TRADING BOUNDARIES 01825 790 200 | www.tradingboundaries.com/weddings Established 28 years ago, Trading Boundaries is one of the UK’s leading importers of Indian furniture, an award-winning live music venue, a fully licensed cafe-bar and the world’s first fine art gallery dedicated to the work of iconic album design artist Roger Dean. This luxuriously refurbished Grade II listed Georgian coaching inn is situated in stylish surroundings with vistas of fields and woodlands set against landscaped grounds providing a stunning heritage location for your countryside wedding. The venue is fully licensed for ceremonies but can also offer celebrant led ceremonies in the bespoke Indian Marquees, Indian Temple Trellis or out under the canopy of 200-year-old oaks on the landscaped lawns. For indoor “I dos” the venue is able to offer use of the charming, atmospheric restaurant that can accommodate up to 180 of your loved ones. It features elegant Indian decoration, fairylit archways and glorious Georgian details. If you prefer a church wedding, however, Trading Boundaries is located within four short miles of seven popular local churches. Designed by the venue’s team and handcrafted in India, the two marquees offer enchanting spaces for mingling with guests and enjoying the wedding breakfast. They feature gold block-print ceiling linings and an abundance of voile curtains, Jodhpur tassels, carved wooden finials and charming decorative hand-printed patterns. The marquees can be decorated individually and divided with panels for extra atmosphere or left open to create a single event space. Depending on the weather, you can leave the sides to float in a gentle breeze or have them open. Both are weatherproof and well-lit in the evenings. Each marquee offers comfortable seating for up to 90 loved ones and together host up to 180 including the top table. The newly renovated restaurant is sprinkled with fairylights and beautifully decorated Indian archways, providing intimate and enchanting surroundings for your evening reception for up to 180 guests. With dedicated bars run by friendly and knowledgeable staff, a sunken fairylit dancefloor, and a stage area with theatre-quality sound and lighting, you’ll want for nothing on the night. There are eight boutique hotel rooms on site for you and your guests to stay in over the course of your wedding. Set in the grounds each room is en-suite and delightfully decorated in fusion Indian style. MICHELHAM PRIORY 0778 844 621 | https://sussexpast.co.uk/attraction/michelham-priory Michelham Priory is a seven-acre historical estate with medieval gate house, Tudor house and Elizabethan wedding barn, all surrounded by the UK’s longest moat. It’s a tranquil island in the heart of rural East Sussex with delightful grounds for you and your guests to enjoy. The venue’s stunning grounds team with bio-diversity and demonstrate careful consideration to both formal and informal garden areas. There are lawned areas, herbaceous beds, cottage garden areas, a cloister and physics gardens, orchard area as well as informal spaces, allowing you to create a wedding journey for your guests that reflects your style. Ceremonies take place either in the Elizabethan Barn (130 guests) or Priors Chamber (60 guests). The latter, steeped in history, can be found inside the house complete with stained-glass windows and a giant fireplace. Michelham Priory also has an outside licence for those wanting an al fresco civil ceremony with multiple options including the orchard, formal lawns, the barn lawns and the kitchen garden. Venue capacity for the wedding breakfast is 130 and 175 for the evening reception. It offers three-day hire to allow you the time to set up and clear down. You’re offered the choice of caterer and won’t be charged corkage. The Barn is now beautifully decorated for receptions with twinkly lights throughout, a new bar, dining tables and chairs, antique sofa seating areas and outside furniture. When you host your wedding day here you’ll be offered use of the getting ready room in the house and will be treated to an annual membership to Michelham Priory. www.daleweeksphotography.co.uk © Steve & Tania Photography 23 CHARACTERFUL VENUES
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