Hampshire Brides - anybody out there?

HI ya roseability! I love barn venues. We are going to look at the Clock Barn in Tufton Warren but reckon the price will make my other half want to cry! Is it a bit rude/cheeky to ask roughly how much that all cost you? Petersfield wouldn't be too bad a journey for us x

Hi,

I'm in Hampshire. Halfway between Southampton and Winchester. We are getting married at our local parish church and will be having the reception at the DeVere New Place.

What sort of venue are you after?

Hi Tracy, you must live close to me as that is exactly how I would describe where I live! I would love a venue that is quite old and has some character (we have an appointment to view New Place!). I don't want to get married in a room that looks like it has a flip chart and some corporate team building going on the rest of the week! x

Hi Tracy, you must live close to me as that is exactly how I would describe where I live! I would love a venue that is quite old and has some character (we have an appointment to view New Place!). I don't want to get married in a room that looks like it has a flip chart and some corporate team building going on the rest of the week! x

I'm in Southampton. We're having our reception at the Rose Bowl. I've stayed at New Place before and it was really nice.

Hello

Were getting married on 29th December 2012 at the Old Thorns, Liphook. Good luck with the venue hunting x

Hi there!

I'm getting married in Hampshire- Norton Park Hotel in Sutton Scotney. Having the ceremony in the barn, drinks/canapes outside if weather good and then wedding breakfast and evening reception in the Norton Suite

Lovely venue - lots of good photo opportunities with the garden and lake......

Hi I am Hampshire too! There does seem to be quite a few of us, I live near Fareham and am getting married in St Marys Church Portchester castle and then having the reception at Explosion Museum in Gosport. I have found them to be really flexible on suppliers and a lot cheaper than some of the barns I looked at (on quite a restricted budget).

ETA: just checked my emails and I believe the Tithe Barn is £3000-£3500 to hire with catering on top. (But those were in 2009)

I'm a Hampshire Old Married rather than Bride! ?

In the 5 years I've been on here, there has only been a few people remoteley near me! I'm in Southampton too.

Lisa x

PinkPrincess07!!! We've just booked our wedding at Old Thorns for April next year! Congratulations! Are you in the Hampshire Suite or the larger suite?

Hi im a hampshire bride! were having church wedding then reception at the new holiday inn in winchester, my oh wanted tradional and i wanted modern, so its a good compromise! clock barn is a stones throw away from me and YES the price does make you cry! lol i came across a barn in kingsclere for weddings, not sure of the name but google it and you should find it...

Ooh, there are quite a few of us!

Another cheeky question for the lady having a Norton Park wedding - how much are we looking at? I haven't been able to see much on t'internet and was unable to get an appointment to have a look on the day I wanted (have to fit it around kids being in childcare). Sounds like a nice one though

Did anyone look at Chilworth Manor? It is really close to where we live. We are viewing it next week but I have a suspicion it might be a bit too 'twee' for my taste, if you know what I mean

Rach x

Hi I'm a Hampshire bride too!!

I'm in Southampton, getting married at our local church and then going to the Solent Hotel in Whiteley for our Reception. Some lovely venues mentioned! x

The Solent Hotel is really nice. Love the lobby with all the wood. Would probably consider it but I work in Whiteley! Feels a bit too close to work! x

Yeah I know what you mean Miss Win, it is just up the road from where we live but before November we had never been in there! We wanted to stay local because of the church so has actually worked out perfectly for us!

I'm a Hampshire bride too!! I'm getting married at the Marwell Hotel ?

Oh, I'm in Hampshire too.... An Old Married now but I'm from North Hampshire near Camberley.

Anyone up this way?

Nat

We saw the Groupon deal for Marwell. It was on about 2 weeks before my other half proposed. He's an eejit! x

I am actually having my wedding at Chilworth manor and they have been very good so far. I dont think it's twee at all. The ceremony room is used for meetings etc but you'd never know that when its being used for a wedding. We're in the Lord Selbourne suite- the smaller room for the reception.-Don't be put off by how it looks normally. Balloonique can do amazing things with it! The coach house is larger but they both have their own bars. Chilworth usually have a wedding open evening in February when you can meet suppliers and see it properly dressed. Let me know if I can help further.

Oh no!! It was perfect timing for me, I got engaged 3 days before it was on there They did the same one about this time last year (although £200 cheaper then!) and I was praying they'd do another one x

New Place was the only venue we looked at! Had a short think about Marwell and East Horton Golf course but soon ruled them out due to animals and golf!! Once we'd been to New Place we decided that we didn't want to look anywhere else so booked it.

Hi, sorry to steal your thread but can any of you hampshire brides recomend some good budget bridal shops??

Tiffanys in Southampton is quite reasonably priced www.tiffanys-online.co.uk/

It does get really busy though but there are some pretty dresses in there

I got my dress from The Ivory Boutique in winchester. They have sample sales where the first 10th dresses sold are £300. I managed to be the 10th person last Aug, so lucky.

I work in Southampton, but that is all I can offer as I am getting married in the Midlands. I just wanted to say Hi! ?

I'm a Hampshire bride too. I get married next month at The Old Thorns, Liphook. Seems there's a few of us! haha just shows it's a nice place!

UKChloeT - Were in the Ballroom, so excited, an amazing venue and have heard lots of good things. I'm happy to swap tips, issues etc as I have only just booked the venue.

xx

I rang and paid our deposit today!! YAY!!!! We're in the Hampshire Suite, about 70 for the day and an extra 50 in the evening!. I really really hope the weather is okay so we can go zooming round the golf course in a golf buggy!! Tee hee!

I'm also in the Hampshire suite. I am getting married in 5 weeks and we went in for our meeting last night to sort the menu, timings etc. It's getting so real now!

Oh my god you must be so excited!!! I like the food from two different packages, I'm hoping they'll let me mix the menu's!! Post a few pics after the wedding! xx

Yeah I am very excited now. We want canopes as our starter so we're waiting to hear if the chef agrees or not! haha I will post pics but it won't be until Beg of April as we go straight on honeymoon.

Hi all,

Think we may have made some progress today. We are now looking at Winchester Guildhall for the ceremony (the King Charles Hall) and then the Holiday Inn Winchester (never in a million years imagined we would choose this but the place is lovely!)

How is everyone else getting on with their wedding plans?

Rach x