The Wedding Venue, sneak peek

We spent last weekend visiting our darling daughter. One very important visit which had been arranged to coincide with this was for my Hb and I to see The Wedding Venue. As Milly and Tom are getting married near to where they live we had not yet seen the venue they have chosen for their big day.

We arrived quite early on the Saturday and met Milly there. It was quite a foggy morning but the first thing which struck us was the beautiful surrounding English countryside.

There were cattle and sheep grazing in the local fields. This is the view from the back of the venue. Even on a foggy day in early November it was so idyllic.

The venue was originally a barn and stables and has been rebuilt to a very high standard indeed. 

This is the view from the car park/entrance and luckily for us it was being set up for a wedding reception later that day, so we were able to get a feel of what it would look next year.

Here is the inside of the barn with the tables being set up. On the left wall you will see the entrance to the little "chapel" area where the ceremony will be held.

Here is a peep inside. You can see that the florist was already busy adding the flowers for that wedding. We were so impressed that we took her details and we are likely to use the same company. They specialise in using scented English flowers and the roses' scent from the displays were quite exquisite.

I love this sneak peek of Milly and my Hb having an impromptu walk down the "aisle". Don't you love the bride to be in Ugg boots!  On the "real" day there will be chairs set up either side with the guests watching my dear Hb lead his precious daughter down to the table where the Registrar will marry her and Tom. I got a lump in my throat watching them. I am glad their backs were to me and they did not spot my misty eyes! 

After the wedding will will be able to stay overnight as there are 10 guest bedrooms on site which have been built from the old stable block. Just the very immediate family will stay and we will all have breakfast together the next morning with the newly weds.

This is the breakfast room

Here above on the left are a few of the guest rooms. There is also a lovely sitting area and outside space.

We had such a great "vibe" from this gorgeous venue that I know that next July is going to be a very special day.

As my daughter lives very near to the New Forest the next day we spent a glorious sunny afternoon there.

The sunlight made the forest glow and the colours were beautiful...

I looked out for the pigs which have recently been put out to eat the acorns. This is an ancient practice called "Pannage"

The acorns are poisonous to the New Forest Ponies and the pigs solve this by enjoying the feast of acorns on the forest floor. Sadly we did not see any but we did notice some signs that the pigs had been there.

On Sunday evening we decided to have  a Sunday Roast at one of Milly's great old local Pubs.

The view from "The Jolly Sailor"  looks out to the marina.

There were outside tables but it was far to chilly at this time of year to sit there so we went inside into the cosy pub.............

...where we enjoyed roast beef with Yorkshire pudding and my Hb had a beef and ale pie. Delicious!

It was a wonderful end to a wonderful weekend. It only seems like yesterday that Milly and Tom got engaged but it was nearly a year ago and their Wedding Day seems to be fast approaching. I can't wait!

I hope you enjoyed this sneak peek? The next time I have photos of the venue it will have been after "The Wedding" and they will be Mr and Mrs ;0)

It's been a pretty dreary day here and at 4.30pm it is now pitch black outside...winter is certainly looming. Time to shut the curtains and turn on the heating. Billy has come in from the garden and is making his way to his comfy chair to settle down for the evening. Enjoy yours.

Back soon ,

Bye for now,

Jane x