CRONDON PARK

Hey ladies!

Wow not long to go August gals!are u all finalised?I'm desperate to know about your planning meetings as reading on here there

have been some mixed feelings!

I'm Dec 21st so just kicking into gear now really,updates ladies :-)

Xxx

Hey Lizzywills,

Planning is going well, I think I'm mostly done now just doing the final touches. Some days I'm really stressed but mostly i'm ok. We had a planning meeting a few weeks ago now and it was great. Crondon were really good and emailed us the next day to confirm everything we agreed. It's a shame we can't taste the food but they did give us some canapes and let me taste the differernt wines I'd ordered. We have decided to go for the Balmoral menu (£5 extra) and have chosen the cheese, tomato and red onion tart for starter, then chicken in parma ham and red wine sauce and for dessert cheesecake. They have been really good with the dietary requirements as i'm gluten free and we have had a few nut/dairy allergies. We chose the unlimited premium wine for the wedding breakfast but not having unlimited all night.

Have you had your meeting? I'm sure it will go well. I was really pleased to see that they have repaved the road up to the venue. No more gravel! Hurrah! :-)

I'm a bit peed off regarding the potatoes and veg tbh. I know it's says chefs choice of potatoes but I thought by now the chef would know what he's choosing! But no, it's decided on the day apparently which I find ridiculous, so despite parting with a whole load of money, they are deciding what were having for dinner!! Not happy about this at all

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Just out of interest M&M what probs did you raise with them?if you don't mind me asking?

My head is like a whirlwind at the moment!

Xxx

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I'm glad they reassured you!I'm at that finalising guest list stage daytime/evening...we are doing very well and I'm surprised I'm not as stressed as I thought I would be...and I've still got 5 months to go!yours must be just round the corner now,eeeeek!

Xxx

I'm very pleased to have been booked to perform at a wedding At Crondon Park later this year. One of my favourite venues. It will be good to go back.

Hello Crondon bridies!!

well I have 8 days left until the big day. Is anyone before me? I'm so nervous. I've got my dress home as of yesterday which makes it all seem real.

i think I have everything under control, I'm still waiting for the weight to fall off me like everyone said it would in these last 2 weeks, I can only assume I'm supposed to so nervous that I can't eat, but i seem to be the opposite!!

how are all your plans going?

Ahh Lizzy!! Can't believe you are THIS week!!!! Have an amazing day and congratulations in advance

Make sure you come back and spill the beans xxxxx

I knowwwww, 4 days left and I'm actually the most chilled I've been for weeks. Still don't have suits sorted out with Moss ( that's another long and dreadful story) but hopefully that will be sorted out by tomorrow, fingers crossed.

i should really be doing a bit of house work as I'm dreading the photographer catching some horror of a mess that I didn't get round to tidying!!

ill definitely let you know how it's goes. Xx

Is it tomorrow Lizzy??? So excited for you!!

It was!!! We did it!!

it was amazing! but I'm sat in bed now, my husband (lol) has gone to work and I have a bad case of the post wedding blues.

anyway, back to how lovely it was......everyone absolutely loved Crondon, all my guests were saying what a stunning venue, it looked beautiful and feels really different when the flowers on the table are yours, and the cake is yours (having popped in previously before other peoples weddings for a look).

ill try and flash a couple of pics, not sure if they'll be massive (think they are!)

feel free to ask anything. All I want to do is talk weddings! X

Many Congratulations to you!!! Your dress is lovely and the colour scheme is stunning!thank you for sharing pictures :-)

Out of interest what food did you have?canapes?breakfast?buffet etc

C x

Wow so beautiful! Congrats! I'd like to know about food too!!! And also what sort of time did you have your church ceremony? Did your guests arrange their own transport between the two? Thanks!! Xx

Thanks ladies. I felt amazing!

we had canapés on the day, they went down a treat as everyone was starving. There was some vege spring rolls, goats cheese, salmon I think, strawberry and cream. Possibly some others but I can't remember.

We had melon for starter which was nice, and a warm lemon pie type dessert which was nice.

I have mentioned in a previous post that the the menus state chefs choice of potatoes and vegetables, which I wish I had noticed long ago! So we knew we were getting chicken with a white wine and mushroom sauce, with chefs choice of potato and veg.......which turned out to be new potatoes, broccoli and carrot. I keep typing and deleting as I don't want to be negative but I found those choices of potato and veg very boring and I was disappointed. In my opinion there is no effort or cooking skill required for a new potato

The crondon service at dinner was excellent, really synchronised and professional and all the staff were really polite and did their jobs well.

we got married at 1.30, the ceremony was so fast even the wedding car driver commented on it. We stayed outside the church for a while chatting and people were taking photos (we didn't have any formal line ups) and then we made our way to crondon. Our aim was to get there for 3 but I think some guests got there earlier. We were hoping everyone would be in the gardens but for some reason (I think they were all assuming they would be seated straight away) they were mainly all near the cake table area. Everyone came out in the end and we had a lovely drinks reception. Some of the children were really hungry by the time we sat for dinner at 4.15, even after eating loads from the sweetie table!

It really was a lovely day and if you want to know anymore I'm happy to help as I used to bombard Jess55 with questions after she got married in April. X

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Ps did you use shrinking violet? xx

Hi All,

My wedding is now over but I wanted to come back on here to let everyone know how the day went. Crondon were amazing, they were all very professional and everything ran like clockwork. I was dubious about the food as there is no tasting offered but I want to reassure any new brides that you do not need to be. We had lots of different allergies (including myself who is gluten free) and they catered brilliantly for us all. We had the cheese, tomato and red onion tart for start, then the chicken in parma ham with new potatoes and vegetables and then the white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake for dessert. They even did a gluten free cheesecake for me. All of my guests commented on how quickly the food was served and that it was all hot when they received it - this can be rare for a party of 80 people.

On the day you are unaware of the time unless you wear a watch but Crondon kept everything at the times I asked them to at. The venue itself is stunning but the people working really did make the day amazing but being so professional.

The resident DJ has been given a lot of bad press on here but we had him and everyone said how brilliant he was. He played a variety of music like asked, he took requests from adults and kids and just made the evening an absolute ball! I would recommend him to anyone who is getting married there.

Overall we had an amazing day and were so happy with everything. The bridal room was very handy as well to keep things in and to have a few minutes peace to yourself.

Good luck to all future brides.

Ladies, it sounds fantastic - I'm getting more and more excited! Just want to see everything together now!

H2B and I have been racking our brains for Questions to ask Crondon and I thought I'd pop a few on here just in case anyone has any ideas?

WARNING: some silly questions involved! hehe ?

Re: Food - does the soup include a roll or does that come as extra (wouldn't surprise me!) Anyone go for the bacon/sausage rolls in the evening - what were they like and were there loads?

Re: Bar -closed during service - but do those wanting soft drinks get served? Is the bar open during reception drinkies?

Told you they were a bit Random ?

Catty30 ️⭐️

I was thinking exactly the same about the food! Also wondering if you can have bacon and sausage or do you have to choose one or the other?!

Lizzy did your guests arrange their own transport between the church and crondon? Xxx

Hiya you lucky girls who haven't had the fun yet !! Didn't have the soup but we got a dinner roll with the starter (someone previously said to me that if you get the 3 course the roll isIncluded, if you get the 2 course it's extra! But I don't know about this. We had the 3 course and we got a roll each,

we didn't have the bacon rolls, we had the baronial buffet, I didn't even have a but but heard it was ok!

we were married in church, arrived at 3pm, and had drinks reception till 4.30. We had the reception drinks, some beer, some Pimms . A few kids wanted coke but I said no as didn't want to open the flood gates and told those kids to have a water!!

ask away with any questions I'm so happy to answer xxx

Hiya HRC

Cant help with the bacon sausage question I'm afraid, we had the baronial buffet.

most of our guests had their own transport but I'm a control freak and couldn't bear tk think of anyone without a lift. So I got taxi bus for the few friends who travelled by train (I've been that person with no lift ) I paid in advance and then sat in my weddin car saying 'I'm not leaving till the taxi bus turns up!)

im im actually jealous of you guys with you weddings to look forward to. Xx

I hope it's included my quote! It says coffee is included....H2B wants coffee! I'm hoping tea is also offered!

We are canapé debating now...we get married at Crondon at 2.30pm so I'm hoping people won't be too hungry otherwise it's £600+ on the total ?

How did people find drinks in the meal? Can those who don't drink wine get to the bar or the waiters do at least? We are having wine and some beer on tables...seriously considering getting tap water involved too!!!!i am determined to stick to my budget - still got to get a Videographer out of it yet too....

How did everyone get on with dropping off their stuff the day before/telling Crondon what/where and how to do things?

Catty30 ️⭐️

Hi All,

I am getting married in 2016 at Crondon and have just read through this thread, and it has been really useful. However so far one bad and one good post regarding the resident DJ, which leaves me still undecided.

Is there any other brides that used the resident DJ?

Also were the lights/lighting effects good? Thinking for 1st dance if there are twinkly spot lights that light up the walls and floor like I have seen in some photos?

Thanks

Eve

Hi Steve&Eve,

I havent had my wedding yet but i have booked the Resident DJ & was a bit disheartened after hearing some negatives about him & was seriously thinking about cutting my losses and looking for someone else. However, recently ive spoken to 3 people that have not too long ago had the Resident DJ at Crondon & not one of them had a bad word to say about him all came with Praise saying he was brilliant ! So im sticking with him

Hope this helps

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When is everyone getting married ladies?

Has anyone come across a good coach company? xxx

Hi All,

I was married at Crondon on 17th August and everything was great. I had the resident DJ and he was brilliant, he played any song guests requested and downloaded the ones he didn't have on the spot. I would definately recommend him. We had the basic canapes and they went down brilliantly with our guests, everyone commented on how nice they were. We had the unlimited premium drinks package and after the meal i was impressed that the waitresses put the bottles that were either full or half full on the table near the bar for people to help themselves. The only thing I would suggest to mention to Crondon is with the drinks reception (after the ceremony) nobody walked around with bottles to top up people's bubbly so guests were paying for drinks at the bar instead. All in all Crondon was brilliant. I know they don't do a food tasting but I have to say that the food was amazing and so many people have commented. My particular favourite was the cheesecake, i'm gluten free and they did one for me too.

Good luck to all your brides.

We are the 21st December 2014...major countdown mode now (101) lol

When is everyone else - whose next?!

Catty30 x

I'm getting married there July 2015. Got a band to play instead of the DJ. Mainly worried about food choices and table centrepieces.

How have you lot planned your table centrepieces? Done your own or got a pro?

What date in July rebsthepotentialbridezilla?

I will be getting professionals in. I won't have time to set up in the morning and i don't want the stress or worry xx

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