the afternoon with an informal feast, think afternoon tea, picnic hampers, barbecue or hog roast. Arnos Vale is dog friendly, so your four-legged friend doesn’t miss out! The Spielman Centre, is a Victorian building, boasting a stunning portico with large column pillars. Make a grand entrance as you ascend the stone steps, through the large wooden doors into the elegant interior where loved ones await you. This space is a blank canvas, so you can detail the décor of your dreams, with natural light flooding the room from the magnificent leaded windows. The attached Atrium bar offers extra space for your guests to enjoy a sundowner to the music of birdsong on the Terrace. Finally, the Anglican Chapel, complete with original Victorian features is the centrepiece of the venue collection. Ornate floor tiles guide you into the vast space with elegant curved windows and marble wall plaques offering a classic, stylish atmosphere. The Arnos Vale weddings team are dedicated to helping you plan your special day, down to the detail. They’ll take care of you and your guests on the day, so you don’t have to worry about a thing. There’re limited weddings each year, so that every single one can be perfect. Not sure what you want yet? Just speak to the team, they’ll guide you to design a day that’s as unique as you! https://leehatherallphotography.com https://paulgilesphotography.co.uk © Pip and Simon Photography https://ianbakerphotography.com/ 20

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