For an Essex wedding venue which combines beautiful function spaces, picturesque grounds and fantastic on-site facilities, you’ll struggle to find many better that Friern Manor Country Hotel. The Georgian manor house boasts four acres of beautifully landscaped gardens as well as two fantastic function suites which both have their own private outdoor areas. Offering a number of different wedding packages, the hotel also has a team of wedding coordinators who can be on hand as much or as little as you need them, to help with the organisation of your special day.
Friern Manor is also licensed for ceremonies meaning that, if you so wish, you can spend your entire day at the hotel, splitting it between different rooms and areas. The function rooms are bursting full of character with exposed brick walls and elaborate chandeliers hanging from above. This makes them the perfect place to host a formal wedding breakfast and, once filled with beautifully decorated tables, they have a truly romantic air to them. If you are wanting to have a partly-outdoors reception, the grounds are the ideal place for drinks and also provide a pretty special backdrop for photos. Alternatively, there is the option to erect a marquee if you want an alfresco wedding breakfast too.
Being a hotel, Friern Manor also has a number of other benefits which make it an irresistible wedding venue, including the fact it has plenty of rooms which both guests and the bride and groom can stay in if they don’t fancy making the journey back afterwards. The in-house catering at Friern Manor is also bound to impress, with a number of bespoke menus available which vary from exquisite three-course banquets, to elaborate buffets and spreads. With the choice to either have alcohol provided by the hotel, or to bring in your own for a small corkage fee, there is plenty of opportunity at Friern Manor to add your own special touches to your wedding day.