Your Sussex Wedding - Page number 26 - June/July 2021 (Issue 91)

BANNATYNE SPA HOTEL HASTINGS 01424 851 222 | www.bannatyne.co.uk/hotel/hastings Located in the heart of 1066 Country between the historic towns of Battle and Hastings, Bannatyne Spa Hotel is a modern boutique hotel bursting with original Georgian features. The gardens offer plenty of interest with a large collection of rare and unusual trees collated by General Sir James Murray in the late 1700s and then 1800s by Lady Brassey. The Garden Suite is situated in the original country house overlooking the beautiful gardens. It’s a bright and inviting suite with high ceilings and a neutral colour palette. It can play host to 70 for your vows. Next in terms of numbers is the Summer House Pavilion, which can accommodate 200 loved ones. In a picturesque spot in the enchanting gardens guests can enjoy your ceremony, photographs and the surroundings. Finally for the “I dos” is The Montgomerie Suite with space for 300. The purpose-built space can be found in a spot adjacent to the main hotel building overlooking the gardens with direct access to them. It can also play host to your evening reception, again for 300 guests and is ideally equipped with its own bar, stage, surround sound and dancefloor complete with integrated lights. The venue offers a wedding tasting, discounted accommodation for guests of the wedding, and free 12-month gym membership for the newlyweds. HOTEL DU VIN BRIGHTON 01273 718 588 | www.hotelduvin.com/locations/brighton This hotel offers an eclectic mix of classic Art Deco design crossed with the look of a vintage French chateau. The setting is elegant and understated with an emphasis on original features including the exposed brickwork, wooden floors and carved wooden staircase. Located a mere stone’s throw from Brighton beach and tucked away on Ship Street at the start of The Lanes, Hotel du Vin has a cosy courtyard perfect for reception drinks in the sunshine or al fresco dining beneath twinkly festoon lighting. The Dome is an impressively large and airy room flooded with natural daylight and complete with wineglass chandelier centrepiece for the evening. It can host 120 for the ceremony and celebrations. For more intimate occasions the Lombard has capacity for 48 nearest and dearest, and boasts a pretty set of French doors, bespoke artwork and an adjoining door to the bistro. On the other hand SMWS (The Scottish Malt Whisky Snug) is located on the ground floor and joins on to the bar with double doors leading out onto the courtyard, so you get the best of both worlds with a little added al fresco space for your wedding celebrations. This space can host 22 for “I dos” to reception. The venue offers a complimentary menu tasting for the happy couple as well as a bottle of champagne in your room on the wedding night. 26