Part 2 of 2 cont......... The room was turned around for our evening reception where we had another
Part 2 of 2 cont......... The room was turned around for our evening reception where we had another 50 guests joining us – at no time did this feel too many within the space. There was a slight overrun on the turning of the room, but with the bar downstairs, the lounge that we had used earlier and an outside terrace all open and available there were plenty of spaces for us to greet our guests before moving back to the Walnut room. We had a buffet in this space (I personally didn’t actually get to try this due to getting wrapped up in all the celebrations and congratulations!) but the feedback we’ve received has been very positive as once again the kitchen team delivered. We’d ordered some cupcakes and these were kindly presented on the buffet along with more of the cheese from our wedding cake. There was plenty of space for guests to dance, but also have a seat or just a catch up in the walnut bar adjacent to the walnut room that was also open for our private use. A miscommunication in regards to the upstairs bar closing prior to the event ending was quickly resolved and the celebrations continued through to their end at which point we retired to the honeymoon suite that we had booked for the evening. The room was gorgeous – very ornate and definitely worthy of its title. It had a separate seating area, multiple bathrooms! and is a truly stunning room to retire too as a married couple. In the morning we had breakfast in the restaurant – much like all the other food we had been served this too was wonderful. Served really promptly with, again, really quality produce and lovely service. James had put aside the leftover cupcakes and cheese for us and packed it up for us to take home – the team at St. Giles really did go above and beyond to look after us throughout our dealings with them and help make it as special as it was. We can’t wait to hold another event there – the space, the staff and food were amazing – it’s a gem of a hotel and we feel really, really grateful and lucky to have found it and had our needs accommodated. A massive thank you to Jade and the team.