So here it is, the venue that is top of our shortlist…
The Tythe Barn at Launton, near Bicester, Oxfordshire. Which also, slightly to my dismay, was featured on Rock My Wedding today as they are hosting a wedding fair in a couple of weeks time. No-one go booking up my venue!!
It’s just beautiful, I’m going to let the pictures speak for themselves (for once!)
Oh. My. Goodness.
LOVE.
Now for the dilemma… it’s an hour’s drive from the Church. And after much consideration, I don’t think I could bear to give up the idea of getting married in the Church where I grew up (for more details, and other people’s opinions on this dilemma, see my question featured on ‘Ask Jenny‘ over at Rock My Wedding).
So, how far is too far? We’ve contemplated asking guests to all stay at the same hotel the night before near the venue, and then putting on a coach / bus to the Church, and then back to the reception venue. But this would be an hour on a bus, each way. So two hours. Lots of people have said ‘it’s your day, do what you want’. And ‘if people want to be there, they will’ and ‘an hour isn’t that far – provide some drinks and nibbles for the journey and it’s a great chance for people to get to know each other’.
But we’re still undecided. Throw into the mix that this venue is right at the very, very top end of our budget (read over our budget), it’s all a big dilemma. We can probably scrimp and save over the next 12 months to come up with the extra pennies, in fact we KNOW we will, as this is the venue we want. But our guest’s comfort is also important to us, and is two hours on a bus just too much to ask?? All those lovely dresses and suits so carefully packed, now getting creased.. oh Lordy, what a mess.
Because here’s a secret. This has ALWAYS been my number 1 wedding venue. For like, ever. Well, since I attended a wedding here a good few years ago (before I even met The Mr, who knew such a time existed!?). But I refused to look at it, because I knew it would be too far from the Church in Amersham. And now I have looked at it, I just know how much I want it. And it makes me feel sad.
So in summary, it’s back to the baked beans on toast student lifestyle for us for the next 12 months!
Please, if you’re reading this, let me know your thoughts on asking guests to travel a two – hour round trip, just so I can have my perfect wedding day. Am I turning into a Bridezilla?!
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