21st November 2024
7th September 2024
An outdoor summer wedding ceremony in Northumberland sounds dreamy, especially when enjoyed in 12 acres of beautiful countryside. However, the British weather can soon change plans, but Molly and Ben didn’t let that deter them, when they chose Lemmington Hall for their lavish Two Night Summer Wedding celebration.
And their dreams came true when the sun came out just as the ceremony was due to begin on the picturesque West Terrace.
Molly says, “On the morning of our wedding, I looked out of the window and there was thick fog which was so disappointing. We hoped it would lift, and then just before the ceremony commenced, the sun came through to our delight!
“I don’t know how we managed that change in weather, but it turned out to be amazing. We enjoyed blue skies throughout the wedding ceremony and the drinks reception, and it ended up being perfect.”
Molly says if you’re planning an outdoor wedding ceremony, don’t worry about the weather – just go for it and always have a plan B if the weather doesn’t go your way!
“That was one of the best parts of our wedding, we knew the team at Lemmington Hall was ready to move indoors at very short notice, if we had to. We left it until the last minute and the sun came out, but we had a Plan B. I think you need a contingency, but don’t let it put you off.”
NOTES FROM THE BRIDE
Why did you choose Lemmington Hall?
When we first visited Lemmington Hall on one of their open days, we loved all the different ceremony spaces. We held our ceremony on the West Terrace and then enjoyed our drinks reception in the tranquil Water Garden which was lovely.
Afterwards we moved indoors for our wedding breakfast in the 11th century Forgotten Tower, which was amazing! It was great knowing the guests could enjoy all those different spaces rather than holding everything in one room.
Did you view other Venues in Northumberland?
We did view other venues; however, we loved Lemmington because it’s a brand new summer wedding venue and we’d be one of the few couples to get married there.
Although the building is historic, it’s gorgeously renovated. Some venues we visited looked quite tired and old-fashioned but the bedrooms at Lemmington were lovely. We also loved the two-night wedding experience and that the venue is dog friendly
Did your Dog join you for the Wedding?
Yes, Basil, our golden retriever, joined us for our wedding. He didn’t get involved in the ceremony, but it was nice that he was there and we could get some photos with him. It helped because everyone who would normally look after him was at the wedding, so we didn’t have to worry about him on the day.
Tell us about your Bespoke Touches on your Wedding Day
I designed our menus and added named ribbons to the glasses for the pre-ceremony prosecco drinks. We opted for canapes and hired an artist to do live sketches when Ray played the piano during our outdoor wedding reception. The table cards for the wedding breakfast, featured different pictures of our dog Basil.
How was your Wedding Day Food?
The food was amazing. It’s not often people comment on the food at a wedding because it’s usually just standard quality function food. But all our guests said it was the best they’d tasted. We also enjoyed a cocktail hour with Lemon Fizz, Lemmington Iced Tea and Elderflower Mojitos, which was a great idea before our evening reception.
Lemmington Hall has a sister venue, The Highlander in Ponteland, so we’re planning to go there to relive our amazing food experience!
How was your Two-Night Wedding Experience?
We loved it! The two-night wedding was new to us and not many venues offer that, and those venues that did wanted you to fill lots of bedrooms. That wasn’t possible for us because we had a more intimate wedding. We wanted our close family to stay at the Hall and they absolutely loved it. Everyone was able to meet others and get to know them in a relaxed way the night before the wedding. All the bedrooms for guests were amazing, so it made it easy allocating the rooms.
If you are looking for a summer wedding venue or an exclusive use wedding venue in Northumberland contact our team today to arrange a viewing appointment.
Wedding Day Suppliers
Photographers – Helen Russell Photography
Registrar – Northumberland Registrars
Wedding Gown (day) – The Wedding dress Co
Dress (Evening) – House of CB
Suits – Charles Tyrwhitt
Bridesmaid Dresses – Meshki
Hair – Georgia Sankey
Mua – Sarah Brown
Venue Stylist & Stationary – Made Simply Perfect
Band – Gotcha
Musicians – Rays Piano & Armstrong String Quartet
Live Artist – EYB Design
Wedding Cake – Homemade
