Hi Everyone,

I'm really excited as we have paid the deposit on our wedding venue so we now officially have set the date! We have booked Hyde Bank Farm in Romiley - Stockport/Manchester area. Has anyone on here had their wedding there? If so, any advice to give or things to share?

I'm excited by the building as it's an old barn - can't wait to decorate it, but we are on a budget. If anyone has had their reception at a barn, please feel free to share your ideas on decorating it - we're getting married in December 2013. Christmas is my favourite time of year, so we'd like it to look cosy with white twinkly fairy lights. In terms of flowers, we were thinking of ivy, berries, roses etc.

Any budget friendly tips or ideas are welcomed!

:) Mmm good idea about the Christmas tree - could be nice in the downstairs area, as I'd like to dress that area up a bit. Have you had your wedding there?

They have given details of a recommended company that has dressed the venue before, but the company has no website/facebook page, so I can't look online for prices/pics. Will ring them, but I'd also like some advice relating to decorating a barn so that I have some ideas to discuss with them. :)

we saw the website for this venue, it looks lovely.

our venue is also a barn. we are going to drape organza from the eaves and string lights across at intervals.
we are going to have vintage style bunting on the walls as well as heart shaped decorated willow wreathes.

we are going to wind garlands around the door frames and supporting beams.

hth.

x

oo the paper snowflakes are really nice!

could they not be strung like a garland?

or popped on to chair sides if they are only small?

id go with white snowflakes and just a few red bells as accents, but thats only my opinion :)

Hi, just found this through a search for the venue, not yet seen it but they have an open evening tomorrow I'm going to. Is the venue reasonably priced, I'm excited by the pics but worried about getting ahead of myself incase it's out of my budget x

Hi Rachel :)

I LOVE the venue - can't wait for the big day! Venue suits a smaller wedding as it's a little on the small side, but it's so quaint and cosy. Will warn you, when you drive up to it, you have to drive past the dairy board which is v industrial. However, as soon as you pass this, the road becomes a lovely farm track lined with trees and then it opens out to a view of fields. To the side of the building is the entrance to the woodland and canal with a lovely bridge that could could be scenic for photos, as well as the actual grounds of the venue. Parking is easy and the neighbouring cottages are owned by the family that runs HBF so no worries regarding parking restrictions there.

If you are going to book HBF, I would defo make sure you negotiate on fixing the prices for the year you want to get married - got my fella to book the date and he neglected to do this which means that although we booked far in advance, it hasn't done us any favours price wise and prices have gone up. I also wasn't aware that table linen and napkins are not included in price of venue hire/meals which I'm a little bit miffed at as this is not mentioned and it's a hidden cost.

These little gripes aside though, the venue is reasonably priced, and I love the building - didn't really want to go down the conferency hotel room route.

I've booked a local florist from the Woodley area to do the flowers and wind ivy round the beams - her arrangements are lovely and reasonably priced. She's called Libby at Flowers by Strawberry Fields if you're interested.

your welcome hun anything to help another bride out plus i love to search for ideas, your wedding sounds wonderful - my mum is making our cake.... dont think i could do my own that will be a big saving for you are you making any other things yourself? xx

im making all my own stationary so far ive made the save the dates and we are having the pocketfold invites i have all the stuff just need to get them made, then I can start on the rest of the stationary... I am doing my own sweetie table, own centrepieces, cake boxes and favour boxes, table plan - basically i love making it all so the things i can make i am lol.

I have chosen my cake it is going to be photos on the cake and 8 tiers but set out on seperate cake stands - ive added some pics to show you xx

Your super lucky, I've been looking for a barn to have my engagement party in for a while, in the north east though.

Your's looks lovely, so lucky.

X

Love the save the dates and cake idea MrsEminson2B! Save the dates are really professional looking. :) Button and Boo, thanks for the ideas - definitely want candy canes - was thinking of threading them on to a luggage tag label and using them as place card favours. I also like the pine cone and mistletoe ideas!

Amy, would be great if you come across any of the pics from the wedding there - would be lovely to see. :)

yes lights look brilliant. Went to a barn wedding last month and the lights were so pretty. there cheap too x