Moments this special shouldn’t be rushed. Experience every magical second by making Bruisyard the home of your three day wedding.  

A three day wedding gives you time to savour the special moments; the first day full of pre-wedding build up as your loved ones arrive the day before and you spend your last night as a single person.

The wedding day itself, with the cheeky glass of champagne in the morning to settle your butterflies; looking into the mirror after changing into the dress, and the moment you are standing side by side with the person you love, pledging to be with each other for the rest of your lives. After the solemnity of the ceremony is the outpouring of joy, followed by partying long into the night with all your guests as no-one has to slip away.

Your wedding starts the moment you turn into the drive and see the whole Bruisyard Country Estate laid out before you  

As you are enjoying a three day wedding, you have the luxury of time to oversee preparations for the wedding day itself, before welcoming your dearest guests who’ll stay with you throughout the whole three days. A sun-drenched walk across the grounds, losing yourselves in the meadows, and with an impromptu croquet match in the garden.

A casual evening meal of Moroccan spiced vegetables and couscous, followed by local cheeses and ice-creams - after cocktails of course!

With supper over, whilst the older and youngest guests plunder the board game collection, you and your friends revisit childhood with a spirited game of hide and seek throughout the Hall’s three floors of corridors, nooks and crannies. You’re all bedecked in the extraordinary period fancy dress costumes you found in a trunk. Some looked like genuine Edwardian ballgowns, property of a long-gone aristocratic chatelaine; some old tweed jackets and cavalry boots.

It’s arrived. The day you have planned in such detail, sharing pictures with friends and laughing over outlandish dresses, strange gifts from long-lost relatives and some of the wilder ideas for table themes.

Ever since your first contact with Bruisyard, you’ve felt the pressure of planning morph into the delight of feeling fully supported by your dedicated Event Managers Katie and Ruth. Capably striking the balance between advisory and flexible, she has worked closely with you to create the wedding you’ve dreamed of, with every element taken care of and the freedom for you to simply relax, enjoy and make the most of this special time.

And here you are: wriggling your toes in cosy bedding, relishing the peace of the Suffolk countryside and revelling in the sounds of laughter and the irresistible smell of coffee that drift up from the kitchen.

Gradually relatives, friends and workmates; children, siblings and Grannies, strangers once but quickly connecting in their shared excitement, join the table. Everyone makes light work of the fantastic local bakery’s produce, fruit and preserves, ready to play their part in the day ahead.

From local towns and villages, people arrive to deliver their wares or help you get ready: florist, cake-maker, hairdresser, make-up artist, photographer. All trusted people with real skill that Bruisyard introduced you to as you worked together on planning the wedding.

Bruisyard’s Head Chef has been here since early morning, hard at work with her team to prepare the delicious meal you agreed at your tasting stay last summer. Listening to your love of Italy and the Far East, and your interest in local, seasonal produce, she worked with you to devise a multi-course menu designed to delight your guests with beautiful flavours, skilfully cooked and elegantly presented.

And so it’s time to get ready. Your dress has been hanging in the en suite bathroom since yesterday afternoon, almost luminous against the ancient timbers and bricks of the Hall, allowing any creases picked up on the journey to drop out of its elegant folds. Your shoes are ready and simple jewellery laid out on the dressing table. Your closest friends have their outfits to hand in their own rooms, and you gather to be pampered and prepared for the wedding, the photographer hovering to capture every facet of the day.

Nothing but joy as you walk down the aisle, the goodwill of your guests thick in the air. The magic of the moment that you became a married couple: for real! This will take some getting used to. And from that, a tumble of hugs, laughter, doubtless a few tears, excited conversations, photographs formal and candid, and settling down to everyone’s tables.

You know you are in safe hands: Katie and Ruth are here with you today as they have been throughout the planning, keeping an eagle eye on the seating, the meals, the serving team and everyone’s enjoyment. Sound systems are sorted, lighting arranged, the ceremony space re-arranged quietly to accommodate dancing. Everything is in hand, so all you need to worry about is the speeches …

They go well, and as children escape from their places at tables to play in the grounds, and the music starts, it’s time for everyone to let their hair down, have fun and see the party through.

Those who dance themselves hungry fall on the pizzas that emerge from the outdoor wood-fired oven late in the evening, and gradually people peel away back to their own homes and hotels, leaving your weekend guests to head off happily to their bedrooms for another great night’s sleep.

And the celebrations have another day ... your wedding ‘Day After’ … it’s your chance to talk properly to people, relax and enjoy more precious time in this beautiful place.

Your first day of married life starts like your last day of singledom; with joyous birdsong floating in through the window, the enticing smells of coffee creeping up the stairs, the Bruisyard chefs are whipping up a storm in the kitchen for your imminent brunch - and a sense of exquisite peace. Nothing has changed, yet everything has changed.

A group embarks to nearby seaside, throwing buckets and spades, beach towels and their dogs into someone’s ancient 4x4. Another party makes their way to a local farm shop. Those guests who choose to stay and soak up Bruisyard’s atmosphere sit about the Hall, reliving the wedding; how your uncle busted never-seen-before moves on the dancefloor, the friend who caught the flowers, a wedding matchmaking story, the children’s hilarious views of it all, and so many other wonderful stories you’ll cherish. You head out towards the Hundred Acre Wood, a much-needed run and some solitude allowing you to enjoy your fresh memories of the wedding day.

A late lunch barbeque and riotous multi-generational game of rounders is followed by a long walk for everyone exploring the grounds, a quiet evening playing board games beside the drawing room fire, and early nights before heading off the next day. And as you wave them off in little groups in the morning, some driving back and some heading to the railway station, you feel a deep sense of peace – it’s been a great success, and a wonderful start to married life.

Bruisyard Hall’s sturdy walls have added your wedding to the stories they have to tell, you are a fully-fledged member of Bruisyard society – like your marriage, this is just the start of a great relationship!