We'd love to know you're coming — or, if you can't, that you're suitably devastated. Either way, please let us know by the 1st of October.
Received — thank you. We've got your reply. If anything changes, drop us a message directly.
Hengrave Hall is tucked into the Suffolk countryside, roughly two hours from London and well worth the journey. The nearest station is Bury St Edmunds; we recommend driving or sharing a taxi from there.
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For those not staying at the venue, or if you'd like options nearby:
We're getting married in a Tudor manor house in December. Think candlelight, dark wood panelling, stone floors. Dress accordingly.
The code is formal, with a gothic lean. Deep colours are encouraged — burgundy, midnight blue, forest green, black. Velvet gets extra points. Light colours and metallics are perfectly welcome; we're not enforcing a palette.
What we'd gently steer you away from: bright florals, tropical prints, and anything that looks like it was designed to photograph well at a summer garden party. This is not that wedding. Think moody, think rich, think ‘portrait in an oil painting.’
The venue has flagstone floors in places, so consider your footwear for both style and survival. And bring a layer for the grounds — it's Suffolk in December.
These are a guide, not a rule. If in doubt: would it look good by candlelight?
Your presence is genuinely the main thing. We mean that in the way people mean it when they've already got enough crockery. If you'd like to contribute to something, we've set up a couple of options:
The honeymoon fund goes towards an indecently long trip that we'll tell you all about afterwards.
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