Essex Wedding Venues

Wedding Venues J.C.M. Studios have photographed. Arranged in no particular order:

	The Marygreen Manor Hotel The Marygreen Manor Hotel, Brentwood, Essex, is situated just minutes away from Junction 28 of the M25 and provides luxury 4 Star accommodation ranging from Tudor Suites and executive rooms to fully equipped serviced apartments, make this the perfect venue for your Civil Marriage Ceremony in the Samuel Pepys Room or Wedding Reception. Set in an original 16th century Manor House, mentioned in Samuel Pepys' diaries and is said to have been often visited by the Tudor monarch Henry VIII when Henry Roper, Gentleman Pursuant to Queen Catherine of Aragon, lived there in 1514.Tudor's warm interiors and high-beamed ceiling offer the perfect setting for any special occasion. Period rooms are available for private dining. A wedding reception situated in the warm and friendly atmosphere of the impressive Baronial Hall, would not be complete without the perfect menu and Marygreen Manor Tudors offers contemporary European cuisine and provides guests with a choice between a great A la Carte menu or their fixed priced menus, complimented by an award winning wine list. Tudor’s restaurant and Chef Paul Peters have recently been awarded Marygreen's second AA Rosette. Guests can enjoys such treats in the tranquil gardens or conservatory in the warmer seasons, or by the open log fire in an oak panelled lounge in the cooler months. As photographers we find this venue a delight to photograph, and a venue, which offers one of the most historically romantic wedding backdrops in the country.

	Greenwoods Hotel Spa and Retreat Greenwoods Hotel Spa and Retreat is a beautiful 17th Century, Grade II listed manor house set in extensive landscaped gardens. The hotel is located in the rural village of Stock in Essex yet the bustling towns of Chelmsford and Billericay are just a few miles away. Greenwoods Hotel is easily accessible within 40 minutes from London's Liverpool Street Station and Stansted Airport. Whether it is a wedding, conference, and spa day or residential stay that you require, Greenwoods is the perfect location to meet your needs. Greenwoods offer a sumptuous venue for your Civil Marriage Ceremony or Wedding Reception. The elegant Library and adjacent Boardroom are ideal for small, exclusive civil marriage and partnership ceremonies and celebration or the Millennium Suite is the perfect option for larger wedding parties. The beautifully landscaped gardens and fountains provide an idyllic backdrop for the creative photography service that J C M Studios can provide to complete your wedding day experience.

	The Orsett Hall Hotel A Wedding Day is special for everyone concerned - a treasured memory, in which the success of the reception plays a key part. Imagine your wedding day in your own private country home. Set in twelve acres of beautiful landscaped gardens, coupled with serenity, peacefulness and personal service. Orsett Hall is very flexible to your needs, and any number from 20 to 350 can be catered for at the reception, with up to 400 in the evening. The Grahame Thomas Pavilion is now available to hold Wedding Receptions. The ‘New’ Whitmore Suite was completed by November 2008. The main hotel and Gold Room was completed by March 2009. After the rebuild, Orsett Hall will be sanctioned to hold Wedding ceremonies, which can be grand and ceremonious or quiet and intimate, depending on your preference. An accomplished toastmaster is available, to help the proceedings go smoothly, and is included in the menu price if you reach the minimum numbers and have a full sit down meal. Please note that two children will equal one adult in calculating your numbers. When the meal has been completed, the room for the evening entertainment is quickly prepared, while it is vacated. We can provide a discotheque or live music. There is an ample dance floor in all function suites and dancing can continue until 12.30am. A variety of attractive buffet options can be served during the evening including our delicious specialty fish tables. Orsett Hall is popular with wedding couples as its perfectly landscaped grounds allow JCM Studios to create an individual style of photography that perfectly reflects the magnificent surroundings

	Stockbrook Manor Set on the fringes of the picturesque village of Stock in Essex, the design of the building was inspired by Sir Edwin Lutyen, the best known British architect in the early 20th Century, who championed the use of space and views. The rooms reflect this with simplicity and plentiful views of the stunning countryside from every vista. Style, romance and elegance are retained to enhance the charm and warmth of this fine English Country Manor House. Stockbrook Manor is the perfect location for today’s Bride and Groom to hold their Civil Marriage Ceremony or Wedding Reception. The delightful grounds are perfect for the kind of photography requested by today’s modern couple. The large balcony is perched above the grounds and allows photography of both the happy couple and their guests to be taken from above to take full advantage of the surroundings. The distinctive chequer board set in a Mediterranean Garden allows unique photographs to be taken of the Bride and Groom in these beautiful surroundings, therefore, adding individuality to their collection of photographs.

	Crondon Park Crondon Park is located in the picturesque village of Stock, which is easily accessible from junction 16 on the A12. Crondon Park is set in a beautiful valley with mature trees and an undulating landscape. Crondon Park was established in 1995 and is the perfect venue for weddings and functions. Crondon Park is the perfect venue for your perfect day. The grand 17th century Baronial Hall is a self-contained facility with its own ceremony room, bridal suite, bar, private garden, and in-house sound and lighting system. Crondon Park is licensed to host civil ceremonies, conducted in either the Ryder Room or outside under the new floral canopy. As photographers we pride ourselves on our attention to detail, and because the staff are friendly, professional and service orientated, it creates an environment that makes it easy for us to create those wonderful photographs for you, your family and friends. As Crondon Park make every effort to ensure that your time spent is enjoyable. All the meals are homemade using fresh ingredients to produce the finest of menus with plenty of choice to please all tastes. You can choose from a wide selection of wines to complement your meals and moments. You can be confident that Crondon Park will endeavour to make every event special and unique. With our experience in photography coupled with their experience in entertaining, you can be confident that everything will be organised professionally and with a detailed touch. Let us make your day relaxed, happy and memorable.

	Friern Manor Friern Manor Country Hotel is set amidst landscaped grounds; it is nestled in a picturesque rural location, yet is ideally situated, just minutes away from the A127 Southend Arterial Road. Friern Manor Country House Hotel built in circa 1790, was transformed in the late 1980's to one of the country's foremost exclusive hotels. Being amongst the first properties in England and Wales to benefit from the change in the Marriages Act 1995, it now boasts unrivalled facilities for wedding ceremonies within its unique setting. Playing host to many small, intimate weddings to the larger society gatherings, Friern Manor has three distinct locations for the solemnisation of marriages: The Dunton Room The Old Coaching Stables The South Lawn Conservatory As one would expect from a venue such as this, Friern Manor offers luxurious accommodation and is the perfect destination to have your wedding. The care and attention doesn't just stop at the building. A whole host of luxury awaits both you and your guests, from crystal glassware to English bone china, from competent trained staff to an unparalleled level of service, not to mention our award-winning cuisine. We have no hesitation in recommending this venue as being amongst the most photogenic of the venues we photograph in Essex. You can rest assured that your special day will be memorable for all.

	The Fennes The English Country House first emerged as a building style during the reign of Henry Tudor. It had its hey day in the 18th Century during the reign of King George I when the landed aristocracy gave their homes a classical style makeover, introducing columns, porticos, landscaped gardens and huge sash windows for light and airy rooms. Fennes is a typical example of a quintessentially English Country house with both Georgian and Tudor features. Come and experience a traditional English wedding at The Fennes. Just one mile from the pretty village of Bocking in Essex is this traditional English Georgian Manor House residing in 100 acres of Essex Countryside, with such a unique welcoming feel, you can imagine it was your own home. With over 12 years’ experience as a dedicated wedding venue, they have mastered the essence of what makes your perfect day. At J.C.M. Studios, this is one of our favourite venues for the opportunities it offers to create a truly outstanding photographic record of the wedding. The Georgian style reception rooms at The Fennes are charming and elegant with a warm and homely feel, ideal for a small and intimate wedding. Overlooking the beautiful gardens the Drawing Room is licensed for smaller ceremonies. With large windows the room feels bright and airy in the summer whilst the open fire creates a warm and cosy atmosphere in the winter. The Dining Room, this warming claret coloured room makes a perfect fine dining experience. The Fennes Library is perfect for relaxing with deep comfortable sofas and an open fire overlooking the pond and landscaped gardens. Being the oldest part of the house the Reading Room is bursting with period features. The large open red brick fireplace and leather armchairs make this room great for your guests to admire.

	Gosfield Hall One of England's Premier Wedding Venues, built in 1545 by Sir John Wentworth, a member of Cardinal Woolsey’s household, Gosfield Hall hosted Royal visits by Queen Elizabeth 1 and her grand retinue throughout the middle of the 16th century. Gosfield Hall was remodeled during the 18th century and the magnificent Ballroom added and the deer park landscaped to become the family home of the Marquis of Buckingham. Later during the French Revolution, Gosfield Hall became the home of King Louis XV111 and his Queen Marie-Josephe-Louise of Savoy who had fled France and the guillotine to live in grand style with more than 350 courtiers and staff in attendance from 1807 to 1809. The magnificent interiors and elegant historic facades of the building remain through to today, when Gosfield Hall entered another phase in it's history as one of Britain’s most sought after venues for marriages and wedding receptions. The rich elegance of the interior of Gosfield Hall makes it as unique today as it was as a Royal residence in the early 19th century. The Queen Charlotte's Oak panelled gallery with a 120 ft long aisle is perfect a grand entrance to your ceremony whilst the newly licensed carriageway provides a unique setting for outdoor ceremonies on sunny days. The Marquis of Buckingham's former Ballroom provides a stunning setting for the reception meal for up to 110 guests and there are also several grand and ornate reception rooms, as well as a private bar and disco area for you and your guests to enjoy. In addition, 21 luxury bedroom suites are offered to you exclusively for the night of your wedding ensuring, the perfect end to the perfect day. Located just 8 miles from Braintree and close to the M11, Gosfield Hall is easily accessible from London whilst providing the perfect rural setting for your wedding day.

	Leez Priory Considered to be England's premier wedding venue, the first country house to be licensed in England to conduct civil marriage ceremonies, Leez Priory is a magnificent Tudor mansion set in 40 acres of beautiful parkland complete with lakes, lawns and a sweeping driveway. Offered only on an exclusive use basis, you can plan and build the day of your dreams to be enjoyed solely by just your family and friends, making Leez Priory truly your home for the day. Your civil marriage ceremony can be performed in the perfect setting of the stunning Tudor Great Tower which stands adjacent to the main house, followed by canapés and drinks served in the tranquil inner courtyard. The beautiful oak panelled Great Hall and adjoining Gatehouse can seat up to 120 guests for the wedding reception meal, or for a truly unique setting, the newly converted Coach House can seat up to 110 guests in one room. There are large oak panelled drawing rooms and a Medieval vaulted cellar complete with resident DJ, which together can accommodate up to 200 guests for an evening reception and party. Leez Priory also boasts 15 lovely bedrooms all of which are available to you on the night of your wedding as well as a quaint cottage within the grounds which is reserved exclusively for the Bride and Bridesmaids the night before the wedding to relax and prepare for the big day. Only a few minutes drive from Chelmsford in Essex, and 15 minutes from the M11, this little bit of Olde England can be exclusively yours and will provide the perfect setting to ensure that your wedding day dreams will come true.

	Ye Olde Plough House Your wedding day is one of the most memorable days of your life and Ye Olde Plough House has everything to offer the Bride and Groom for their Civil Marriage Ceremony or Wedding Reception. Ye Olde Plough House were originally built in the 14th century as a farmhouse and were owned by Richardatte Napleton. Also used throughout the years as an almshouse, one can imagine the weary pilgrims as they sought shelter, food and hospitality around the central hearth of Ye Olde Plough House, for apart from ruffians, the whole area was rife with Malaria. The old track from Brentwood through Bulphan to Tilbury once formed part of the pilgrims way for those travelling to the shrines of Thomas A Becket in Canterbury and our Lady of Walsingham in Norfolk. Legend has it that King Henry V111 himself sought shelter here, and it is also said that Dick Turpin was well known to ride through the area. Mr Harold Monk bought the House in the 1960's and it then started life again as a small coffee shop without mains water or toilets. After many years Mr. Monk undertook extensive work to build Ye Olde Plough House, as we know it today. You will still find the original house in the landscaped gardens, which Mr. Monk’s ancestors reside in to this day. The beautiful grounds lend themselves to creative photography. The bridge allows the happy couple to spend quiet moments together whilst we create a memory for them to treasure forever. As well as being a prestigious function venue, today travellers can still find sanctuary on the busy A128 but they are travellers of a different kind. Now Ye Olde Plough House offers a warm welcome to passing motorists, tourists, businessmen, and foreign visitors on their way from the docks and anyone who needs for one reason or another to be away from home.

	The Park Inn Lakeside The Park Inn Hotel in Thurrock is the perfect setting for weddings, conferences, and leisure breaks. Close to the Dartford and Lakeside shopping centres, this beautifully converted Georgian Manor is set in six acres of landscaped gardens. The hotel retains much of its original charm even as it offers all amenities and comforts expected of a modern hotel. Now a popular wedding location with landscaped gardens. Like most old country houses, Stifford Lodge, the most recent name of the property before it became a hotel, has undergone many renovations and alterations over the years. There was a house on the site as early as 1327, when it was owned by Henry de Shirewell and was probably of timber frame construction. This medieval house seems to have been substantially rebuilt in brick, probably by the Kingsman family in the mid-18th century. When the trustees of Jasper and Ann Kingsman sold it to John Button in 1789, it was described as a "capital mansion house with all requisite offices, gardens and meadow land." After John Button's death in 1806, his son who was also called John and was presumably responsible for the early 19th century additions to the house occupied Stifford Lodge. When John's wife died in 1830, he assumed her surname Freeman and lived at the lodge until his death in 1853, at the age of 82. John Freeman's daughter Elizabeth Frances inherited and retained the property until her death in 1868. The house then passed to her daughters who sold it to Mr. Edmund W. Brooks in 1901. Between 1860 and 1901 the owners were not residents of the house, which had been let to a series of tenants, including, Arthur Wild, William Phillip Beech, George H. Frank, William Fitzgerald Scott and Herbert Edmund Brooks. Herbert Brooks was prominent in local politics and was chairman of Essex County Council and the library fittings at the lodge are from his time. Herbert Brooks died in 1931 and his widow remained in residence until 1933. The Crossley family then occupied the house until 1939 when it was taken over by the War Department and became a Canadian military hospital. Temporary huts were erected for use as wards and German prisoners dismantled these at the end of the war. After the war, Colonel Sherwood who was the head of Sherwood Paints and was regarded as Stifford’s last Squire purchased the house. He spent a good deal of time in Barbados and died there in 1966. The house became a hotel after his death.

	De Rougemont Manor The recently refurbished De Rougemont Manor hotel is a converted manor house set in 10 acres of beautiful gardens and woodland, situated on Warley Hill overlooking London and many local Brentwood beauty spots. The featured Italian garden with its fountain, sculptures and balcony which offers the opportunity for us to take photographs from above, which can include both the happy couple and their guests enjoying their special day. Maintaining many of its original features, including a wealth of traditional oak beams and many gabled roofs, guests are offered a wide choice of accommodation from modern, functional rooms, ideal for business trips to the opulence of antique four-poster comfort when you feel you deserve something special. Boasting a mix of traditional and contemporary style and with 82 individually styled rooms to choose from, we are sure you will find one that suits you and your occasion perfectly. As you would expect from a four star hotel all our rooms are en suite and fully equipped with satellite TV, hair dryers, telephones and much more. For a number of years, the renowned Heseltines restaurant has offered quality first class food and drink to diners in Brentwood and the surrounding area. As well as our mouth-watering regular restaurant menu, there are always daily specials on offer freshly prepared from the finest seasonal ingredients. So whether you are planning a wedding, a conference, an exhibition or just a quiet dinner in our restaurant with an overnight stay, the De Rougemont Manor Hotel near Brentwood, can cater for your every requirement.

	Ivy Hill Hotel Conveniently located, Ivy Hill is nestled in the Essex countryside but just moments from the A12 between Chelmsford and Brentwood. Ivy Hill is part of Heritage On The Hill, the new name for the 9-acre site in the village of Margaretting, which also incorporates neighbouring Furze Hill. Originally a Victorian country house Ivy Hill has been sympathetically extended and now offers 33 traditionally decorated bedrooms, a Brasserie style restaurant, modern and flexible conference facilities and a picturesque setting for your wedding or party. The cool, elegant features of the Margaretting Suite make it a perfect venue for your Civil Marriage Ceremony or wedding reception. It has its own private entrance, solid oak flooring (a perfect dance floor for later in the evening!) contrast with a custom designed Axminster carpet border and a beautiful natural slate entrance lobby. A fully equipped, solid oak, granite topped bar, capable of being discretely shuttered closed if required is at one end of the room while at the other double patio doors lead via a wonderful raised wooden deck which overlooks the natural pond, down to a secluded private garden. The Ivy Suite looks out onto the beautiful gardens, which are perfect for capturing those special moments between the happy couple. The conservatory adds to the delight of this special wedding location.