Jut Engaged! Looking for advice.

I'm not a Manchester bride so can't help with your query, though there are a few who I'm sure will pop on and give you some advice!

However, I just wanted to say congratulations on your engagement and welcome to hitched!!

There is a venue search function on Hitched.... and I am sure some of the Manc Hitchers will be along soon!

Welcome to Hitched and Congratulations!! ?

Welcome to Hitched.

There have been a couple of Manchester threads recently - not sure if they'll be of any help?

https://www.hitched.co.uk/chat/forums/t/227051.aspx

https://www.hitched.co.uk/chat/forums/t/276652.aspx

Congratulations and welcome to Hitched!! ?

Hiya George welcome! Whereabouts in manc are you looking to get married? And have you got any ideas of style or budget?

Thanks for all your replies! Pandorasbox: I am looking for something quite traditional with gardens and that, without having to go miles out of manchester. We're looking to have a wedding breakfast and an evening reception I was looking at Heaton Park but im not too sure what it is like inside, i mean obviously you have to go and look for yourself, i just thought until that is possible I could try to get some opinions.

Thank you to everyone who has replied!

I'm based in Liverpool but I've seen a few threads about Manchester recently I'm sure so these will be of help to you but I have a couple from Manchester who are getting married in The Midand Hotel which looks beautiful so might be worth a look. x

Hi!!

i've commented on a few of the other threads but going off this i think heaton hall (in heaton park) has closed for the time being if thats where you mean? there was an article about there and wythenshaw hall closing for now due to council cuts so i wouldn't book there!

what are your numbers??

we are having 120 for sit down and 150 in the evening so not looked at any very small venues or anything too ridiculously expensive but if you want traditional we went to look at statham lodge, was very nice, lady was nice, bit too pricey for us but they were flexible but was a tad too traditional for us (patterned carpet etc)...quarry bank mill is less traditional, more a blank canvas but got lovely grounds and plenty of photo ops!...peruga restaurant is lovely and nice surroundings but only for a small wedding (especially if your having the ceremony there too)...castlefield rooms nice, modern, surroundings are more 'city' than greenery!! and then finally we found hollin hall hotel near macclesfield...its lovely! and got lovely surroundings and has various sized rooms and isn't too expensive so in our opinion the best option overall....

if you have a bigger budget heaton house farm is fab and loads of grounds...theres lots of others that look lovely but unfortunatly not been to see them as we promised not to look at anything we couldn't afford!!

depends how flexible you are with your dates and numbers...e.g you could get a fab venue on a weekday out of peak season that would usually cost thousands and thousands but we were limited because we wanted a summer saturday with 120 people!!

good luck x

Yes Heaton Hall is def closed, I know Ordsall hall has just been done up and reopened for weddings.

I looked at Worsley Court House - holds 80 for sit down and 120(i think for evening), was lovely but too small for our numbers.

I loved the Castlefield Rooms, however we changed our minds as we wanted a summer wedding and it is always packed in Castlefield in the summer and we risked losing our guests to sitting outside!

We finally booked Bolton School - literally just off M61 and Bolton town centre for transport and hotels. Here is a sneaky peak

Not in your area so no advice ffrom me, but just wanted to say a huge congratulations on your engagement and welcome to Hitched! ?

Again, not from the Manchester area, but congratulations and welcome to the world of wedding planning!

Thank you for sharing and good luck with the thread.

Welcomed to Hitched and congratulations on your engagement! x

Ooh....seems to have been a sudden influx of Manchester Brides ?

Quarry Bank Mill is lovely, how far around Manchester would you be looking to go? x