The great hall with open fireplace, set for dinner.
The moat around the castle, with the drawbridge behind it.
The separate tower room where the ceremony itself takes place.
The walled courtyard, part of the space for the wedding party.
“Constance van Wijngaarden personally walked us through the whole castle before we set the date, exactly what she does for every couple. That tour gave us the confidence to book.”
“The separate tower room for the ceremony itself put the vows somewhere different from the dinner afterwards, and that small difference suddenly made the day feel much bigger than it was.”
“With 60 guests, comfortably within the 55 to 80 the castle can hold, the great hall with its open fireplace felt exactly right, neither too full nor lost in the space.”
“Because the castle rents out only one wedding a day, we had the drawbridge and the moat entirely to ourselves for the photoshoot, no other party wandering into the background.”
“We stayed overnight in the castle with the couple afterwards, rather than driving home after the party. The walled courtyard gave a quiet moment the day before during the day.”
“As one of the few still-inhabited medieval moated castles, everything felt genuine, no room dressed up just for the occasion. Exactly the atmosphere we wanted for a small wedding.”