2021 Global Wedding Awards

Page 22 www.lux-review.com LUX 2021 Global Wedding Awards Throughout the year, Rothamsted Manor works with a range of clients, offering weddings and ceremonies for groups of up to 120, evening receptions and parties, smaller intimate dinners and private functions, afternoon tea, wedding fairs, wedding photoshoots and much more. In addition to being a spectacular location to host a special event, the venue has an experienced inhouse catering team and a recently refurbished kitchen which allows it to offer the very highest quality of food using sustainable, locally sourced ingredients. This means the Manor’s clients will have the option of following their ceremony with a delicious wedding breakfast, buffet, a mouth-watering barbeque or a divine afternoon tea. Clients are invited to become Lord or Lady of the Manor for a day and enjoy exclusive use of the property, with its wealth of period features and facilities throughout several rooms, making for a truly fairy tale wedding. Couples can tie the knot in their room of choice, and then enjoy celebration drinks on the lush green lawns as well as take photographs with the breath-taking grounds as a back-drop. To top the day off, the happy couple can choose to have an evening buffet and maybe even a live band, and there will inevitably be plenty of dancing. Not only will the occasion be a day to remember for all guests, but every client who chooses Rothamsted Manor as their venue is supporting the amazing agricultural research that takes place on the estate, with Rothamsted Research striving to create a Rothamsted Manor is a stunning Grade 1 listed manor house, set in acres of Hertfordshire woodland with beautiful surrounding gardens, and a real focus on sustainability. Known as Hertfordshire’s hidden gem, the Manor sits in the historically significant Rothamsted Estate, home to some of the world’s oldest and most important agricultural research experiments, some of which continue today. Apr21400 Rothamsted Manor Best Sustainable Wedding Venue 2021 – Hertfordshire world which produces more food from less land without harming the planet. Of course, none of these wonderful events could happen without the hard work of Rothamsted Manor’s team. The business chooses employees not only based on their skills and experience, but also on their personality and fit with the business’ values and ethos. Its staff are key to ensuring clients’ events run to plan, within budget, and exceed their needs and expectations for the day. The internal culture is supportive, focused and determined, and the team is passionate about delivering customer service excellence, which shines through in their day to day work. All of these qualities were particularly important during the pandemic; this customer- focused approach was highlighted when there was a large volume of cancellations and postponements, all of which were managed without any financial loss to the customer. The wedding industry both in the UK and globally has been hugely impacted by COVID-19. During the pandemic, Rothamsted Manor remained largely closed aside from a few periods where the restrictions were lifted and it was permitted to run small events. However, things are beginning to look up for those who want to get married and for the venues that make these events happen. The business is excited to start hosting events and weddings again this year, following the refurbishment of the kitchens and with works taking place both inside and outside the Manor and in the Manor gardens, as well as revamping its menus and preferred suppliers lists to ensure its approach to sustainability permeates its whole offering. The team also focused on training in areas such as customer service and time management and refreshed their skills in order to deliver the new menus, preparing them to return to making dreams come true. Company: Rothamsted Manor Contact: Claire Flawn Website: www.rothamstedenterprises.com