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Craig y Nos Castle Weddings for NHS & Armed Forces Personnel in Wales
- This is our Castle Wedding Packages - 'Armed Forces and Emergency Services Discounted Wedding Package' especially designed for Emergency Services Personnel.
A Fabulous Wedding Offer
Exclusively for the Emergency Services!
Exceptional Armed Forces and Emergency Services
Discounted Wedding Package
Armed Forces / Emergency Services
Wedding Package with:
Welcome Drinks
Chefs Selection of Canapes
3 course Wedding Breakfast
Evening Buffet
Exclusive Use of Conservatory Day & Night
Welsh Cakes
White Chair Covers
Free Bridal Suite
All for only £84.50 / Guest
Minimum of 60 day guests on Fridays, 70 on a Saturdasy. Lower minimum of 50 on weekdays Sunday to Thursday. You can have up to 130 in Conservatory by Day & 150 at Night.
Your Wedding in a Castle -
Exclusively Yours
we only allow one wedding a day
.... it's your special day!
£4,225 for minimum 50 guests Sun-Thursday
£5,070 for minimum 60 guests on Fridays
£5,915 for minimum 70 guests on Saturdays
and £84.50 per additional guest above the minimum levels
Includes:
- Exclusive use of Conservatory for your Day Wedding Reception and your Evening Party
- Nicolini Room Lounge and Breakfast Room lounge
- Free Bridal Suite for Bridal Couple on night of wedding
- White Chair Covers in Conservatory
- Table linen and napkins in white
- Candelabra (add your own decorations)
We continually check our competitor's prices and their Wedding Packages so you don't have to
Our research on 2022/ 2023 rates is uncovering some big increases in venue hire. Check you are not being overcharged. There is NO venue hire on this Armed Forces / Emergerncy Services package.
On around 70 guests, many venues will charge £2,000 to £4,000 more for a summer 2023 wedding than Craig y Nos Castle. This simple fact can get overlooked in all the complicated information on different packages and seasonal rates you will collect from various venues. There is a lot of data on other venues' pricing here. Some needs updating still.
- The key take-away is how the 'total cost per head' is affected by 'venue hire'. If venue hire is high, say £2,000 to £4,000, this increases your 'total cost per head'. On 70 guests, venue hire of £3,000 will cost you an extra £42.86/guest, on £4,000, an extra £57.14/guest. This is how you can get from around £95 to £100/ guest for most venues for the Wedding Breakfast, Drinks Package and Evening Buffet, to a 'total cost' of over £150 a head - a huge difference if you have 70 guests or more. Remember the Armed Forces / Emergency Services package is £84/ head, so around half the rate of many venues on our competitor comparison page.
When you book a wedding and have a partner who is in the Armed Forces or Emergency Services, you can never be sure if your partner may be called away on Active Service or Forces postings overseas. Overseas Active Service postings can be long or even short notice, depending on political and world affairs, and are normally for a period of 6 months. However Forces postings can last for two or even three years.
You have a risk the wedding date you planned for, may have to be cancelled or moved. Most venues have terms and conditions to protect them against financial loss, should a wedding cancel at short notice.
Depending on the notice given, Standard Wedding Venue terms for cancelled wedding dates typically include:
(i) Loss of deposit, or
(ii) Loss of up to 50% of the cost of the wedding with the venue, if cancellation is made within 6 months or less before the wedding and
(iii) Liability for the entire cost of the wedding if cancellation is made within less than two months of the wedding date
(iv) Liability for the cost of any accommodation due under the selected Wedding Package.
The above are our 'standard terms' on all our other Wedding Contracts, which in turn were taken from an amalgamation of other local wedding venues terms, so we know these are fairly standard terms.
Your solution would be to buy insurance against the cancellation or postponement of your wedding, but premiums may be quite high, depending on your circumstances and the state of world affairs at the time, not least many Insurance Policies will not cover cancellation of a Wedding for operational duties.
Our Answer - Moveable Dates
We have an answer for cancelled or postponed wedding dates caused by unavoidable military commitments and postings: the Armed Forces and Emergency Services Discount Wedding Package.
Subject to the terms, the Armed Forces & Emergency Services Wedding Package allows you to move your wedding date if you or your partner are posted overseas, or are unable to attend the Venue on your wedding date for any reason connected to you or your partner's active service obligations.
We will either not charge you for changing your booked wedding date to another date, or charge you a nominal amount according to the notification period and dates you wish to re-book into - see the terms below and in the table.
This means you can book your wedding at Craig y Nos Castle without worrying what happens if you get posted overseas.
Under this discounted package you have free exclusive use of the Ceremony room, Conservatory for your wedding breakfast, plus the Nicolini and Breakfast room, with all the table cloths and candelabra, PLUS the Bridal Suite is added at no charge under this package.
You will need 50 guests staying overnight at weekends, or 25 staying overnight weekdays. (Guests pay for their own accommodation at £75 per person B&B based on two sharing an en-suite). And you need 50 wedding guests on weekdays, 60 or more on Fridays, and a minimum of 70 on Saturdays.
The Armed Forces & Emergency Services Wedding Package is available on weekday dates up to two years' ahead of today's date. The Armed Forces & Emergency Services Wedding Package can also be taken on any available Friday or Saturday up to 12 months ahead.
To book a viewing of Craig y Nos Castle
please use the quick-form HERE
If you cannot visit the castle in person, we offer 'remote viewings' via Zoom. We cannot offer viewings during weddings. Please check viewing times availability first.
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Extra Guests
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- Add extra all-day guests above first 50, for just £84.50 each for the three course wedding breakfast, welcome drinks and canapes, plus the evening buffet and welsh cakes.
- Extra Evening Only Guests can be added for £17 each.
Option B; Upgrade to full Drinks Package:
After Ceremony Welcome Drinks do not need to be added as they are included in this Package - saving you £5 off the £19.50 head Wedding Drinks Package. You can add the Wedding Banquet Table Wine and Toasting Champagne for £14.50 head. But if you'd prefer to save money and not offer table wine, then guests can be invited to buy their own drinks from the bar. It is up to you!
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At £99.00/ guest for the Three Course Wedding Breakfast, Evening Buffet, full Castle Drinks Package upgtrade in Option B, and various extras such as chair covers, chef's selection of Canapes and Welsh Cakes, this Armed Forces and Emergency Services Discounted Wedding Package offers further savings over our main wedding packages, due to there being no venue hire. The savings range from £250 to £750 in 2022 and from £500 to £1,000 in 2023 depending on day of week.
Armed Forces/ Emergency Services quick quoter, Min 50 - You can choose option (A) or (B) | ||
-A- | -B- | |
| No: Guests | Three course Wedding Breakfast, Evening Buffet, Welcome Drinks & canapes, welsh cakes, chair covers, linen, candelabra, bridal suite: £84.50/ guest | Add rest of Drinks Package (2 glasses wine & toasting wine) at £14.50/ guest to total £99.00/ guest |
| 50 | £4,225.00 | £4,950.00 |
| 60 | £5,070.00 | £5,940.00 |
| 70 | £5,915.00 | £6,930.00 |
| 80 | £6,760.00 | £7.920.00 |
| 90 | £7,605.00 | £8,910.00 |
| 100 | £8,450.00 | £9,900.00 |
| 110 | £9,295.00 | £10,890.00 |
| 120 | £10,140.00 | £11,880.00 |
| See Best Value Price Guarantee here | ||
Armed Forces/ Emergency Services quick quoter, Min 50 - You can choose option (A) or (B) | |||||
| No: | Option (A) | Option (B) | |||
| 55 | £4,647.50 | £5,445.00 | |||
| 65 | £5,492.50 | £6,435.00 | |||
| 75 | £6,337.50 | £7,425.00 | |||
| 85 | £7,182.50 | £8,415.00 | |||
| 95 | £8,027.50 | £9,405.00 | |||
| 105 | £8,872.50 | £10,395.00 | |||
| 115 | £9,717.50 | £11,385.00 | |||
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to check which is the most suitable wedding package for your requirements, based on the size, day and date of your wedding.
Wedding Availability - Years |
Day | Min No | Wedding Packages |
Sat Fri | 70 60 | |
Sun- Thu | 50 | |
Wedding Package Selector - check which wedding package best fits your personal requirements | ||
Any day | 75 | |
Any day | 50 | |
Tariffs | ||
detailed pricing table | ||
for all our main wedding packages | ||