Your Kent Wedding - January/February 2022 (Issue 100)

MERCURE TUNBRIDGE WELLS HOTEL 01892 628 298 | www.mercuretunbridgewells.co.uk Built around the original Georgian Dower House, this charming four-star hotel offers the ideal combination of the traditional and modern. The oast house provides a grand entrance for you and your guests, while the original Georgian house and terrace offer a warm, welcoming and relaxing atmosphere. THE “I DOS” The Parkside Suite is the largest function room available for the vows. Situated on the ground floor, it’s fully accessible and its neutral décor will work with any palette or theme. It can host 150 of your nearest and dearest. The Park Avenue Suite can be found in the original Georgian dower house. It boasts Georgian arched windows creating a grand and romantic ambience for wedding ceremonies. So, it’s easy to see why this is where most of the venue’s couples choose to say “I do.” Finally, the Park View Suite can accommodate 40 loved ones, so it’s ideal for intimate occasions. It overlooks the courtyard and has direct access to it. THE CELEBRATIONS Receptions take place either in the Parkside Suite or the Park Avenue Suite depending on the size of your guest list. The former has its own private function bar and garden. It’s also licensed for entertainment until midnight. The latter can accommodate 50 loved ones for an intimate wedding breakfast. THERE’S MORE The venue hosts only one wedding per day and offers a complimentary bedroom for you for the night. You’ll also be treated to a menu tasting and a one-year anniversary meal. Plus, your guests can benefit from discounted accommodation on the 84 available bedrooms. It’s also the winner of Wedding Venue of the Year – Kent, at the Global Wedding Awards 2021 and a finalist for Wedding Venue of the Year at the Kent Wedding Awards 2021. BROMLEY COURT HOTEL 020 8461 8600 | www.bromleycourthotel.co.uk Bromley Court is a hotel steeped in history with an atmosphere of an intimate country house. The stunning gardens are bursting with beauty and 200 years of history. The Italianate Gardens in particular are a treasure boasting urns, terracing and multicoloured flowers all year round. THE “I DOS” There’s a range of choice when it comes to exchanging your vows. You have the Wellington Suite, where there’s space to invite 150 to your ceremony; the Garden Restaurant, which can host 180; the more intimate Darwin Room, with room for 60; and Amelia’s Room and Leona’s Room, the smallest ceremony rooms which can host 40 and 20 respectively. THE CELEBRATIONS The Wellington Suite is the hotel’s most popular wedding suite. Situated on the ground floor to the rear of the hotel, just off the reception area, it consists of two rooms with connecting doors and its own bar. Both rooms are bright and airy with large windows offering fabulous views of the gardens. There’s access to a patio and the gardens themselves. It can accommodate 90 for a sit-down meal or 150 for a buffet. The Garden Restaurant is an elegant suite offering views of the landscaped garden with direct access to it. It benefits from an adjoining barn and lounge area with ornate fireplace and chandeliers. It also has its own dancefloor with fitted disco lighting. It can play host to 180 seated or 250 for a standing buffet. The Darwin Room is perfect for a smaller celebration. It’s tastefully decorated, including its own stylish bar and offers access to the gardens via the reception Lounge Bar. It can cater for 60 for a wedding breakfast and 65 for an evening buffect. Finally, Leona’s Room with its garden view can host 20 for a wedding breakfast and 30 for a buffet, and Amelia’s Room with beautiful bay windows can seat 40 for the wedding breakfast and 50 for a buffet. THERE’S MORE! The main staircase is a noteworthy spot at this venue, it offers a grand entrance to brides and grooms arriving for their ceremony and makes for a great photo opportunity in bad weather. Some of the wedding packages include a menu tasting and some include an anniversary meal. 30

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