We are so so happy we chose The Bell Inn for our wedding venue. We chose to have a two day celebration, small ceremony with 20 people in Poole on Saturday followed by Afternoon Tea at the Bell Inn, then a big reception party with 80 people on the Sunday also at The Bell Inn.

Where to start? Afternoon Tea on the Saturday was lovely. The perfect relaxed meal to enable us to chat to our closest family and friends after the ceremony. Lizzie, our Bell Inn wedding organiser, went above and beyond (more on this later) organising a Golf Buggy for us and our photographers so we could head out onto the course for some beautiful pictures.

We stayed at the inn for two nights. We were in Room 12/The Bridal Suite, which was a lovely peaceful place overlooking the garden to rest after our very busy days. The room was very clean and the toiletries smelled amazing.

As part of the wedding package for the Sunday, we used all 26 rooms for our guests. All the guests said the rooms were beautiful, comfortable and peaceful. Several said they haven't had that much sleep since their kids were born 4 years ago! We had great feedback on the breakfast too, with a great range of cooked and continental options.

The party on the Sunday was seamless from start to finish. Lizzie is just fabulous - she worked tirelessly to ensure my new husband and I were taken care of and could just float around and enjoy the day with our guests. She was there from the minute I arrived to set up, helping me prep decorations and brief the team too. Carl, the bar manager, was exceptional taking care of all of our guests, entertaining everyone, and concocting some special wedding cocktails just for us too. The rest of the team were also wonderful and totally on top of everything keeping the venue clean and tidy, and were incredibly polite and helpful. They were all really happy and energetic too despite the long day.

We chose to go for a relaxed day with two buffets. We had a hot buffet earlier in the day and a cold buffet for the evening. The food went down really well. We had a variety of dietary requirements, all of which were catered for by the wonderful chefs (inc. Veggie, Gluten Free, Dairy Free and Nut Free). The quality and quantity was top notch! Everyone commented that the food was amazing and several people went back for thirds! They were also pleased with the relaxed style as it allowed them to pick what they wanted, who they wanted to sit with and where (indoors, outdoors, milling about).

We had music in the bar courtesey of our personalised Spotify playlist which Lizzie put on the music system so it was all tailored to us. Later we had a DJ in the Garden Room which provided the perfect sized room for a proper dancefloor (not too big or too small)!

An absolutely wonderful event. Huge thank you to everyone at the Bell Inn but especially our wonderful, energetic, enthusiastic, kind and caring wedding organiser. I don't know how we would have done it without you.

If you are looking for a flexible wedding venue for a small do, or a big party, I thoroughly recommend you contact The Bell Inn. They will make sure you have a wonderful day.