A Quintessential and Unique Wedding Experience
The Hampton Manor family has been welcoming food lovers to their table since 1986. With a passion of interiors (OMG- have you seen their arts and crafts inspired bedrooms!) and a talented chef team; this is the ultimate home-from-home wedding venue for stylish, food loving couples.
Set in Hampton-In-Arden in the Midlands, this stunning and gloriously traditional English ‘restaurant with rooms’ offers impeccable serviced an incredible Michelin Star dining experience. They have shaped their vision for hospitality based on a highly talented, creative and imaginative team that brings the whole Hampton Manor experience to life.
Hampton Manor is a classic yet modern choice of venue, as it offers more than just your average wedding and dining services. In fact, they have big plans for the future; on-site cider making, chef pop-ups and a monthly wine school. It’s certainly the place for foodies and wine-lovers! And if you’re head-over-heels dreaming of a countryside manor house wedding, this is the place for you.
Over to Claire, Laura and Charlotte to tell you more about this exquisite venue…
The Wedding Team at Hampton Manor
Introduce yourself
We are Claire, Laura and Charlotte – The Wedding Team at Hampton Manor!
Tell us about where the magic happens?
HQ is within the walls of Hampton Manor (and these are some nice William Morris lined walls). With Claire introducing you to the Manor, Laura planning every detail and Charlotte bringing your big day to fruition; the Wedding Team are your dream team.
How and why did you start up your business?
Hampton Manor is a restaurant with rooms and a Michelin-starred Peel’s Restaurant running at the busy centre. With 45 acres of land, a glass-ceilinged court-yard and contemporary arts and crafts inspired interiors, the Manor is the foodie couple’s dream wedding venue.
What do you love most about your job?
It must be said that the homemade cookies baked freshly every morning, wedding breakfast, natural wine tastings and the stunning setting are real perks of the job. But they’re nothing on seeing the Manor through the eyes of a newly-engaged couple visiting for the first time, hearing their plans and then watching them turn their wedding dream into a reality.
What makes your work unique?
The team! The Manor is filled with a team of young, friendly creatives; chefs and sommeliers, gardeners and baristas, barmen and potters. They pull together the bespoke details to make your day unique.
What kind of couples are ‘your couples’?
Foodies who want an artistic venue that feels like home.
What would be your advice for couples looking to plan a wedding totally unique to them?
Think about the experiences that have stood out for you as a couple. Is there a particular cocktail that you love, a vineyard that you’ve visited, or bakery where you buy your treats? Work with our team to thread all your favourite foodie memories into your big day.
What inspires you?
We love people who are curious, excited to try new things, wiling to step outside the box and take a walk off the beaten track.
What’s been your proudest moment so far?
Winning our Michelin Star and fourth AA-rosette within the space of two weeks.
What’s the most important lesson you’ve learnt?
Don’t get hung up on the details; that’s our job. Yours is to have the most amazing, memorable celebration with the people you love.
In your opinion, what makes a great wedding?
It’s a party that you and your nearest and dearest will always remember. A celebration of you as a couple. So let your hair down, show some personality and feast!
What exciting bits are in the pipeline?
We’re renovating our Victorian walled garden to provide more inspiration for the produce that we serve. Also, the Manor Cottage will be opening its doors this summer; a secret house that might just be the perfect place for you and your bridal party to stay in on the night before the your day.
LINKS
Website Link: Hampton Manor
Email: weddings@hamptonmanor.com
Directory Link: Mr and Mrs Unique – Hampton Manor
Showreel /Film Link: Blue Ridge Wedding Videography
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