Saturday July 15, 2023
Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park
683 days 5 hrs 36 mins ago
Schedule
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Arrival of guests
3:00 PM
Wedding Ceremony and Reception
3:30 PM
We're getting married! We'd like to share a few words with everyone. Dinner, drinks, and dancing (including a ceilidh) to follow!
We are hoping for good weather to hold our ceremony and reception drinks outside so please be prepared to bring appropriate sun protection!
Semi-formal (e.g. suits and cocktail dresses)
Dinner
6:00 PM
Carriages
11:59 PM
Richmond gate (north west corner of the park) is closed to traffic at 12.30 am. This gate is the only entry and exit available in the evening.
Registry
Your presence is enough of a present to us! But for those of you who would still like to get us something, we've put together a wish-list to help you out (our preferences are honeymoon contributions or charity donations) but we'd also love to be surprised!
www.weddingshop.com/Buy/View/127304
Travel
Getting to the venue
For those using public transport, please use citymapper or google maps! Please note - as the venue is in Richmond Park, there is no public transport directly to the venue. The nearest bus stop is approximately 0.5 miles away from the venue.
If you are driving, see the parking section below.
Leaving the venue by taxi
Recommended Taxi Numbers:
Parker Cars: 0208 560 0000
Riverside Cars: 020 8878 7777
We advise booking your taxi in advance as early as possible (before the night). If you wish to arrange a taxi with a company other than those listed above, please inform the controller the only access to Richmond Park is via Richmond Gate (the gate postcode is TW10 6BF)
Address: Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park– TW10 5HX
Location or App based Taxi- Uber, Ola etc. have trouble locating Pembroke Lodge so we do not recommend using them. If you do please ensure you advise them to use Richmond Gate (the gate postcode above can be added as a waypoint)
Parking
You are permitted to leave your car overnight in the public car park. Please ensure you display a parking permit available from the bar to avoid a parking ticket.
If you are driving to the venue, please leave extra time to get parked – perhaps an hour before ceremony as the car park can get extremely busy and it is open to the general public
Walking in the park in the dark
Pembroke Lodge strongly advise against walking in the park after dark. The roads are not lit and Richmond Park is a nature reserve where wild deer roam freely. The deer often are located on or near the roads between
the venue and Richmond Gate. Please trust them, you do not want to come across a large stag late at night!
Accommodation
The closest park gate to the venue is Richmond Gate (north west corner of the park), so we would recommend looking for accommodation in the Richmond and surrounding areas (e.g. Sheen, Twickenham, Kingston, Ham, Teddington...). We're staying in the Richmond Hill hotel if you wanted to join us.
Please do book accommodation as soon as possible as places are likely to book up in summer (and it is also Wimbledon Finals weekend)!
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Q & A
For all our friends and family who have lots of questions, please check out our Q & A first!
When is the RSVP deadline?
Please RSVP by May 20th, so we can have an accurate headcount.
Can I bring a date?
Please check your invite!
Are kids welcome?
We hope you understand that we would like to keep the number of children at our wedding to a minimum. However, your presence at our wedding is the most important thing to us, so we kindly request that only those who are unable to make alternative arrangements for childcare bring their little ones along.
What will the weather be like?
July in London will hopefully be sunny and potentially hot!
Where should I park?
Please see the travel section
What should I wear?
Please see our Schedule for the dress code.
Is the wedding indoors or outdoors?
Our wedding ceremony is hopefully outdoors (weather permitting).
Whom should I call with questions?
Please contact us directly
When do the gates to the park close?
All gates to Richmond Park will be closed at Dusk. Only access and exit points at this time will be Richmond Gate on the Star and Garter roundabout (north west corner of the park) where a gate man will be stationed. This closes at 12.30 am.
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