The White Hart Hotel is a bar, pub, and restaurant in Braintree, Essex, offering a picture-perfect wedding venue space for your most precious day. Your wedding day is one of the most important events in your life, and we want everything to be just right for you. We know you'll have much to plan and arrange, so let our experienced team assist you in organising your reception celebrations. Their help and advice will ensure that all your specific requirements will be carried out exactly as you wish, and you can be assured that from the moment you enter our door until you leave for your honeymoon, every detail will be taken care of.

Facilities and Capacity

The White Hart, with its prime location, 20 minutes away from Stansted Airport, is the perfect venue to hold your celebration. All 31 en suite bedrooms have been recently refurbished, and the restaurant has a fine reputation for its variety of menus. The menus are freshly planned by our Head Chef and his team and are prepared to ensure your enjoyment of the finest quality.

Services Offered

• Our all-inclusive wedding package offers an excellent choice and represents superb value for money. It has been designed to make the planning and budgeting for your special day as trouble-free as possible for you and your family.
• Of course, should you decide on a different type of menu altogether or would like to change the package slightly, we will be more than delighted to assist you and answer any questions you may have.

The Perfect Reception

The information below details how we best recommend the day to be arranged, particularly with respect to the order of events.

• The Wedding service is held either at the Church or the Registry Office. On arrival at the White Hart Hotel, a member of our team will greet you. Arrival drinks are served for your guests while any further photographs are taken.
• Guests are invited to sit down and are formally greeted by way of a receiving line. The wedding couple are officially welcomed. Then, grace may be said before the Wedding Breakfast is served.
• It is customary for the couple to cut the cake after the main course; The cake may then be served with coffee and/or with the evening buffet.