Archives for March 2016

A Very Special Wedding, In a Very Special Venue

This weekend Vanilla catered for a wedding held in one of Britain’s hidden treasures, Upper House Hayfield. UHH is located within 30 acres of private woodland and is an original luxury accommodation for up to 21 guests. The house offers unparalleled views of Kinder Reservoir and Kinder Scout, if you love walking and countryside pursuits, there is simply nowhere better. Upper House has a long fascinating history which includes intriguing characters such as Sir James Watts, Mary Augusta Ward and Agatha Christie.

Upper House stands isolated on the side of Kinder Scout, at the convergence of ancient pack horse routes from Glossop, Hayfield and Edale. Sir James Watts Mayor of Manchester sold the land to Stockport Water Authority for the Reservoir in the late 1800’s, Sir James insisted that he retain Upper House as his shooting lodge and set about improving it with the talented architects, the estate was then used solely for recreation, with two woodlands being created to enhance the available game stocks on the moors.

The beautiful location of Upper House and the great food service resulted in a extra special wedding day for Vanilla’s very own Simon, we hope you enjoyed our menu of whipped goats cheese and pickled veg, halibut, cheshire smoked beef artichoke puree and oxtail croquet and our trio creme brûlée chocolate pot tart tartan.

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Overall the menu, location and ceremony came together to make a lovely day for everyone. We would like to congratulate Simon and his lovely new wife Elizabeth.

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If you would like any information on how we work with venues then please visit the Vanilla In Allseasons website: http://www.vanillainallseasons.co.uk/contact/

And if you would like any more information about the Upper House Hayfield venue you can also visit their website: http://www.upperhousehayfield.com

Capesthorne Hall – Cheshire Wedding Venue

As many of you will already know Vanilla cater at many beautiful venues across the North West for a range of different functions, but Capesthorne Hall has been one of our favourite venues for many different reasons.

Capesthorne Hall is set in the heart of Cheshire, which makes it a stunning venue for weddings, corporate events, receptions, dinners, business meetings, conferences, presentations, exhibitions and festivals. You can visit the grounds and tour the hall between April and October on Sundays, Mondays and Bank Holiday weekends and you can also enjoy afternoon tea in The Butlers Pantry after your visit.

To fully appreciate the history behind this unique Hall special guided tours can be booked with the venue.

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You can join the wonderful people at the hall at Capesthorne for their next open evening on Thursday 17th of March 2016 to see the unique venue itself. Between 5.30pm and 9.00pm you will be able to see our showcase of wedding facilities, please call 01625 861 221 to confirm attendance.

This is an opportunity to see this perfect wedding venue first hand. You will get the chance to speak to our dedicated wedding team who will be able to discuss all requirements and show you around the venue dressed as it could be on your wedding day. There will be canapés and refreshments available at the open evening.

Vanilla In Allseasons can provide a full catering service from light snacks to fine dining, when you book the hall or the lakeside garden rooms at Capesthorne Hall. If you would like Vanilla to cater for your event at Capesthorne Hall or another venue contact our lovely team Vanilla In Allseasons on 01625 421 685 or via Email: info@vanillainallseasons.co.uk.

Friends of Vanilla

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Here at Vanilla we don’t just provide a service we’re all about creating memories that last and relationships that endure. We know that planning an event is about more than just the catering and that all of the many details are provided by a host of different suppliers, which can make organising your big day very stressful! We work closely with our clients to make sure that their event is perfect with as minimal fuss as possible.

Over the years Vanilla has established links with some of the finest suppliers and service providers around. We utilise these relationships to ensure the food products and ingredients we select always meet our exemplary standards. It also means that we are able to deliver the very best contacts and recommendations when it comes to planning your event.

Whilst working closely with Chetham’s Library we’ve recently updated our “Friends of Vanilla” section of our website with a host of new suppliers:

• Kate McGrath / Venue Perfection / Design / info@venueperfection.com / http://www.venueperfection.com/

• Jonny Draper / Jonny Draper Photograpghy / Photography / info@jonnydraper.co.uk / http://www.jonnydraper.co.uk/

• Johnathan / Lightech Lighting / Jonathan.Heywood@lightech.co.uk / http://www.lightech.co.uk/

• Marise Kaye / Bloomsbury Wedding Cakes / Cake / marise@bloomsburyweddingcakes.co.uk / http://www.bloomsburyweddingcakes.co.uk/

• Sean / Green Hot Clover / Band / Info@greenhotclover.co.uk / http://www.greenhotclover.co.uk/

• James Langton / UTC Events / Band / james@utcevents.co.uk / http://utcevents.co.uk/

• Helen Erickson / Helen Eriksen Weddings / helen@heleneriksenweddings.com / http://www.heleneriksenweddings.com/

• Andy Murphy / Andy Murphy DJ / DJ / andy@andymurphydj.co.uk / http://www.andymurphydj.co.uk/

• Stacy Neil / Love Lights the Way / Word Props / stacy@lovelightstheway.co.uk / http://www.lovelightstheway.co.uk/

• Kai Adi / Verdure / Flowers / very@verdure.co.uk / http://www.verdure.co.uk/

• Kyle Hassall / Kyle Hassall Photography / Photography / info@kylehassall.com / http://www.kylehassall.com/

• Mark Hendry / Live Piano Experince / Piano / admin@thelivepianoexperience.com / http://thelivepianoexperience.com/

• David / Didsbury String Quartet String Quartet / info@didsburystringquartet.co.uk / http://www.didsburystringquartet.co.uk/

If you’re interested in working with Vanilla at your next event Call us on: 01625 421 685 or Email us via info@vanillainallseasons.co.uk. We look forward to hearing from you.

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