Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa,Southport Old Road, Formby, Merseyside L37 0AB

Visit www.formbyhallgolfresort.co.ukCall 01704 875 699 for more details.

For your peace of mind Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa will provisionally hold the date of your choice for

a maximum of 2 weeks without deposit or obligation.

Once you have decided on a date and agreed this with one of our Wedding Planners a letter will be

sent to you outlining details of your “big day” along with our terms and conditions. Your booking will be

confirmed once you have returned your £500 deposit and a signed copy of the terms and conditions.

Approximately 3 months before your wedding you will be invited in to go through the “finer details” in

preparation for your final meeting with us.

We will require a payment of 50% of the balance 6 months prior to your wedding, with the remainder due

4 weeks before your big day. Your Wedding Planner will arrange a final meeting with you both within

2 to 4 weeks of your wedding. The meeting will last approximately an hour, discussing your day from

beginning to end.

Booking your perfect day

C E R E M O N I E S & C E L E B R A T I O N S

H E A S K E D !

Welcome to Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa and congratulations on

your engagement and forthcoming wedding. Your wedding will be

an event you will remember for a lifetime and we have created a

setting that is both inspiring and truly breathtaking.

Set in 200 acres of parkland, the sophisticated

Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa offers 62

individually designed contemporary bedrooms,

a luxurious spa, state-of-the-art leisure facilities and

a truly world-class 18-hole Championship Golf Course.

F E E L T H O S E

A sip of champagne to calm the nerves, a final rehearsal of

the speech, what better way to prepare for the big day than

with your nearest and dearest in luxurious surroundings.

Our friendly and professional team will tend

to your every need, ensuring that you and

your guests enjoy your dream wedding.

Your guests arriving from far and wide can enjoy the luxury

of Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa. We are licensed to host

both civil ceremonies and civil partnerships for up to 200

guests. We have the perfect setting to stage

your perfect wedding, from small and

intimate to extravagant splendour,

creating those special memories for all

to share.

T H I S W A Y T O

A S T U N N I N G B A C K D R O PRanging from the use of our stylishly dressed function suites, to an intimate fine dining experience in our L|37 Restaurant,

Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa can customise your day in order to make it your own. Our beautiful Ambassador Suite offers

stunning backdrops with views over the Old Course that allow you to take your wedding outside during

the summer months. With an elegant terrace for Champagne and Canapés, the Ambassador Suite can

accommodate up to 250 guests. The Suite is however completely flexible, giving you a choice of

configuration to set the perfect atmosphere for your special day.

F I N E D I N I N G A N D

Our contemporary Diplomat Suite offers a more

intimate option. With its own separate entrance

and bar area, the Diplomat Suite

also has a patio area overlooking

the Old Course. The perfect space

for arrival drinks before the

celebrations begin.

W E D D I N G S A T F O R M B Y H A L L

• Celebrate your Engagement.

• Decide on your wedding date and remember that dates in April,

through to September will be busy.

• Decide on whether you are having a religious or a civil ceremony.

• Book the Church or the Registrar - The numbers for Sefton registrars

are: Southport - 0151934200 Waterloo -

• Determine who is paying for the wedding and work out a budget.

• Discuss as a couple, your priorities for the wedding.

• Decide if you would like children at your wedding or not.

• Decide how many guests you would like to invite, this may also need to

be discussed with parents, especially if they are contributing to the cost

of the wedding.

• Organise wedding insurance.

• Select your bridal party.

• Start looking for inspiration for your wedding. You will find this

everywhere, magazines, fabric, colours, flowers. When you find

something you like – Keep it!

• Research different options for entertainment for the reception. As soon

as you are happy book them!

• Select and book all the suppliers who could potentially get booked for

another wedding:

• Photographer (If Church wedding check their rules on this)

• Videographer (If Church wedding check their rules on this)

• Florist

• Wedding cars

Make sure that you get written confirmation or an email of each booking.

• Email Formby Hall with a list of guests names who you would like to

have your discounted bedrooms.

• Decide if you are going to have a dedicated website for your wedding.

• Shop for and order your wedding dress, lingerie and footwear.

• Shop for and order your bridesmaid dresses.

• If you are getting married on a bank holiday weekend or other busy

time, it is a good idea to send out a save the date card.

• Decide if you are going to go on a honeymoon and choose your

destination and preferred departure date. Remember that whatever

name you book under must be the name on your passport when you

travel.

• Decide what you would like to receive for wedding gifts. This could be

a traditional gift list, a contribution to your honeymoon or a donation to

your chosen charity.

• Choose your cake maker and the style and flavour. Always request a

tasting and remember that depending on the style of your cake, if you

require Formby Hall to provide you with a stand, please let us know if

your cake is round or square.

• Begin your health and beauty regimes. If you are planning to tone up

your body prior to the wedding make sure you plan months in advance

as any last minute weight loss could create problems with your dress.

• Choose who will design your stationery.

• If having a civil ceremony give notice of the marriage to the

superintendent registrar at Sefton County Council.

• Select your music for your ceremony and check with your Church or the

registrar that they are happy with your choices.

• Finalise your guest list.

• Select the wording your invitations and proof read the samples.

• Compile an information sheet for your guests, detailing places to stay,

directions and contact details.

• Decide if you are giving favours and if you are planning on handmade

then start making now, if not then purchase them now.

• Discuss your chair covers with your wedding co-ordinator.

• Arrange your first dress fitting including your accessories.

• Select who will be doing hair and make-up and how many of the bridal

party will be involved in this.

• Your groom should arrange suit hire for the wedding party.

• Plan your stag and hen parties and remember that the night before the

wedding is not usually a good idea!

• Send out your invitations, including gift list and guest information. Date

the RSVP’s at least one week before, we need final numbers.

• Finalise plans for your honeymoon including visas, injections, travel

insurance and passports.

• Buy a guest book or arrange something similar ready for your guests to

leave personalised messages on the big day.

• Purchase gifts for the bridal party and decide when you would like to

present them. If it is jewellery you may want your bridesmaid’s to wear

it on your wedding day. You may prefer to stick with tradition and present

your gifts as part of the grooms’ speech.

• Chase any unanswered invitations.

• Give Formby Hall final guest numbers.

• Arrange a date for a rehearsal if you are marrying in a Church.

• Remind everyone giving a speech that they need to be working on them

now. If you have decided to give a speech yourself, write it now to avoid

a panic later.

• Arrange a hair and make-up and trial.

• Arrange a final fitting of your dress and the bridesmaids.

• Have a final meeting with your photographer and videographer and

discuss your list of essential shots.

• Confirm all of your supplier bookings and give any final pieces of

information they may need.

• Write out place cards or send them to be made.

• Give your seating plan to your stationary designer for your table plan,

create your own or give name details to Formby Hall if we are

producing it.

• Gather together everything that you will need to be taken to the venue.

• Get your fiancé to have his hair cut so that is isn’t too short for the

photographs.

• Arrange to collect your wedding outfits.

• Confirm numbers again with Formby Hall.

• Remind your fiancé to collect the suits and to check that each person

has tried theirs on.

• Collect your wedding dress and try everything on together.

• Wear in your wedding shoes.

• Arrange for the cake to be delivered to the venue on the day of

the wedding.

• Make sure that someone is allocated to return the suits.

• Collect your rings

• Pack for your honeymoon.

• Visit Formby Hall to make sure that there is nothing you have forgotten.

• Arrange for all table décor items to be delivered.

• Have a manicure, pedicure and if possible a de-stressing massage.

• Try to have a relaxing, stress free evening and an early night.

• Eat Breakfast.

• Give yourself plenty of time to get ready. It can take longer than you think!

• Have your flowers and button holes collected or delivered from the florist and

remember that they may need to be delivered to different addresses.

• Arrange for your gift to your husband to be delivered to him.

• Make sure that someone has taken all other gifts to the venue, including flowers

for your Mother and Mother-in-law, or for any other people who have been

particularly helpful.

• The groom and the best man make their own way to the ceremony and should be

there at least 30 minutes before the bride.

• The Mother of the bride and bridesmaids leave first, followed by you and your

father or who ever is walking you down the aisle.