Oakley Court Experiences - for better or worse ?

Hi hitched


We are looking at Oakley Court for our wedding venue either midsummer or later in September. Has anyone had any experience in dealing with them ? We imagine the numbers are going to climb - any experiences to share ?
It’s a large country boutique hotel with 84 rooms which are around £350-650 a night.
It doesn’t have space for a large dining party of 200 guests so they encourage you to rent an additional area for £20,000 where you can put a marquee.
If you want to have the hotel for your guests, the website states exclusive hire fee as £30,000 + plus you must pay in advance on all roomBookings - another £30,000 deposit for each day you want to have it for your guests.
It’s £80,000 for the foundation.
There is a minimum spend of £200 for each guest. You cannot use other caterers, corkage is charged.
Then this is £40,000 for the food and drink.
£120,000 cost before marquee expenses, I haven’t even begun to calculate that !!
Anywhere else have this over the top ridiculous in expense?
www.oakleycourt.co.uk
Jess