The Essential Country Wedding Soulton Hall
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the essential country wedding Soulton Hall Tariffs and Details for 2013 Soulton Hall, Wem, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. SY4 5RS web: www.soultonhall.co.uk email: [email protected] tel:01939 232 786 – 1 – Firstly⁄ Congratulations! Secondly.. A little about weddings here, and the aims of this short document⁄ For this reason, we tend to start with a blank sheet of paper, and work up the plans with you. And we abhor the concept of ÂpackagesÊ. A brief sketch of Soulton Hall That said, you need to have a good handle on your We are at the heart of our own farm, have a well- budgets, and know with reasonable clarity what regarded restaurant; an impressive conversion of things cost: this is an important part of general its original Tudor Moot Hall/Banqueting House, for business ethics. So⁄ with the information in here, celebrations; rooms Âfit for a princessÊ ( The you should be able to sit down and arrive at a Times ); and further accommodation in cottages reasonably good idea of where you are going. and annexes. We have been welcoming guests and celebrations since the 1970s. You can find out a We have invested hard in all the equipment you good deal about us on our website and via our are likely to need (this includes table linen, napkins, social media. etc as well as staffing) and do not make separate charges for this. We also include VAT up to 20 per cent. We are also one point of contact for your main requirements. Your wedding ––– Your way Perhaps you are thinking you would like a small celebration of your commitment; perhaps you have always wanted to have a wedding on a grand We are aware that couples in the early stages of scale; or perhaps you were both wanting to do visiting venues can find what is/is not included, and something a bit⁄ different. the structures confusing. This is something we are anxious to avoid here. Hopefully we do – our It is important that the celebration you have here contacts are on the front page if you have any is the celebration you want to have. And above all questions. it is important that it is fun. We will listen to you. – 2 – Rooms for Ceremonies In Soulton Court Long Room, in Soulton Court, can accommodate 130+ guests for larger ceremonies. There are 6 huge glass doors in this room, with a view over the white garden lawn and terrace. In Soulton Hall In Soulton Hall In Soulton Hall we can welcome ceremonies for up to 50 guests. Generally, these are in the Additionally, within Soulton Court, we have the Buttery. Tallet, with a new bespoke oak staircase, original roof trusses and oak floor. We have also registered the Soulton Hall bar, and the Lydia Grace Room. These are comfortable With its Âpop holeÊ window, it makes for some with up to 40 guests. interesting and unusual photograph opportunities. This room can accommodate up to 80 guests. – 3 – Rooms for your Celebrations Soulton Hall above the Long Room, of exactly the same size, As a genuinely ancient building (and not a Victorian giving us yet further options for your exclusive pretence), Soulton Hall is limited to not more than use. 30 covers. On occasions, we host smaller wedding breakfasts here, and then have a big celebration for 150-200 in Soulton Court afterwards. Rooms over the course of your celebrations More often than not, wedding celebrations here are over a weekend. This allows couples, friends and family quality time with each other. The interiors are pleasant, and even if this cannot be the location of your wedding breakfast, Soulton Hall will welcome your guests for overnight accommodation, There is also the Buttery, a private dining room for 10 or so, which can pride privacy for non-exclusive weddings. Keep in mind the generous number of comfortable rooms in Soulton if you are thinking about quiet, low key evening, perhaps with soup and sandwiches after your immediate party have arrive, settle in and, perhaps, help you with your final finishing touches. Soulton Court The Long Room in Soulton Court can accommodate a maximum of 80 on round tables, or 101 on straight tables. This room has a massive double fronted log burning stove, and an amazing amount of natural light from all the glazed doors. Very shortly, we hope to have a further space – 4 – Outside Spaces for Celebrations and Ceremonies and you should be aware that there is an additional hire charge for the chairs. Setting We are blessed with some fantastic ancient Marquees buildings, and to still be actively running the 500 About 6-12 times a year, a large marquee goes up acre farm which has been so much a part of on the Soulton Court Terrace, joining via 5 SoultonÊs History. There is a lot of space around massive doors on to Soulton Court in a very us. This advantage plays a significant role in integrated way. This allows us to welcome groups allowing us to be as flexible as we are. Space for of 130 or so. This is an additional cost, but is very dodgems, Easter egg unhunts, bouncy castle – considerably less expensive than a free standing whatever you like (subject to our approval⁄). marquee. These have, by the way been comfortable in quite extreme weather: even down to -6 centigrade. Yet another option is a marquee on the white Outside CeremoniCeremonies:es: 450450----yearyearyear----oldold walled garden Garden lawn. This can accommodate up to 450 Our Walled garden has been licenced for guests. ceremonies, as well. We would always suggest that we have a wet weather contingency in one of our rooms, if you are thinking about this option, – 5 – Country House Weekend Weddings, Summer Time Over the summer (May-October inclusive) allows our team to focus exclusively on your wedding celebrations here at a weekend are on an weddings needs. exclusive country house weekend basis, over Friday night, all of Saturday and into Sunday. In the past this has gone as far as to include snow clearance, stepping in for a florist with bridal This allows you all to get the most out of your bouquets etc. celebrations, and the precious time together which these especial celebrations set apart in an ever- Accommodation urgent world. ⁄⁄⁄in⁄in Soulton Hall, Cedar Lodge and Carriage House We find this allows you the privacy and freedom to celebrate as you want, as well as the time to These 8 rooms will only be available to people in decorate the rooms are using and settle in your party on the Friday and Saturday. properly before Âthe big dayÊ. It also avoids the uncertainty about traveling on the day itself, and You may prefer to leave the rooms open to your allows the opportunity to kick back very informally guests to book direct. Where we take this with your closest friends family, without needing approach, the rooms are charged out according to to consider photographers, and the demands of the tariff published for that time. seeing all your guests. In the event that a room is not occupied, we will make a charge of £120.00 per room per night for the unoccupied room. In practice we have never done this, as all the rooms get taken, but obviously we will take the rooms of the market for anyone other than you or your guests. ⁄⁄⁄in⁄in our cottages The cottages are not automatically included with a wedding booking: people staying in them are normally self-catering and they are just far enough away not to be disturbed. They are available on a weekend basis (Friday-Sunday) and are often a useful addition to accommodation. ExclusivExclusivee Use We have an exclusive use fee for weekend Please advise us separately if you require cottages weddings of £2,750. at the time of booking. Alternately, your guests can make arrangements direct. This ensures total privacy in your enjoyment of our historic buildings, walled gardens and setting, Breakfast for all cottage and hall guests can be by closing our restaurant for the period, ensuring served in Soulton Hall. we have no other guests of commitments, and – 6 – Week Time Weddings, Year Round Civil Ceremony Room Hire Monday-Thursday, year round, rooms are available in Soutlon Hall or Soulton Court, licenced for a civil ceremony. A fee of £520.00 is charged for weddings ceremonies held here on those days, which includes setting the room up for your guests, and facilitating you with interview rooms with the registrar etc. This is not available on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Evening entertainment Should you wish to have a band, or other evening entertainment for a wedding during the week, we are happy for this to happen. But would ask you to take all 8 of the rooms in Soulton Hall, Carriage House and Cedar Lodge, alternatively, we will charge £900.00 to take these rooms of the market for the general public. This is because it is important to us that everyone using Soulton Hall enjoys their experience, and ÂregularÊ guests have a right to expect quietness here. Private ReceReceptionption Room Following a marriage here (or elsewhere) on these days we are pleased to offer a private room for a three course bespoke wedding breakfast. If this is for fewer than 16 people, a charge of £250.00 is made, or alternatively, we may serve other guests in that room. – 7 – Sunday Weddings, Winter During the winter months (November-April inclusive) wedding celebrations here at a weekend are can be on an exclusive use basis on a Saturday You may prefer to leave the rooms open to your for one night.