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How we met… It was freshers week at uni. Our first conversation was actually on the way to a club. But really we got to know each other through mutual friends; Jess’ flatmate was Ollie’s best mate, so Ollie was always around! It was a few months after this, on April 1st in fact, that we became “official”. The proposal… During a valentine’s dinner, Ollie reached into his jacket pocket and with a cheeky look on his face pulled out the… letter? Not just any letter, a cryptic let

How we met… We met at a house party back in 2018, but didn’t go on our first date until February 2020. The proposal… We booked a winter city break to Paris in 2022; Liam let me (Gina) plan and book the whole thing. When we got there we headed out for some food near the Eiffel Tower, and Liam then asked me to go for a walk around the bottom of the tower. When we were on our own taking a selfie, Liam got down on one knee and proposed. After this we went to a little bar to hav

How we met... We worked as teachers at the same school. We’d worked together for a year and never really noticed each other, and then we went to France on the year 6 residential and got talking, and realised we really liked each other! Nearly 9 years later we are married and have a 2-year-old called Freddie. The proposal... Alex got Freddie to propose to me! He had a t-shirt made for him which said ‘Mummy, will you marry Daddy?’ How could I say no to that!? What made us choos

How we met... We met at upper school, and were best of friends. The proposal... I was heavily pregnant with our second child, we went on a date night and Leon proposed then. What made us choose Dodmoor for our special day... We just loved the layout and that it was all in one place. Our vision for the day... Myself and Leon are very easy going so we kind of left it down to Alex from Stingray to design for us. We gave her a few colour choices and a few ideas that we like

How we met... We met online originally but weren’t interested in one another. We spoke casually as friends, and then two years later, we reconnected and started chatting. We realised we liked each other, but this was during COVID, so our first date was a videocall and our second was a distanced walk! The proposal... The proposal was incredible. We had gone to a friend’s wedding in Scotland. Shane had never been to Scotland, yet my mum’s side of the family is from there, and I

Your wedding photos are something you will treasure forever, frame in your home, and maybe one day show to your grandchildren! From the first kiss to the first dance, your photographer will be catching all of it on camera. This is why we love for our couples to make the most of all the special places at Dodmoor House for their photos. Take a little look below at all the beautiful areas around the grounds of Dodmoor, which can make for wonderful photo opportunities (and don't

Weddings bring together family and friends of all ages, and making sure every guest feels comfortable is a top priority! We know that another priority for a lot of our couples is ensuring that their grandparents can be there on their wedding day too, as this is such a privilege if it's possible! Older guests can often face unique challenges at wedding and event venues, especially those with rustic or historic settings like barns. Here at Dodmoor House, we take special care to

Weddings are joyful celebrations that bring families together, including the little ones who often add extra sparkle to the day! Finding a venue that welcomes children and keeps them happily engaged can sometimes be a challenge, but many couples feel it's important to have the little people in their life present on their big day. Here’s why Dodmoor House could be the venue for just that, and how we can create magical memories for the adults and children celebrating your weddi

You're newly engaged, you're on Cloud 9 and you've been celebrating for the past couple of weeks... Then once the celebrations begin to die down, the realisation starts to set in... It's time to plan a wedding! It's important of course to savour the moments after getting engaged, and really enjoy that engagement bubble. Some couples might enjoy this for a few weeks, and some for months, but once you're ready to get the ball rolling (and have ideally discussed your budget and

We are often asked if dogs are welcome at Dodmoor House, and the answer (we're very pleased to say), is YES! We love dogs at Dodmoor, and we know that they are every bit a part of the family as anyone else. Therefore, why would your dog not be on the (VIP) guest list?! We have seen dog ring bearers, "flower dogs", and dogs in little suits and skirts! Ever so cute, and ever so special. Here at Dodmoor, your dogs are very welcome to join during the ceremony, and then the drinks

It goes without saying that we love a wedding. Big-small, summer-winter, extravagant-minimalist. We love it all! And there is no right way. The most important thing is that the two people tying the knot have the best days of their lives. There is so much to love about intimate weddings, and while "micro weddings" were popular during the pandemic, the idea is certainly here to stay! There has been a huge rise in smaller weddings taking place and there are so many reasons why a

Your wedding should be done your way, and for some couples, you might not feel as though a traditional sit down meal or a formal wedding day is very 'you'. At Dodmoor, we love to offer the flexibility to choose exactly how you would like your wedding day to be, accommodating a more 'informal' style if preferred. This would mean having no official seating plan for the wedding breakfast, allowing guests to flow through both barns throughout the day, and sit where they would lik