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Choose a meal, a reception or a ceremony layout

Start with what your guests will do most of the time.

Portrait of fictional team member Leon Attard.

Leon Attard, events manager · 4 min read

A comparison of a seated meal, standing reception and ceremony arrangement.
Three arrangements: a meal, a reception and a ceremony.Illustrative, AI-generated

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 planner

Read the weather plan before choosing a date.

Weather and access

Read next

Two related pages.

  • The pavilionThe covered space in detail: capacities, open sides and the questions to ask.
  • More planning guidesIncluding how a seated meal, a standing reception and a ceremony each use the courtyard.

Plan the day and its alternative.

Try your guest count in the planner, then tell us your dates. We check the diary, the layout and the weather plan with you before anything is confirmed.