Your Kent Wedding - Jan/Feb 2020 (Issue 88)

LOCAL VENUES 21  Spotlight on… DOVER, HYTHE & FOLKESTONE Tie the knot in a local hotspot HYTHE IMPERIAL HOTEL 01303 267 441 | hytheimperial.co.uk This stunning four-star hotel has undergone a multi-million pound investment in recent years with all 92 bedrooms being refurbished to the very highest standard. The Belcourt Suite, located at the top of the hotel with spectacular sea views, is the most popular choice amongst newlyweds for their wedding night. The Hythe Imperial is a beautiful classically styled hotel situated on Kent’s seafront, with the beach a mere stone’s throw away. It boasts uninterrupted panoramic vistas across the English Channel from the rear, whilst the front looks out over the hotel’s perfectly manicured gardens. As a point of interest, it also boasts the tallest chandelier in Europe, created by Royal Warrant holders Wilkinson and Co. It’s a stunning confection of 25,000 individual crystals. How’s that for some impressive wedding-day opulence? SPACE TO CELEBRATE ❤ The gazebo is situated amongst the spectacular gardens to the front of the hotel (130 ceremony guests). ❤ The Imperial Ballroom is fronted by sundecks and lined with mirrors it’s stunning by daylight, and twinkles in evening candlelight. It offers a function bar, and the Champagne Bar is just next door (130 ceremony and dining guests). ❤ The Coast Restaurant transforms into a lovely ceremony space allowing you to make a majestic carpeted entrance and exit through the reception lobby (30 ceremony guests). ❤ The Elizabeth Room is a light blank canvas of a room easily enhanced to your liking (130 ceremony guests). ❤ The Garden Room is ideal for intimate “I dos” overlooking the gardens (70 ceremony guests). ❤ The Afternoon Tea Parlour is the perfect setting if you’re looking for something different with a touch of the traditional (50 ceremony guests). ❤ The Moët and Chandon Champagne Bar is the hotel’s pièce de résistance! Think glitz and glamour with a laid-back attitude (40 ceremony guests).