Pauntley Court Wedding Open Day
Written by Melissa
Sunday September 15th 11am-3pm
Please register your interest by going to Eventbrite's page HERE
We can be found on Google HERE
Come and join us at our Open Day on Sunday 15th September! We cannot wait to open our doors and show you around Pauntley Court. You will be able to see the gorgeous accommodation we offer and the ballroom set up for a civil ceremony and a wedding breakfast. For those of you thinking of a larger wedding celebration of up to 150, we will have a stunning marquee on our flat terrace and West Country Marquees will be here to talk you through your plans for your big day.
Doors open between 11am - 3pm with FREE entry, where you will have the chance to wander around our one-of-a-kind Gloucestershire wedding venue. Look HERE on Google maps.
Soak up the romance and discover the magic that this unique country house has to offer for your celebration. You will have the opportunity to have a guided tour around our cosy yet luxurious accommodation, the bridal wing (Elinor Fettiplace) and the romantic 16th century Dovecote.
If you are thinking of having a church wedding, the beautiful Norman Church next door will be open and is just a short stroll from Pauntley.
For couples who are dreaming of a marquee reception overlooking the rolling Gloucestershire countryside, a wonderful marquee will be up on our flat terrace and West Country Marquees will be on hand to chat to you about your big day dreams. In the marquee, floral designs by Honeysuckle and Co will adorn the tables and Christiane will be about to chat with you, Boxfresh Street Food will have canapés for you to enjoy along with something refreshing from Oscars Bar Hire. There will also be a wonderful wedding cake on display from Pollyanna’s Cakes.
Outside, the glorious gardens will be overflowing with beautiful blooms, where you can start imagining your perfect day. There will be an outside blessing area amongst the hornbeam arches, with wonderful flowers and other inspirational ideas from Tricia Prince of Cotswold Vintage Hire and a romantic, whimsical blessing area set up down by the lake too. Hopefully, the swans' four cygnets will make an appearance! There will be homemade pizzas to sample from Taste of the Good Life whilst sitting on hay bales and imagining how your dream day could be. Vervain Flowers will be creating a wonderful display on our newly created Bar too!
Inside, the ballroom will be full of blooms from Wild and Co Flowers, with a wedding breakfast laid at one end and a civil ceremony set up at the other to help you envisage how you could use this stunning room for your weekend wedding celebrations. Victoria’s Signature Wedding cakes will be on display and the gorgeous china and glassware from Vintage Gold China will embellish the tables with hand-painted stationery by Emerald Paper Design. Paisley Flour will be producing something delicious for you to taste. Hair by Charlotte Holder make-up by Sasha Brown, facials by Grania of Unfold Massage and many more exciting people such as musicians and a magician, Kerry Scorah.
Hannah Buckland of Hannah Buckland Photography will be present to discuss photography ideas and formats for how you would like to capture your Wedding whilst Red Maple Photography will also be showcasing samples of her work for you to see.
Please do register your interest by going to Facebook Events HERE and let us know you are coming so that we can book you in a time to take you on a guided tour around the whole estate, including the main house, bridal suite and Dovecote. Entry is free and everyone who attends will be entered into our Prize Draw the winner will receive a 2-night weekend stay for 4 people in our beautiful Dovecote. (From October - March and subject to availability).
Please find below a list of all the suppliers you will be able to see and chat to you on the day. We cannot wait to meet you but in the meantime please do get in touch with Melissa on 01531 552001 or email me on melissa@pauntleycourt.com.
Marquee
West Country Marquees
Eddie Cope
www.westcountrymarquees.co.uk
Instagram: westcountrymarquees
eddie@westcountrymarquees.co.uk
Florist
Wild & Co Flowers
Jules Whitfield
www.wildandcoflowers.com
Instagram: wildandcoflowers
Photographer
Red Maple Photography
Alice Garside
www.redmaplephotography.com
Instagram: redmaple13
Cake
Victoria’s Signature Wedding Cakes
Vicky Young
www.victoriascakedesigns.co.uk
Instagram: victoriassignatureweddingcakes
admin@victoriascakedesigns.co.uk
China & Glassware
Vintage Gold China
Amanda
www.vintagegoldchina.com
Instagram: vintagegoldchina
enquiries@vintagegoldchina.com
Caterers
Paisley Flour
www.paisleyflourcatering.co.uk
Instagram: paisleyflour
sam@paisleyflourcatering.co.uk
Florist
Honeysuckle Flower Co
Christiane
www.honeysuckleflower.co.uk
Instagram: honeysuckleflowerco
flowers@honeysuckleflowerco.co.uk
Photographer
Hannah Buckland Photography
Hannah Buckland
www.hannahbucklandphotography.co.uk
Instagram: hannahbucklandphotography
info@hannahbucklandphotography.co.uk
Cake
Pollyannas Cakes
Instagram: pollyannascakes63
Caterer
Canapé to Cake
Hetty & Lucie
www.canapetocake.com
Instagram: canapetocakecatering
Catering Hire
China Boy Hire
www.cbhire.co.uk
Cotswold Vintage Party Hire
Tricia Prince
www.cotswoldvintagepartyhire.co.uk
Instagram: cotswoldvintagepartyhire
tricia@cotswoldvintagepartyhire.co.uk
Bar
Oscar’s Bar Hire
Tiffany Fullone
www.oscarsbarhire.co.uk
Instagram: oscarsbarhire
Pizza
Taste The Good Life (Pizza from a Horsebox)
Dom Pelling
No Instagram
Entertainment
Magician - Kerry Scorah
www.kerryscorah.co.uk
Instagram: kerrymagician
Stationery
Emerald Paper Design
Emma Barnes
www.emeraldpaperdesign.com
Instagram: emeraldpaperdesign
Hair Stylist
Charlotte Holder - Hair Stylist
Email : info@charlotteholder.co.uk
Instagram: charlotteholderhair
Makeup artist
Sasha Brown
www.sashabrownmakeupartist.com
Email: sashabrownmakeupartist.com
Instagram: sashabrownmakeupartist
Wedding Flowers
Vervain Flowers
Instagram: vervain flowers
Catering Equipment
China Boy Catering Equipment
Joanna
DJ
Bristol Disco Hire
Julian
Instagram: @bristoldiscohire
Wedding Dress
Walker & Walker
Nicola
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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!
Image by Red Maple Photography