Wondering what we were up to in the missing weeks?
Your Toastmasters & Event Coordinators visited some of the Emerald Isle's stunning wedding/special occasion venues and the lovely people who work in them!
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Your Toastmaster, Jonathan
outside Craigavon Civic Centre . |
Following a telephone conversation with Julie Bailie, Johnstone Publishing (NI) Events and Exhibitions Executive about one of the wedding fayres she was organising. (Julie has the wonderful job of bringing together wedding professionals and brides!) We went along to
Craigavon Civic Centre, Co. Armagh to meet her. Julie was very positive about the services Your Toastmasters and Event Coordinators had to offer and understood how having a toastmaster at an event could add something special to the occasion. If you want to find out more about wedding fayres in Northern Ireland please call Julie on 02838395504.
Visiting the Civic Centre was excellent and we followed up some of the invites to visit local wedding venues ...
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Seagoe Hotel |
The first was the
Seagoe Hotel. Without giving away my age too much I had not been in the Seagoe since I was in my late teens - some 20 years ago! I was blown away with the transformation.
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| A bride outside the Seagoe |
The hotel has been developed with contemporary style in mind - from the moment you enter the foyer one cannot but be impressed with the marvellous spiralling staircase and attention to detail. Indeed this attention to detail and professionalism is married with the care and attention that awaits you with the conference and banqueting team - Louise, David and Andrea.
Louise took time out of her busy schedule to show us round the hotels facilities.
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| Getting ready for the wedding breakfast |
The Seagoe is ideally placed as it is set within it's own grounds and offers ample parking.
We actually visited the Seagoe twice as they were keen for us to see their venue set up for a civil ceremony and wedding breakfast - the team at the Seagoe certainly work hard the setup was perfect!
From talking with both Louise & David it was evident they have a passion for delivering quality service where nothing is too much trouble - indeed they have such an eye for detail and abundant ideas they offer bespoke/tailored weddings as opposed to a wedding package.
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Your Toastmaster, Nikki
outside Armagh City Hotel |
Our next visit was one that I am ashamed to say - had been planning to do since it was built 10 years ago - after the visit my only regret was not getting to see the hotel sooner!
Armagh City Hotel is in a perfect location within Northern Ireland and has good road links with the South and has extensive car parking.
Armagh City Hotel offers panoramic views over the historic city of Armagh - Ireland's oldest!
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| Rear view of Armagh City Hotel by night |
Over coffee in the hotel's spacious reception area - indeed a hub of activity - chatted to Cheryl Patterson, the hotels Sales Executive.
We felt privileged to be shown around the hotel and its magnificent facilities. Indeed I could not agree more with Cheryl's views in that the hotel offers a wonderful choice of idyllic and historic backdrops for your wedding photographs. The hotels ultra modern facilities ensure the biggest day of your life meets all your expectations and more.
Indeed the City Hotel offers an extensive wedding package for all types of wedding from the large to the intimate.
Unfortunately, due to time constraints we were unable to visit as many venues as we would have liked. To you we promise to visit next time. To those we did get to spend time with Your Toastmasters and Event Coordinators would like to thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to spend time with us and we look forward to working with you all in the near future!
