Your Cheshire & Merseyside Wedding - Mar/Apr 2019 (Issue 44)

NEW VENUE ALERT! Chester’s Park Fields hotel is now offering exclusive-use weddings. Positioned within rolling Cheshire countryside, but just three miles from Chester’s historic city centre, the setting offers stunning interiors, outstanding country views and a warm personal service. If you’d love your own private country house for your wedding, then Park Fields’ dedicated team can create a personal, intimate day. With two light-filled reception rooms to choose from, landscaped gardens for a marquee, a quirky nightclub and six bespoke bedrooms, Park Fields offers total flexibility for parties. Partnering with Wirral-based caterers Cheeky Chilli and dedicated events manager Anna Du Pre, the venue will pride itself on a five-star, stress-free service. “This is a very exciting time,” says owner Joanna Kent. “Building on our success as an award-winning hotel and events venue, offering bespoke luxury weddings is a natural progression. With a very special team of professionals, the experience offered to our couples will ensure their day is exceptional.” Head to park-fields.co.uk A little luxury A stately home in Cheshire is launching its first overnight accommodation options as part of ambitious plans to significantly increase the number of weddings held at the 100-acre estate. Capesthorne Hall in Macclesfield is constructing six luxury accommodation pods and renovating a number of cottages on site. Set to open in Spring 2019, the double and family luxury en suite pods will feature a small kitchenette, stylish furnishings, Bluetooth speakers and surround sound. Matthew Burton of property management company Fisher German says: “The new developments are in keeping with the grand stately home and retain original features from the site including materials from redundant historical greenhouses, which will be used to create seating.” The accommodation is available year-round and will be offered to wedding and event guests as well as those visiting the area. For more information, visit capesthorne.com All the latest news from around the regions Nearlywed NEWS BEAUTIFUL NEW WEDDING SPACE Carden Park in Cheshire has expanded its wedding offering with a wonderful new space. The newly refurbished Shooting Suite will be unveiled in early 2019 as a flexible area suitable for weddings and events for up to 150 guests. Nestled in the heart of the countryside, the venue’s interior takes inspiration from its idyllic surroundings, delivering a country house aesthetic with contemporary design features. The new space includes a purpose-built bar, which is perfect for arrival drinks, along with mood lighting and ceiling spotlights. Outside, there’s a huge front lawn, walled garden, outdoor terrace and orangery. The grounds are also home to a vineyard, which produces its own sparkling wine. Picturesque forest surrounds the hotel for guests to explore at their leisure. To find out more, head to cardenpark.co.uk YOUR ESSENTIALS 9