Wedding Planning #1 – Choosing the Venue

How Do You Choose The Right Venue For Your Wedding?

Getting married is one of life’s most stressful experiences, because whilst you’re planning every single little element that makes up your big day, you also need to consider every single person who is attending your wedding and how that decision will affect them. Maybe you have to change your wedding bouquet because your great aunt is allergic to Lilies, maybe there’s a fussy eater who only eats organic, seasonal veg, maybe there’s even a whole host of kids who are threatening to scream through your entire day unless you provide them

Last Minute Weddings – We do them, plus much more

Planning a wedding is a stressful part of anybody’s life, and at Inglewood Manor we know the feeling of panic and wedding nerves. Your wedding venue is important because this is where you will be reciting your vows, and where your guests will spend their day. At Inglewood Manor, we have been a top wedding venue within the Cheshire area for years, and have been there for couples through hundreds of special memories.

Built in 1915, Inglewood Manor is a stunning country house hotel set amongst well kept gardens and a scenic location. We offer last minute weddings, exclusive use of

Love is in the air …..

Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us, so we’ve gathered a few facts together that you may not know

  • Every year, around 1000 letters are addressed to ‘Juliet’ in the Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare’s lovers Romeo and Juliet lived.
  • It is reported that the first man to send a Valentine note was a Frenchman: Charles, Duke of Orleans, who had been imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1415. He wrote 60 love poems to his wife after remaining there for 25 years and it is claimed these are the first formal “valentines”.
  • According to romantic legend, Valentine was a Roman priest

Top 10 Wedding Trends for 2013

Little bud vases

In 2013 flowers are going to be all the rage much like they have been for hundreds if not thousands of years. Whilst flowers are here to stay though styles and type are not, and in 2013 it is going to be little bud vases lined up down the table, rather than big bunches of flowers that are in trend. The Peony is tipped to be the hottest wedding flower of 2013.

Cascades

Cascades are set to be huge in 2013, much like little bud vases mentioned above. A vintage

Stress Busting Tips for a Happy Christmas

It’s hard to avoid stress at Christmas, even though we may not be aware of it’s cause.

Tiredness, general overindulgence, lack of exercise and dreading the 24 hours with your parents or in-laws can all lead to stress, according to the researchers.
The complete breakdown of our normal routines means we often fail to do many of our regular stress-busting activities such as exercise, eating well, and relaxing with friends.

Christmas can also be a sad time. It’s the time when all those things you’ve been keeping a lid on all year float to the surface, such as the loss of a loved one.

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Gorgeous Gifts

The gift of an Inglewood Manor Gift Voucher has always gone down a treat, but this year we’ve gone all out to excel ourselves in the presentation department.  Our hugely talented receptionist Jane, who makes all lovely personalised cards for our guests, has been hard at work designing gorgeous hand-made packaging for all our vouchers and gifts.

We’ve also added the option to upgrage each voucher into a gift bag with other luxury goodies, (think Molton Brown toiletries, handmade chocolates, Champagne, our very own Freddie Bear or even one of our luxurious bathrobes).

Our vouchers cover everything from afternoon tea for two to a ‘Luxury

A Guide to Wedding Budgeting

Once you’ve finished basking in the glow of engagement, you’ll find it very hard to get anything accomplished without a detailed wedding budget.

This article will give you an outline of what you should spend on each item, so as to ensure you don’t spend more than you intend to overall. Here’s how to create a wedding budget that you can afford.
Who’s Paying?

Although tradition says that the bride’s parents pay for the whole thing, this is frequently untrue for today’s couples. If you can pay for the whole event yourselves, then that’s great . If you want your families to

Halloween 2

Who says the sequel is never as good? Our Halloween pumpkin carving competition was such a ‘howling’ success last year, we simply couldn’t resist another go!
Once again all our pumpkins have been generously donated by Oliver Kay, ensuring that every penny we raise will go straight to ‘Help for Heroes’, our chosen charity.
Simply make a minimum donation of £5 per entry, and we will give you a pumpkin with which to create your scariest (or cleverest or funniest) Halloween lantern. We will take a photo of each lantern (so keep

‘Nice Weather for Ducks’ Wine Offer

Fed up with all this hideous weather? We’ve been thinking about ways to cheer you all up, and we hope that this offer might raise a little smile!
Just pop into the hotel for a meal in the lounge or restaurant when it’s raining* and say ‘Nice Weather for Ducks’ , and we’ll give you a glass of wine each, with our compliments.

 

The offer will run throughout October, so we’re definitely hoping for a better month than September!

*Terms & Conditions Apply.
Offer is subject to