07/01/2018
Well, not quite sure where to start with this,it doesn’t seem real that this might be our last post, but here goes....firstly, a huge THANK YOU to everyone who came to visit this weekend, wow, what a turn out! It was so so lovely seeing you all, especially seeing your children running around and enjoying the place where their parents got married ❤️ It really was the perfect send off and way to round off the best part of 30 years of weddings here at Packington. And to those that couldn’t make it, you were missed, thank you to lots of you that left lovely messages. The Oat Barn started off life as a threshing barn some 400 years ago, moving onto keeping livestock in there; the bar was the bull pen! Then in the 70s and 80s the crops were moved into the larger sheds and it was then that we started to use the barn to host parties and celebrations. The first wedding was in 1991 in a marquee in the garden, with a marquee lining in the barn for winter functions. 2006 we held our first wedding in the barn as you know it now. It has been an incredible journey and we are so proud of what we have achieved, however, we wouldn’t be where we are without you and we’re so grateful to all of you that put your trust in us to host possibly the biggest day of your lives, it’s been an honour. We have so many wonderful memories from every aspect of holding weddings here and it’s actually rather special that each and every one of you will be a part of our history and we will be a part of yours 💞
To everyone that has been part of the team over the years, we thank you for your dedication and hard work. Without you we simply couldn’t do it. Although it’s been tough at times we’ve had some laughs haven’t we?😄
And finally thank you to all the suppliers we’ve worked with over the years, some have been regular faces at weddings and pretty much a part of the team here, it’s been wonderful to get to know you all and see how your work helps to fulfil our couples hopes and dreams of their wedding day. And special thanks to the photographers and videographers that have captured their day, not only allowing couples to relive their day but helping to keep our memory alive, we’ll always be able to look back at the gorgeous photos and videos of Packington and see it in all its splendour and beauty.
So that’s it’s folks; an end of an era and on to pastures new (literally!) Thank you ALL once again!
The Barnes family
Packington Moor