Small & Intimate Wedding Venue in Essex

Gather your loved ones for more intimate weddings. The Garden Room offers a private space for smaller celebrations. A beautifully bright room, you'll enjoy the ease and enjoyment of your special day as we take care of every detail.

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Elegant wedding table arrangement with white and blush pink flowers, greenery, and light blue candles.

Intimate celebrations up to 36

The Garden Room

The Garden Room is a versatile room, offering a variety of layouts to ensure your intimate wedding caters to your guest list. For intimate weddings in Essex up to 36, there's no better place to bring together your closest friends and family to celebrate your love.

Bask in the natural light and take in the views of our beautiful grounds, perfect for a pre wedding breakfast stroll and for capturing those all-important wedding day photos.

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Elegant table setting with a white tablecloth, a decorative plate with a folded white napkin, silverware, glassware, and a small floral centerpiece.

Guestlist numbers in between? Welcome to the dining room

The Main Dining Room

When deciding on numbers, you don't have to choose between a guest list of over 80 or whittle it to 36. With the exclusive hire of our main dining room, 42 of your loved ones can relax comfortably and enjoy a delicious wedding breakfast.

Between intimate and traditional, the dining room offers couples the perfect space to share with friends and family, without feeling the need to add or remove numbers to your perfectly curated guestlist.

For truly intimate weddings in Essex, the dining room's divider means you can sit 16 of your nearest and dearest around one table.

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Wedding Day

The White Hart hosted our wedding on 21/09/24 it was a beautiful day. Nothing was too much trouble for the staff who were polite and friendly throughout the day and into the evening. The venue was perfect and our ceremony was held in the gardens under the gazebo we guided every step of the way.

The food was amazing catering for vegetarians, gluten free, and pescatarian guests with no fuss. We took all of the rooms the venue had and all our guests enjoyed their stay no complaints. I can’t recommend them enough my wedding was just perfect!

TripAdvisor Review | 09 / 2024

An amazing place to get married!

Just had my wedding here and what to write this review to let people know that this place is amazing. From start to finish the staff couldn't do enough not just for me and the wife but for everyone. Both my parents are disabled and the accommodation at the venue was perfect. The staff worked hard to make sure everything was correct and everyone was having a great time. Food at the wedding - Wow....Wedding venue was just perfect; the grounds are well kept, and the converted barn offers a mezzanine floor which really opens up the space.

If you are looking for a place to get married I really would recommend this venue. 👌

TripAdvisor Review | 06 / 2023

Best day of our lives at the most amazing venue!

Amy, Vicky and Laura were absolutely amazing throughout the whole process of my wedding, the planning, the lead up and the day itself. Nothing was ever too much trouble and they were always very quick to respond to any queries we had.

The staff at The White Hart are amazing and made me feel very calm and comfortable while getting ready for our big day in the amazing bridal getting ready room, which was one of the highlights of the day as there is so much space for everyone with make-up artists and hair stylists etc meaning there was zero stress.

The food was great all round, we had a meal the night before, the wedding breakfast and breakfast the day after were all just amazing, cannot fault anything with it.
Honestly the best day of our lives, so glad we choose this venue to get married, we would highly recommend to all!!

Annie | 03 / 2025

Amazing venue with equally amazing staff

What can I say about this place apart from perfect! The best venue anyone could wish for for their big day. The staff were amazing and very accommodating from start to finish. There were many questions we had and were answered in the best way to put our minds at ease.
They are so easy to talk to! There was a power cut right before our ceremony but it was handled and dealt with in a professional manner and couldn't do more to find ways around it to keep us calm! It didn't affect our day at all.
The bridal prep room was lovely and the accommodation was spot on. The grounds made for beautiful and unforgettable pictures to look back on in years to come. We want to do it all again!
We honestly couldn't have asked for a better day.

Victoria