Exhausted trying to find a wedding venue!

I can understand your frustration! We started looking in August and after a lot of Internet searching identified a few venues that seemed to offer what we were looking for. We wanted something a bit different that we could put our own stamp on, within our budget.

In November we went to see Wilderhope Manor in Shropshire. We loved it but when we priced it up it was out of our budget. So I went back to them to ask if there was anything they could do to put it within budget. They came back with a midweek offer so I went back to them to ask if they could offer that rate but at a weekend. We are flexible on dates so they came back to us with an offer, and last night we provisionally booked a date. Needless to say I am pretty excited!

Dont be afraid to ask what a venue can do in terms of price. Don't take their pricing on face value, especially if you are prepared to look at dates more 'out of season'. It seems you can get a better price if you are looking at October to March.

If you want to see some photos we took of Wilderhope Manor when we visited have a look at my Pinterest page ?

Hi guys, thanks for your replies.

Ive had a look at the venues you've suggested but they are a bit too far away Hundred House Hotel I really liked but is unfortuntely too small for my wedding

Im having such trouble trying to find a venue, its really frustrating! I feel as though I need my venue booked before I can concentrate on everything else, but its taking a lot of time. Ive given myself until the end of February to choose one, as my parents will be paying the deposit for wherever it is around then, and we want everything to be basically done by Summer 2014, and then to get married Oct 2014.

Gahh, feeling a bit disheartened but shall power on!!

Thanks again

Sorry don't have any venue suggestions but just wanted to say it took us 6 months to find and book a venue even though the one we booked was the first one we viewed, sometimes you need to go the journey to make you realise what you can and can't have. Have you been for any viewing yet?

Another Shropshire BTB here! We're having the Hundred House at first we ruled it out because of the size but after looking at other places, nothing compared and then on the off chance we just popped up to see how it felt and it's actually perfect - have you actually been to look?

I have seen a place called Redhouse Barn which is somewhere in the West Mids, Bromsgrove maybe? Not sure whereabouts you are. Our VOG has been there many a times and it does look lovely!!!

No I havent actually been to look inside the Hundred House, I did really like the outside of it, its my kind of style. Now you've said that I might arrange a viewing.
Redhouse Barn is a bit too far, but thats the sort of things im after.

Ill have another look at Hundred House I think

Hi! We might be able to help. We have exlusive access to a goregous castle in Shropshire called The Citadel where you can hold a marquee wedding in the grounds. Do let me know if you'd like more information. =)

Have you got a serious drafted guest list? We're having 68 in the day, 110 in the evening. The upper levels on both sides can also fit 20 people each if I remember right... I would definately go have a look even if its to completely rule it out, thats why we went to know for sure that it wasn't an option and I could stop harping on about it but instead, sold!