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Sam&Louise
Beginner September 2015

Self indulgent happy post...Venue booked! *With flashes*

Sam&Louise, 30 October, 2012 at 20:41 Posted on Planning 0 30

I'm all giddy and excited at the moment, so thought it may be time for my first proper wedding related flash.

We completed our venue booking today, which means everything is now official ?

Although we've had our date set for a while and known our venue, confirming has made everything finally feel real.

We're hiring some land on the Knepp Castle Estate in West Sussex and having Giant Kata (tipi style) tents.

Knepp castle

The land we are hiring

The tents

Tents by night

An example of inside (not the style/set up we'll be going for however)

The plan is for a very relaxed all day, outdoor "event" by the lake....but who knows what we'll get with the British weather!

We wanted something non traditional where we could literally do everything ourselves. Obviously due to the nature of our job we go to a lot of weddings and as a result both have very specific ideas of what we like & want for our own day- which generally tends to fall outside of what licenced venues had to offer.

Sorry for the self indulgence, but i've got no one to squee with as oh is doing computery things.

30 replies

Latest activity by Sam&Louise, 25 January, 2013 at 12:56
  • DaffodilWaves
    DaffodilWaves ·
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    AMAZING!!!!

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  • katiechops
    Beginner June 2013
    katiechops ·
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    Ooooooo love it, the tents look fab !!

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  • P
    Beginner April 2013
    polarbex ·
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    Fabulous! Puts my pub venue to shame!

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  • *Funky*
    Beginner January 2001
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    Amazing its like 2 venues in one castle AND Tipi's 'mazers

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  • Elixia
    Beginner March 2014
    Elixia ·
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    Oooooh i saw these guys! (they had their promo stuff printed at my OH place) yeah, they're very unique! very trendy!

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  • natally
    Beginner August 2014
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    That looks stunning

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  • Kjay
    Beginner August 2013
    Kjay ·
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    Wow they look amazing, big thumbs up!

    Did you say what date? (I may have missed that by looking at the pretty pictures...!)

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  • daintydisco
    Beginner October 2013
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    Oh wow! That is soooo gorgeous!Smiley smile

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  • Sam&Louise
    Beginner September 2015
    Sam&Louise ·
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    Thanks everyone Smiley smile

    I've still got a grin from ear to ear!
    Although plenty of time for that to wear off as the date isn't until 2015!

    We've got (client) weddings booked well into the 2014 season so we had 2 choices really. Either fit our wedding and plans in around current bookings and sacrifice the dates we wanted or wait until the following year, where our calendar is currently clear and be able to get the dates and details we want.

    We decided to wait a bit longer

    Just one of the potential downfalls of working in the wedding industry- having your weekends & summer entirely eaten up sometimes 2 years in advance!

    On the plus side, more time to save & plan.

    On the downside, 2015 feels like forever away.

    We're based in Essex ourselves, so if anyone has fantastic recommendations for suppliers in the Sussex area please send them our way Smiley smile

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  • kharv
    Beginner March 2012
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    That looks fantastic!!!

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  • L
    Beginner May 2013
    leanne1612 ·
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    HI!,

    Im having my blessing and reception at Knepp Castle this May. Im soooooo super excited about. we have hired the tents also. A very different type of wedding. weve hired haybails for the seating for the blessing which we are going to have over looking the lake.

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  • mandunc14
    Beginner July 2014
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    That looks awesome. Unique is always good in my books ?

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  • mariannechuaphotography
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    Woww, really nice guys! The tents are going to look gorgeous at night! When are you getting married?

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  • SarahW73
    Beginner September 2013
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    I'm not surprised you're excited hun, it's fabulous! x

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  • K
    Beginner August 2014
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    That is amazing! Looks an absolutely stunning venue x?

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  • Sam&Louise
    Beginner September 2015
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    Thanks everyone Smiley smile

    September 2015 Marianne, a bit of a way off yet!

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  • BertB
    Beginner July 2013
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    Amazing, it looks so unique and fun.

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  • L
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    Hi,

    This all looks amazing. It will be great. you should have whatever you want as it`s your special day so dont feeel guilty, you have worked for it!

    Lynne

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  • L
    Beginner May 2013
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    HI, someone wanted to know where i was hiring my hay bales from. sorry ive lost the email so thought i would just reply here.

    The Hay bales i have hired from a new company called notjustforhire.com they provide them , set them out for you and obviously take them away afterwards. they have a choice of covers for them also,blankets. they hire and sell products for weddings. their range is lovely.

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  • Sam&Louise
    Beginner September 2015
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    That was me leanne, thank you so much. I'll look into it now, you're a star!

    x

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  • L
    Beginner May 2013
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    Its my sisters company, and i think the website is live or going live very soon. She is also a hair and make up artist

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  • L
    Beginner May 2013
    leanne1612 ·
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    Its so lovely to talk to people who are excited about their weddings too and to share that excitement

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  • Sam&Louise
    Beginner September 2015
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    Perfect, thank you so much. I've been struggling to find suppliers in the area as we're from Essex ourselves. If you wouldn't mind, could you please PM me details?
    x

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    Beginner October 2013
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    Congratulations on getting it booked! Venue looks amazing!

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  • mariannechuaphotography
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    Ha! Then I still have time to get mad skillz and flog my services in your face! Smiley laugh

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  • natalieexx
    Beginner October 2012
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    Aaah congrats that looks gorgeous ? love the tents, it's nice to see something different!

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  • Sam&Louise
    Beginner September 2015
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    Thanks for all the loveliness everyone!

    Bit of a blast from the past but thank you to whoever bumped it, you've got me all excited again ready for the open day in a couple of weeks ?

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