Your Devon and Cornwall Wedding - Jul/Aug 2019 (Issue 20)

18 KITLEY HOUSE HOTEL & RESTAURANT, PLYMOUTH This award-winning wedding venue in South West Devon is a 500-year-old country house, home to a selection of elegant bedrooms and suites. Civil ceremonies take place in a variety of areas for up to 100 seated guests. There’s The Regency Room with its light grey and blue walls, the Library decorated a vibrant yellow and the Banquet Hall, which offers neutral décor and is ideal for larger weddings. The Morning Room with its soft green hues lends itself best to smaller nuptials. Outside, there’s the Island by the lake and the Summer House located in the pretty garden. The wedding breakfast can be hosted in the Library for a maximum of 65 guests seated, or in the Banquet Hall for a total of 100 people. The evening reception hosts a maximum of up to 150 loved ones. Ceremony licence? Yes Contact: 01752 881 555, kitleyhousehotel.com @KitleyHouse ❤ We love... the new à la carte menu using fresh, local produce and the signature cream teas. EVER AFTER, TAVISTOCK This outdoor wedding venue provides an exclusive and intimate setting for a stylish big day, whatever the weather. Surrounded by manicured lawns and gardens, it’s an open-sided oak barn set against the banks of the Dartmoor River. Come nightfall, guests can party under the stars and in the event of rain, drinks and canapés can be served under the glass roof on the terrace, or in the clear-walled marquee. This venue also features pop-up lounges, a great way to entertain guests during the evening. The Bubbles & Botanicals lounge offers an old Hollywood feel while the Whisky & Cigar lounge is inspired by the Art Deco era. Each are dressed with furnishings and props. Ceremonies, including humanist ones, take place for up to 120 guests in the barn, which can be decorated simply or elaborately. Ceremony licence? Yes Contact: 0844 5000 501, lowergrenofen.co.uk @weddevon ❤ We love... the recently refurbished 18 th- century honeymoon cottage, with its two-person freestanding bath, private wisteria-covered deck and wood burning stove, is available to newlyweds on their wedding night.