Elegant Devon Wedding Venue - Hotel Endsleigh

I've lived in Devon for 3 years now ( wow time flies! ) and over that time I've had the pleasure of coming across some really gorgeous wedding venues. The scenery down here is so beautiful that the venues often have really spectacular views as well as great wedding facilities.

One such venue - which I came across when one of my first Devon couples got married there last year - is the stunning Hotel Endsleigh.

Some of you may have heard or come across it before as it is the hotel owned and run by Olga Polizzi ( mother of Alex Polizzi of Hotel Inspector fame ).

It is a grade I historic house set in the most beautiful woodlands and just off the edge of Dartmoor, near the gorgeous market town of Tavistock.

It has 17 gorgeous bedrooms and is decorated in absolutely impeccable taste - combining a very traditional classic look with a fresh modern style. It really combines a traditional English feel but with the elegance of a Italian Hideaway!

They can accommodate weddings of all sizes from an intimate wedding for two to a large wedding for a 150 with a marquee on the lawn and all weddings are bespoke and tailored to suit you.

A fantastic advantage is that all of their ground floor rooms and some of the areas of the garden, including a 'shell grotto', are licensed for civil ceremonies - making it incredibly flexible.

I hope you agree with me that it is a truly stunning venue!

Contact Hotel Endsleigh at http://www.hotelendsleigh.com/  or for more wedding information including prices http://www.hotelendsleigh.com/wedding-information/ 

Gorgeous New Country House Wedding Venue In Devon

On Sunday I had the great pleasure of visiting a stunning new wedding venue in Devon.
Bridwell Park, a beautiful Georgian House and home to the Mountbatten family is now available to hire as an exclusive wedding venue and I was blown away by the gorgeous setting amongst its own deer park. I took along my camera and took a few photos of the day plus am sharing some of the Bridwell's own photos of the venue as well.

On Sunday Bridwell hosted a wedding showcase with some other fantastic suppliers from around the South West area organised by the lovely Blue Fizz Events www.bluefizzevents.co.uk who had a lovely marquee set up on the lawn and further suppliers in the spectacularly pretty Orangery which is a perfect area for wedding receptions and looked amazing with a ceiling strewn in twinkly fairy lights. I can really imagine this area and the almost hidden lawn in front making a very atmospheric magical wedding reception.

 

I had the pleasure of being shown around the gorgeous house which, unexpectedly ... I'm not a big fan of overly grand imposing houses ..., had a gorgeous cosy and intimate feel with lots of beautiful period rooms which could be put to various uses over the course of your wedding weekend.
In fact they have gone as far as licensing every part of Bridwell for marriage ceremonies giving an amazing degree of flexibility!
There is a gorgeous chapel within the grounds which is the obvious place for a ceremony - and this was dressed with absolutely beautiful country flowers on Sunday.

However there are also light spacious Georgian rooms within the house which would also be perfect and the sunny yellow entrance hall and the incredibly cosy library room which would both be amazing for a intimate wedding.

Exclusive use of the house means you can really feel at home for the weekend of your wedding and you and your guests can potter about and make use of the fantastic facilities which include a cinema room and this stunning country kitchen.

For more information take a look at Bridwell's website http://www.bridwell.co.uk ... I can thoroughly recommend a visit!

Fabulous Weekend At The Exeter Castle Vintage Wedding Fair

What an amazing weekend! ... over two days I've been exhibiting at the Exeter Castle Wedding Fair hosted by Blue Fizz Events www.bluefizzevents.co.uk and met a fantastic amount of lovely couples who are planning their weddings and equally lovely wedding suppliers!
Here's a picture of my stand .. I included a table plan design for the first time which proved really popular in the Tuscany range.

I'd like to say a big thank you to Julie at The Flower Consultant in Okehampton who provided the lovely flowers to decorate the stand with. http://www.flowerconsultant.co.uk

As well as lovely couples I also met some fantastic suppliers ... so can thoroughly recommend

http://www.clarekinchinphotography.co.uk/ - stunning photography with gorgeous use of light and colour

http://www.maxiphotography.com/ - gorgeous intimate portrait and wedding photography

http://www.taylorcorps.com/ Massively talented florist

http://www.theswingkings.co.uk/_tsk/Home.html - amazing wedding band!

 

http://www.watercolourweddings.com/about-the-artist.html - gorgeous live watercolour paintings at your wedding ;

I also chatted to some fantastic wedding venues here in the South West - including Bridwell Park http://www.bridwell.co.uk

and Kentisbury Grange http://www.kentisburygrange.com/

Also for some fantastic ideas for weddings abroad and honeymoons contact Exeter based Zephyr Holidays http://www.zephyrholidays.co.uk/

Fantastic cakes were available from Little Lark Cake Company .. rather partial to their salted caramel cupcakes! http://www.littlelarkcakes.co.uk/

 

and from Kate Burt Cakes http://www.kateburtcakes.co.uk/ ... some of the decorative work was stunning! I particularly loved this 'lace up'cake ...

 



And if you are after fun and sunny wedding transport then you definitely need to check out http://www.vwdreamweddings.com/ .. I fell in love with their yellow VW Camper!

 

A shout out also to fellow wedding stationer Artemis Stationery ... we were both kept very busy on the day with lots of couples looking for wedding stationery. http://www.artemisstationery.co.uk/

 

Finally for seriously beautiful bohemian wedding accessories and jewellery ... take a look at Kye Tew  http://www.kyetewjewellery.co.uk/