Smeetham Hall Barn

We would like to thank you and Bridget so much for your continued support and kindness to us throughout our contact with you. From start to finish, you have gone above and beyond what we could ever have expected in terms of flexibility. We have been incredibly unlucky in our circumstances, but so lucky to have chosen a venue with such lovely owners and staff. We are so grateful to you. Please let us know if we can do anything further to help, and we will absolutely be back in touch to re-organise our big day with you when the time is right!

To Bridget and Sophie and everyone at Smeetham Hall! A very belated THANK YOU!! It's been a strange year for us newlyweds but we wanted to ensure we thanked you for giving us the most incredible day last year.

Getting married in this unprecedented time has had its own challenges and along the way, we have had to deal with uncertainties and plenty of changes. Rosalind and I managed to tie the knot on the 18 December at Smeetham Hall Barn. Having originally planned for a summer wedding in July with around 150 guests, we decided to go ahead with a small and intimate family ceremony in line with government guidance. We are so glad that we did. We can honestly say, being in the magical barn with all of the decorations, lights and flowers, surrounded by our family was incredible and we absolutely feel that we made the right decision. We are so glad we went ahead with it and will treasure the memories forever. Bridget and her team played a crucial part in getting us to our special day. We had countless calls with her throughout this year and she remained a positive and reassuring presence in spite of all of the craziness. Her experience of hosting weddings shone through in helping us get everything ready. She managed to keep us calm and working towards our goal despite the fact that we had to change the events of the day multiple times. Sometimes a little bit of humour along the way makes everything easier! It really felt like a partnership and everyone in the barn played their role in making this day happen. At the end of the day, marrying your loved one is the most important thing in all of this, and we had the most special day." Thank you again Bridget - Merry Christmas and here's to a better 2021! Adam & Rosalind.

Dear Bridget and all of the amazing team at Smeetham Hall. It's so hard to put into words just how special our day was. From start to finish it was the most beautiful day. Bridget, we cannot thank you enough for helping us to plan and prepare our day. Our guests still comment on how wonderful all of the team were and how beautiful the venue is. You are all amazing and THANK YOU!

One of the ways you really find out how good a company/person is is when things don't go to plan. Unfortunately COVID made us postpone our wedding once and then finally resulted in it being cancelled (no fault of Smeetham Hall). Throughout this whole process Bridget was amazing, giving us all the support we could ask for and even up to and after the cancellation she was there to support us. At no point did we feel like anything was more of a priority other than us being happy with our day and getting what we deserved. It's such a shame that the wedding didn't go ahead, apart from the amazing venue that Smeetham Hall is, from the start of our journey last year to having to rearrange this year to finally having to cancel due to COVID the support has been excellent , I can only believe the rest of the reviews about peoples day when they say how amazing it was. If you want a venue that is not only beautiful and offers all you need you need, but will also do right by you as a customer in times of crises, look no further. It really does tick all the boxes.

A little review.... So...how do I begin such a post....... My experience with this venue has been so positive, even though as a result of the current COVID crisis, we’ve had to postpone our wedding twice. (May 2020 > August 2020 > to February 2021) 🥂COVID has totally stuffed up our day, but from day one right through to now, Bridget and the team have been BLINDING. This has been a rather stressful, full of tears and a disappointing time for the wedding industry, couples spend years saving for their big day and some spend a huge sum of money on their dream day (average wedding now is what, 20k?). I’ve read horror stories in the news about couples losing £1000’s and being told to cough up cancellation fees etc. Insurers not covering claims, holiday weddings abroad just disappearing and no one giving couples a second thought.... HOWEVER...from day one of this whole fiasco - Bridget has been right there, remaining in contact, providing support, offering the best alternative, being empathetic and being very passionate about giving us the day we deserve. We booked a package with Smeetham Hall, which is also another reason to go with this venue as Splinters (the in house type catering company) create such delicious meals and Cyla helps you with any question you may have. From how many bottles of wine to buy for your guests, to what food goes well with what drink, how not to overload the palette with chocolate. The package is also great because in circumstances such as this a lot of the admin work is done by Bridget who will email all the suppliers (DJ, videotographer - as this is included in some packages), so you don’t have to do the leg work. ALSO THE VENUE HAS NO CORKAGE FEE🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾. The venue it’s self is beautiful, you do not need to spends £1000’s on flowers or decorations because the place just has so much charm, character and warmth. It’s cosy (in a sense that it’s not so massive you need 1000 people to fill the space). For me, I want the day to feel intimate (even with 100 people in the room - they do cater for more) as it is about you and your future husband/wife. The house in front of the lake is STUNNING, even just the simple thing of driving up the long gravel road to the venue gets you all excited, the barn itself just reminds me of the Tudor period (and I love that kind of thing - I prefer historical and quirky to modern and plain). It can be decorated how you wish with big bright lights, outdoor torches (which they had on the open day and it looked so romantic). A car can pull up right to the door of the venue and the aisle seating is a few steps away, this is important for us as my mother and father in law are disabled. The facilities are clean, there is also a marquee where you move to have reception drinks which you can decorate as you wish. But like I said previously, the place doesn’t need a lot, it’s so beautiful! Yes I guess I should be devastated our day has been delayed but I am far from it because in reality this rubbish situation is totally out of our control. So rather than be fed up and let COVID drain the excitement out of me, I am looking forward to our day in February 2021. Come rain or shine, it will be lovely, amazing and special with our family and friends. I think I’ve realised now that to get what you want out of a company/service you need to go with people who’s are passionate about what they do. When people hear the word wedding they just want to make money out of you, that is not the case here. They leave everything up to you, they’re not pushy and they’re not ridiculously over priced, you get what you pay for and a whole lot more. I’m kind of glad it’s been delayed as it creates a bigger build up! Here’s to February 2021 and to the best day ever! Cheers! Lucy and Dean xxxxxxx