Your Herts & Beds Wedding - Apr-May 2019 (Issue 73)

REGIONAL VENUES 27 WOBURN ABBEY ESTATE, MK17 9WA Home to the Earls and Dukes of Bedford for almost 400 years, The Woburn Estate offers a choice of three special venues for your big day. Couples looking for something fun and out of the ordinary will love the idea of hosting their celebrations at Woburn Safari Park’s Safari Lodge. This option seats 160 guests for your wedding breakfast and 220 for the evening reception and you can even drive through the park before the celebrations begin. The Sculpture Gallery set in the grounds of Woburn Abbey accommodates 250 guests for your ceremony and reception, and its terrace and private gardens, overlooking the Camellia Lake, provide the perfect backdrop for your photos. The Woburn Hotel’s a truly elegant setting with emphasis on service and style that caters for 60 loved ones for the ceremony and 80 for the wedding breakfast. Ceremony licence? Yes Contact: 01525 292 172 woburnweddings.co.uk We love… the endless opportunities for truly breathtaking photos all year round. THE HOUSE AT SHUTTLEWORTH, SG18 9EA A 5,000-acre site in the heart of rural Bedfordshire with rolling parkland vistas and steeped in history, the Shuttleworth estate offers an extraordinary setting for your day. Enjoy exclusive use of the Jacobean- style country house and choose between an array of grand and finely furnished rooms to hold your ceremony, wedding breakfast and evening reception. The Summer House, set within a sunken garden, makes for an idyllic outdoor ceremony venue and the abundance of mature parkland’s ideal if you wish to erect a marquee or tipi. The Swiss Garden, designed in the late Regency era, is a rare example of period landscape design. Within the garden, surrounded by manicured lawns, are two ceremony venues – The Swiss Cottage and The Grotto and Fernery. The Collection’s Hangar 3 is a thrilling venue. With tables peppered around masterpieces of aviation and automotive history, this space lends itself to a stylish ‘vintage’ celebration. Ceremony licence? Yes Contact: 01767 627 917 shuttleworth.org/weddings We love… that this multi-venue property offers the opportunity to host your ceremony and reception in more than one location.