Hello everyone! Welcome to the information page for our wedding. Here you'll find everything you need to know for our upcoming nuptials in September. If there's anything you'd like to ask us, please drop us an email. Happy browsing! Holly and Costa x
The Church
The church we are getting married in is called the Church of the Twelve Apostles - a Greek Orthodox church in Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire (near Hatfield). Details of how to get there can be found in the 'travel' section, but here is a map to quickly show you the location in the immediate area.
There will be a wedding immediately before ours, so please do not 
arrive too early or you might be waiting outside for a while!
Full address:
Kentish Lane
Brookmans Park
Hatfield
Hertfordshire
AL9 6NG
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The Reception
Our reception venue is Sopwell House, only 1 mile from St Albans. It is a beautiful Georgian hotel and spa, complete with lush gardens, that was once the stately home of Lord Mountbatten.
For details of how to get there, please see the 'travel' section.
Full address:
Cottonmill Lane
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 2HQ
Find out more on the hotel's website
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Travel - important! Please read!
Travel to the church
For those of you not driving, the easiest way to get to the church is by train. The nearest station is Brookmans Park, 1.6 miles away. Trains leave Kings Cross for Brookmans Park every half hour, and it's a 30 minute journey.
If you want to book a taxi to take you from the station to the church, here are some useful numbers (it might be worth trying to coordinate with fellow guests to save on taxi journeys):
Potters Bar Cars 01707 650077
Hilltop Taxis 01707 271266
CJ Cars 01707 859700
Simons Cabs 01707 251500
Diamond Taxis 01707 266646
R&R Byng Cars 01707 665060
For those of you who are driving, there will be limited parking in the church car park (we want this to be clear for our wedding party cars please!). Guests are advised to park along Kentish Lane, but not on both sides of the road. Parking close to or at the junction between Kentish Lane and Woodfield Lane is not allowed. Please repect the church's relations with its neighbours!
Travel to the reception venue
For those of you not driving, we will be hiring a bus to transport you from the church to the reception. We will need to know how many of you want to do this, so please let us know asap or you will not have a seat on the bus!
For those of you who are driving, it is an easy 9 mile drive (pretty much parallel to the M25, through nice countryside). For your route please enter the following postcodes into any route finder (www.theaa.com is a good one): AL9 6NG to AL1 2HQ
Travel back from Sopwell House
The nearest train station is St Albans, about 1.8 miles from the reception venue. There are trains to St Pancras every 30 minutes; the reception will end at around midnight and there are still trains from St Albans back to London after this time.
Useful taxi numbers in St Albans:
John Webb Private Hire 01727 761676
Gold Line Taxis 01727 833333
Alban Cab Co 01727 837777
4 Star Taxis 01727 834444
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For those of you not driving, the easiest way to get to the church is by train. The nearest station is Brookmans Park, 1.6 miles away. Trains leave Kings Cross for Brookmans Park every half hour, and it's a 30 minute journey.
If you want to book a taxi to take you from the station to the church, here are some useful numbers (it might be worth trying to coordinate with fellow guests to save on taxi journeys):
Potters Bar Cars 01707 650077
Hilltop Taxis 01707 271266
CJ Cars 01707 859700
Simons Cabs 01707 251500
Diamond Taxis 01707 266646
R&R Byng Cars 01707 665060
For those of you who are driving, there will be limited parking in the church car park (we want this to be clear for our wedding party cars please!). Guests are advised to park along Kentish Lane, but not on both sides of the road. Parking close to or at the junction between Kentish Lane and Woodfield Lane is not allowed. Please repect the church's relations with its neighbours!
Travel to the reception venue
For those of you not driving, we will be hiring a bus to transport you from the church to the reception. We will need to know how many of you want to do this, so please let us know asap or you will not have a seat on the bus!
For those of you who are driving, it is an easy 9 mile drive (pretty much parallel to the M25, through nice countryside). For your route please enter the following postcodes into any route finder (www.theaa.com is a good one): AL9 6NG to AL1 2HQ
Travel back from Sopwell House
The nearest train station is St Albans, about 1.8 miles from the reception venue. There are trains to St Pancras every 30 minutes; the reception will end at around midnight and there are still trains from St Albans back to London after this time.
Useful taxi numbers in St Albans:
John Webb Private Hire 01727 761676
Gold Line Taxis 01727 833333
Alban Cab Co 01727 837777
4 Star Taxis 01727 834444
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Hotels
There are plenty of good hotels in the St Albans area. Here is a list in order of distance from the reception venue, Sopwell House.
1. Sopwell House!
Rooms from £125 per night.
Please call the hotel directly on 01727 750421 to book rooms - mention it's for our wedding. It's advisable to book early if you want to stay here as it will be a popular choice!
Tel 01727 750 421
2. Comfort Hotel
Rooms from £90
Tel 01727 848 849
3. Quality Hotel
Rooms from £112
Tel 01727 857 858
4. Fleuchary House
Rooms from £35 (single) £50 (double)
Tel 01727 766 764
5. Ardmore House Hotel
Rooms from £68
Tel 01727 859 313
6. St Michael's Manor Hotel
Rooms from £125
Tel 01727 864 444
7. The Black Lion Inn Hotel
Rooms from £55
Tel 01727 848 644
8. Thistle Hotel
Rooms from £49
Tel 0871 376 9034
9. Harpenden House Hotel
Rooms from £95
Tel 0844 855 9141
10. The Grove
Rooms from £220
Tel 01923 807 807
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1. Sopwell House!
Rooms from £125 per night.
Please call the hotel directly on 01727 750421 to book rooms - mention it's for our wedding. It's advisable to book early if you want to stay here as it will be a popular choice!
Tel 01727 750 421
2. Comfort Hotel
Rooms from £90
Tel 01727 848 849
3. Quality Hotel
Rooms from £112
Tel 01727 857 858
4. Fleuchary House
Rooms from £35 (single) £50 (double)
Tel 01727 766 764
5. Ardmore House Hotel
Rooms from £68
Tel 01727 859 313
6. St Michael's Manor Hotel
Rooms from £125
Tel 01727 864 444
7. The Black Lion Inn Hotel
Rooms from £55
Tel 01727 848 644
8. Thistle Hotel
Rooms from £49
Tel 0871 376 9034
9. Harpenden House Hotel
Rooms from £95
Tel 0844 855 9141
10. The Grove
Rooms from £220
Tel 01923 807 807
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Gift list/presents
We will not be having a standard gift list. Instead, following the traditional Greek practice, guests are invited to pin notes of money onto the bride and groom's outfits (called "ploumisma" in Greek), as a gesture of good wealth/happiness for the couple's future life together. This is a fun, traditional part of the wedding day, which happens after the dinner (generally after the first dance).
If you would prefer, you are welcome to give a card in an envelope to the Best Man on the night.
Alternatively, we would be very appreciative of gift vouchers from John Lewis.
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Dress code
The main wedding party will be wearing suits rather than morning dress. However, you are not obliged to yourself.
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Dietary requirements
If you have any specific dietary requirements please let us know as soon as possible so we can inform the hotel.
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Children
Whilst we would love to be able to have all our guests' chidren attend our wedding, there is limited space at Sopwell house, so can only guarantee places for children of family members. However, if you would like to bring your children please contact us and we will do our best to accommodate them.
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