Getting Married in Beautiful Cheshire? Here’s What You Should Know

Cheshire is a beautiful place to get married, it is full of amazing views of hills and Greenland. You will be spoiled for choice with the number of elegant, charming wedding venues here. The tranquillity of this green county lets you enjoy your romantic wedding ceremony and spend time with your nearest and dearest at the reception while being far away from the hustle and bustle of any city. There are countless cosy country inns, luxury hotels near Chester, elegant manor houses, stately castles and pretty churches where you can celebrate your special day.

If you are planning to have your wedding in lovely Cheshire, here are some important things to think about during the planning process:

 

What Style of Wedding Will You Have?

Will you have an enormous traditional wedding, or a small and intimate ceremony with only a few family members and your closest friends? Don’t feel pressured to have the wedding that tradition, society or your family want you to have – it’s your special day so it should be up to you!

There are also a lot of variations on the style and type of wedding you could have. Will you have an elaborate and formal wedding with plenty of ceremony and a fancy sit-down meal, or will you have a more casual and open event with a bar manned by someone like a mobile bartender for hire, and a buffet, so that guests can mingle? How do you want your guests to feel while they are celebrating your big day – blown away by luxury or relaxed and comfortable? This will help you to determine how the décor should look at your venue. Think about what type of events you have had the most fun at in the past, so that you can recreate that environment at your own wedding.

Start Planning Early

You can save yourself a lot of stress by starting your wedding planning early. This will allow you to have many more options to choose from and will give you time to shop around and find the best deals. If you leave things to the last minute you could find yourself stressed out and you could also have much less selection when it comes to venues, vendors and other important things. A general rule is that you should start thinking about your wedding venue at least six months before the big day.

Consider a Wedding Package

Have you thought about choosing a wedding package in order to make planning your special day a lot easier? There are many wedding venues in Cheshire that offer packages which include everything you need to arrange your wedding day. These packages will usually include a champagne reception, a wedding breakfast, a sparkling wine toast, white table linens, a luxurious bedroom for the bridge and groom, room hire of the main function room for the evening function, personalised menu cards, an event manager to help run the day and other extras. Sometimes the package will also include a free stay in the hotel for the couple’s first anniversary.

Booking a wedding package will save you a lot of time, because conveniently almost all of your services will be packaged together into one. You will still need to shop around for other elements, such as the cake and the dress, but the bulk of the wedding planning will be taken care of. Also it’s easier to keep things within budget when an all-inclusive wedding package offers everything at one price. There’s no need to worry about budgeting for 10 different vendors.

Don’t be Afraid to Negotiate

It is important to be able to negotiate with suppliers, as it is certainly worth asking if you can get a better price. Florists, photographers and other suppliers will almost always be willing to discuss their pricing schemes and if they are able to, they might offer you a reduction in price.

Another way to reduce the overall cost of your wedding is to reduce the guest list. Your distant cousins in the USA won’t really be insulted if they don’t get invited to the wedding, especially if you explain that you are keeping it small.

All in all, planning your wedding in Cheshire is about making your special day ideal for you and your partner so have fun with the planning and don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Don’t worry too much about everything being “perfect” – there is always something that will go wrong. Instead, focus on enjoying the moment, having fun with your friends and family and making wonderful memories that you will cherish for the rest of your life.