We are so excited to have you be part of our wedding day!

We wanted to note a few things that are just for the wedding party and family so you know the plan before the Wedding and the day after.

Wednesday 30th October 24

Rehearsal at Church - 11am

Bride, Groom, Father of the Bride, Maids of Honour

Check in at Middleton Lodge is from 3pm

Bridal Party - Bridesmaids, Mother of Groom & Step-Mother of Bride

Please arrive at Middleton Lodge Reception at 12:30pm where you will be greeted by myself, George & Gemma Bond (our wedding planner).

Baggage can be left at reception and it will be brought to your room for you.

Bridal Party will meet at 1pm at the Forest Spa (located next to the Forge restaurant) for a relaxing afternoon enjoying the spa facilities. Food and Drinks will be served.

All Bridesmaids will have a manicure, so please arrive without any gel polish on please. Mother of the Groom and Step Mother of the Bride will have Massages during the manicures.

Please bring lounge clothes and a swimsuit if you wish to use the pool (its heated), sauna, plunge pools etc.

We should finish around 3:30-4pm, from there you can head to your rooms to rest and get ready for the rehearsal dinner.

Rehearsal Dinner starts promptly at 5:30pm at the Main House. There will be welcome drinks with a buffet style dinner served after.

PLEASE NOTE!! If you are a Bridesmaid or Usher that isn't immediate family, your spouse/partner cannot come to dinner unfortunately due to size restrictions in the dining room. We will make a reservation for all spouses/partners in the Coach House restaurant on the Middleton Lodge estate so they can have dinner and join us for drinks after at around 7pm.

If you are family please be discreet if you are invited to the rehearsal dinner as not everyone in our families can be invited!!

From 7pm onwards anyone that has arrived the day before is welcome to come have drinks with us in the Main House.

The night will end at 9:30pm for the Bride, Groom, & guests to get an early night.

Please note George & Seneca will not be staying together the night before the wedding and will not see each other till the ceremony. Therefore we would appreciate the help of the bridesmaids and ushers to communicate their whereabouts with each other during the wedding day.

Thursday 31st October 2024

Bridesmaids & Step-Mother of the Bride - We will have an early-ish start for hair and makeup. All bridesmaids will be getting both their hair and makeup done in the Main House. We may need to use multiple rooms due to the size of the bridal party and we will let you know if your in one of those rooms.

Please arrive at the Main House at 7am already showered with everything you will need for the day. Please wear comfy clothes that you can easily get over your head without touching your face or hair (or bring a robe).

Food will be provided for Breakfast so please eat as we will only have a small lunch/snacks and canapés are not until 3:30pm!

Whilst we are getting ready we will have the photographer and videographer around capturing moments so please refrain from taking any photos. We want to see your faces not your phones in our photos! Please do not post anything on social media as we will have a social content creator on site, aka Katie.

Ushers - Please meet George at the Dairy Rooms at 10:30am with your suits and everything you will need for the day. You will get ready together and then head over to the pub in Richmond around 11:30am-12pm. Other guests (or spouses) may join you there prior to the ceremony at 2pm. Most importantly can you please ensure you are all IN the church by 1:30pm and the Groom is at the Alter with Father Rod. We will not be having a rehearsal at the church before the wedding so please follow the Priests directions and when leaving at the end of the ceremony please partner with a bridesmaid to walk out with.

Family - Unless you have an active part in the ceremony please feel free to get breakfast when you choose and relax until the transport arrives at 1pm! Please be in the church and seated by 1:30-1:45pm.

AFTER THE CEREMONY

There will be confetti thrown and photos so please stick around close to the church. Gemma (our wedding planner) will be organising people with the help of the Ushers.

After confetti please go to the transport provided (there will be people to guide you) and board for a swift trip back to Middleton Lodge for the drinks reception.

The Bride and Groom will go separately with the photographer. Ushers if you have driven please let bridesmaids travel back with you to the venue for group photos.

When we arrive back at Middleton Lodge please head to the Fig House for the drinks reception. Gemma will gather those that need to be in photos so don't worry about being in a certain spot. Just enjoy the drinks reception until someone tells you to go get a photo taken!

We will have photos with the whole bridal party, just ushers, just bridesmaids, and respective families.

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