We may be just a little bit biased, but apart from the beautiful barns here, we wanted to share the other stand out factors that made us fall in love with Dodmoor House - and we hope that they make you fall in love with Dodmoor too!
Your own wedding coordinator!
There are plenty of us coordinators in the office, so from the point of booking up until when you are assigned your own coordinator, you can ring or email and any of us can answer any questions. We love any excuse to chat about weddings!
You will then be invited for a main planning meeting 2-3 months before your wedding, when you will meet your own designated coordinator, who will spend at least a couple of hours drawing up a detailed plan of your day, get to know you both and be your 'go to person' from this point onwards, liaising with you (and all your suppliers) to ensure that all the little details which really matter are exactly right on the big day.
They will see you the morning before when you drop off your wedding items and be there to oversee your special day from set up in the morning, until your evening party is well underway, taking all the stress away from you both! At this point you will be introduced to your evening manager, who is then yours until the end of the night and will make sure everyone gets home safely.
2- Regular invites to open evenings!
We love an open evening at Dodmoor! We usually hold around five open evenings a year. They are completely free to attend and are exclusive to booked couples. We invite a vast variety of suppliers that we know and love, which can be really useful in your wedding planning process. You can bring family and friends along too, so they get a chance to see the venue as well, while there's often free food and drink as we invite recommended caterers and you get a chance to sample our drinks package cocktails and wine.
Perhaps, the biggest bonus of all is it is a great opportunity to see your coordinator or talk to a member of our friendly team in person, we love getting to know more about you and all your wedding plans!
3- No corkage fee!
We don't charge a corkage fee for your daytime drinks. This covers the drinks reception, meal and speeches and essentially means you can provide your own alcohol for no extra charge! Simply deliver your alcohol to us the day before, we refrigerate it and serve during your special day- as easy as that. We can offer you advice on what to buy and will provide the ice, glassware and a pop up bar with display items.
The alternative to providing your own drinks is our Unlimited drinks package. This operates on a 'pay for what you drink' basis - making it completely fair and really cost effective - but with a guaranteed maximum price too. These packages include lots of fun cocktail options and have the big benefit of offering great choice for your guests, without you having the worry of lots of leftovers the next day....
4- A hard-working team!
We actually like to refer to ourselves as a family at Dodmoor House. Every member of staff always puts their all into every wedding, it always makes us smile when we receive (MANY) reviews crediting our hard work and team spirit- our favourite reviews are those calling us the 'Dodmoor Fairies' or 'Dodmoor Ninjas'!
We are really proud to have won lots of awards for customer service, including 'Best Team' in the National Wedding Awards, and it's very important to us that all the staff who work on your wedding are Dodmoor regulars. There is a great mix of full-time and regular part-time staff, who are all fully trained in how we do things, and there are often 10-15 of us working at some point on any wedding that takes place here!
Serving your drinks? Tick. Packing away wedding items at the end of the night? Tick. Playing and controlling the music for your ceremony? Tick. Helping you load your car the following morning? Tick. Fluffing your dress? Tick. Moving furniture to reset the room for the evening? Tick.
5- Beautiful Grounds!
The four acres of grounds of Dodmoor House in the wonderful Northamptonshire countryside are just as beautiful as the inside of our lovely barns.
We have two main outdoor areas for your drinks reception; the lawn and the courtyard, having the choice of locations for your drinks reception can really help with the uncertain British weather!
Whether you are in the courtyard or the lawn for your drinks reception, you will benefit from a pop up bar, garden/courtyard games and outdoor furniture. Both locations are simply stunning and there's also the Courtyard Barn as an indoor option or for cosy winter wedding receptions.
We are also only a stone's throw away from the Grand Union Canal and picturesque little lanes, which also make brilliant photo backdrops!
6- Dog Friendly!
One of our number one frequently asked questions is... "Can we bring our dog to Dodmoor?"... In short, the answer is YES PLEASE!! Enough said.....
7- Choice of caterers!
There are no set ‘in-house’ caterers at Dodmoor House which means you have the flexibility to find a catering firm which fits your exact needs for your special day. We offer the choice of  two recommended caterers, Portfolio Events and Lemon Zest, who serve tasty, locally-sourced and freshly-cooked food at extremely competitive rates, or we can help to suggest other firms who specialise in more informal food.
Alternatively, you may choose to bring in your own preferred caterer - it's up to you! Should you decide to go for your own caterers, we are very happy to accommodate this, but please just note there would be an additional £60 outside catering fee (payable with your final balance two months before the wedding).
We will liaise with your caterers throughout the planning process and on the day itself. Click here to see our full list of catering suppliers (classed as 'outside catering' but recognised as suppliers we know well and love to work with). The outside catering fee is not applicable if you use Portfolio Events or Lemon Zest.
8-Honeymoon Suite!
There is no extra charge for a night in the honeymoon suite on your wedding night. You can stroll across the courtyard at the end of the evening, after waving your guests goodbye- you couldn't be closer. It also gives you a private space to freshen up during the day or just take a minute out to let it all soak in!
Adjacent to the honeymoon suite is the Dodford Room- the getting ready area, which boasts a room full of light, with lots of mirrors and a big dressing table. The honeymoon suite offers a spacious room, complete with complimentary mini fridge and beautiful roll top bath in the spacious en-suite.
9- Lots of decorations included!
We strongly believe that you don't need lots of decorations to make Dodmoor come to life, especially as we include lots of beautiful items within the venue fee, these include (to name just a few) a card box, garden games, cake stands, wooden logs, tea lights and easels.
We also have a separate range of bigger or more personalised decorations- the Hire @ Dodmoor range which is available to hire at an extra cost. This range acts as one less supplier for you to find!
10- Flexible prices!
We understand how important, yet expensive weddings can be. With this in mind we try our hardest to be as flexible as possible with our prices, especially outside our main summer season and on midweek dates.
As there is so much flexibility in your choice of suppliers (especially in terms of your catering and drinks options), there are lots of ways that we can help you to keep your wedding budget under control.
Above all, we are very open with our pricing, to help you get ahead with budgeting. Please get in touch to see what we can offer you!
We would love to boast about Dodmoor some more in person, so please get in touch to arrange a viewing!
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