Davenport House was the fourth venue we visited, and from the moment we arrived we knew it was the place we wanted to spend our special day. From the driveway up, to the first glimpses of the house, to the exploring the rooms, gardens and cottages, everything within Davenport House was beautifully laid out and presented, and gave us such a perfect backdrop to have our wedding.
Charley was so attentive from the moment we met her, giving us the freedom of the house and gardens to roam whilst being close enough to answer any and all queries we had. Her knowledge, recommendations and enthusiasm to build our plans was fantastic, and helped in building a wonderful working relationship through the 10 months we spent planning our wedding event together.
The ability for us to have the venue for exclusive use over 3 days, with all cottages and on site accommodation available for our solus use was so convenient and helped us build a perfect event. In the planning phase, Charley was always attentive on email, on calls and in accommodating viewings of the venue to allow us to build our plan, giving up evenings and weekends to give us the time around our schedule to be able to visit the house.
On the day of our arrival the day before our wedding, we were swept away by the staff of the house, having all of our boxes, bags and packages taken off us and the whole team turned around our plans within a few hours to give us a view of what we could expect on the day. Also, Lizzie welcomed us to the house and took time our of her day to get to know us a little more.
The night before our wedding we had a lovely BBQ, with the menu being diligently built by the kitchen staff, taking into account all dietary requirements, and the food and service has had fantastic feedback from all our guests.
On the day of our wedding, all staff, from Ian the venue manager to the bar and kitchen staff, as well as Charley (who has been fantastic all the way through) were seamless in the way they executed our plan for the day. Always attentive, on hand and making sure nothing was too much of an ask, whilst never getting in the way, their way of working was so efficient it helped make our day so perfect.
To say thank you to Charley, Ian, and the staff at Davenport House doesn't feel like enough, or that it would do justice to just how wonderful they were.