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Midi MID-WEEK
WEDDINGS
Are you put off by the financials and stress of a big wedding?
Do you want all the trimmings of a big wedding at an exclusive venue, just on a
small scale?
If so then our midi mid-week weddings could be just what you’re looking for.
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We offer our midi mid-week package on
Wednesdays only, from the beginning of May
to the end of September each year for up to
20 guests plus the two of you.
It’s a fully inclusive package with flowers, photos, food, drinks, wedding cake and 2 nights accommodation all included for a fixed price.
To book a viewing (by appointment only) call Nicola on 0844 5000 501 or email [email protected]
An extraordinary placeCLOSER THAN YOU THINK
Hidden at the bottom of a Devon valley Ever After is
an exclusive wedding venue of understated elegance and style.
On the border of Dartmoor National Park, this 46 acre private estate on the banks of the river Walkham is tucked away and secluded, but only a couple of miles from the bustling town of Tavistock and a 20 minute drive from Plymouth. This is the perfect
place for a romantic garden wedding with a stylish contemporary twist.
Down the sweeping driveway, through the oak gates, and you’re right in the heart of the venue with its range of old stone barns, outbuildings and landscaped gardens.
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We’re licensed by Devon
County Council for civil
marriage ceremonies. Your
wedding ceremony takes
place in our oak framed
wedding barn with seating
for up to 20 guests.
We can also cater for non-legal ceremonies which take place in the mini orchard, on the banks of the river, by the ponds, or elsewhere in the garden.
I Do’s
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After your ceremony you’re onto
a post-ceremony drinks reception
in the gardens.
Champagne, Pimms or maybe signature cocktails served under the trees accompanied by delicious canapés prepared by our exclusive caterers.
The perfect place to enjoy a taste of Devon. With outdoor seating for relaxing and lawn games for fun, your guests have plenty to entertain them whilst you’re off having your photos in the gardens.
If the weather’s wet, host your drinks reception under our unique glass-roofed terrace, with indoor flower beds and water feature, a true ‘outdoors-indoors’ experience.
YOU DID IT, you’re married!
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Our GARDENS
The surrounding enchanted gardens have been
lovingly designed with weddings in mind.
From the rose arbour planted with the rambling rose “Wedding Day” to the “Wedding Cake” trees lining the path to the wedding barn, the mainly white planting has been designed to give season round interest from early Spring to late Summer and to complement all styles and colours of weddings.
The gardens have plenty of places for great photos and for guests to meander and enjoy. There’s our river walk edged with rhododendrons, camellias, foxgloves and other native woodland planting; the ponds on the upper lawns leading to the waterfall garden complete with bridge over the lily pond; the lower lawns perfect for a game of croquet; the miniature orchard with mown paths and our glade walk. We also have our styled apex space above the wedding barn, a popular spot for those all important couple shots.
We’ve got indoor planters and a water feature on the glass roofed terrace so even when you’re indoors, you’re outdoors. Not forgetting the acres of woodland for spectacular photographs worthy of the best landscape paintings.
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Also included in your midi mid-week
wedding package are your flowers by local
Master florist, Amanda Randell.
To make life even easier we’ve got different floristry packages, all covered by your flower budget. You’ve also got an à la carte flower option so you can make your own choices from bridal bouquets, flower crowns, centrepieces, floral arches through to thank you bouquets and cake flowers.
If flowers are your thing and more is definitely more for you, you can arrange extra flowers directly with Amanda, so you can have the wedding flowers you dreamed of.
THE Flowers
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Great food is key to a great wedding.
That’s why we’ve got an exclusive
arrangement with Taylors of Tavistock,
who’ll provide canapés for your drinks
reception followed by a 3-course wedding
breakfast, using locally sourced, high quality
ingredients from Devon and Cornwall.
We ask that all your guests have the same menu — dietary requirements will be catered for.
Download our current midi mid-week menus from our website.
THE FOOD
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Local Chef, Harrie, will create your
personalised miniature wedding cake
and deliver it on the day — all
included in the price.
The CAKE
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Our dedicated mid-week
photographer will be there
for 6 hours of your day,
to capture the emotion
and story.
Arriving in time to get the all-important getting ready shots, and staying until about 9 pm. If you want to book extra photography time, you’re welcome to arrange that with the photographer directly.
You’ll get a USB with not less than 350 images. Beautiful albums are an optional extra you can organise direct with the photographer.
CAPTURE the DAY
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By now you should be getting the idea
that we’re here to make your life as easy
as possible. That goes for the drinks
arrangements too.
We include 10 bottles of Champagne (or prosecco if you prefer) for your drinks reception, 10 bottles of wine for your meal (either red, white, or a mixture of both), bubbles for your toasting drinks, and a pay bar in the evening where we provide drinks, staff and glasses and guests buy their evening drinks just like a bar.
If you don’t want to charge guests for their evening drinks, you can buy one of our drinks packages and we’ll serve them in the evening free to your guests.
We’ve got a special drinks brochure which gives you all the info and prices
THE DRINKS
Exclusive use of the venue and grounds from 2 pm on Tuesday. ‘Check out’ time is midday on Thursday
2 nights accommodation for the wedding couple in the honeymoon cottage, and 2 guests in a separate annexe.
Use of the wedding barn for your ceremony, the lawns for your drinks reception, the terrace for your wedding breakfast, and the marquee for your evening reception. You’ll also have full access to all the grounds, so make yourselves at home
Champagne for your reception drinks, wine for your meal, bubbles for toasting, and a pay bar in the evening
Canapés after your ceremony and a 3 course wedding breakfast for the two of you plus up to 20 guests
All chairs, tables, linen, crystal glassware, crockery & cutlery
Decor items including large and small steel lanterns, slate signs, hand carts for serving drinks, lawn games, tea light holders and candles, hanging glass baubles, rugs, umbrellas, outdoor furniture, and our salvaged door & window for any DIY signage
Photography for 6 hours
Wedding flowers created especially for you
A wedding cake made to order
Breakfast in the fridge for you to prepare at your leisure
Full on the day wedding co-ordination until early evening
Parking onsite
So, what’sINCLUDED?
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3 pm 4 pm 4.30 pm 5.30 pm 7.30 pm 11 pm
Arrival drinks. After a
leisurely morning of
getting ready, guests
will arrive for pre-
ceremony drinks
Wedding ceremony.
The two of you will
say your ‘I Do’s’ in the
wedding barn with the
birds singing and the
sound of the river flowing
in the background
Canapés and cocktails.
Make your way down
to the lawns for your
drinks reception
Wedding breakfast.
After a delicious 3-course
meal on the terrace you
can have speeches and
then it’s time to cut
the cake
Evening celebration.
The marquee will
be open, set up and
ready for your evening
celebrations, including
the use of our sparkly
dance floor
End of the night.
Your guests’ pre-
booked taxis will arrive
to take them home,
leaving you newlyweds
to enjoy the peace of
Lower Grenofen together
TIMINGS on your day
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All of this, including your
20 guests, comes to £7,000
plus VAT.
The registrar’s fee for your wedding is in addition to this and payable separately directly to Tavistock Registrars.
If this sounds like your kind of wedding, get in touch to find out our available dates and make an appointment to visit us. Email us at [email protected] or phone on 0844 5000 501 and let’s get your wedding on!
How MUCH?
Photograph:: Clare Kinchin, Freckle Photography, Dan Ward
All shot on location at Ever After, Lower Grenofen
Design: Tertia Nash
LOWER GRENOFEN, GRENOFEN, TAVISTOCK, DEVON, PL19 9ES | 0844 5000 501 | lowergrenofen.co.uk