On Saturday 13 May 2023 we had the pleasure of attending Emma and Ben‘s wedding at the lovely Holbrook Manor in Wincanton, Somerset with our wedding and event business, Garbanzo’s Event Hire.
Just a stones throw from the town of Wincanton, Holbrook Manor is a gorgeous old manor house that makes a fabulous venue for weddings and special occasions.
A historic country house with origins dating back to the 13th century, Holbrook Manor has undergone several renovations and expansions over the years to become the grand estate it is today. With its beautiful gardens, intricate woodwork and elegant interiors, Holbrook Manor’s historic charm makes it the perfect Somerset country getaway.
Emma and Ben hired our Pics ‘n’ Licks package – including our premium ice cream bicycle and selfie mirror packages – plus, the addition of our giant rustic love letters.
Our Pics ‘n’ Licks package has proved extremely popular since we introduced it back in 2021 by combining a couple of our most popular hire items.
Our vintage, traditional ice cream bikes serving delicious Marshfield Farm dairy ice cream are where it all started for us, way back in 2012. The ice cream is made a short distance away from us just outside of Bath, and our state of the art selfie mirror photobooth has been a more recent addition to the business which compliments our offering of fun foods and entertainment perfectly.
The ice cream bicycle and selfie mirror work brilliantly alongside each other by providing refreshing sweet treats during the day, followed by evening entertainment for the guests. This helps to capture special memories of the occasion and encourages guests to let their hair down and have fun!
Find out more about the Pics ‘n’ Licks package on the Garbanzos Event Hire website on our special offers page. If you would like to find out more, just contact us to check availability for your wedding, corporate event or special occasion.
We arrived on site first thing in the morning to be greeted by the very helpful Kate from the venue to setup our giant rustic love letters in the foyer of Holbrook Manor. These looked amazing situated next to the piano in the entry hall, and made the perfect greeting and backdrop as friends and family arrived to celebrate Emma and Ben‘s big day.
We returned a short while later to set up and serve with one of our traditional ice cream bicycles which fitted in perfectly overlooking the lawn at Holbrook Manor.
It was our first time with an ice cream bicycle at Holbrook Manor, which we served from as the guests emerged from Holbrook Manor after the couples ceremony.
Emma and Ben chose to go for our favourite serving slot in the mid afternoon after their ceremony, filling the couple of hours perfectly while they had their photographs and guests relaxed with canapés and a drink before they went in to be seated for their wedding breakfast.
It was one of the first days this year, in which summer finally felt like it had arrived!
Emma and Ben had done a great job of making the day their own, and we noticed lots of amazing, little touches, including personalised drinks cups, personalised signage for the ice cream, bicycles and a wedding logo, which gave everything a consistency for their wedding day.
We’ve noticed this is a growing trend at weddings and have had personalised wafers alongside our ice creams a number of times, giving a lovely personalised touch. If you’re thinking of having your own wedding logo or design, you can get these made quickly and cheaply on Fiverr.
Following a relaxed couple of hours serving ice cream, we had a short break to unload and collect equipment and returned to Holbrook Manor later in the day with our selfie mirror photo booth.
Again using Emma and Bens wedding logo as part of the selfie mirror template reset we set the selfie mirror up in a side room opposite the main hall.
This allowed guests to come and have photos taken using a range of fantastic props printing photos that they could keep themselves as well as putting copies in a guest book which we encourage guests sign which would be Emma and Ben is to keep after the day.
The guests were in very good form for the evening and the selfie mirror made a brilliant addition to the day. What worked really well at Holbrook Manor for both the ice cream bicycle and selfie mirror is the layout of the manor house. This existed of the main hall where the ceremony and wedding breakfast took place, the entry hall where the bar was situated as well as a couple of side rooms where we were able to set up a selfie mirror magic mirror booth.
This also left plenty of room for guests to be able to break out and have a relaxed area to drink and chat, with ample sleeping quarters upstairs to host the guests in Holbrook Manor.
After many photos, prints, action shots and packing away, we then returned at the end of the evening to collect the giant rustic love letters. These were moved to the main room to be enjoyed alongside the evening band and made the perfect backdrop for the special couples evening entertainment.
We would like to send a special congratulations to Emma and Ben and a thank you for hiring us to be part of their special day. We look forward to attending Holbrook Manor again with the ice cream bicycle, selfie mirror and giant rustic love letters again in the future.
Thanks to Kate from Holbrook Manor for your help setting up, and for more tips on organising your own special day please explore the other blog pages on the website.
