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Essendon Weddings — Your Exclusive Hertfordshire Wedding Venue
Welcome to Essendon Weddings, set in the heart of Hertfordshire within a picturesque 400‑acre estate. As an exclusive-use wedding venue, Essendon offers couples a stunning countryside backdrop, full privacy, and bespoke service to bring your dream wedding to life.
Why Choose Essendon for Your Wedding?
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All‑inclusive exclusivity: When you book Essendon, the venue is yours for the day. You and your guests can enjoy uninterrupted use of the ceremony spaces, reception areas and enjoy the countryside grounds for pictures.
- Stunning grounds & idyllic setting: The estate includes beautiful lakes, an outdoor terrace and landscaped golf courses – perfect for photography, relaxing with your guests during your drinks reception, and romantic moments with a trip on a golf buggy to some scenic locations for couple portrait shots.
- Licensed for civil ceremonies: You can hold your legal ceremony on site, making your day seamless and convenient.
- Bespoke weddings, your way: Whether it’s fireworks over the lake, flying in on a helicopter, surprise entertainment, or smoke bombs for dramatic portraits — your ideas are welcome.
- Tailored menus & dining: The culinary team works with you to create bespoke menus that reflect your tastes, dietary needs, and style.
- Accommodation for your guests: Our onsite luxury farmhouse ensures that you and your festivities.
- Friendly to fur babies: Essendon welcomes pets, so your beloved dog can be part of your special day too.
- Personalised support from start to finish: A dedicated wedding planner will guide you through the entire process — from your initial ideas to the first dance.
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Mr and Mrs Aiton
4 Dec 2025
What can we say, we had an absolutely amazing wedding day! We want to say a huge thank you to you, Fiona and the whole team at Essendon for hosting…
Kati & Andy
2 Dec 2025
You did an absolutely outstanding job and made our day very special and PERFECT!!!! ❤ Honestly, we could not have wished for anything better. Everything just fell into place. We…
Sam & Tiffany Gardner
30 Nov 2025
Thank you for your message and everything you did for us at the wedding. It truly was the most amazing day and couldn’t have gone any better. We’ve had so…
Mr & Mrs Barrett
21 Nov 2025
We have just arrived back home after an amazing last couple of days. We are so sad it went all so quickly but will remember every second for the rest…
Hannah & Charles
14 Nov 2025
Let me start by saying thank you so much for our wedding day! We both had the best time, it was better than we could have ever hoped! From the…
Beth & Roti
6 Nov 2025
Honestly we can’t thank you enough for everything you did for us in the planning of the wedding We enjoyed the day so much and everything we so smoothly,…
Rebecca Long
4 Nov 2025
Hi Jo and Katie, Jo I don’t even know where to begin with our thanks. There will never be quite enough words to show our true appreciation. You have…
Yas & Mitch
22 Oct 2025
Good morning Jo, Fiona and Katie, We just wanted to say thank you for everything you’ve done to help make our day so perfect. Oh my gosh, we’re still…
Bonnie & Lee
15 Oct 2025
Thank you so so much for everything, we truly had the most magical day and I wish I could rewind and do it all over again. Everyone at Essendon has…
Megan and Tyler
15 Oct 2025
Wow – not sure where to even start! We had the most amazing day on Saturday, it really was everything we dreamt of and more. The barn looked absolutely stunning,…
Emily and Lee Cattell
9 Oct 2025
Hi Fiona, I just wanted to take a moment to thank you — and Jo and Katie — for everything you did to make our wedding day at Essendon…
Mr and Mrs Baynham
17 Sep 2025
Thank you so much for everything. I really mean that from the bottom of my heart, we both loved every single moment of our wedding day, it went perfectly! We…
Lauren and Viktor
15 Aug 2025
We had the best day of our lives. We couldn’t have been happier. The guests had such an amazing time! Couldn’t compliment you guys, the food and everything enough! Your…
Tom & Gemma
26 Jul 2025
Good Morning Jo & Fiona, It still doesn’t feel real, we both can’t believe it’s over! Thank you so much for your email, it gave me goosebumps reading it. Both…
Lucy & Adam
15 Jun 2025
Good afternoon all, I don’t know where to begin with our thank you to you all. The day was PERFECT! We had the most incredible day, we didn’t want it…
Mr & Mrs Healey
23 Apr 2025
Thank you so much for your lovely words. We loved every single minute of our day and could not have done it without both of your help. You both made…
Kel & Rachel Ezekwe
13 Oct 2021
We only have positive things to say about Essendon Country Club. It was a long road for us to get married, but right from the first time we saw…
Anonymous
12 Dec 2025
We just want to say a very special thank you to you and the team, Paul, Fiona and Tahlia for all your help and hard work on the day and…
Anonymous
12 Dec 2025
We had such an amazing day and everything ran so smoothly. Honestly, couldn’t have gone better if we tried. We felt very well-looked after and we were happy to see…
Anonymous
12 Dec 2025
Hi Jo and Fiona, I really wanted to say Thank you both so much, for what was the best day of our lives on Saturday. I had to mention you…
Anonymous
12 Dec 2025
Where do we even start! We cannot thank you both enough and all the Essendon team. Our day was truly AMAZING and that comes down to all your hard work…
Anonymous
12 Dec 2025
Your wonderful team helped support our ideas and made sure that our big day ran smoothly. You guys seem to float in and out without creating any attention. Even the…
Anonymous
12 Dec 2025
Thank you so much to the entire team at Essendon. We had the most perfect wedding day, it was everything we imagined it to be and more. We’d like to…
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Location
Essendon Country Club
Bedwell Avenue
Essendon
Hatfield
AL9 6HN
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