Our Journal
Advice, inspiration and a little behind the scenes – you’ll find it all in our journal.

Lodge Farm Weddings Open Day 2026
Book your free tickets for our open day – ideas, inspiration and incredible suppliers!
Where to start wedding planning?!
So you’re engaged? Congratulations! Here’s some thoughts on where to start with your wedding planning.

Inspiration From Our Open Day
We held our open weekend earlier this month and some of our favourite friends and suppliers came along. I thought I'd share with you some wedding barn inspiration from the weekend! Round tables as we've never seen them before! Round tables usually look fairly...
How to make sure your guests enjoy your wedding.
One of our couples main priorities when planning their wedding is to have a beautiful yet relaxed day with their friends and family. The best weddings will have your nearest and dearest talking and reminiscing for years to come. But how to make sure your guests enjoy...
3 Things Couples Forget To Ask On A Wedding Venue Tour
We show a lot of lovely couples around Lodge Farm, and they are usually armed with a list of logical questions to ask on a wedding venue tour, such as how many guests can you seat, or what is the deposit schedule. However, as someone who owns and runs a wedding venue,...

What to do if it rains on your wedding day
We sit down with photographer Joss Denham to discuss what to do if its forecast rain on your wedding day!

Civil ceremony, church or celebrant?
So you’re getting married! Hurrah! I find a lot of couples have a lot of questions about the actual “marriage” part of getting married because there’s a few different options to choose from. Here at Lodge Farm there’s three main ways to celebrate your wedding – civil...

How to choose a wedding venue
So you've narrowed your long list down to your short list, you've visited a few venues and asked them some great questions, here's a few tips on how to choose a wedding venue which is "The One" for you! I’m Jen, and I run the wedding barns at our family farm in North...

How to create a wedding budget?
So you’ve found an incredible venue and you’re already getting excited about bringing your amazing day to life, but how can you make sure its going to fit in your wedding budget? You may know how much your venue is but what should you allow for everything else? I’m...

5 Ways to shortlist wedding venues
You’re probably starting to find that there is a never ending list of venues you could possibly choose! By the time you’ve scrolled through Instagram, signed up to Hitched and Bridebook, had a quick Google and possibly some input from friends and family you’ll...
