Sopley Mill

A huge thank you to everyone on the team for your amazing communication, helpfulness and kindness that enabled our wedding day at The Mill to run so smoothly and be the best day we could have imagined.The venue was so beautiful and everyone made our day feel special even though you see so many couples marry.

we were so happy with how things have been from day one. The communication and organisation, everything!! . All staff I had spoken to either email or in person were so lovely and helpful, especially when we did not have a clue what we were doing ! With such a beautiful setting and friendly staff it really makes the difference, as it did calm our nerves and we had the best day, better than we could have possibly hoped for. I honestly hands down can not give anything negative to say because the service and quality top class. All I can say is keep doing an amazing job .

Fantastic service -A blank canvas to express yourself in any way you want to. Th rustic vintage feel of the venue means there is very little decorating you need to do for it to look stunning beautiful exposed brick and beautiful furniture too. Would recommend a thousands times over nothing like a beautiful setting near a river with swans swimming and near by fields with wild horses to really get your photos to look stunning.

I have had the pleasure of photographing many weddings at Sopley Mill and I can honestly say that it is one of my very favourite venues! It's absolutely stunning in every way, from the beautiful landscape and water meadows surrounding the mill, the rustic brick work, the quirky layout, it is everything you could ever want for your wedding. It is a complete blank canvas for you to decorate as you wish, but it's honestly so beautiful already that you'll barely need to do anything. The staff are lovely too and I always look forward to my weddings at Sopley Mill. See you again on 17th! :)

Our wedding was absolutely stunning and part of that was down to our beautiful venue, Sopley Mill. When searching for a venue we were so lucky to find this place as it was exactly what we wanted. Booking and all communication was very simple and easy to understand. There’s so much to think about with a wedding but Sopley made it very easy. The grounds are beautifully looked after and there’s hundreds of photo opportunities. The only reason this didn’t get 5 stars is because in the evening, we continually had a man working at the Mill (we never actually found out who he was) push his way through the dance floor interrupting my friends and family enjoying themselves to complain at the band being too loud. This would be understandable if the band had increased the volume limit but they were well aware of that and followed the rules. The man was very rude and knocked a table of glasses at one point causing them to break. Luckily our band and friends and family took it all in good humour.

Your suppliers are fantastic at working with each other and ensuring everything works in the way the Mill likes it to. And if the couple getting married there are organised, there should not be any logistical issues at all. It was lovely to be able to do things as we wanted (as long as it was checked and OK’s by the Mill!) The only thing that caused confusion prior to the day was about the chairs. As the Mill has grown, the responsibilities have changed and I had a moment of panic about how the chairs would be moved around. With Jasmine there, it was made clear that the Mill always had 100 chairs in the ceremony room and there were another 100 chairs upstairs in the food hall part, which would be placed around the tables for us. 7 months down the line and I was being told you would “take the chairs from the ceremony room upstairs for the meal but would not put them out.” Caused a moment of anxiety which actually the catering company were able to quell. They advised that the chairs were always up there, and they were happy to put them round the tables for us if we did not have time (I did though, so this was not an issue). I think with the high turnover in staff over the period of a year, the Mill has done incredibly well in trying to keep some consistency with the clients. I certainly never felt as though I had to re-explain things or had any issues, which proves that the handovers must have been good. We had 4 different people! I do think that consistency with a single point of contact is a good thing though, especially with the type of clients the Mill attracts (Jasmine filled this role so well with her quiet efficiency and manner) and do hope the Mill manages to retain a member that will stay for the foreseeable future. 😊 I was impressed with the paperwork and how well the contract was laid out, and all the information we received at the time of looking and booking. And I was very happy to be left alone with the suppliers on the day, but to also have you there to oversee things. Thank you Sopley for an amazing wedding! I look forward to seeing you go from strength to strength, but do hope that you don’t get too big or important, or price yourself too high, so as to keep that personal touch which is what attracted us in the first place. Non corporate!! That’s what makes you special.