On Friday, the 19th of May, we had the pleasure of attending Vicky and Dean‘s wedding at Limpley Stoke Hotel, near Bath with our sweet ferris wheel and selfie mirror from Garbanzo’s Event Hire.
We always love a trip to Limpley Stoke Hotel and attend many weddings there with our selfie mirrors, ice cream bicycles, sweet carts and other items that we hire out for weddings and events.
For this event, Vicky and Dean, hired the sweet ferris wheel, which offers a more unique alternative to our traditional sweet cart.
Sitting on a tabletop, it consists of a large metre high ferris wheel, with 16 trays.
These are all filled with individual varieties of sweets that guests then spin to take their pick and fill their sweet bags. Whilst sweet carts are a common – and always popular – sight at weddings and corporate events, the ferris wheel offers a slightly more unique alternative that is less commonplace and always a great talking point angst guests.
True to form, Vicky and Dean‘s wedding was no different. By the end of the night the guests had all taken advantage of the sweet treats available to keep themselves energised for the evening!
What always makes me chuckle when speaking to engaged couples upon booking our sweet cart or sweet ferris wheel, is how this will be perfect for any kids attending the wedding. Whilst this is true, there’s no doubting that after a couple of drinks in the evening, the adults will always get caught up in a nostalgia charged feeding frenzy at the sweet cart!
Making these the perfect hire items to keep both children and adults happy!
Selfie mirror
Our selfie mirror comes to Limpley Stoke Hotel regularly and is a great feature that is always extremely popular at weddings, special occasions and corporate events.
We normally set this up in the Georgian Room in the corner alongside the DJ.
Guests can then nip in and out as they dance the evening away capturing memories of the wedding day with printouts for them to keep. At the end of the night, we also give a photo guest book to the couple with all of the photos from the evening inside, alongside a USB stick so that they can enjoy the memories of their big day for years to come!
Limpley Stoke Hotel
The Limpley Stoke Hotel was first opened on the 29th August 1863. It was not actually opened as a hotel, but as the West of England Hydropathic Establishment.
This offered water therapies that were potentially inspired by the nearby spa at Bath and its Mineral Hospital.
It was later taken over by the Abbey National Building Society during the second World War when they evacuated from London. It was then reopened as a hotel and came into its current ownership in 1993.
The Limpley Stoke Hotel is located in the gorgeous Limpley Stoke Valley. I’ve previously heard this area referred to as the Beverly Hills of Bath and it’s no wonder why with its gorgeous views and wealth of amazing properties to match!
All just a stones throw away from the amenities and gorgeous Georgian streets of Bath.
Limpley Stoke Hotel offers a one-stop shop for all things wedding. The beauty of having your day here is that couples can have their ceremony, entertain guests all day, have their wedding breakfast and evening entertainment and host all of their guests in the rooms upstairs – all under one roof.
It’s also just a short distance away from our base in Westbury, so it’s ideally placed that we can pop in and set up equipment earlier in the day, then come back as required at different serving times and monitor hire items throughout the day.
All set up and ready to go!
With our selfie mirror and sweet Ferris wheel all set up and ready for the evening wedding party, the evening got going with something slightly different in the form of a Robbie Williams impersonator!
Fake Robbie brought the party, playing loads of Take That and solo classics to get the evening started earlier on.
During which, guests sported funny hats, wigs and glasses and took some great shots on the selfie mirror!
Our Selfie mirror standard hire times are either 2, 3 or 4 hours. This evening Vicky and Dean went for three hours from 8-11pm which is our most popular hire period.
This leaves plenty of time for guests to enjoy the selfie mirror booth and create lots of memories from the day.
Wedding fairs at Limpley Stoke Hotel
Through the year, we normally attend 10 to 20 weddings at the Limpley Stoke Hotel with either our traditional ice cream bicycle, sweet cart or selfie mirror.
We also regularly attend the annual wedding fair that Limpley Stoke Hotel host at the end of January.
This is organised brilliantly by Helen Pinkett from I Do Weddings. These are always great events to attend both as a supplier, and prospective bride and grooms who are planning their wedding day.
As a supplier these events allow us to meet other local suppliers and network, whilst also meeting lots of brides and grooms who are planning their big day in the local area.
For the brides and grooms, it gives them a chance to have a good look around the venue in a relaxed atmosphere.
They can see the set up of how the rooms would appear on their day, such as the ceremony room, the ballroom where the wedding breakfast takes place, the bar area and outdoor gardens where they will have their pictures taken on the day. Weather allowing of course!
It goes without saying, the wedding fair events also allow the bride and grooms to sample some of the treats on offer.
These regularly include Prosecco, cake samples, and of course, our usual offerings of Marshfield Farm ice cream samples served from our traditional ice cream tricycle!
The beauty of our ice cream bike at Limpley Stoke Hotel is that we can set up outside on the patio area, which is perfect for drinks receptions and enjoying the gorgeous views across the valley. (With a delicious ice cream in hand of course!)
Or alternatively, we can also easily set up the ice cream bike inside in the Georgian Room.
This is ideal if couples prefer an evening service, or if there is poor weather. Both options allow easy access for guests to be served plenty of ice cream during the two hour serving time.
We look forward to seeing you there soon!
Limpley Stoke Hotel is a very versatile wedding venue that benefits from having plenty of room to house guests in the rooms upstairs, whilst also being of great value at a competitive price.
Check out the Limpley Stoke Hotel website for details and wedding packages. If you are planning your own wedding day we also have a number of great money saving tips here.
Take a look at our list of other popular wedding venues on the wedding man website here and how to pick a wedding venue that’s right for you.
If you would be interested in hiring our ice cream tricycle, sweet carts, selfie mirror or other hire items. We hire these out individually and also part of a number of popular hire packages which bundle together some of our most popular items.
These can be found on the special offers page of the Garbanzo’s Event Hire website.
Finally, we would like to thank Vicky and Dean for having us as part of their big day, and also Karen, and the always helpful team at Limpley Stoke, Hotel.
We look forward to seeing you again soon!
