We had our wedding here on Saturday 16th December, arriving on Friday 15th. We were very lucky with the weather, sunset around the venue and the river was just breathtaking! We had a couple of issues, one whereby two of our guests had to move rooms late on Friday night due to the toilet not flushing and on the Saturday morning the cottage did not have hot water, this should have been checked prior to check in, breakfast was nice albeit the baked beans were cold, should be served in a small dish on plate in my opinion. Anyhow all of that aside the wedding was absolutely perfect. Ashleigh and the team were superb not only on the day but right the way through from when we booked the venue. Ashleigh is very professional but also has a very calm demeaner which instantly put us at ease and gave us confidence that the wedding would go smoothly, The day itself was pretty stress free, all of what we had planned went ahead without any hiccups. Any questions we had Ashleigh dealt with promptly and kept us informed of what was happening and timescales with the registrars etc. We had our ceremony in the Drawing Room and wedding breakfast in the Morning Room. There were some really lovely small touches by the team that just added to the day. The venue was very relaxed and accommodated our wishes from the snow machine, providing changing facilities for our living statue, carefully planning where the soprano lady would be situated to optimise performance, we were at capacity on guest numbers in the drawing room, again Ashleigh came up with a plan to ensure all guests were there along with the harpist and soprano. When we came out of the ceremony we were immediately met by the team with our drinks and staff were lined up ready with our reception drinks for our guests, James Lomas was playing the piano, we had booked James after seeing him perform at the open day at Saltmarshe Hall in January. The canapes were delicious, many of our guests commented on these. We had paid extra to give our guests a main menu choice, beef, chicken or seabass, all were fantastic, we could not fault the food or the service, we had also paid extra for a trio of desserts which again didn't disappoint. The Morning Room looked amazing and the staff turned this around very quickly for the evening do. We used a number of the venue's recommended suppliers all of which delivered at a high standard. The next morning all of our things had been packed up overnight by the night porter and were waiting for us in the entrance hall. The bedrooms at this venue are beautiful, in keeping with the age of the house but with a modern twist and beautiful bathrooms. We had the absolute perfect magical wedding day! A big "Thank You" to Ashleigh and the Saltmarshe Hall team for making this so special! Mandy & Stewart
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