Seating & Eating ..

... After the recieving line your guests will go through to the Reception Room and will be seated in their designated seats according to your seeating plan and place cards.

The Old Crown Coaching Inn's Master of Ceremonies will then ask everyone to be "upstanding for the Bride and Groom" then guide you to your seats at the top table.

Seating Etiquete
The top table should comprise the wedding party only but should you wish any other guests to be seated here they should be seated on either side of the wedding party.

From left to right facing your guests: Chief Bridesmaid, Bridegroom's Mother, Bride's Father, Bride, Bridegroom, Bride's Mother, Bridegroom's Father and Best Man, it is recommended that you limit your table to 12 people.

The Bride should always be at the left side of the Bridegroom.

Wedding Breakfast
After careful selection with Chef of your wedding breakfast in the planning stages, you will typically sit down to something similar to these delicious meal examples

The Henry James Pye Feasting Menu

The Faringdon Folly Feasting Menu

Please note - these menus are merely for example only, we will expect that you and Chef can between you select a menu of delightful food that best suits both you and your budget. The menus and their costings are correct at the time of going to press, however, there must be allowances for seasonal availability and fluctuating prices. Vegetarian options and guests with allergies must book at least two weeks in advance and in writing in the case of allergy sufferrs the precise nature of what foods they are allergic to must also be stated at time of booking.