We are getting married!
On Boxing Day of 2020 David James Allan ended up getting on one knee. No-one was more surprised than me! It’s such an exciting time planning a wedding, it’s also daunting and you get overloaded with information, to the point that you think your head is going to explode! I am so looking forward to sharing this journey with you all, my ideas, my inspiration and finally the actual day!!
We got LOADS of wedding venues booked for viewings, and we went with a really wide range of venues. Stately homes, hotels and castles we viewed them all. I thought I wanted a stately home wedding not a hotel and I had my mind made up. But, as with anything what I thought I wanted was not actually exactly what I wanted.
We viewed the following properties, and they were all lovely so anyone looking to get married in North Yorkshire then please go and have a look at these.
Howsham Hall
Rise Hall
Thicket Priory
Grantly Hall
Rudding Park
Middleton Lodge
Birdsall House
Grinkle Park
Cave Castle
They all had their pro’s and cons a couple were more on the lower budget side and a couple were at the real top end of the budget. I had one not so pleasent encounter with one venue, not that they were terribly awful or anything but it was one of the venues (I won’t mention the name) that was really pricey, and don’t get me wrong it was absolutely stunning but their customer service was shocking. I had to rearrange the initial viewing because Prince Philips Funeral was on the same day and racing was bought forward really early and there was just no chance in hell that Dave and I could look at the venue and get from the venue to the racecourse in time. I rang them as soon as I found out and the woman was very curt and abrupt on the phone. Understandably it is frustrating certainly with the current climate but there was nothing I could do. Anyhow, we rearranged and we went to look around and it was beautiful, we discussed a date for them to send over a proposal and they sent the wrong date - bear in mind they took a week to send it over to me. I then replied back informing them of this and, 2 weeks later I still haven’t heard anything back. Now the amount of money they wanted to do the wedding the customer service should be a lot better than that!!
After all the trawling round venues we saw a couple that we really did like and if I got married there I would have been happy but when we went to Rudding Park we new straight away it was the venue for us. They were so warm and friendly and lovely, the venue is absolutely stunning and the Chapel, wow. Considering myself and Dave didn't want a church/chapel wedding, and I wasn't keen on getting married in a hotel we are now getting married in a Chapel on the grounds of a hotel! Oh how things work out. Its just proof that if you are in the same situation as we are keep you mind open because I guarantee that the venue you think you want won’t be the one you will fall in love with!
So the date is set - 17th November 2021 myself and Dave will be tying the not and Rudding Park and I cannot wait.
Along this journey I will share things that work, things that haven’t. Where I found ways to cut costs and were I think money needs to be spent. I will share my inspiration boards, my visions and how our day will be. I cannot wait to take you on this journey. But for now we have a deposit on a venue to pay and Bridesmaids to propose to.
Until next time
XoXo