Where to start!?!
We found The Firs on Hitched, advertised as a new venue for 2023, with tipis and a woodland area for ceremonies. We made an appointment and Sarah showed us round a very wet, muddy and incomplete wedding venue. But we could see straight away that this was THE PLACE for us. The vision that Sarah and Zak had was exactly what we wanted. We viewed 2 other venues that didn't excite us anywhere near enough. So we went ahead and booked for July 2023.
We had lots of opportunity to visit, loads of meetings with the wedding planner, Natalie (who deserves some kind of patience award! lol), we even arranged an engagement photoshoot there for our website. The staff could not have been more helpful or accommodating.
Having both being married before we had a very specific vision for what we wanted that wasn't a "normal" wedding day and Natalie embraced every suggestion, even liaising with our suppliers to make sure what we wanted would work and fit. Natalie is an asset to The Firs and a real credit to the team, we can't praise her enough.
We were able to access the venue the day before to set up, and it was torrential rain. We arrived to buckets in the tipi and Zak pulling up the dancefloor to stop it getting soaked, it looked like the day was going to be a disaster, but along came the team with a whole extension for the front of the Tipi to make it suitable for the rainy weather. They worked non stop that day to get the tipi's suitable and weatherproof and by the time the day was done, it looked beautiful.
On the day Natalie kept in touch and the decision was made to move our ceremony to the tipi instead of in the woodland, they made it look so beautiful that I wouldn't change a thing!
We had a very windy day and the team stayed on site all day to make sure that everything was safe and everyone was happy, I can't say how hard they worked, because there are no words for it! They must all have been exhausted the next day.
We were very well looked after and the day went so smoothly, despite the challenges the weather brought. My hand was never empty of a glass of fizz as Natalie seemed to work some kind of magic and pop up with a new glass whenever I didn't have one. They even made sure Ben's Viking horn was topped up with beer!
And to top everything off Natalie took some beautiful pictures and videos and shared them on our wedding app!
We wouldn't have changed a single thing and can't thank the team enough for going above and beyond and giving us the most perfect day.
If you are looking for a beautiful venue with a fantastic view, gorgeous bar, beautiful woodland and epic tipi's then this is your place.
Response from the venue
Hi Michelle & Ben,
Thankyou so much for your lovely review!
We really appreciate all of your comments and we are so happy you chose The Firs to host your special day!
We look forward to sharing more photos and videos of your special day for our future guests to see!
Please do stay in touch, and feel free to visit us again!
Love
Natalie, Zak, Sarah & The Team
Venue responded