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  Amber C. Sent on 06/07/2024
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  The most magical wedding!

  We had our wedding at River Cottage on the 29th June 2024 and everything was absolutely perfect. This was all down to the amazing wedding co-ordination Lucy and the whole team at River Cottage.
  
  Not living locally we did a lot of communication over email and via zoom calls but Lucy was so quick to respond to everything, I felt as though even from very early on, she had everything in hand and I felt like everything was taken care of.
  
  Lucy has such a positive and professional attitude, nothing was too much for her to sort out for us. On the day, Lucy was there all day to make sure everything flowed and of course it did! The team at River Cottage are trust outstanding at what they do, and you can tell they all enjoy being there and enjoy their jobs. All of them had a smile on their face all day and it just made the whole day feel extra special knowing they were also having a good time.
  
  If you love food then this is the venue for you. We chose this venue because we are big foodies and wanted to design our own menu. The chef we worked with, Connor, was amazing. We had a few ideas but his creative mind brought everything to life. We knew the food was going to be amazing but on the day we were like wow! And all of our guests said it was incredible and the best wedding meal they had ever had.
  
  If you want amazing service and incredible food this is the venue! Also the views you get at this venue are stunning, we were lucky to get good weather and they truly are wow views!

  We had our wedding at River Cottage on the 29th June 2024 and everything was absolutely perfect. This was all down to the amazing wedding co-ordination Lucy and the whole team at River Cottage.
  
  Not living locally we did a lot of communication over email and via zoom calls but Lucy was so quick to respond to everything, I felt as though even from very early on, she had everything in hand and I felt like everything was taken care of.
  
  Lucy has such a positive and professional attitude, nothing was too much for her to sort out for us. On the day, Lucy was there all day to make sure everything flowed and of course it did! The team at River Cottage are trust outstanding at what they do, and you can tell they all enjoy being there and enjoy their jobs. All of them had a smile on their face all day and it just made the whole day feel extra special knowing they were also having a good time.
  
  If you love food then this is the venue for you. We chose this venue because we are big foodies and wanted to design our own menu. The chef we worked with, Connor, was amazing. We had a few ideas but his creative mind brought everything to life. We knew the food was going to be amazing but on the day we were like wow! And all of our guests said it was incredible and the best wedding meal they had ever had.
  
  If you want amazing service and incredible food this is the venue! Also the views you get at this venue are stunning, we were lucky to get good weather and they truly are wow views!
• Sarah A. Sent on 21/09/2024
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  Wonderful experience start to finish!

  We had the most wonderful experience at River Cottage, with huge thanks to Lucy and the team. We knew we wanted a laid back wedding in a beautiful setting with delicious food and we could not have had a better experience. Lucy was a wonderful coordinator - the whole planning process through to the day of genuinely felt stress free and we are so grateful for the team for helping have the most amazing day. The food was amazing and we loved that it was all locally sourced - guests were raving about it afterwards and the River Cottage team were so accommodating with the range of dietary requirements across our guests. Lots of our family and friends have said it was their favourite wedding yet - we wouldn't hesitate to recommend to others if you're looking for a relaxed, fun and food-filled wedding day!

  We had the most wonderful experience at River Cottage, with huge thanks to Lucy and the team. We knew we wanted a laid back wedding in a beautiful setting with delicious food and we could not have had a better experience. Lucy was a wonderful coordinator - the whole planning process through to the day of genuinely felt stress free and we are so grateful for the team for helping have the most amazing day. The food was amazing and we loved that it was all locally sourced - guests were raving about it afterwards and the River Cottage team were so accommodating with the range of dietary requirements across our guests. Lots of our family and friends have said it was their favourite wedding yet - we wouldn't hesitate to recommend to others if you're looking for a relaxed, fun and food-filled wedding day!
• David Sent on 09/11/2023
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  The perfect venue

  River Cottage was the perfect venue for our big day - we aren’t super traditional, love being outdoors and enjoy eating good food (it was genuinely incredible)! We fell in love with the relaxed vibe, and were so excited to get married in a beautiful garden - what more can you want than a robin singing along whilst you read your vows?! Magical! We honestly had the best time.
  
  River Cottage think of everything, and you can decorate as much or as little as you need. The barn is beautiful without any additional set up or decorations, plus the venue provide fresh flowers cut from their own garden for the tables. The food was amazing! We had a vegetarian menu, which we planned with the head chef - no one missed meat, and even our fussiest of eaters cleaned their plates. We have had so many compliments from our guests, who loved the food and enjoyed a fun, chilled out day.
  
  Lucy, the Wedding & Events Coordinator, is such a wonderful, friendly human. She totally got us, and it was an absolute pleasure to have her help organise and run our day. All the other staff were super friendly and accommodating as well.
  
  What we also love is that you can go back to River Cottage even after all the excitement and the big day is over! It’s not just a wedding venue, so we can go back and make even more memories in a place that has such a special place in our story.
  
  Photos by our brilliant Photographer: Harriet Bird - www.harrietbirdphotography.com

  River Cottage was the perfect venue for our big day - we aren’t super traditional, love being outdoors and enjoy eating good food (it was genuinely incredible)! We fell in love with the relaxed vibe, and were so excited to get married in a beautiful garden - what more can you want than a robin singing along whilst you read your vows?! Magical! We honestly had the best time.
  
  River Cottage think of everything, and you can decorate as much or as little as you need. The barn is beautiful without any additional set up or decorations, plus the venue provide fresh flowers cut from their own garden for the tables. The food was amazing! We had a vegetarian menu, which we planned with the head chef - no one missed meat, and even our fussiest of eaters cleaned their plates. We have had so many compliments from our guests, who loved the food and enjoyed a fun, chilled out day.
  
  Lucy, the Wedding & Events Coordinator, is such a wonderful, friendly human. She totally got us, and it was an absolute pleasure to have her help organise and run our day. All the other staff were super friendly and accommodating as well.
  
  What we also love is that you can go back to River Cottage even after all the excitement and the big day is over! It’s not just a wedding venue, so we can go back and make even more memories in a place that has such a special place in our story.
  
  Photos by our brilliant Photographer: Harriet Bird - www.harrietbirdphotography.com

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• Lucy D. Sent on 21/05/2023
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  More than we could have wished for

  At River Cottage, our wedding day was perfect. My husband and I woke up the next day on cloud nine and we both agreed it really could not have been any more perfect. This was all down to Lucy, the coordinator, and the whole team! Everyone we spoke to on the day was so kind and friendly and it felt like they were really happy to help. The team at the bar were fantastic, especially with some of the guests who loved a tequila or two!
  
  From day one of planning our wedding, the team responded so quickly to all of our millions of questions, none of which seemed to phase them, and everything we had asked for was just simply done! They knew what to do to make it an incredible day! Our day felt unique to us, but the team were so well organised you could tell they'd had done this many times before, but taking just as much care each time.
  
  Every guest said how incredible the food was, and we knew it would be, but we didn't imagine how good it would be! One of our suppliers had forgotten to send specific vegan truffles we had asked for as wedding favours, but when I told River Cottage this, the day before the wedding, they had made hand-made truffles for our vegan guests! We didn't expect that or even ask that, they just did it and it was the little things like that which made it so perfect.
  
  All day we both felt at complete ease and most importantly we both felt like we trusted the team to get everything right and they did, and more! So really we can't thank them enough as we both have the most wonderful memories of a lifetime! And our guests do too, my sister said that was the best wedding she has ever been to!

  At River Cottage, our wedding day was perfect. My husband and I woke up the next day on cloud nine and we both agreed it really could not have been any more perfect. This was all down to Lucy, the coordinator, and the whole team! Everyone we spoke to on the day was so kind and friendly and it felt like they were really happy to help. The team at the bar were fantastic, especially with some of the guests who loved a tequila or two!
  
  From day one of planning our wedding, the team responded so quickly to all of our millions of questions, none of which seemed to phase them, and everything we had asked for was just simply done! They knew what to do to make it an incredible day! Our day felt unique to us, but the team were so well organised you could tell they'd had done this many times before, but taking just as much care each time.
  
  Every guest said how incredible the food was, and we knew it would be, but we didn't imagine how good it would be! One of our suppliers had forgotten to send specific vegan truffles we had asked for as wedding favours, but when I told River Cottage this, the day before the wedding, they had made hand-made truffles for our vegan guests! We didn't expect that or even ask that, they just did it and it was the little things like that which made it so perfect.
  
  All day we both felt at complete ease and most importantly we both felt like we trusted the team to get everything right and they did, and more! So really we can't thank them enough as we both have the most wonderful memories of a lifetime! And our guests do too, my sister said that was the best wedding she has ever been to!

  River Cottage's reply:

  Thank you so much for your wonderful review, it is our pleasure to be a part of your magical day and make it everything that you wished it to be. You are officially part of the River Cottage family now!
• Ian D. Sent on 25/05/2022
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  Lovely place to have a wedding. Outstandingly good wedding coordinator

  We held a wedding at River Cottage on May 21st 2022 for 90 guests. The food is of course outstanding and the venue lovely , but the wedding planner , Lucy Edwards , is fantastic. Always cheerful and pleasant , great attention to detail and really gets things done . She could not have done better.

  We held a wedding at River Cottage on May 21st 2022 for 90 guests. The food is of course outstanding and the venue lovely , but the wedding planner , Lucy Edwards , is fantastic. Always cheerful and pleasant , great attention to detail and really gets things done . She could not have done better.
• Jenny Sent on 16/10/2019
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  Thank you!

  We could not have asked for a more friendly and attentive venue. You made us feel so relaxed as we know you guys had everything sorted. All the guests commented on how amazing the food was, please pass on our thanks to the chefs :) And commented on how accommodating the staff were and the relaxed feeling the wedding had which was exactly what we wanted. We felt everything about the day was just so us. And Laura, to you, thank you so much for all your hard work, it simply would have not happened without you. River Cottage are very lucky to have such a dedicated wedding planner who goes above and beyond for the couples. We didn’t notice a thing out of place or any problems and we are sure that’s down to you so thank you.

  We could not have asked for a more friendly and attentive venue. You made us feel so relaxed as we know you guys had everything sorted. All the guests commented on how amazing the food was, please pass on our thanks to the chefs :) And commented on how accommodating the staff were and the relaxed feeling the wedding had which was exactly what we wanted. We felt everything about the day was just so us. And Laura, to you, thank you so much for all your hard work, it simply would have not happened without you. River Cottage are very lucky to have such a dedicated wedding planner who goes above and beyond for the couples. We didn’t notice a thing out of place or any problems and we are sure that’s down to you so thank you.
• Abbie Sent on 16/10/2019
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  Best day ever!

  "We had the best day ever and our guests are still raving about it! Thank you for the outstanding food and service, and the care taken by the whole team to ensure our wedding day was so special. It was perfect from start to finish, plus a ton of fun in an extraordinary setting. Laura, thank you for all your assistance in the prep and run up to the day too - we really appreciate your patience and flexibility (I’m sure Australian time difference is not ideal!!)"

  "We had the best day ever and our guests are still raving about it! Thank you for the outstanding food and service, and the care taken by the whole team to ensure our wedding day was so special. It was perfect from start to finish, plus a ton of fun in an extraordinary setting. Laura, thank you for all your assistance in the prep and run up to the day too - we really appreciate your patience and flexibility (I’m sure Australian time difference is not ideal!!)"
• Wendy Sent on 16/10/2019
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  The most amazing beautiful wedding!

  "The whole experience from the time we booked the venue last year was absolutely perfect. Laura our Wedding planner was a delight to work with she made our whole day flow with no problems at all. The food was absolutely delicious, we had 64 guests for the sit-down meal and all of them had thoroughly enjoyed their food. To us, River Cottage was the perfect venue for a relaxed unpretentious wedding and it certainly didn’t disappoint."

  "The whole experience from the time we booked the venue last year was absolutely perfect. Laura our Wedding planner was a delight to work with she made our whole day flow with no problems at all. The food was absolutely delicious, we had 64 guests for the sit-down meal and all of them had thoroughly enjoyed their food. To us, River Cottage was the perfect venue for a relaxed unpretentious wedding and it certainly didn’t disappoint."
• Keren Sent on 06/04/2018
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  Easy, Relaxed Wedding

  We had a truly amazing day, it all went perfectly. Thank you so much for all of your help and to everyone involved, for making our day so fantastic. So many of our guests commented on how relaxed the whole wedding was, how beautiful the venue is and last but definitely not least how incredible the food was. From the very first time we contacted the weddings team at river cottage, we have been made to feel so welcome and at ease with everything, making for an easy, relaxed wedding.

  We had a truly amazing day, it all went perfectly. Thank you so much for all of your help and to everyone involved, for making our day so fantastic. So many of our guests commented on how relaxed the whole wedding was, how beautiful the venue is and last but definitely not least how incredible the food was. From the very first time we contacted the weddings team at river cottage, we have been made to feel so welcome and at ease with everything, making for an easy, relaxed wedding.
• Tom Sent on 06/04/2018
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  SUCH a fantastic day

  We had SUCH a fantastic day on Saturday - it exceeded our (already very high!) expectations in every way. We've had quite a lot of people say it was the best wedding they've ever been to. That's not a normal thing to say about a wedding, in our experience - most people just say 'thank you, it was lovely' and move on! All of our family and friends thought the venue and food were stunning. 'Best food I've ever had' has also been something we've heard a few times. We're still getting excitable texts and emails from our guests, raving about everything from the canapés to the view of the valley to how lovely the River Cottage staff were.
  
  On that last point, we need to say a massive, massive, massive thank you to everyone at RC. Thank you all so much for all of your excellent preparation and hard work on the day. You all went over and above what could reasonably be expected of you. It was all of your hard work and dedication that made it such a wonderful day that we'll remember forever. We're not sure how you managed to be so effortlessly relaxed and informal while also pulling out all the stops - if you could bottle your magic and send it to us so we can use it in our jobs, that'd be great.

  We had SUCH a fantastic day on Saturday - it exceeded our (already very high!) expectations in every way. We've had quite a lot of people say it was the best wedding they've ever been to. That's not a normal thing to say about a wedding, in our experience - most people just say 'thank you, it was lovely' and move on! All of our family and friends thought the venue and food were stunning. 'Best food I've ever had' has also been something we've heard a few times. We're still getting excitable texts and emails from our guests, raving about everything from the canapés to the view of the valley to how lovely the River Cottage staff were.
  
  On that last point, we need to say a massive, massive, massive thank you to everyone at RC. Thank you all so much for all of your excellent preparation and hard work on the day. You all went over and above what could reasonably be expected of you. It was all of your hard work and dedication that made it such a wonderful day that we'll remember forever. We're not sure how you managed to be so effortlessly relaxed and informal while also pulling out all the stops - if you could bottle your magic and send it to us so we can use it in our jobs, that'd be great.

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