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JANUARY JANUARY 2017 | 2017 ISSUE | ISSUE #51 | #51 WEDDING
“When you own a wedding venue, and the day finally comes to actually get
married yourselves, you begin to feel the pressure build!”
We hear from Serena Saunders, Managing Director of Sheene Mill.
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The Most Amazing Day of our Lives!...
‘Jordan and I had been together for 9 years when he popped
the question… It was in a moment of complete surprise, when
I was feeling anything but glamorous! Whilst we had been
together for a long time, we had a business to run together and
always had bigger, more important things to focus on within
the business – The concept of even planning a wedding for
‘myself’, just felt like something I would never have the time to
do!! However, as every ‘bride to be’ does, I found my time and
started to begin the planning process!...
The first thing we needed to confirm was the venue!... Holding
our wedding at the Sheene Mill was a ‘no brainer’! Whilst I
admit, I was a little worried about the potential added pressure
and the concept of being ‘at work’ at first, I also recognise how
beautiful our venue is and could think of no place better for us
both to get married!
The Sheene Mill is so much more than just a venue to us – it is,
quite literally our home! I worked at the Sheene Mill from the
age of 11, when my parents owned the business, to then come
back 10 years after they left to own the business together with
my partner, Jordan. The Sheene Mill has been the home to so
many of my happy memories, from my childhood swims in the
river, to the recent years… My Mum and her now husband got
married at Sheene Mill, my Dad and his Fiancee got engaged
here!
Getting married at our own venue also meant I had complete
trust in my staff and that they would execute everything the
way they know we’d want it to be done. It also gave us the
flexibility to really go ‘to town’ and actually enjoy the venue
from the other side for once! Selecting the suppliers was
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