Wilderness Reserve is a masterclass in romantic countryside weddings.
Our gentle arcadian landscapes are the picture of pastoral beauty and unmistakable Englishness. The quiet allure of the setting marries with a host of one-off luxury properties to create a timeless destination wedding venue in Suffolk.
Divided across Sibton Park and Chapel Barn estates, our exclusive wedding venues range from a grade II*-listed Georgian manor house, complete with its light-filled Orangery, to a sensitively restored 15th-century farmstead, designed to host those looking for a superlative barn wedding venue.
Elsewhere, an array of outdoor wedding venues await your personal touch, spanning woodland, lakeside and garden settings. Punctuating the fields between are a host of luxury Suffolk cottages and farmhouses – not to mention a show-stopping Walled Garden property. In all, we may host almost any number of your esteemed guests, with space for 200 staying the night.
With “I do” done and dusted, your guests’ attention – and appetites – will turn to the wedding reception. Drinks and restaurant-quality light bites are on offer from our very own Estate Kitchen. The team assure us the parmesan crackers with Suffolk gold mousse are not to be missed.
While everyone is busy reviewing your star performance – to the strains of a string quartet perhaps? – you’ll have time for those momentous wedding portraits. Again, location options are as abundant as the nature around you.
A regal pose under our statement stained-glass window in Chapel Barn or something a little more unbuttoned amid the wildflowers of a nearby meadow? The only challenge is in the choosing.
And so to the wedding breakfast. This is where our Estate Kitchen hits its highest note. Head chef Stewart Duffield (formerly at Tom Aikens) takes a flavour-first approach to the locally sourced fish, meat and organic vegetables he and his team prepare. The quality of the cooking rivals any you’ll find from caterers in London.
The Orangery at Sibton Park Manor House is a tasteful space to host wedding breakfasts of up to 140 seated guests, with space on its suntrap terrace for stretch tents and marquees. Those keen on channelling a more rustic wedding theme may well wish to host a Fire Feast in the woods. But let us be clear: outdoor wedding breakfasts at Wilderness Reserve are no less refined.