Meet the Wedding Team: Elsworth at the Mill
Rebecca & Bruce Elsworth - Co Owners
Hollie Igoe - Wedding Coordinator
High Corn Mill, Chapel Hill, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1NL
Get to know the teams behind the dream weddings and find out all of their best wedding secrets!
The Team: Hollie Igoe (Wedding Coordinator) Bruce & Rebecca Elsworth (Co owners)
Capacities & Spaces
Q What are your maximum guest numbers for the ceremony and the wedding breakfast?
A Ceremony up to 70, Wedding breakfast A la Carte 64, Street Food Buffet up to 80, Evening up to 80.
Q Do you offer both indoor and outdoor ceremony spaces?
A Indoor only
Q Do you have on-site accommodation?
A The venue is surrounded by local accommodation from Hotels, Guest Houses and Holiday lets the closest one being Eller Beck directly below the venue.
Q Dog friendly?
A Small well behaved dogs are allowed.
Photo credits: Georgie Beck, Jacqueline Louise Photography
Venue Highlights
Q What is the vibe of your venue?
A Relaxed, historic, bespoke - Simple, characterful and thoughtfully put together.
Q What is the one feature of your venue that couples always fall in love with?
A The high beamed ceiling, the exposed Yorkshire stone walls and the fact the venue doesn't need much dressing, a few simple runners on the table along with bud vases and candles and the space is wedding ready.
The Pro Tips
Q What is your top piece of advice for couples planning their wedding?
A Make your day feel like yours, don't follow a trend if it's not a reflection of you. Concentrate on bringing your nearest & dearest together to celebrate your special day. No one will remember if the timings run exact or if you had the latest trend but they will remember how it felt.
Q What is the most 'genius' wedding planning move or cost-saver you’ve seen a couple pull off?
A The best cost saver is keeping it smaller, some of the best days here have been planned at the last minute and are beautiful, simple, intimate gatherings where everything happens in one place: ceremony, food, drinks, dancing. No transport, no long gaps, no extras for the sake of it. Just good food, the right people and the best atmosphere.
Q If a couple has an entertainment budget, where in your opinion is it best spent for maximum impact?
A I would say a DJ/ live music we love DJ Wiggy or Sarah Widdup, they can really set the tone, especially if you love a bit of a dance or if you would like more on the entertaining side we would highly recommend a magician, We love Magic by Mark Waddington, this really does bring people together and gets them talking.
“Make your day feel like yours, don’t follow a trend if it’s not a reflection of you. Concentrate on bringing your nearest & dearest together to celebrate your special day. No one will remember if the timings run exact or if you had the latest trend but they will remember how it felt.”
Style & Trends
Q Best aisle entrance song?
A An acoustic version of Simply The Best.
Q Best aisle exit song?
A Everywhere, Fleetwood Mac
Q Favourite colour scheme?
A A gorgeous mix of bright colours
Q Favourite wedding cake flavour?
A It has to be a vanilla sponge with berry jam and meringue buttercream, classic & delicious especially from our trusted supplier baked by Emma Lawson.
Q What favours do guests actually keep?
A We recently held a Japanese themed wedding and all the guests had traditional fans as favours, these are the types of things people will keep and cherish.
Traditions
Q One 'Old' tradition you still love.
A Speeches that actually mean something, not over rehearsed, not too many, just a few people standing up and saying something with meaning.
Q One 'New' tradition you’re currently obsessed with?
A Dropping the wedding rule book, Late ceremonies, shared aisles, no formal sides and couples arriving together. Keeping your day personal to you.
The Ceremony
Q Everyone working on the wedding floor loves a Celebrant Led wedding, why do you love them?
A We absolutely love a celebrant led wedding, its personal, its tells a story, its moving, its everything!
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