Rebecca & Richard’s Wedding

Saturday 24th August 2024, 12 noon

The Day

12pm - 1pm – Ceremony

Studley Parish Church Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Ardencote Manor

1.30pm - Photos with Canapes and Drinks

2.30pm - Wedding Breakfast

Followed by time to check in to rooms if staying onsite.

6.45pm - Cut the Cake

7.00pm - First dance

8.00pm - Evening Food

11.30pm - Carriages

Venues

Ceremony

Studley Parish Church Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Castle Road, Studley, B80 7AB

Using the postcode in your satnav will take you straight to the church. Access to the Parish Church is from the main A435 through Studley and down Castle Road. Any other access route is via narrow lanes and best avoided.

The A435 is accessible from J3 on M42 if you are coming from the north and A46 Stratford-upon-Avon if coming from the South (via the M40).

Don't confuse our venue, The Parish Church Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with the Roman Catholic Church of St Mary which is on the main A435 through Studley. We won't be there!

There is a small car park at the back of the church. Upon arriving at the church (with the church on your left), follow the road to the left and the small car park will be on your right, in front of the cemetery. If this is full, parking is allowed along the road but please keep the road clear for other cars to pass.

Please ensure the area in front of the church is clear for the wedding party. In sunny weather, the paths up to the church should be fine. However, after rain they can be muddy – we would ask you to be careful walking down these.

Wedding Breakfast, Reception and Party

Ardencote Manor

The Cumsey, Lye Green Road, Claverdon, Warwickshire, CV35 8LT

Using the postcode in your Satnav will take you straight to the venue. On leaving the church turn left at the end of the lane and follow Castle road over the bridge, up to the main road (A435) and turn right. You will see the War Memorial in front of you. Continue straight, taking the second exit (A435 Birmingham) with the Barley Mow pub on your left. After roughly 3 miles you will reach another roundabout with a Harvester pub 'The Dog' on your right. Take the third exit onto the A4189, signposted Henley and Warwick. Continue on this road to Henley In Arden for 5 miles.

In Henley at the traffic lights, continue straight ahead (on the A4189 signposted Warwick). After 3 miles you will have reached the village of Claverdon, turn left onto Lye Green Road signposted Shrewley and Ardencote Manor.

Follow the road for approximately 1 mile and after a series of bends, the entrance to Ardencote Manor is on the right.

Please note: Ardencote is a cashless venue - they will only accept debit or credit cards for payment.

RSVP & Menu Choice

PLEASE REPLY BY MONDAY 24TH JUNE

Please let us know if you have any allergies or dietary requirements. Choose one dish per course. We ask for one menu choice per guest, this includes all children.

Please let us know if you’re planning on bringing your own food for young children.

There is a form below the menu for you to indicate your choices.

Starter

Thai Spiced Salmon and Prawn Fishcake with Coriander Hollandaise and Lime

Grilled Halloumi with Roast vegetable and pesto salad with Balsamic Dressing

Main Course

(all served with seasonal vegetables and potatoes)

Slow Cooked Shoulder of Lamb with thyme fondant potatoes, buttered heritage carrots and rosemary and garlic jus.

Butter Bean, Sweet Potato and Spinach Cassoulet with Sweet Potato Falafel

Dessert

Strawberry and White Chocolate Tart with Chocolate Sauce and Strawberry Sorbet

Vegan Ice Cream

Children’s Menu

Children under the age of 16 can order from the children’s menu.

Please let us know your child’s age as there is an option to vary the portion sizes accordingly. Alternatively, any child over the age of 12 can order from the main menu but again let us know their age as portion sizes can be adjusted.

Starter

Melon slices or Garlic Bread

Main

Chicken Goujons with Chips & Peas

Dessert

Ice Cream

Drinks (including non-alcoholic options) are provided with the wedding breakfast

Accommodation

Ardencote Manor

Rooms at Ardencote Manor are available by contacting the reservations team on reservations@ardencote.com or 01926 843111.

There are a number of rooms available onsite with a limited number of discounted rooms available on a first come first served basis – please book as soon as possible.

You will need to mention you are part of the Knights Wedding party to get a discounted rate.

Discounted rates start from £135 per night including breakfast. Full price rooms start at £185.

Other nearby hotels around Warwick are:

Holiday Inn Express, Warwick 

Stratford Road, Longbridge, CV34 6TW

Delta Hotels by Marriott Warwick

A429 Stratford Road, Budbrooke, Warwick, CV34 6RE

Premier Inn Warwick Opus 40

Haywood Road, Warwick, CV34 5AH

Gifts

Many of our guests have enquired for a gift idea to be inspired.

Like many young couples today, we have a lot of things anyway.

If you would like to give, it is our request,

for something for our treasure chest.

If you wish to give us something for our future together,

we have set up a gift list through Prezola.

You can look at our list by clicking on the link below:

https://prezola.com/buy/view/176291

There is the option to buy us one of our selected gifts or alternatively, a cash gift through the Prezola website. We can use any cash gifted to either put towards a honeymoon (which we haven’t yet planned!) or redeem against some of the gifts on the list that others haven’t already bought for us.

Richard

Richard grew up in Bedford, with many family trips to his birthplace of London featuring in his childhood. He learned the trumpet through the local music service, beginning a lifetime of, well, practice, splits and trumpet geekery. After moving down to London to continue his studies at university, he stayed on in London, experiencing and performing music in all sorts of situations – from hearing world class jazz at Ronnie Scott’s to playing fanfares from the top of a tower, he made the most of the opportunities that came his way.

Richard was lucky to make many strong friendships with colleagues, meeting a wider range of contacts and being offered more opportunities to play and tour. These led to him being invited to play for music festivals in the South West, Dartington and St Endellion – both of which have remained a big part of his life to date. Not least, in the case of Dartington for meeting Becky!

Becky

Becky has always loved music and growing up in a musical family fuelled that love even more. Her parents are musicians and always encouraged her to learn an instrument. She started on the clarinet but didn’t like reeds much so swapped to the cello. She quite liked the cello but all her friends played the flute so swapped again to be like them. Becky didn’t practise the flute very often therefore didn’t progress as far as she could have.

It was Becky ‘s mum who suggested trying the bassoon, ‘no one else plays it and you’ll be in high demand!’ She hadn’t heard of it until then so thought why not give it a go. It wasn’t love at first sight but grew to love it and it led to some wonderful opportunities and experiences which she will never forget! It enabled the chance to go to music college and complete two degrees. Without the bassoon, Becky wouldn’t be where she is today.

About Us

It’s thanks to the bassoon (and the trumpet) that Rich and Becky are together. In Summer 2013 they met playing for the Dartington Festival Orchestra. It took them 8 years (and a global pandemic) to finally get together! They managed to keep things a secret for several weeks which is quite an achievement when they lived over 100 miles apart. Eventually travelling that many miles began to take its toll so Becky moved to London. The rest is, as they say, history!

The proposal – In October 2023, Rich suggested heading to Paris under the guise of watching the Rugby World Cup. Under the sunny skies in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, he asked Becky a very important question, specifically ‘what do you fancy for lunch?’ He did then get down one knee and popped another very important question. Some South African rugby fans were starting their (drinking) warm ups for the day early nearby and saw the moment. They kindly gave us two paper cups filled with fizz and we toasted our future together.