June was such a beautiful month here at Millibridge Court & we are so looking forward to sharing with you this particular Wedding Day which took place on Friday 10th June, not only because the images are utterly spectacular, but because the Bride & Groom booked Millbridge Court all the way from Australia!

Once the date was confirmed S+J arranged for a one week trip to the UK in December to see Millbridge Court in person, have a planning meeting, meet with their potential suppliers & create their vision for their day & we were so excited to be able to guide them through this process & introduce them to our trusted Partners.

When the Big Day itself came around we were completely in awe of how perfectly it all came together! In charge of floralising Millbridge Court, both inside & out, was MBC Partner Blush Floral Design. The archway at the top of the Arbor Garden looked sensational covered in blush peonies, roses & hydrangeas & the beautiful centerpieces comprised of delicate pink & white arrangements in metallic jars. Simple, classy & very effective. Their beautiful naked cake was made by Jen from Spongeworks which took centre stage in the Dining Barn & we had the pleasure of welcoming The Springles to Millbridge Court for the first time. The love & laughter is so clear to see when looking through their photos & we are so excited to share them with you all. But first, here are a few words from the Bride herself. Xx

“To the Millbridge Court Team,

I just to say a big thank you for making our big day magical on Friday. After getting engaged last June I had in my head my dream wedding and you made it a reality on Friday. As we are based in Australia at the moment picking a venue just from pictures could be a bit risky but once we finally saw it in December we knew we choose the perfect venue. I can not stop smiling!”

 

 

 

 

 

We are so excited to share with you this breathtaking Millbridge Court Winter Wedding Day recently featured on Rock My Wedding.

J+S chose Millbridge Court as their Venue not long after the build was completed & brought together a host of wonderful industry professionals to make their dream day a reality.

Knowing that flowers are harder to come by in November the couple decided to opt for more foliage & planting than blooms, with the main centerpieces being creatively centered around rooms that you find in the home.

Menus, place cards, the table plan & table names were all beautifully handwritten by MBC Partner Judy Broad Calligraphy & their blush & navy colour palette was complimented beautifully by Kalm Kitchen’s coloured napkins.

J+S also had lots of DIY aspects to their styling, such as the ‘Welcome’ pallet & unique table plan (see rustic door & post box below) which added a wonderfully personal touch to the day. They are so impressive that unsurprisingly, the Bride has started designing & creating styling items for Wedding Day’s in her spare time!

Thank you J+S for allowing us to be able to share in your Wedding Day; it really was magical from start to finish & a complete & utter joy to be a part of. Thank you also to the talented Richard for sharing all of your exquisite images with us, but before you get to see them, here are some lovely words from the Bride herself. Xx

 

About Millbridge Court:

“Millbridge Court sells itself really, I would be very surprised if I ever met someone who had stepped inside and didn’t like it. The atmosphere, the rooms, the food and the staff are all better then we could have ever asked for. Finding them was a real dream come true!”

 

About The Food:

“If you are lucky enough to experience any of Kalm Kitchen’s creations then I can promise you won’t forget it. They deliver a treat for the eyes and the tastebuds as each of their exquisite canapés are served in creative and fashionable ways. Our guests have all said to us how incredible the food was and I’m sure we will think of some reason in the future as an excuse to try them again.”

 

 

 

 

We love the month of May for many reasons here at Millbridge Court; our gardens become more colourful by the day, our flower meadow is in bloom, the days are getting longer & warmer (the list goes on) but most importantly, it is the first month of the year where we are able to host our beautiful Arbor Wedding Days & on 7th May, we had the privilege of hosting Mr & Mrs Grannan’s gorgeous Wedding Day.

Entrusted with the blooms was MBC Partner & all round lovely lady, Gill Pike who filled our Barn’s with an abundance of pink peonies, blush hydrangeas, daisy’s & gypsophila. She even stayed until the Ceremony creating the button holes on site, as well as decorating the Arbor garden to perfection.

Their chosen photographer for the day was MBC Partner Jon from VLA Photography. It was such a pleasure, as always, to have him join us & so lovely to see the way in which he uses the different aspects of the building & varying backdrops of Millbridge Court to take his exquisite couples photographs.

Thank you J+M for letting us share in your beautiful Wedding Day; to be able to witness your blessing underneath our Arbor was so wonderful & you could not have been luckier with the unpredictable English weather. Wishing you lots & lots of love, laughter & happiness in your married lives together!

Here are a few words from the Mother of the Bride received a few short days after J+M’s Big Day…

“I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you all for such an incredible day on Saturday.  My daughter Jen, her family & friends all  had a truly lovely experience, the staff were amazing, we were extremely well looked after throughout.  There was not a single negative comment.  Something quite rare these days, I think.

I will definitely be recommending you to my friends – worth every penny.  Thank you for making the day so special, and please convey my personal thanks to the staff.”

Here are a selection of Jon from VLA’s breathtaking photos of the day. Xx

 

Last month we had the pleasure of welcoming back our wonderful couples for our spectacular Spring Soiree here at Millbridge Court.  It was the perfect opportunity for our Brides and Grooms to see Millbridge Court full of life and meet with some of our fabulous MBC Partners.

Our couples and their families were welcomed in to our front lounges where they were greeted with a glass of Prosecco, a delicious Brazilian cocktail created by our talented Bar Manager, and a glass of sparkling elderflower.  They were then invited through to the Barns where we had the wonderful Kalm Kitchen team presenting a selection of their ingenious food stalls including their Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Bar and Donut Wall.

Creating gorgeous floral centrepieces in our Dining Barn were Paula Rooney, Blush Floral Design and Gill Pike Florist.  Each had a table which they dressed so brilliantly in varied and inspiring ways, showcasing their unique styles.  Kalm Kitchen complimented all floral arrangements with coloured linens and glassware.  Blush Floral Design also decorated the Ceremony Barn to perfection with two beautiful urn displays, whilst Paula Rooney created four spectacular floral displays around our Arbor.

We also had the pleasure of being joined by the fabulous Bubblegum Balloons who displayed their stylish Mr and Mrs Balloons in our front lounges; with their colourful confetti balloons adding an element of fun to our Dining Barn.

And last but not least, we had the newest addition to our Partners list, Philippa Sian Photography, showcasing her phenomenal portfolio. Philippa mingled with our couples and captured so many amazing images of the day.

Thank you so much to our MBC Partners who showcased their work so beautifully and to our wonderful couples for coming back to see us. Below are a selection of Philippa’s gorgeous images for you all to enjoy.

Stay tuned for our Winter Soiree dates later this year! Xx

Kalm Kitchen Food Stalls:

Paula Rooney:

Blush Floral Design:

Gill Pike Florist:

Suppliers

Florists:

Paula Rooney – www.paularooney.co.uk

Blush Floral Design – www.blush-floral-design.com

Gill Pike Florist – www.gillpikeflorist.co.uk

Styling:

Bubblegum Balloons – www.bubblegumballoons.co.uk

Photographer:

Philippa Sian Photography – www.philippa-sian.co.uk

Last week, we were absolutely over the moon to see that one of our very gorgeous Millbridge Court Wedding Days is on the cover of Your Surrey Wedding Magazine with a fabulous piece of editorial written by the Bride accompanied by Ginny Marsh’s breath-taking photos of the day.

Lizzie & Adam chose Millbridge Court as their Wedding Venue in January 2015 following their December engagement & managed to book our last remaining August Saturday. Their vision was a relaxed countryside Wedding Day with a rustic feel & their colour palette of lavender hues complimented this perfectly. They added some really wonderful touches to the day’s proceedings opting for a Patisserie Boutique dessert which allowed for a relaxed end to their wedding breakfast, they also had an addition of three incredible singing waiters that kept everyone thoroughly entertained just ahead of the speeches & in place of favours, they had mojitos for each of their guests as the evening party started. Lovely, individual touches that made their day so special.

Here is what the Bride, Lizzie, said about Millbridge Court in Your Surrey Wedding Magazine.

“Millbridge Court was exactly my kind of style and, in an ideal world, how my dream house would look! The Venue was brand new but had so many lovely traditional touches too. It was light and airy with a barn-like feel to it. The gardens were equally beautiful and it offered the opportunity to get married outside, which I always wanted to do.”

Thank you Ginny Marsh for sending us your breathtaking images of Lizzie & Adam’s special day, here are just some of our favourites. Xx

We are so excited to share with you this breathtaking March Wedding Day.

Mr & Mrs Ratcliffe first looked around Millbridge Court a week or two before the Venue was complete & having booked shortly afterwards wasted no time in securing some of the best industry suppliers to bring their dream Wedding Day to life.

Their florist of choice was none other than the incredible Kate Avery. Spring colour palette’s just don’t come more beautiful & like always, not even a single corner of Millbridge Court was left untouched. The centrepieces were complimented perfectly by handmade table numbers & rustic place cards made by the Bride & Kalm Kitchen’s luxurious charcoal linens & light grey napkins.

Continuing the rustic theme was a rather phenomenal naked cake made by Millbridge Court Partner, Milk Street Kitchen who L&D met at our November Soiree. Such an elegant & beautifully simple looking cake which was bursting with strawberry & coconut flavour.

We were also tremendously excited to be working alongside Guy Collier Photography once again. Guy’s photos always tell a story & the joy, the laughter, the emotions of the day are so evident when looking through these images. Thank you, Guy, for capturing every element of the day so perfectly & for being such a pleasure to work with.

Wishing Mr & Mrs Ratcliffe so much love & happiness in their married lives together. Thank you for letting us share in your Wedding day, it really was a complete & utter privilege. Xx

Today, we have another absolutely breathtaking Millbridge Court August Wedding Day to share with you all.

G&A were the third couple to choose Millbridge Court as their Wedding Venue when the Barn walls were yet to be finished & everything from the roof, to the floor boards, to gardens & our Arbor had to be imagined, with just a little assistance from our CGI’s.

Upon booking, Mr & Mrs Butcher then chose a host of incredible suppliers to bring their Wedding Day life, one of which was MBC Partner & all round lovely lady, Hannah Berry Flowers. Hannah & her team of florists arrived early on the Saturday morning & dressed our Arbor with a rustic floral garland with tall original milk churns standing either side, filled with natural style flowers. The aisle was lined with little glass jam jars filled with pastel blooms & the colour palette was created from calming pastel shades of pale peach, blues, blush pinks and silvers which really complimented the beautiful grey linen Kalm Kitchen provided for the wedding breakfast. 

Benjamin Toms was the Bride & Grooms photographer who captured the proceedings of the day & the details so perfectly, even getting some great snaps of G&A’s ‘Carve at the Table’ main course dish as the chosen carvers made their way to their tables.

Thank you for sharing your photos with us, Ben, it was such a beautiful day & we have really loved re-living it. Xx

In April we had the pleasure of hosting a breathtaking shoot here at Millbridge Court which was featured in You & Your Wedding Magazine’s September Issue. The visionary and stylist behind the photoshoot was Michelle Pierre-Carr and the talented Millbridge Court Partner Eddie Judd was the chosen photographer.

Michelle’s inspiration for the shoot was Pantone’s colour of 2015, Tangerine, and she set out to bring together an orange grove of colours and shades with greenery and scents aplenty. The focus of the shoot became the gorgeous fruit chandeliers hanging over the banquet table which was situated at the end of our Dining Barn, and featured beautiful vintage touches of cream and gold. Old world romance was combined with bringing the natural beauty of the outdoors inside, a concept that is behind the very design of Millbridge Court.

Thank you, Michelle, for choosing us to host such a breathtaking concept and photoshoot. There are few things we love more than seeing MBC in the glossy print of a beautiful Wedding Magazine. Xx

The talented suppliers that contributed to this photoshoot are:

Photographer: Eddie Judd (MBC Partner)

Caterer & props: Kalm Kitchen

Florist: Zita Elize

Cake: Elizabeths Cake Emporium

Calligraphy: Judy Broad  (MBC Partner)

Stationery: Cutture

I was just a little bit excited when I was sent the link to the professional images of this utterly gorgeous August Wedding Day. Emma, the Bride, asked if I would like to be sent any to keep. She probably expected me to send back to her a list of a few but I in fact asked for 55 (sorry, Emma) and to whittle it down to that many was somewhat of a struggle.

Emma and Daniel got married at Millbridge Court in August on the most spectacular Summers Day and picked a plethora of talented suppliers to bring to life their dream Wedding. Millbridge Court Partner Hannah Berry was their chosen florist, creating breathtaking arrangements throughout the Barns and in our Arbor Garden. Think milk churns, hanging floral jars, wild flowers… just gorgeous. Nicola Milns was the photographer capturing every detail so beautifully and we absolutely adore all of the shots that she took of Emma and Daniel around the Millbridge Court grounds.

Just before you get to the images, below are some wonderful words from Daniel, the Groom, about their day and the reasons for choosing Millbridge Court as their Wedding Venue.

 

“Millbridge Court was the first venue that we found that had everything. Perfect location, setting and ambience with it catering for every single aspect of a wedding. Every detail has been considered and well thought out. The outside area is a complete showstopper. As the groom, my favourite moment was walking to the Arbor with my guests and just hearing each one being in awe of the setting. It was beautiful. This venue has it all and the choice was a no brainer for us. It blew every other venue away.

The outside, rustic countryside nature of the venue is magical. You feel like you’re in a different world. It’s incredibly intimate and welcoming without being over the top.

We had so much confidence in the team that they knew how to put on a wedding and we were not left disappointed. So many of our guests have recommended the venue to friends. So much of their hard work and effort was truly appreciated by us and our guests. I may be biased but I am confident that it will be a long time before I go to a better wedding venue than Millbridge Court.”

 

 

Last Summer we received a rather exciting email from Emma at Coco Wedding Venues introducing us to her good friend and colleague, Katrina Otter who is a key member of the UK Alliance of Wedding Planners and in charge of planning their 2015 Wedding planning Excellence Seminar. Following a site visit from Kat and Andri Benson (Always Andri) and a morning chatting through menu ideas and plans we just could not wait to host such an exciting few days and welcome some of the most talented Wedding Planners in the UK to Millbridge Court.

Wedding Planning Excellence (WPE) offers the opportunity for Wedding Planners to increase their knowledge, gain ideas to grow their planning business and to mix and learn from like-minded planners. WPE had the most incredible array of speakers over the course of the two days, ranging from Polly Alexandre, a success and lifestyle coach, to Fiona Humberstone, the best-selling author of ‘How to Style Your Brand’.

Thank you, Kat, for having Millbridge Court as the host for such a wonderful event, it was a complete and utter privilege to be joined by such phenomenal industry professionals. Thank you to Hannah Duffy for capturing the Seminar so beautifully over the two days and to MBC Partner for always dressing Millbridge Court to perfection.

Elisabetta of Linen & Silk had these wonderful words to say about Millbridge Court…

“What a fantastic setting for WPE! I’d heard such lovely feedback about this venue that I sat foot at Millbridge Court with really high expectations – but I was not disappointed! The venue is cosy, warm, inviting and offered us a fantastic space, both for the educational part and for relaxing with our colleagues over lunch and dinner. Ending day 1 chatting with fellow planners on the sofas by the fire was also rather special. The service we’ve received from Millbridge has also been fantastic – what a great partner for WPE!”

Lunch.

Dinner.

Day 2.

Lunch.

 

Caterer: Kalm Kitchen

Photographer: Hannah Duffy Photography

Videographer: Adrian Stone from The Dreamcatchers

Florist: Jay Archer Floral Design

Stationery: Ananya Cards

Furniture: Stressfreehire

Full list of Speakers:

http://www.wpe.ukawp.com/speakers.php