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    Joanna S. Sent on 30/11/2023
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    Perfect - beautiful place, smooth experience, delicious food

    The venue is incredible, pictures online don’t do it justice. It’s such a unique and beautiful place to have a wedding. Staff are excellent, Holly made it run so so so smoothly, they made all our dreams come true. Also, Luke, the chef, is amazing. We had SO many guests come up to us and say it was the BEST wedding food they have ever had!!!! And we agree! Amazing amazing amazing. We will forever be grateful. Our wedding was the best day ever.

    Matara's reply:

    Hi Joanna and Jonno, Thank you for your kind words, I will be sure to pass your thanks onto everyone involved. We cant wait to see your wedding pics, so please do share. Wishing you both all the very best. Kindest Regards Holly
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    Ryan R. Sent on 15/10/2023
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    Perfect wedding at Matara!

    We got married at Matara in September and the day was amazing from start to finish!
    We both knew we wanted to get married at Matara from the moment we viewed the venue and visited a number of times before the wedding to discover something different every time.
    We booked Kingscote House the night before the wedding to spend with family and this was a wonderful place to relax the night before.
    Olivia was our wedding coordinator and she made sure the day ran smoothly and was always on hand for anything we needed! The whole day run like clockwork and our guests had an amazing time! A big thank you also to Luke for the incredible food, we got so many positive comments from our guests and the pizza in the evening went down particularly well!
    Matara is a unique venue which we would highly recommend to everyone! We cannot wait to visit when we can and see our tree planted to commemorate the day!
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    Rhiannon W. Sent on 11/10/2023
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    The most beautiful place...

    We fell in love with Matara straight away and loved that they had a really varied and exciting food offering. The communication we received from the point of enquiry to post-wedding has been excellent and the organisation of the day went very smoothly. Luke, the chef, gets a special mention for excellent quality of food and massive portion sizes - our guests were blown away! We can't wait to visit our tree that Matara planted for us and to relive our perfect day!
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    David A. Sent on 27/10/2023
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    Beautiful setting, beautiful wedding day

    Our wedding at Matara was absolutely perfect! The venue itself is stunning. We got married by the main pond and it is a wonderful setting.
    Our wedding coordinator, Holly, is fantastic. She was always on hand when we had questions and asked for meetings. And if she wasn’t available Abby took over and was just as good. We always felt in safe hands.
    On the day, Holly did everything we asked for and more!
    The chef (Luke) is amazing. From the first day we visited for tasters of the food we knew he would smash it. The food is incredible. All our guests commented on it. They also commented on the venue and how beautiful it is there!
    We were extremely lucky with a hot sunny day in September but the venue is stunning for a wedding any time of year.
    Thank you to the team at Matara for our wonderful day.

    Matara's reply:

    Hi Katie and David , It was a pleasure help host your special day. Thank you for you for sharing this i will be sure to pass your thanks on to everyone here at Matara. We look forward to you visiting us in the future. Kindest Regards Holly
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    Jessica D. Sent on 13/12/2023
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    The Perfect Venue

    The most incredible Venue! My husband and I recently got married at The Matara Centere and cannot praise this beautiful place highly enough! We knew from the minute we first visited that it was the perfect place to celebrate our special day and absolutely loved the amazing sense of peace that seems so apparent the moment you set foot on the lovely grounds! The gorgeous gardens, the fabulous staff, the inspiring eclectic spaces and the delicious food are just a few of the things we loved! The accommodation was fantastic and everyone was impressed when they arrived on the day. A huge amount of gratitude to Olivia, our wedding coordinator, and truly went above and beyond ensuring our day went so smoothly! We loved every minute and cannot wait to visit again. Thank you to everyone who made the day so extremely wonderful for us and our guests, and for making Matara a truly one of a kind place!
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    Alison A. Sent on 16/11/2023
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    Incredible venue and a wonderful team to work with

    We had the most incredible wedding at The Matara Centre. We feel in love with the venue right from our first visit and it will always hold a special place in our hearts. The space worked brilliantly for us and we made a full weekend of it with our family staying 2 nights in the house and Zen rooms. The team, headed up by Olivia, were wonderful to work with, helpful, positive, super flexible and nothing was too much trouble both in the lead up to and on the day, even with our somewhat usual requests. Luke, the chef if is a genius. The canapés and meal was delicious and plentiful and we had so much lovely feedback about the food. Matara is more than just a venue, it has a heart and soul, a beauty and a serenity that was felt and enjoyed by all of our guests and embodied by everyone who worked to make sure we had the best wedding ever!
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    Tess Sent on 29/08/2023
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    Unique beautiful wedding venue

    When we were looking for our venue I searched for “unique wedding venues”. The Matara Centre popped up and you can see why. The cloistered courtyard, hilarium, grounds and house ticked every box. After the first visit in Christmas 2021, no other venue even came close. We got married in august 2023 and had family stay in the Kingscote House, & my husband and I stayed in the honeymoon suite both the night before and the night of the wedding. This was the best decision for us to give the wedding a much more relaxed feel, something we were really passionate about. We did things a little different, arriving to welcome drinks before the ceremony together and walking into the ceremony with our guests. Olivia, our wedding coordinator, was amazing at bringing our vision to life. Every email & many many questions were answered quickly and clearly and she was just incredibly helpful. The Matara Centre will always have a special place in our hearts, and we will deffo be back to visit our tree regularly
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    Eleanor P. Sent on 20/07/2023
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    Our wonderful wedding at Matara

    We got married at Matara in May and we are so happy that we chose this amazing venue! It was an easy decision to book Matara because as soon as we visited it last year, we both knew straight away that this was where we wanted to get married.

    Abbie was our wedding coordinator and she was brilliant throughout - we had a couple of planning meetings with her in the runup to the day, and she was also always so responsive when we had any questions or requests. She has so much experience of how to make the day run smoothly and it felt like nothing was too much trouble. On the weekend itself, she did such an amazing job of taking any stresses away from us, setting things up beautifully and handling everything behind the scenes.

    We had our ceremony in the cloistered courtyard which is so unique and peaceful. It gives you the feeling of having an outdoor ceremony whilst at the same time putting our minds at ease that we and our guests would be under cover in case of rain (although we were very lucky in the end that it was beautiful sunshine all day!)

    We also booked Kingscote House for the weekend which I would highly recommend if you can, it was a lovely way for the family and close friends to gather together and relax the evening before the wedding - also it is a perfect location for getting ready, with many different rooms and beautiful natural light. There is even a hot tub in the garden! My husband and I also stayed in the honeymoon lodge on the night of our wedding, which is a beautiful secluded cottage that feels like a little haven in the middle of the grounds.

    Matara is a very beautiful place, with many wonderful areas throughout the grounds that you could spend hours exploring - giving lots of options for places to have your ceremony, drinks reception, photos etc - you can really make the day your own.

    We also wanted to emphasise how delicious the food is at Matara - Luke the chef is very talented and many of our guests were commenting on how this was the best food they've had at a wedding! We had a food tasting with him beforehand and he was really helpful in answering questions and providing suggestions. He was very flexible with catering for various different dietary requirements of the guests which was a great help.
    He also cooked a delicious informal meal for our guests at Kingscote House the night before which was the perfect way to bring everyone together before the big day!

    Another of our favourite parts of the day was having the opportunity to dedicate a tree in the grounds - we brought our guests along and made it part of the day, which everyone loved. We can't wait to go back and visit our tree in the future!

    If you are currently thinking about wedding venues then I couldn't recommend Matara enough - go and have a look around and you will fall in love with it!

    Thank you so much Abbie and everyone at Matara for making our day so perfect.

    Matara's reply:

    Hi Eleanor & Joshua,
    Thank you both for your very kind review, we really do appreciate it when our couples take the time to do this.

    I do hope you are both well and settling into married life together.

    Hopefully we will see you back at Matara soon.

    Best wishes to you both and your families.

    Abbie x
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    Emma H. Sent on 07/10/2022
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    September wedding

    I can’t really put into words, how wonderful Matara is! It has an extremely special vibe of joy, happiness and peace. We had the most wonderful wedding there and all of our guests loved it.
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    Gillian H. Sent on 04/09/2022
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    The BEST Wedding Venue

    We had our wedding here August 2022. Not only is the venue stunning, but the staff are incredible and enabled us to completely relax and enjoy our day knowing that everything was taken care of. They are flexible with packages so we could adapt things to suit our budget and make the day our own. It's such a unique venue with a wonderful story, we knew it was right for us straight away. We can't wait to return and visit our tree!
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