Your Cheshire and Merseyside Wedding - November/December 2020 (Issue 54)

RUNCORN TOWN HALL 0151 511 7711 | www.weddingsinhalton.co.uk The Grade II-listed White Civic Building is a two-storey Italianate Villa with belvedere tower. This grand building makes quite a first impression! Guests enter via the Tuscan portico with open balustrade above, and the entrance to the Boston Suite is via the Register Office in the more modern annex. As you pass through the gates and head towards the front piazza, you’ll be surrounded by the Green Flag award-winning landscaped gardens. The Boston Suite opens onto a private garden, and there’s also a peaceful Friendship Garden, built to celebrate the borough’s twinning with Tongling, China. So, there’s no shortage of gorgeous backdrops for those all- important photos. You have your pick of five spaces for your “I dos.” At the moment, of course, most will accommodate the limit of 15, but once restrictions are relaxed, they will hold more. The Drawing Room is a beautiful period room with a bay window and views across the park, with space for 12 guests. The Leiria Suite is an elegant space situated on the ground floor, boasting period features and a beautiful outlook across the piazza and gardens. Here, there’s normally space for 22 loved ones. The Civic Suite is beautifully decorated and has a grand staircase leading up to its home on the first floor, where there’ll usually be capacity for 50 nearest and dearest. Finally, The Council Chamber features it’s very own red carpet and boasts an ornate vaulted ceiling with opulent furnishings. It can accommodate 100. HOUGHWOOD GOLF 01744 894 754 | www.houghwoodgolfclub.co.uk Houghwood is beautifully situated with panoramic views over the Lancashire Plain and Welsh Hills. There are plenty of stunning backdrops for your photographs too, both overlooking the course and by the lake. The sweeping drive through the golf course leads to the stone-built clubhouse complete with terrace and colourful mature shrubbery, which frames the 18th green. Here, the red carpet will literally be rolled out for you as you’re welcomed with a glass of champagne. With a reputation for fine food served in elegant surroundings Houghwood Golf offers exclusive use of its first floor restaurant, which is a spacious and elegant room, sumptuously decorated to the highest standard. It’s flooded by natural daylight with windows overlooking the course and wonderful views on both sides. The efficient and experienced staff are on hand throughout the day, as is a dedicated toastmater, to ensure everything runs smoothly allowing you to savour every moment of the day worry-free. Fairways Restaurant is available for both ceremonies and celebrations, offering stunning views from its large balcony. It can host 120 for the wedding breakfast and 180 for the evening do. For more intimate “I dos,” the Richard Valentine Lounge is the place to be. It can hold 60 loved ones. www.dantyackphotography.co.uk www.charlottemckeeganphotography.co.uk 16