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Seckford Hall - A romantic wedding venue in the heart of Suffolk, East Anglia


If you are looking for possible wedding venues in Suffolk or East Anglia, come and visit Seckford Hall. We provide an attractive wedding venue, complete wedding service and top quality accommodation all under one roof.

Your Wedding Day will be the happiest day of your life, creating memories not only for yourselves but for your families and guests. You want a superb Reception, well organised down to the smallest detail and run with skilled precision by our friendly, experienced and helpful staff. At Seckford Hall, whether you plan a private wedding celebration just for the immediate family, or a lavish buffet for the family and friends, we aim to provide exactly the right surroundings and atmosphere to enable you to simply relax and enjoy your special day.

Prior to your booking, we would be delighted to show you and your family around the Hotel and discuss your arrangements informally. A provisional booking can then be made and held for you without obligation, for 7 days. Your written confirmation to Seckford Hall will then be required together with a deposit. From then on you can sit back and rest assured that you have placed yourselves in the capable hands of our management and staff, who have seen many bridal couples enjoy their happy day.

There are only fifty-two Saturdays in a year! If you are planning to get married on one of them may we suggest that you book with us early to avoid disappointment. We only cater for one Wedding Reception a day in the hotel to enable us to give you our very best attention.

The Civil Ceremony

Seckford Hall is licensed for Civil Ceremonies and our delightful oak-panelled Great Hall can seat up to 30 people or our Lakeside Suite can seat 120 guests. There is a room hire charge for the Civil Ceremony and we can arrange for floral decorations and music — perhaps a harpist!

It is not permissible to play religious music during the ceremony nor are religious items allowed in the room, please check with the Registrar for details.

Use of the Lakeside Suite for a Civil Ceremony may possibly create the need to hire a Marquee to accommodate the wedding breakfast.

For information and to check availability please contact Superintendent Registrar on 01394 387876

A Marquee

This can give a special feeling to the great day. Reminiscent of Henley and Garden Parties it is attractively packaged, with windows, french doors, carpet and chandeliers. Heaters will keep the Marquee warm no matter what the temperature is outside.

Coloured linings, swags and tails, and even luxury table linen can all be colour co-ordinated to great effect. For current hire charges please contact us.

 

Evening Receptions

Should you wish to continue the party into the evening your additional or replacement guests could arrive at say 7.3Opm. You can arrange with us to offer them a glass of wine on arrival or the first drink at the bar on your account. A disco or small band can be arranged to play on the Minstrel’s Gallery.

The number of additional guests is limited to the capacity of the room, to a maximum of 140 people. You may perhaps have 100 guests in the afternoon, and invite 40 more for the evening function.

Fine Food

The style of Wedding Breakfast falls into three main categories:

1. The ‘Finger-piece’ buffet where you stand, mingle and sit at occasional chairs and tables.

2. The Carved Buffet, where you have laid tables, a seating plan, yet the informality of choosing your main dish from a wide selection at the buffet.

3. The formal seated and served hot luncheon.

Currently the most popular is the Carved Buffet as it looks spectacular and offers a wide choice. A starter is served to your guests and cleared; guests are invited table by table to the Buffet to select their dishes from the Chefs and to help themselves to a selection of attractive salads. An enticing dessert is then served, followed by tea or coffee.

Our staff are in close attendance to ensure good service to your guests.
Sample menus for both types of buffets and menus for formal hot served luncheons and dinners are available.

The Drinks

Much may be discussed on this subject, but here are a few suggestions —On arrival (served after greeting your guests);

Bucks Fizz — a blend of orange juice and sparkling wine.

Pimms —served in a long glass with fruit and ice.

During the meal you may like us to serve wine to your guests, perhaps a glass of white wine with the starter and then a choice of red or white wine with the main course. Prices may be found in our wine list.

For the toasts and with the cake cutting, sparkling wine can be served. A good quality sparkling wine looks like champagne and tastes similar but is not quite so dry and is much less expensive.

Champagne — this is the traditional wine of weddings and a glass of this is the finest way to complement your wedding. We recommend our house champagne but Moet et Chandon or Bollinger — the great names are available.

A good selection of wines may be found in our wine list with a wide range of prices. We do not recommend the service of beer at a Wedding Reception. Naturally, a good selection of soft drinks, squashes, colas etc are always available, but the bar may be opened after toasts on request.

Mid Week Weddings

Whatever the style of wedding celebration you choose, the team at Seckford are capable of organising every detail so you can relax and enjoy your special day. For the larger wedding the Lakeside Suite overlooking the gardens has been a firm favourite for many years seating 120 comfortably. Smaller intimate gatherings for close family and friends can also be accommodated.

For the smaller reception they are happy to accommodate mid week weddings which enjoy a reduced rate tariff. Mid week the Hotel is more flexible allowing one night multiple room bookings, ideal for an intimate family get together. Weekends two nights accommodation must be booked and availability is usually more limited.

The hall is licensed for civil ceremonies and from the initial planning and booking of your wedding, to the day itself, the team of professionals will make sure your day runs to perfection.

Some dates are still available for this year and the Hotel is happy to show you and your family around the hotel and its facilities.

Click here to view our special mid week wedding offer for 2008

Wedding Services

Seckford Hall are more than just a wedding venue! We can provide a complete wedding service to take the pressure off organising your special day. Click here for further information.

For further information and to arrange an informal discussion with our wedding manager please contact Sonia Colchester on 01394 385678 or email sonia@seckford.co.uk

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* Pictures kindly supplied by Kaye Souter Flowers and Little Box of Memories

Seckford Hall Hotel & Restaurant, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 6NU
Tel: +44(0)1394 385678 Fax: +44(0)1394 380610
Email: reception@seckford.co.uk

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