the day
The ceremony and most of the day will be outdoors, so please bring sensible footwear and an umbrella if we are unfortunate!
If you have an instrument please bring it along and learn I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day by The Pogues. It would mean a lot to us to have a go at playing and singing this together at our ceremony.
Wear whatever you feel comfortable in. Sequins and tartan are a killer combo.
The Plan
1pm: arrive / small talk / nibbles / anticipation
2pm: Ceremony
followed by big talk / fizz / games
4pm: Big Pan Food
Meat/Veggie/Vegan options all available
You can then expect some high quality speeches
Followed by music and low quality dancing until late
Accommodation
We would love you to join us in camping on the Friday and Saturday. You can either bring your own tent and camping stuff, or book a luxury bell tent from Bears and Butterflies. These will be put up ready for your arrival. There are showers and toilets for campers.
To book a bell tent, please email and put our names and the date of the wedding in the subject line. 3m will fit a couple and 5m will do four people or a family. The prices you see are for two nights.
We have arranged for a mobile cart to arrive on Saturday afternoon for guests to buy teas and coffees, as well as cocktails later in the evening. The cart will stay until Sunday morning so campers will be able to get their caffeine fixes and breakfast bits.
If camping is not your thing there are plenty of places to stay locally.
The Shepherds Hut Retreat– 4 Shepherds Huts, each sleeping 2 adults. Approx. 15 min walk from wedding.
www.theshepherdshutretreat.co.uk
The Yurt Retreat– 2 Yurts, 2 Roundhouses, 1 Treehouse, each sleeping 2 adults. Approx. 15 min walk from wedding.
Lilac Cottage– Sleeps max.4. In the village.
Summer Hill Cottage– Sleeps 4. In the village.
Yeabridge Farm Hideaway– 4 Yurts, each sleeping up to 5. Approx. 15 mins drive.
Peckmoor Farm Lodges– Henley. 9 holiday lodges (if you want to make a stay of it!!) Approx. 10 min drive.
New Farm Restaurant– Over Stratton. 3 double rooms. Approx. 15 min drive.
The Bath House Hotel– Chard. 6 double rooms. Approx. 15 min drive.
Lanes Hotel– West Coker. Various rooms. Approx. 17 min drive.
5 Dials– Ilminster. 6 Rooms. Approx. 18 min drive.
Haselbury Mill– Various rooms, plus 5 “Gypsy Caravans” in the Glade area. Approx. 10 min drive.
George Hotel– Crewkerne. 5 rooms. Approx. 6 min drive.
www.georgehotel.southcoastinns.co.uk
Brook House Boutique B&B– Dowlish Wake. 2 rooms. Approx. 11 min drive.
Travelodge– Ilminster. Various rooms. Approx. 16 min drive.
Cricket St Thomas Hotel– Cricket St Thomas. 12 rooms. Approx. 10 min drive.
Manor Arms– North Perrott. 8 rooms. Approx. 20 mins drive.
Lower Severalls Farmhouse B&B– Lower Severalls. 3 rooms. Approx. 15 mins drive.
www.lowerseverallsfarmhouse.co.uk
The Barrington Boar– Barrington. 4 rooms. Approx. 18 mins.
If you're looking for somewhere to eat on the Friday eve or Saturday morning you could try one of these places.
Coombe Farm Organic Café
Roundham TA18 8RR Eat in or Takeaway
The Feed Station
Merriott TA16 5QR
www.thefeedstationmerriott.co.uk
Pip’s Railway Carriage Café @ The Trading Post
Lopenhead TA13 5JH
www.therailwaycarriagecafe.business.site
Dorothy’s Tea Rooms
Hinton St George TA17 8SB
Lord Poulett Arms
Hinton St George TA17 8SE
Reservations essential!
The Dinnington Docks
Dinnington TA17 8SX
The Crooked Swan
Crewkerne TA18 7HR
No. 7 The Café & Pizza 57
Crewkerne TA18 7JP
The Home Bakery@ The Antiques Bazaar
Crewkerne TA18 8AG
Bilbys Café
Crewkerne TA18 7JY
Lopen Raj (Asian Restaurant)
Lopen TA13 5JH
The Barrington Boar
Barrington TA19 0JB
F.FeastVegetarian Cafe
Ilminster TA19 9PS
The White Horse
Haselbury Plucknett TA18 7RJ
www.thewhitehorsehaselbury.co.uk
There is a large Waitrose in Crewkerne
which also has a coffee shop.
Hive Beach near Burton Bradstock, West Bay and Bridport
are around 30 mins away from Hinton,
should you want a bit of sea air.
wedding list
We don't have one.
Having you there to celebrate with us on the day is fantastic and we are really grateful to you for putting aside the time and spending the cash to be with us!
If you were really hoping to give us something extra then we would really appreciate some money towards whatever our future holds. Please get in contact with us to find out how to do that.