Brown & Green Life, hosting beautiful, down to earth weddings since 2018...
If you are looking for a venue to fill with love, family, friends, stunning food, great music and the best memories for life....you have found the right place!
Brown & Green Life is the ultimate relaxed wedding venue surrounded by nature... we are located in the heart of Crystal Palace park, with lakeside views, pedalos and even a few dinosaurs!
With a private bridge leading across to a private terrace, we can host weddings for up to 110 seated (150 standing)
Welcome your guests with a glass of fizz on the terrace overlooking the lake, before walking down the aisle facing the gorgeous view. The ceremony & feast room has surround windows allowing the beautiful greenery to flood in...
After the ceremony guests can enjoy the alfresco bar, lawn games under the tree, private hire pedalos and photographs with the iconic dinosaurs!
We can seat 110 guests in a horseshoe table set up, with inhouse catering providing 'family feast' style food where guests share plates as if around a family table- a large one!! (other recomended caterers available on request)
The venue comes with all seating, tables, linen, serviettes, cutlery, crockery, glassware. We also have inhouse decorations- handmade vintage bunting, ribbons for the bridge, paper lanterns, glass vases, candle jars- which are all available to use if required & included in the price.
The venue also comes with an extremely experienced wedding co-ordinator who will guide you through every step of your day from planning the entertainment, helping with flowers, deciding on food, decorating, to first dance.
If you chose our stunning venue you are welcome to come the day before as a prep day to decorate, have a rehearsal, set up music or to meet our highly experienced team and hand everything over to us!
Here at Brown & Green we love weddings and want you to have the best day ever, we wil always go the extra mile to make sure everything is perfect,
Personal Message from the Manager
Name of Wedding Contact: Laura
Hello! I am Laura & I love organising and planning weddings... we are so lucky to have such a beautiful venue that all your friends & family will be wowed by... I am with you every step of the way from initial ideas & planning right until your first dance! I am open to all ideas and will make anything you want to happen happen! I love unique weddings with personal touches and will ensure your day will be exceptional, full of dancing, love, food & happiness. Let's do it! x
Experience
Year Business Was Established
2018
No. of Weddings Hosted
Between 30 and 50
Public Liability Insurance
Yes
No. of People In Team
8
Overview of Brown and Green Life
Wedding Venue Type
Park venue with terrace
Wedding Venue Capacity
Dining Capacity
110
Reception Capacity
150
Wedding Ceremony & Reception
Confetti Permitted
Sound System Available
Wedding Licence
Dancefloor Available
Wedding Venue Details
In-House Wedding Coordinator
On-Site Parking
Pet Friendly
Disabled Access
Open Flame Permitted
Exclusive Use
Outdoor Reception Space
Water View
Wedding Catering
Vegan Catering
In-house Catering
Western / European
African
Mediterranean
Middle Eastern
Alcohol Licence
In-House Wine List
Bar
Corkage Charge for Own Alcohol
Pricing for Brown and Green Life
Venue Hire Only
Prices Start At
£1,875
Maximum Price
£7,350
the day before for prep day & onsite rehearsal/decorating/setting up/dropping off equipment etc
all furniture, crockery, cutlery, linen, glassware, decorations, candles, bunting, vases...
all staff, private bar & terrace
Experienced wedding co-ordinator leading up to the day, planning, liaise with all suppliers, caterers, registrars, photographers, bands etc. I am on 24/7 contact and throughout the big day.
What is included in this pricing:
Exclusive use
Non consumables (e.g. linen, lights etc.)
Day before set up available
Furniture included
Choice of preferred caterers
External caterers not permitted
Wedding coordinator available on the day
Multiple course wedding breakfast
In-house Catering
(price per head)
Prices Start At
£20
Maximum Price
£65
Our in-house caterer is Spam party food- they are also our head chef and co-owner of Brown & Green. ( we are twin sisters!)
Spam caters for most of our weddings and events (we do have a recommended caterers list for specific cuisines)
Spam style is family feasting, whether it's veggie, vegan, meaty, fishy or everything in-between you will not be disappointed! serving up stunning platters of food served in the middle of the tables for guests to share..we do everything from bangers & mash to Cornish crab canapés...and will be delighted to chat through requirements to suit your tastes and budgets. Please note we also do buffets and 3 course plated meals.
Crystal Palace Park, London, Greater London, SE20 8DS, England, United Kingdom
Travel Notes
Please put our venue into google maps. postcode SE208DS
Nearest Town
Crystal Palace
Nearest Motorway & Junction
M23
Nearest Train Station
Penge West
Nearest Airport
Gatwick
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Describe the best wedding that happened at Brown and Green Life?
One of the best weddings was when they hung a huge flower circle from the pitched ceiling and had the ceremony in the round... it was so unique. All the guests then took Prosecco on the pedals before having a 3 course family feast for 110 which went down a storm!
What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?
By 5pm the night before the wedding, be safe in the knowledge that I will know every last detail of your big day....so you can relax, enjoy the evening & be present the entire day, with not a worry in the world.
What’s your favourite personal touch you’ve seen at a wedding?
I loved it when the bride wrapped all the table flowers in tissue paper & gave them out to her guests as they left...
Describe Brown and Green Life in 5 adjectives
Cool, casual, extraordinary, stunning & calm.
Where’s the best photo spot at Brown and Green Life?
On the bridge!
Have you had any celebrity guest or wedding at Brown and Green Life?
Shhh, that's a secret!
What’s your favourite canapé?
Hash brown bites with sriracha mayo!
What’s your favourite midnight treat?
Bacon & halloumi Buttie
What is Brown and Green Life most unique feature?
It has a lake with pedalos opposite that guests use in between the ceremony & feast
What part of your business are you most proud of?
That I am wedding co-ordinator and my twin sister is head chef and between us we make BEAUTIFUL weddings & wedding feasts that make people very happy!