wedding venue in east kent?!

angel13

thanks i had looked at the place via a site before but we are veggies so cant get married at a shellfish bar would love a beach wedding though!

angel13

fly_dragon_fly wrote: »

we are in herne bay how about you? i take it your around ashford as your looking at eastwell manor and the secret gardens

have you looked at the holiday inn they have a nice looking one some where in ashford it has old looking beams and things like that and do weddings for a grand, two grand , and three grand

Thanks yes im in ashford but from the south west so weve been looking at places all over the country. we had found somewhere to elope to in scotland as outside weddings with a humanist are legal there but then we dont get to have anyone there. so trying to find something outside near us (ie under a terrace or a gazebo - stupid english laws!) that we can afford. dont want anything traditional so a holiday inn etc isnt going to be suitable for us as just a few guests and want to be outside with a picnic - no top table sit down meal speeches white dress bridesmaids or any of that. ive got a billion ideas but we just need to find a suitable place and budget is supposed to be a £1000. I had tried the hall idea but the one I found was only £100 less than eastwell manor :eek::eek: and you still have to decorate it so that idea is well and truly not happening as our budget would have covered the hall and decorations but not the ceremony or anything else we need :rotfl:

angel13

fly_dragon_fly wrote: »

we are in herne bay how about you? i take it your around ashford as your looking at eastwell manor and the secret gardens

have you looked at the holiday inn they have a nice looking one some where in ashford it has old looking beams and things like that and do weddings for a grand, two grand , and three grand

wow that holiday inn does look nice inside!

fly_dragon_fly

not sure where how far you want to go but i loved kingston barn its just outside canterbury and was £250 for the barn for the evening before the day and the morning after if i am correct and it included use of the kitchen, cutterly chairs and tables and had a nice balconey where you could have photos and right out side it was a large playing field with play park which is connected to the venue and you could use the link is http://www.kingstoncanterbury.co.uk/barn.html

you would really need to view it to actually like it but its really old and the village is nice x

angel13

fly_dragon_fly wrote: »

not sure where how far you want to go but i loved kingston barn its just outside canterbury and was £250 for the barn for the evening before the day and the morning after if i am correct and it included use of the kitchen, cutterly chairs and tables and had a nice balconey where you could have photos and right out side it was a large playing field with play park which is connected to the venue and you could use the link is http://www.kingstoncanterbury.co.uk/barn.html

you would really need to view it to actually like it but its really old and the village is nice x

thanks we will consider anywhere! this place looks nice and ive not seen it before if you have any other links please let me know :T

angel13

do any of you have a list of nice halls ashford, canterbury maidstone areas? rye otherwise? ive tried endlessly to find a decent hall but just cant so if anyone has any suggestions that would be great. i read somewhere try red cross halls but ive been to the site and googled and cant find out how to use one of them. any tips would be great.

fly_dragon_fly

this is a good page to use - http://www.cccds.co.uk/venues.php

might be of some help x

angel13

has everyone else got something booked now? we are still looking for something suitable for us. found something 50 miles away and not in Kent that we thought would be perfect as all emails had been great and they could accommodate our needs. partner was even excited and we asked to view and now they have backtracked on the main points and cant do a half day wedding (its mid week) or afternoon tea. if we now want the venue we have to pay the full day fee which means we cant afford it plus I cant justify paying for evening use when we wont be there then . so i am feeling very tearful as we have been trying to find something ideal for about 2 years one of our main issues is divorced parents etc etc so just trying to arrange an informal garden party as if parents have to wear certain clothes or do top table stuff and speeches I know they wont come. im not usually like this but its all got to me this time and I just feel like we shouldnt even get married as its too much hassle and so far not been enjoyable at all :(:(

fly_dragon_fly

oh honey i know exactly how you feel with the parents being divorced we in the end decided that they can be grown ups and sit on a head table together as i wanted one and they have to like or lump it so they are liking it hehe.

how about this place http://www.dodevillage.com/The%20Venue.htm it looks a bit different maybe you'd like this

what place have you found 50 miles away honestly there is so much in kent its silly x

frannyann

Angel, don't get downhearted. Kent is a big place and lots of us are reasonably local. Is Tunbridge Wells too far away? If not my friend has just got married at The Spa http://www.spahotel.co.uk/ She had 'afternoon tea' there as her reception and reg office in T Wells is quite pretty too http://www.akentishceremony.com/uk/register-office/venue7 which will save a bucket on Reg fees at hotel. The gardens at the Spa are lovely for photos too