I will start by saying that I really can not believe how quick the time has gone since my last post. We are in April! That is like a quarter of the year gone. How mad is that?!

Finally we have some sun (although not a much as we would all like), and thank the heavens that the coldness is slowly moving on (although not quick enough).

I can smell drizzling meat from all the BBQ's which are on the horizon, and I can taste the cold beer and salt and vinegar crisps which I will be slipping down and munching on whilst reading Woman's Weekly in our local pub garden.

However, as much as I am excited about the prospect of warmer climates, panic mode has started to set in. This is because it means that we are getting closer to it being only one year until we wed. Eeeek!

So I promised to provide further details to the second venue, and here goes.....

Quite oddly, before Ali had proposed I took my mum to this place as I had always been keen to have a nose around. It was a lovely place but was all forgotten about as I was not getting married any time soon.

.... that kinda changed! But it took me a long time to go back to this venue for reasons I can not explain. Sometimes when you delve into such a huge task as looking for somewhere to host your special day you forget to see what is on your door step. It was only once we had decided on doing the deeds at the local Town Hall that we had a moment of brightness and thought about hosting our reception here.

We needed plenty of outside space. Tick. This place offers huge outside space and even overlooks the local family of deer.  We wanted a short journey from the Town Hall. Tick. It is a two minute walk from the Town Hall and I love the idea of us all walking in a parade from the ceremony to this place. We loved the idea of holding a tea party. Tick. The decor and facilities means we can serve plenty of tea and cakes. And we wanted something in keeping with our values. Tick. The profits go back to the council who keep the grounds of the park and the house in top condition. The people that look after the building are also sound as a pound, and are very open to ideas (of which, I have many).

We had a look around together on a cold and grotty Sunday morning. Despite the greyness of the outside world, we both really liked the feel of the building and equally appreciated the level of flexibility on offer. More than anything, we loved that we would go back to this place time and time again in our future lives and so it would hold some sort of relevance in our latter years.

So, venue number two is, Clissold Park House.