Winter Weddings
Sparkle & Shimmer
The winter months are often overlooked when couples start thinking about when to get married – but it’s called a winter wonderland for a reason! Here at The Kingscote Barn, we love winter weddings and these are the reasons why!
Candles & Fairy Lights
With the nights drawing in, the winter months offer a perfect chance to create a twinkly atmosphere in the barn. Candles and fairy lights transform the space into a magical and romantic feel that’s perfect for a ceremony and wedding breakfast.
style your ceremony
There are lots of different ways that you can use candles for decoration, whether you choose to LED candles in a vase along the aisle for your ceremony, use candelabras as centrepieces for your wedding breakfast or have tea lights in pretty holders around the barn to add decoration.
FLowers
An icy colour scheme is perfect for a winter wedding, with pastel shades of pink, lilac, blue and white mixed with light green and silvery grey foliage.
Or if you want to inject a bit of colour then you could choose warm, rich colours like deep red, purple, orange and yellow.
Any colour scheme can be used and just made wintery by adding berries, cones and winter foliage.
Delicious Winter warmers
Winter is the perfect time of year for eating delicious hearty food and yummy treats! It might be cold outside but you can keep your guests cosy and their tummies full with some warming comfort food. You don’t have to serve a traditional soup starter – there are plenty of other options such as a baked cheese tart with a fruit compote or chutney or a delicious risotto. For main course, a roast dinner will always be a crowd pleaser
Drinks
Mulled wine or cider are classics that everyone will love or alternatively you could try winter Pimms or a spicy winter cocktail. You could also set up a hot chocolate station (with plenty of toppings!) as a non-alcoholic option or have this served with tea and coffee after the meal. You could even stick with the winter theme for your favours and give guests s’mores to toast on the fire pit later on in the evening.
photos
There is often the misconception that you don’t get as many photo opportunities with winter weddings as it gets dark a lot earlier. We recommend booking a slightly earlier ceremony time (so 1pm or 1.30pm) to give you more time to have photos during the daylight. Dusk can also be a beautiful time to capture those special moments!
Don’t ignore the night time either – there’s plenty of ways that you can make the most of the darker nights and capture your wedding perfectly.
christmas weddings
If you want to embrace the winter and go all out with a Christmas theme then there are many ways that you can do this. A traditional red colour scheme mixed with green and/or gold will add a festive cheer to your décor. Or you may prefer to have a winter wonderland theme with lots of white and silver – if you want to add a splash of colour then try a nice light pastel shade which will still keep with the icy theme.
There are plenty of Christmassy decorations that you could include in your wedding. We love mistletoe at Christmas themed weddings and you can easily hang this from the beams to create a ‘kissing corner’ or incorporate it into the bouquets, button holes and centrepieces.
Don’t forget that The Kingscote Barn has its own decorated Christmas tree up in December – a huge one outside the reception room
Courtyard kitchen
Excite your guests with evening Street Food cooked in our Courtyard Kitchen from Wood Fired Pizzas to Yakitori Skewers, Chip & Dip Bars or Tacos. There are so many different cuisines from all across the world to choose from, it’s your choice!
"Thank you for giving us a fairy tail wedding. The venue is beautiful and all members of staff are super helpful and professional. Our dream day was perfect because it all of this!”
Mr & Mrs T