An Intimate Wedding Ceremony at Gloucestershire Wedding Venue - Pauntley Court
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For your country house weekend wedding; are you planning on having an intimate outdoor ceremony with your closest family and friends? Pauntley Court Wedding Venue, situated on the edge of the Cotswolds, has the most magical and romantic of outdoor garden spaces to choose from for your private and personal civil or celebrant-led ceremony, within its glorious formal gardens.
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From the Sunken Garden with its clipped yew and box hedges to the Italian inspired courtyard, or the leafy glade of the quince orchard to the lavender scented walled garden, you can make one of these unique garden rooms part of your very own love story to share with your nearest and dearest on your wedding day.
Image by Patrick Partridge Photography
Elle and James chose to marry between the enchanting and embracing quince trees, overlooking the rolling Gloucestershire countryside. Guests enjoyed gentle, romantic classical music from Capriccio Quartet while gazing out down to the Cornmill and lake and endless countryside beyond.
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The Sunken Garden, with its ornamental pond and clipped yew, patterned box hedging Elizabethan oak trellis and four Medlar trees – gives a truly elegant and unique setting for the Elopement Wedding ceremony of up to 8 people.
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For the slightly larger numbers of up to 40, why not decide to marry on the quintessentially English ceremony lawn, with the backdrop of the pinkish terracotta Elizabethan wing and the elegant arch and Greek statue, resting amongst the floral abundance of the large herbaceous border.
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If the skies decide to change on your wedding day, your wonderful wedding coordinator will work with plan B and we can move you under the fantastic canopy of the stretch tent where views into the gardens and out through the hornbeam arches are still mesmorizing and truly beautiful.
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However, should there be a downpour, the Pauntley Court’s indoor licensed spaces within the gorgeous main house are just as atmospheric and full of character.
The light-filled and elegant ballroom is the most sumptuous and grand yet intimate room for your civil ceremony, with its soft colours, glittering chandeliers and views out of the huge windows to the yew gardens.
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Finally, for up to 20 people, why not exchange vows in front of the large open fire in the cosy and atmospheric Panelled room. Luxurious and opulent, with the rich and warm fabrics and furnishings, this indoor civil ceremony for an intimate affair, will wow your guests at this one-of-a-kind country house.
Image by David Liebst Photography
With a choice of eight ceremony spaces, at this private and exclusive-use wedding venue, you will be able to make your wedding ceremony truly unique and bespoke to you.
‘Grand in design, intimate in nature’. Pauntley Court is the perfect country house venue for your big day!
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I cannot praise Melissa, her team and Pauntley Court (PC) enough.
We were looking for venues for a whole year before we came across Pauntley Court and my gosh it was so unique.
From the very first video call with Melissa, PC just stood out. For one it is the most unique and magical place we've visited but also how wonderful Melissa was. On the initial call we were so taken with how bubbly Melissa was but also how nothing seemed too much trouble. This definitely continued throughout the entire wedding planning and on the weekend itself. Melissa would make herself available for any question we had (measuring the stretch tent, finding us an outdoor tap) - nothing seemed to phase her and she was open to anything - exactly what we were looking for in a wedding venue.
Now onto PC itself - I don't really think words can do it justice. The venue is simply stunning, every corner you turn there is something else to grab at your heart and pull you to the venue.
We also adored how you had use of the venue from 12pm on the Friday until 4pm on the Sunday. It meant we could have a rehearsal on the Friday, steam all the clothing, unpack and join our wedding party for drinks and a BBQ in the lavender garden on the Friday night. While Sunday enabled us to have a leisurely start while also reliving all the memories from the last night over breakfast with our friends.
Particular loves go to:
- the grounds - mentioned in reviews time and time again but they are just gorgeous
- the ability to have your legal ceremony in multiple locations and for a non-legal wedding you have access to the whole site
- Rebecca - the best co-ordinator ever - having access to Rebecca for the day (and calls leading up to the day) really helped with the last minute panics / helped the day run smoothly
- Rachel - the most wonderful housekeeper - keeping the food flowing on the Friday and for breakfasts. She ran a very tight ship and it enabled us to just relax knowing everything was handled.
- the beautiful ballroom - this was such a fantastic place to get ready with my bridesmaids but also hold an unforgettable ceilidh
- the cupid club - a new addition but great to keep the party going
- the lake house - makes a wonderful first look location or photo setting and with the water is such a calming space
I could honestly keep singing PC's praises and hope I can visit again in some form!
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