Houghton Lodge

We are endlessly re-living our incredible day and it’s no exaggeration to say you played a truly instrumental part in shaping such a stunning day for us, that you so so much! From the moment we first visited the gorgeous gardens, we were blown away by their beauty and most idyllic setting in the Hampshire countryside. Your home surely has to be one of the most stunning spots in England. Thank you so much for allowing us to create such a personal day, whilst also giving us superb recommendations. We really did have the ultimate dream team, and you were very much a huge part of it. Your friendly, accommodating, positive, excited, open and warm approach made it such a joy planning our wedding at Houghton Lodge Gardens.

We couldn’t have chosen a more picturesque place for our wedding and it really made our big day having such gorgeous photos in places like the beautiful walled garden and by the river full of swans. Just stunning!

Thank you for providing the perfect setting for our big day! From first making contact with you to the day itself everything was stress free and we know we’d made the right choice. We look forward to coming back for our anniversary every year… and of course tea and cake whenever we’re driving past!

I just wanted to say the biggest most enormous thank you for everything and for letting us use your beautiful home for our wedding – everyone was absolutely blown away by how stunning it was, and it was even better than I could’ve imagined it being, the wedding of my dreams! And just worked so well with the marquee and flowers and the food. Just perfect! Can’t believe how lucky we are to have had such a glorious day.

I truly couldn’t have asked for a better location, and am just eternally grateful to you and your husband for having us and all of our friends and family there.

We had such a fantastic day at Houghton Lodge – our ceremony by the river, the use of the walled garden for our drinks reception and the marquee on the water’s edge – everything was just perfect. So many of our guests have written to us to express how special the location was.

We really appreciated Sophie being so welcoming to us on our visits. Letting us put the dragon eggs by the topiary dragon was greatly appreciated and with many of our guests spotting them when wandering by the river made it all the more special. We couldn’t have wished for a better day and we are so grateful that Houghton Lodge was a part of it.

Booked at 4 weeks notice during changing Covid lockdown regulations we could not have had a more perfect venue for our big day… from the helpfulness of our host, Sophie, whose home our party of 25 invaded, to the location of the reception on the sunny terrace overlooking lawns sloping down to the river Test and to the luxury of the 6 beautifully appointed bedrooms, this is THE PLACE in Hampshire to consider for an unforgettable event whether of our size or a Society bash with marquees on the lawn.

Chris and I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for allowing us to have our wedding at your beautiful home of Houghton Lodge.
The day was exactly how we’d hoped it would be; so many people commented on how beautiful the gardens were and it was the perfect location to create the relaxed, fun atmosphere that we hoped for.

I just wanted to say the BIGGEST thank you for this weekend and our day on Sunday and being so wonderful and accommodating and friendly and helpful. We had the most wonderful day and we were so grateful to spend it in your beautiful grounds.

Just a little note to say an enormous thank you for your families and Seth’s kindness and generosity towards us on our big day! WOW – honestly it really was perfect despite our stress levels. Thanks to all of you for making everything run so smoothly – and lastly thanks for providing such perfect and romantic weather! The Apple Rooms was also a joy as were our morning bacon sarnies in the cafe! We could not have asked for a more perfect reception so thanks for having such excellent quality suppliers under your belt.

I just wanted to say thank you so very much for all your help and support, and for allowing us to use your beautiful home and gardens as the backdrop for Alice and Ollie’s wedding. From the moment we contacted you, to re-plan the wedding, at relatively short notice, you could not have been more helpful. Your team were fabulous and nothing was too much trouble. We had a truly magical day, that just a few months ago, did not seem possible! Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.