Win your Yorkshire wedding with The Gilchrist Collection

Rushpool hall with bride and groom on steps in front
Credit: Angela Waites Photography

There's lots going on at The Gilchrist Collection's venues this order, which locally include Rushpool Hall, Danby Castle Barn and Hackness Grange. The collection has announced its biggest and best giveaway yet offering you the chance to win your wedding!

The incredible prize is a complimentary wedding package at any one of its exclusive-use properties for 40 day guests and 100 evening guests on a Sunday through to Thursday. This includes canapés, champagne, a three-course meal, wine, evening buffet and much more. The competition is open to residents of the UK who are aged 18 and over, and legally eligible to enter into a marriage or civil partnership. To enter visit the website of your chosen participating venue (www.rushpoolhall.co.uk/win-a-wedding, www.danbycastle.com/win-a-wedding, www.hacknessgrange.co.uk/win-a-wedding) and fill out the form, details can also be found on their social media. Entry closes on Tuesday 2nd January 2024, and the winner will be announced on the 4th.

In other news from The Gilchrist Collection, CEO Samantha Gilchrist has conducted a survey of 2,000 UK adults to learn about their wedding drinking habits. Sober guests said they were often left feel uncomfortable sipping a soft drink, as 35 per cent of respondents said they're questioned about it.

In response to the lack of non-alcoholic options available at venues, The Gilchrist Collection has partnered with star barman Merlin Griffiths from Channel 4's First Dates to add to the venues' existing menu, providing sober guests with three new grown-up and celebration-worthy options. Each recipe is perfected suited to different key moments during the celebrations. Samantha says, “Rather than mimic existing cocktails or simply mix together some fruit juices, each of the new drinks has been designed to give the happy couple and their guests the chance to experience all the wonderful flavours a cocktail has, but without the alcohol.

For more, head over to www.gilchristcollection.co.uk

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