A Beautiful Wedding Venue

I'm always on the lookout for picturesque wedding venues and my latest favourite is Braxted Park in Essex. If you've dreamed of a country house wedding, then this elegant Georgian mansion set amongst 300 acres of rolling parkland, is for you. The licensed venue can accommodate between 50 and 300 guests in the ballroom of the main house (available February through September), and the romantic walled garden provides a beautiful backdrop for champagne receptions. If convenience is top of your agenda, you'll be delighted to know that there is a pretty church in the grounds so the entire wedding can be held in one location, and the in-house wedding team are able to take care of planning everything from the food to the entertainment. As if all of that wasn't enough, they are offering an all-inclusive package for any remaining date in 2009 at just £8,000. (www.braxtedpark.co.uk; 01621 892305)