Journal · Formats
Choose a meal, a reception or a ceremony layout
Start with what your guests will do most of the time.

Leon Attard, events manager · 4 min read

Start with what your guests will do most of the time. A seated meal, a standing reception and a ceremony ask different things of the same courtyard.
A seated meal
Fixed tables need room for chairs and service routes. Our courtyard seats up to 120 in the sample layouts. Under the pavilion roof the seated limit is 80. Tell us about access and places to rest as well as the number of tables.
A standing reception
Guests move between groups, with resting seats along the walls. The courtyard holds up to 200 standing; the pavilion holds 120. Ask about seating needs rather than assuming everyone can stand for the whole event.
A ceremony
Rows and sightlines are the starting point. The courtyard takes up to 150 for a ceremony and the pavilion 100. This is a furniture arrangement, separate from legal ceremony approval. A ceremony followed by a meal needs a changeover quotation.
Eighty at a seated dinner
The medium courtyard plan uses ten schematic tables for 80 guests. That is also the pavilion’s seated limit. A June weekend venue package is €5,782 including €882 VAT at an assumed 18%. A separate illustrative food and drink allowance adds €4,800–8,000; the venue plus allowance is €10,582–13,782. Other suppliers and changeovers remain unpriced. Illustrative assumptions, as of 12 October 2026.
Check the covered alternative
Each capacity is an alternative arrangement, not a number to add to another space. Open sides let weather in. Agree who decides on an alternative or postponement, even when everyone fits under the roof.
Bring these questions to your request
Note your guest count including children, preferred format, up to three dates, each phase of the day, practical access needs and supplier questions. Use the planner to compare formats, then ask us about the practical details.
Compare formats in the plannerRead the weather plan before choosing a date.
Weather and access