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Fantastic new Courtyard Events venue at Moor Court Farm

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Courtyard Events venue at Moor Court Farm UPDATE DECEMBER 2019 ~ This post is regularly being viewed because I know many of you are looking for this kind of venue. If you’d like me to tell you more and put you in touch please email paul@thepartydj.co.uk

Last Saturday I was one of the suppliers invited to take part in a showcase at the new Courtyard Events venue at Moor Court Farm. It’s absolutely fabulous!

I’ve known Michelle and Mark for a good few years now and have worked at many very successful weddings and events with them and their Finest Marquee Hire business. So, I’m delighted to have been selected as one of their preferred suppliers at their beautiful new venue.

Everything looked fantastic on Saturday and there is still more to come as they continue with their plans to create, what I believe will be, one of the best wedding venues in the area. Among the other suppliers exhibiting on Saturday were my good friends, and fellow Hampshire Wedding Group members Toni from SpeedyPix and Antony from ABC Wedding Photography / Lightbox Studios.

Earlier this year Finest Marquee Hire provided the marquee for Bex and Alex wedding reception and this weekend I’m working with them again for a black tie dinner and party.

I’ve always loved marquee weddings with that outside/inside feel but this new venture offers so much more. This exciting new venue is located close to junction 2 of the M27 it’s well worth a look for anyone planning their wedding.

If you are interested in marquee hire or you’d like to know more about this fantastic new Courtyard Events venue at Moor Court Farm please let me know and I’ll arrange a viewing for you.

This photomontage video gives you just a glimpse of what happened last Saturday 😉

Wedding Fairs THIS Weekend

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Wedding Fairs THIS Weekend – this coming weekend I’ll be at two events (and a party in the middle ~ but that’s another story).

On Saturday, 21st February, I’ll be at a fair at Plaitford Village Hall organised by Finest Marquee Hire. Among the other exhibitors are Wise Catering and lots of other suppliers. It runs from 10am until 4pm so please come and say hi and lets have a chat. It’s on the A36 and the approximate postcode is SO51 6EE

Then on Sunday, 22nd February, I’ll be heading up the A36 again to Salisbury and then off to the South-West for the Wedding Daze event at Salisbury Racecourse. This one runs from 11am until 3pm and I have FREE tickets for this event so please email me on paul@thepartydj.co.uk NOW and I’ll send some back to you. The Racecourse is at Netherhampton, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 8PN

Salisbury

Sarah & David ~ Friday 13th September

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New Forest Wedding Host

Friday 13th September may sound like a strange day to get married but for Sarah and Dave it’s a very special because seven years earlier on that very date they got together as a couple, seven years after they first met! So fourteen years since they first met, they finally got married on Friday.

New Forest Wedding MC

They got married in church and then travelled the few mies to Foxlease, just outside of Lyndhurst. The site is well known as a camping centre for Girl Guides and is used by a wide range of organisations. The wedding breakfast and party were held in a marquee located in the walled garden. I was their master of ceremonies and provided music throughout the afternoon and evening. Their celebration was based on a very relaxed vintage afternoon tea theme and the atmosphere was lovely as friends and family mingled and chatted.

Vintage Wedding entertainment

I introduced all the wedding party into the wedding breakfast and then the speeches before everyone settled down to a wonderful afternoon tea of sandwiches and homemade cakes provided by the excellent Hel’s Kitchen from Lymington. After the meal there was a lovely slideshow which combined pictures of Dave and Sarah growing up, we also put together one of our special Wedding Day Quiz’s for the guests to complete.

Foxlease Wedding DJ

Then it was time for the evening guests to join us and we started the evening party with Sarah and Dave’s Love Story which prompted plenty of ooh’s, ah’s and laughter. Then it was time for their first dance, we also had a “Guess The First Dance” competition but nobody got the right answer.

Foxlease Wedding Disco

There was a fabulous Hog Roast and then we got the party going. Sarah and Dave had set up a FaceBook groups for their friends to share ideas and requests for the party so there was no shortage of songs for us to play.

Marquee Wedding Disco

If you are looking for a marquee wedding I would recommend talking to the people at Foxlease. The marquee was lined and dressed by Finest Marquee Hire, talk to Michelle and the food was provided by Hel’s Kitchen contact helen.

Lyndhurst Wedding Disco

Cago Cottage

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Cago 1

A few months ago I had the pleasure of meeting Sam from Cago Cottage in Sway, Marie from Isabella Weddings introduced us at the Finest Marquee Hire open day. Since then I’ve visited the Cottage a few times and it really is a lovely place ~ and it’s available for wedding bookings with a really unique twist.

Cago Cottage is a beautiful 300 year old thatched cottage near Sway in the heart of the New Forest with 4 double bedrooms and is set in 2 acres of land. Basically this can become a blank canvas for you to create a truly unique, bespoke wedding day. Here’s the entry for Cago on the Hitched wedding site

A 300 year old cob wall thatched cottage with light oak exposed beams everywhere. Situated right next to the New forest, a beautiful old place (with full mod cons) which provides so much peace but at the same time offers so much fun for all to have – with the many sporting facilities in the vast grounds. Have the wedding day you truly wish for in a unique venue that is all yours, not just for the day but for the whole week of your wedding.

The cottage is without close neighbours so evening party music is not a problem. There is ample space for large marquees with up to 150 guests for a sit down meal, with lots of other facilities to have fun including boule / floodlit tennis / 5-a-side football pitch / snooker room and a massive tree house for kids to explore…! The cottage has 4 double bedrooms with 3 bathrooms, a large kitchen with a huge pine table that can sit 10/12 people. One bedroom and large family bathroom is downstairs (useful for an elderly couple…). Large BBQ outside with a huge outdoor dining table so you can enjoy the outdoor life as well. Plenty of parking for all cars in the adjoining field.

For more information about Cago Cottage call
Sam on 07791 657 309
Marie on 2380 424277 or 07973 423250
or talk to me on 07973 617153

Cago 2

A Taste Of Glastonbury?

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Last night’s party was really great fun! The event was the Autumn party for The Buttercup Ball charity and was staged in a marquee supplied by Michelle and Mark from Finest Marquee Hire. Earlier during the day they staged a very successful open day and I met some great new suppliers, plenty of old friends and lots of lovely couples and people looking at staging marquee parties – more about all that later.

For anyone reading this in the future, I should point out that the weather yesterday was terrible, in fact the weather has been grim all week. Inside the marquee we were totally oblivious to what was happening outside, we were warm and safe and getting towards 200 braved the conditions determined to support the charities and have a party.

I was there to support local band Shuffle Alley who played two 45 minute sets of rockin’ covers with a couple of their own songs. Again more about the band later, but for now I’ll just say Jack, Chris, Justin and John are well worth checking out.


I played a mix of styles across the evening, but my final set after the band had finished was a hands-in-the-air mix of anthems from the 90’s to date.

So I got to play with a rock band in a very muddy field. Not quite Glastonbury, but the muddy walk from the marquee to the car park was fun in the early hours of this morning.

Have You Thought About A Marquee Wedding?

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Marquee weddings can be the perfect solution to the reception venue question. You can have any size you want and the range of options and looks available is enormous. I have two very good contacts and one of them is holding an open day this coming Saturday.

I’ll be there all day so why not drop in and have a look. Michelle and Mark will be also be available to answer all your questions about their marquees, you can find out more about their company at www.finestmarqueehire.co.uk

There is also a charity event in one of the marquees the same evening. I’ll post more about this soon.

A date for your diary if you are looking to hire a marquee

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Recently I met Mark and Michelle Francis who run Finest Marquee Hire in the New Forest. They are holding an open day on Saturday 24th November, so if you are thinking about hiring a marquee come along and check out them out. They can supply a wide range of marquees that can accommodate up to 400 seated guests and also provide tables, chairs and dance floors.

I’ll be there for their open day playing a few tunes in the background so if you’d like a chat it would be great to see you.

CLICK HERE for more information about Finest Marquee Hire and to book your places at the open day.