20th anniversary celebration for first couple married at Holdsworth House

20 years after the first couple were married at Holdsworth House Hotel & Restaurant in Halifax, Mrs and Mrs Hall returned to celebrate their anniversary in style.  Here’s the lovely note they sent to the hotel after their 20th anniversary stay.

"Dear All at Holdsworth House, I'm writing to thank you so much for a wonderful stay last Sunday. My wife, Trish and I have held a lot of affection for Holdsworth House since we were married there 20 years ago. 

We are quite proud of being the first couple to be married there and we've even had a watercolour of the house on our wall since that day. 

After many years abroad we thought it would be lovely to stay there again but we didn't expect such great personal service and the champagne and the engraved bottle stopper were truly a wonderful surprise. Please thank all the staff and those responsible for making us feel very special  and leaving with more special memories of Holdsworth House. 
Kind Regards, Steve & Trish Hall”

Holdsworth House hosts around 125 weddings per year and is popular in all seasons. Despite bedrooms and services being refurbished and upgraded not much else has changed at the Jacobean manor, which prides itself on exemplary service, fresh banqueting and attention to detail.  

The four star hotel was recently shortlisted as Yorkshire’s Large Hotel of the Year in the prestigious White Rose Awards and is attending the glittering awards ceremony at the Leeds Arena in November.

Couples wishing to view the hotel for weddings should attend the free Open Day on Sunday 27th September 2015, 12noon - 4.00pm.

The Wedding Eve Party

In a world where international travel is commonplace and more and more of us are choosing to live and work abroad, a wedding is one of the few times that families and friends are able to come together. Despite the warm lure of Dubai or the stunning Skylines of Singapore, many of our brides and grooms love to return to the Yorkshire homelands to tie the knot.

A recent wedding at Holdsworth House saw the bride and groom, who live and work in the far east, choosing to marry in their native UK surrounded by their family and friends. What better way then than to extend the celebrations for the closest few than with a Holdsworth House Wedding Eve Party.

Relatives arriving into the UK or driving from the other end of the country often come a few days prior to the big day; it's uncommon for such guests to simply rock up at the wedding venue just as you're heading down the aisle! As a result Holdsworth House has seen a growth in couples and families celebrating the night before the 'main event' as a way of welcoming and catching up with those long-distance relatives. Many say it's a great way to settle the nerves and put everyone in the party mood.

The private dining rooms at Holdsworth House have served as the best location for such events and chef has created a selection of sharing dishes on the Host A Roast menu, in effect to give families a fabulous home from home roast dinner or hearty homemade pie to delve into.

The big day can whizz by fast, so if you've got a bit of catching up to do, host a Wedding Eve Party to thank your guests for coming and kick the celebrations off in style.