Sep2026
Luxury wedding planning
An evening to remember
Black-tie weddings in grand houses, with candlelight, string quartets and every detail designed for you.
12weddings a year
By appointment
Grand houses, quiet confidence
We plan a small number of large weddings each year, so every couple has Clara and the whole team. Marble halls, chapels and ballrooms are where we feel at home.
- The founder on every wedding
- Grand estates and private houses
- Bespoke design and stationery
- Discreet and calm
- Weddings planned
- 310
- Years of planning
- 15
- Countries we work in
- 9
- Average couple rating
- 4.9
Real weddings
Black tie & candlelight
May2026
Sep2025
Venues
Houses we adore
Most booked
Country houses & estates
The Orangery at Ashcombe
Ashcombe, SomersetUp to 140 guests
A Georgian glasshouse in walled gardens, with a ceremony under the vines and dinner beneath the glass.
Outdoor ceremonyRooms on siteExclusive useStep-free accessFrom $6,500venue hire, Saturdays in seasonView venue The Orangery at Ashcombe
Country houses & estates
Hartwell Manor
Hartwell, the CotswoldsUp to 160 guests
A honey-stone manor house with a cedar lawn, a panelled library and twenty bedrooms for a whole wedding weekend.
Rooms on siteExclusive useLate licenceFrom $8,200exclusive use for two nightsView venue Hartwell Manor
Black-tie favourite
Country houses & estates
Linden Hall
Linden Park, OxfordshireUp to 220 guests
A Palladian house with a marble hall, a candlelit chapel and a ballroom made for black-tie evenings.
Rooms on siteExclusive useLate licenceStep-free accessFrom $11,500exclusive use, SaturdayView venue Linden Hall
Planning
Our services
Wedding-day coordination
$2,400
from, the final eight weeks
- Two planning meetings
- Supplier briefings and timeline
- Venue walk-through
- Coordinator on the day
Most loved
Full planning & design
$8,900
from, our most loved
- Venue search and visits
- Every supplier booked
- Design, styling and stationery
- Budget tracking
- Planner and team on the day
Partial planning
$4,800
from, six months before
- Venue and three key suppliers
- Design direction
- Planning timeline
- Coordinator on the day
Luxury weddings over 150 guests are quoted individually.
The team
The people behind the day
Founder & lead planner
Clara Whitmore
Destination planner
Juliette Moreau
Design & styling lead
Amelia Hart
Wedding-day coordinator
Noah Bennett
Kind words
From our couples
★★★★★Google
We did not lift a finger on the day. Clara and the team thought of things we never would have, and every detail was exactly how we pictured it, only better.
★★★★★Google
Calm, kind and incredibly organised. Two hundred guests, a swing band and fireworks, and it all ran like clockwork.
Begin with a conversation
A private consultation in our studio, with champagne and our look-books.