Your Wedding atMercure Bowdon Hotel, Altrincham

Welcome to Mercure

Bowdon Hotel, Altrincham

Congratulations on your forthcoming wedding. To ensure yourdreams become reality, the Mercure Bowdon Hotel, Altrincham isdedicated to making your special day perfect and as individualas you are.

Whether you are planning a Civil Ceremony, Traditional ChurchService or Civil Partnership, we recognise that every wedding isdifferent – that’s why we are completely flexible and happy todiscuss your specific requirements to ensure that our hotelprovides imagination, flair and the perfect setting.

Please take time to read through this brochure and discover howwe can make your wedding day unforgettable in every way.

Then feel free to contact our wedding planner who will bedelighted to offer advice and guidance on all aspects of your wedding.

Please call: 0161 928 7121

or Email: enquiries@hotels-altrincham.com

planning your special day

Organising your special day begins from the very first moment youcontact us. Your wedding planner will be ready to advise, plan andprepare even the smallest of details to make everything go exactlyas you want it to.

We understand that it can be a little overwhelming when you firststart planning your wedding, but we are here to make the entireexperience an enjoyable one from beginning to end.

We will help you organise your wedding day with the minimum offuss and maximum enjoyment – from the early booking ofphotographers, musicians and florists to organising menus, toastsand even family members.

The perfect packages

Our wedding packages have been designed to cater for a varietyof function styles and personal tastes.

Whether you are thinking of an intimate gathering for up to 50guests, or a more extravagant affair for all your family and friends,we will look after every detail, from your wedding breakfast to yourevening reception.

Our pre-set packages are detailed over the next few pages.However we understand that one size does not fit all so pleasediscuss your individual requirements with us and we can tailor apackage to suit precisely.

Grand affair for over 50 guests

Our standard package includes

• Complimentary menu tasting for theBride & Groom

• Red carpet arrival

• Champagne welcome for the Bride and Groom

• Master of Ceremonies

• Room hire for the wedding breakfastand evening reception

• Your chosen wedding breakfast menu

• White table linen

• Menu cards, place cards & table plan

• Cake stand and knife

• DJ for Evening Reception

• Accommodation for Bride and Groom, to include bed andbreakfast

• Our Best Available AccommodationRate will be made available to yourwedding guests

Your drinks package includes

• A reception drink of bucks fizz or non-alcoholic fruit punch

• Wine served with the meal

• A glass of sparkling wine for the toast

Intimate event for up to 50 guests

Package includes:

• Complimentary room hire

• Red carpet on arrival

• Master of Ceremonies

• White table linen

• Table plan and place cards

• Pre-set 4 course menu of your choice

• Cake stand and knife

• Our Best Available Accommodation Ratewill be made available to your weddingguests

• Drinks, wine and entertainmentrequirements will be charged as taken

A delicious menu

Every Mercure hotel is unique, and when you sit down in one of our restaurants you will discoverthe same uniqueness in our food. We pride ourselves on offering a good choice of quality dishesand where possible infuse the finest local British flavours. We always try to use produce fromsustainable sources and the provenance and traceability of our food is vitally important to us.

Our expertly trained chefs have years of experience so you can savour a delicious wedding daymeal. The following menu selector should give you a taste of the dishes available. If you wish tochoose from it, we ask that you select one dish from each course.

To make your day even more special your wedding planner will be happy to arrange a bespokemenu. If there are guests with different dietary requirements, you can leave it with us toaccommodate any special arrangements.

Catering for Children

We will make special arrangements for the children attending your wedding from our Children’sMenu Selector (Children 0 -12 year).

Wedding Breakfast

Starters

S1 Cream of vegetable soup withherbal sippets

S2 Sweet melon bridge with pineappleand a ginger syrup

S3 French onion soup with goatscheese crouton

S4 Roast plum tomato tart with pestodressing and herb salad

S5 Prawn and crayfish cocktail withtomato mayonnaise

S6 Chicken liver pate with melbatoast and onion chutney

Main courses

M1 Supreme of chicken wrapped inbacon with a red wine jus

M2 Traditional roast turkey with sageand onion stuffing, cranberry and

pan juices

M3 Poached fillet of salmon with achampagne cream sauce

M4 Braised belly pork with applescented gravy and chunky apple sauce

M5 Roast sirloin of beef, Yorkshirepudding and grain mustard jus

M6 Breast of chicken with a mushroomcream sauce

M7 Aubergine and tomato and goatscheese tower with a warm

herb dressing

Desserts

D1 Summer berry pavlova withChantilly cream

D2 Toffee and walnut cheesecake.

D3 Chocolate tart with caramelised oranges

D4 Warm deep dish apple pie withEnglish custard

D5 Profiteroles with butterscotch sauce

D6 Selection of cheese with celery,grapes and biscuits

enhancements

Menu enhancements

Should you wish to enhance your wedding breakfast withadditional courses, the following dishes are available on requestat an additional charge to the wedding package price.

EN1 Refreshing sorbet to be served between starter and main course.

Choose from champagne, lemon or orange

EN2 Why not add a fish course to enhance your meal, choices available on request

EN3 Cheese platter, with celery, grapes and biscuits served to each table at the close of the meal

Evening Buffet menu

Please note that some dishes may change by season

EB1

Cheese platter with breads, chutney, fruit and biscuits

EB2

A selection of finger foods from the list attached

EB3

Display of home baked ham and beef with chutney, selection of quiches, freshly baked bread

and your choice of four salads

EB4

Three hot dishes served from the buffet with rice, new potatoes and freshly baked bread.

Relaxing Accommodation

Every one of our bedrooms provides the comfort and style yourwedding guests deserve. Our Best Available Rates for accommodationwill be offered to your guests to make their stay even more special.

These Best Available Rates can also be extended prior to and afteryour wedding date for those guests wishing to take advantage of alonger stay. For the Bride and Groom, we can offer a complimentaryroom, depending on which of our packages you choose.

A word from our happy couples

Our families and friends haven’t

stopped raving about the wedding

yet! It was the best day of our lives

and so many of our guests said it

was the best wedding they had

ever been to. Everything went so

smoothly, the food was

outstanding and everything was

exactly as we wanted.’’

‘‘It was an absolutely fantastic day.

The catering was brilliant, the

drinks free flowing, the hotel staff

attentive & professional and the

whole turnover of the room

throughout the evening was

amazing!’’

‘‘We have had just the most

magical day. The venue was

beautiful & the staff could not

have done more or been more

helpful. Thanks again, for you

have helped to create lifelong

magical memories for all of us.’’

‘‘

Contacts

At Mercure Bowdon Hotel, Altrincham we recognise that everywedding is different and has specific requirements. Whilst thisguide details our main wedding packages, we are completelyflexible and happy to discuss your bespoke requirements.

Our wedding planner will be delighted to offer advice andguidance on all aspects of your wedding.

Please call: 0161 928 7121

or Email: enquiries@hotels-altrincham.com

Booking Conditions

A minimum deposit of £400 is requiredwithin 14 days of a provisional booking beingmade. A further deposit of 25% of theestimated wedding value is due 12 monthsbefore, or immediately if this date hasalready passed.

Final payment is required one month prior tothe wedding date. All payments are nonrefundable and non transferable. Please seeseparate insert which is enclosed with thisbrochure pack for our full Terms andConditions.

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