Spring is nearly here!

The beginning of March signals to us that Spring is right around the corner (YAY!) and now the flowers are starting to bloom all over the grounds of Micklefield. So with the weather getting just a little bit warmer, we are starting to make some improvements on site.

First off, the front of the house is getting a re-vamp by resurfacing the road and building a new wall next to the porch.

Next our team of fantastic estate staff have built another path around the pond area, making it more accessible to get down to the Temple from either side.

Then we have added two new statues either side of our herbaceous border.

And finally, our new bridal room is finally finished and we are starting to add some furniture.

More updates to come 🙂

2018 Availability – Updated 21/03/2017

Amy Barton Photography

Wedding planning has taken off in full flow and we have had a lot of people looking at having their wedding in 2018, so here is a list of weekend dates we have available in the summer.

(Please note that these dates are available at the time of this post: UPDATED 21/03/2017)

 

May 2018

Friday 4th/Saturday 5th/Friday 11th/Saturday 12th/Sunday 13th/Friday 18th/Friday 25th/Saturday 26th

 

June 2018

Friday 1st/Saturday 2nd/ Sunday 3rd/Friday 8th/Saturday 9th/Friday 15th/Saturday 16th/Sunday 17th/Friday 22nd/Saturday 23rd/Sunday 24th/Friday 29th/Saturday 30th

 

July 2018

Sunday 1st/Friday 6th/Sunday 8th/Friday 13th/ Saturday 14th/Sunday 15th/Friday 20th/Sunday 22nd/ Friday 27th

 

August 2018

Saturday 4th/Sunday 12th/Friday 17th/Sunday 19th/Friday 24th/Friday 31st

 

September 2018

Sunday 2nd/Sunday 9th/ Friday 14th/ Saturday 15th/ Sunday 16th/Friday 21st/Saturday 22nd/Sunday 23rd/Friday 28th/Saturday 29th/Sunday 30th

 

If you are interested in any of these dates, weekday/out of season availability or would like to come and visit us please call the office on 01923 778898 or send an email to the following addresses:

info@ micklefieldhall.com / jamie@micklefieldhall.com / anna@micklefieldhall.com /julie@micklefieldhall.com / abby@micklefieldhall.com

Happy Wedding Planning!

 

Lindsey & Peter’s perfect October Wedding

Today we are featuring the beautiful couple, Lindsey & Peter who were married at Micklefield Hall on the 1st of October 2016. All photography was done by Matthew Bishop Photography

Partnership with Kalm Kitchen

EXCITING NEWS!

The team at Micklefield Hall are proud to announce that Kalm Kitchen is now officially our exclusive Caterer*. We are partnering up with one of the best caterers in the country and, in 2014, Kalm Kitchen were voted the Best Wedding Caterer in London & the South East. They then won the award for National Best Wedding Caterer Award in 2016.

Owners of Kalm Kitchen, Jen & James, along with the rest of their spectacular team have built an immaculate reputation for their creatively presented and delicious food as well as their fantastic event styling. They have created a bespoke menu, exclusive to Micklefield Hall clients, which definitely caters for everybody.

For more information please contact us at info@micklefieldhall.com or contact Kalm Kitchen at info@kalmkitchen.co.uk

* Obviously we still have both Indian & Kosher caterers on our approved supplier list*

 

Photographs taken by Sarah Legge Photography

 

 

 

Micklefield Hall Reviews #6 2016

Hi Abby,

Just a quick note to say thank you so much to you and the team for the most wonderful day yesterday.

Everything was brilliant and we had a great day and so many compliments on the venue!

Thanks again,

Lindsay and James

Wedding 13/02/2016 – Photographer: Phil Hearing Photography

 

Julie,

We wanted to send our heartfelt thanks to you and the Micklefield team for your beautiful premises and all your hard work on the 12^th – we had the most amazing day and have completely lost count of the number of people who have told us how beautiful the venue was.

Kind Regards

Jonny & Sarah

Wedding 12/03/2016 – Photographer: Katy Garner Photography

 

Dear Jamie, Anna and Micklefield Hall Team,

An immense thank you and full hearted gratitude for all your hard work and support to make our wedding day unforgettable. Our day at your stunning venue was so special and our friends and family were breath taken by your home. From day one we were impressed by your hospitality and on the day we really appreciated how you went above and beyond for us. We will definitely recommend Micklefield Hall to our family and friends.

All our love, Nayrobi & Shailan

Wedding 29/05/2016

 

Thank you so much to everyone at Micklefield Hall, for having us. We had the best day of our lives. The venue and staff were perfect. Such a gorgeous place to spend the most magical day of our lives! It was a fantastic day.

Nikki and Pedro

Wedding 03/06/16 – Photographer: Tom Halliday Photography

 

Hi Abby,

I just want to say thank you SO much for your help on the day, it was absolutely fabulous and you did a super job of running everything. Nothing was too much trouble and you just got on with everything – Francis and I did not have to worry at all.

Thanks again, we had the most perfect day.

Kind regards,

Charlotte and Francis

Wedding 04/06/2016

 

Hi Julie,
I wanted to let you know that Kate and I are just setting off for Albania for 8 days mini-moon.

The wedding was absolutely perfect – Kate and I had the best day of our lives, our guests had a ball, and everyone at Micklefield Hall really helped make the day magical for us all.  We would like to say an extra special thanks to Abby, who was just fantastic on the day and took care of everything in the most calm and professional way imaginable – she was a complete star!
Thank you a million times over

Stephen & Kate

Wedding 25/06/2016 – Photographer: Tom Halliday Photographer

Dear Anna & Jamie,

We just wanted to say a huge thank you to both of you (and all the staff at Micklefield), for our amazing wedding! The staff were so professional on the day and everything rain like clockwork. Every single one of our guests said they were so impressed with the stunning venue, many from abroad said they’d never seen anything like it! We were so happy that we could have the ceremony outside by the water. We couldn’t have wished for a more perfect day with our friends and family and it was such a special day that we’ll remember for the rest of our lives.

Thank you again!

Love Sara & David

Wedding 16/07/2016 – Photographer: Dominique Bader Photography

 

Simple yet Elegant

Afternoon all! Well the wedding season has officially taken off here at Micklefield Hall and we can’t wait for Summer to finally start! So many weddings already done and even more to come, so we thought we would take a look back at two weddings where the colour scheme and flowers really stood out.

Amie Bone  created these gorgeous tall dome centrepieces for Pedro and Nikki’s wedding last week which incorporate three beautiful flowers: hydrangeas, roses and scented peonies. These large posy arrangements, along with the white framed table names and flameless candles, makes us feel like we are in a fairytale or something.

Amie Bone Flowers at Micklefield Hall

Amie Bone Flowers at Micklefield Hall

Amie Bone Flowers at Micklefield Hall

Amie Bone Flowers at Micklefield Hall

With a tall standing vase on each table, it isn’t hard to wonder why the couple chose to go with these arrangements. We highly recommend choosing a tall standing centrepiece as the tall arrangements will make any room look even bigger especially if it’s one with a high ceiling.

And we don’t want to forget what the bride picked! The beautiful Bride Nikki chose to go with a simple bouquet with scented sweet peas, peonies and hydrangeas. Doesn’t she just look stunning 🙂

Amie Bone Flowers at Micklefield Hall

Amie Bone Flowers at Micklefield Hall

Such a simple and elegant mix and yet it looks perfectly timeless.

Another combination that is proving to be very popular recently has been the colour scheme of greys and blush.

Micklefield Hall Wedding

Micklefield Hall Wedding

Micklefield Hall Wedding

Micklefield Hall Wedding

The combo of the soft grey table linen and blush centrepieces really didn’t fail to make each table stand out. As well as the centrepieces Hayley and James also hired in their linen from Amie Bone. Along with her fantastic team she also styled each table with clear glass plates, matching grey napkins and then placed an individual scented rose on each place setting for every guest.

Micklefield Hall Wedding

Micklefield Hall Wedding

Is anyone else welling up or is it just us?! Both looks are just beautiful.

Two very different looks and both equally as stunning and breath taking as the other. So if you are thinking about what décor you want for your wedding day, consider these two looks especially because they look absolutely stunning in our Great Barn.

Flowers: Amie Bone Florist

Caterers: Kalm Kitchen

Photographs by: SanShine Photography

Happy Wedding Season!

 

Sabrina’s and Richie’s wonderful Jewish Wedding

Last year we had a large range of weddings, each one different from the next and one of those weddings has just been blogged about on LoveMyDress. Sabrina and Richie’s Jewish wedding was a spectacular occasion and such a sweet couple, it was wonderful to be part of their June wedding. Read all about their day here : SABRINA AND RICHIE

Catering: KALM KITCHEN

Photography: KAT HILL

Sweetie Cart Hire

Merry Christmas everyone! Only 1 week until Christmas!!!! Anyone else as excited as we are?!

We have something that we would like to share with all the brides and grooms who are thinking of picking Micklefield as their venue/have already booked with us. We have our own SWEETIE CART!

Yes that’s right! We have our own sweetie cart, fully functioning and beautifully decorated.

The Sweetie cart is available to anyone who is holding their wedding, party or event at Micklefield, with a variety of packages to suit up to 200 guests. We have a large variety of retro and modern sweets to choose from which are all locally sourced. And the best part is is that our sweetie is already on site so there’s no delivery charge!

Interested? Then please call our office on 01923 778898 or email Abby at abby@micklefieldhall.com for packages and prices.

 

Micklefield Hall Reviews #5 2015

Dear Anna, Jamie and co,

Thank you so much for all you did to help us plan our wedding day – everything went perfectly, the grounds and the barn looked beautiful and we had the best day!
Thank you to everyone that made it happen – we’re so grateful.

With love Hattie & Simon

(5th of September Wedding)

 

 

Dear Jamie, Anna, Julie and your AMAZING team that all helped make our day perfect!

We could not be more grateful to all of you for so many things – showing us around the building site in 2013…guiding us to wonderful suppliers…answering countless questions and among other great things, creating our dream day!

It was such a privilege to have our wedding in the stunning barn, but it was more than just a great venue – your team and your charm do you a huge credit.

Thank you!
Lucy and Mark Slater

(Wedding on 10th of October)

(Photography by Jessica Jill Photography)

 

Thank you all so much for making our lunch at Micklefield Hall yesterday such a success. I have had lots of lovely comments about how great the venue is and what amazing food! It was all delicious, and the waiting team could not have been any more helpful. Micklefield Hall is such a beautiful place and I am already looking for an excuse to get us back there soon.

Have a great Christmas break all of you.
Kind regards

Gillian Gardner
Human Resources Manager
Accsys Technologies

(Christmas Lunch on 9th December)

Wedding Trends spotted at Micklefield Hall Events in 2015

Planning a wedding can be such a roller-coaster! From narrowing down your guest list, arranging your seating chart and even thinking about those little things that can personalise your day. Every wedding that we have hosted at Micklefield Hall have all been unique in some way, shape or form. But we have noticed over the wedding period that some themes have become more popular and regular at our weddings. Here is a list of the top wedding trends and themes that we have witnessed in 2015. You never know, you might get some ideas when planning your special day.

(Photo credit to Domainhome.com via Pinterest)

Naked Cakes

Everybody seems to be having naked cakes! I don’t mean literally a naked cake with no decoration but rather there is a light layer of sprinkled icing and then decorated with  berries, strawberries and flowers. It’s definitely the “in thing”.

Wedding Flip flops

This is fantastic idea. Nearly every women at your wedding will be wearing heels so let them give their feet a rest with some flip flops to dance and walk around in. Why not get some for yourself?!

Polaroid cameras

Whether its the wind up disposable cameras or an insta camera, polaroid cameras are a must! Some couples place one on each table so that their guests can take selfies that you can keep. This is a great way to capture every one of your quests for your wedding album.

Photo Booths

Another way to capture all your guests having fun at your wedding. The most popular one has been a Do-It-Yourself Photo booth.

Paper Lanterns

Simple yet effective. Hang your lanterns with invisible wire to look like they are floating. Even add LED lights to let them light up your reception.

Lace wedding Dresses

Ever since Kate Middleton’s wedding – yes I know it’s a couple of years ago – all bridal shops have doubled in lace dresses. And why wouldn’t they? They look gorgeous!

Jam Jar Centrepieces

Wooden log, a couple of decorated/plain jam jars and some wild flowers. Simple, easy and budget friendly centrepieces.

Sparkler send off

Need an idea for a nice send off at the end of the evening? Give your quests some sparkles and let them light up the end of your big day – also a fantastic photo!

Light up Letter

Personalise your day with some light up letters of your initials. 

Blackboard Signs

Dinner menu, welcome sign, thank you note, photo booth this way, order of the day…ENDLESS possibilities and opportunities to use blackboard signs. And really easy to make!

Mismatched Bridesmaid dresses

Whether it’s the colour scheme or style, this is a great way to keep your bridesmaids happy and include some variety in your bridal party.

Vintage suitcases

The biggest trend is using vintage suitcases as your gifts and card box! At least that way at the end of the evening you can gather them up easily.