Weddings at The Manor
If you are looking for a typical wedding, stop reading now.
This is no boring ballroom!!!
Do you dream of an intimate wedding with your favourite people, that doesn’t compromise on fun, style or elegance? If you are looking for something exclusive and stylish – you have found it!
With the beautiful, Dromquinna Manor at its heart, this 40-acre waterfront estate has all the ingredients to create atmospheric weddings with soul.
From the moment you arrive through the gates with its winding avenue passing the Wildflower Project and Duck Pond you eventually arrive at The Manor, designed by renowned architect J.F. Fuller.
BEAUTIFUL SCENERY
Your Perfect Wedding Venue
Bounded by mature trees, rolling lawns, native shrubs and the Atlantic, Dromquinna’s secluded setting displays an array of hydrangeas, specimen trees, magnolias and azaleas creating vibrant colour amongst the winding pathways through the trees. Daffodils line the driveway in Spring and then give way to a carpet of Bluebells. In Summer we welcome Rhododendron and Hydrangeas. Autumn’s rich reds and falling leaves mark another chapter, ensuring a wedding at Dromquinna is perfect for every season. Perfect also for unique photos with family and friends.
The I-Do Pavilion is a picture postcard setting for ceremonies and a short stroll to The Manor so all your dreams are fulfilled once you enter the avenue of Dromquinna.
A Romantic Setting
The sweeping lawns provide a romantic setting, framed by trees and flowering shrubs, with a backdrop of Dromquinna Manor and the Wild Atlantic Way. Kenmare offers some beautiful intimate picturesque churches all within a short distance. Whatever the weather we have a location to make it special for you.
Entering The Manor thought its mosaic-tiled portico the Drawing Rooms await with baby grand piano, open fires and windows to the breath-taking views of the Atlantic, let the party begin. A band on the Terrace with its bar serving your drinks of choice is where your guests mingle and dance as we serve homemade canapés. All our food is fully prepared in Dromquinna with as much of our herbs, vegetables and editable flowers grown on site. We strive to source all our food within a 20 mile radius not just for its quality but also for its support of local businesses. One small point on this part of the day is the table plan. Rather that an easel with a printed list of names, which will inevitable change on the day of a wedding which is a nightmare for you, we like to circulate and tell people personally where they are sitting. This way your guests do not congregate around the plan and “discuss” where or who they are sitting with.
Dinner is served in The Oak Room that caters for between 80 and 180 guests, all intimate due to Dromquinna’s unique floor-plan. Our job is to make your day special for all your guests so whatever your number is we will make it intimate, fun and most memorable. There is nothing worse than a room half empty but you have no such worries at Dromquinna. We only take a dinner order from your guests when they sit at the table, just like a restaurant. Unlike most if not all other venues we cook your meal per table. We do not pre cook, blast chill and regenerate on the day. We run your wedding like a restaurant. Your guests order, we prepare, cook and serve. Very simple, very fresh, very good and most of all, everyone at the table gets their meal at the same time including vegetarians, vegans or persons dietary or medical requirements. That is why we insist there is no speech between soup and main course as we only cook the fillet of beef at this time and we will not risk overcooking it due to an unplanned long speech. All our food is fresh on the day. It is a cornerstone of what we do and proud to say in over 12 years we have not had an issue with quality or guest satisfaction.
As dinner concludes the dancing starts and we transform The Oak Room to a party setting where the band play until the small hours.
A wedding at Dromquinna Manor is a superb party that is intimate, private and fun.
KENMARE, HERITAGE TOWN
An Estate Like No Other
The town of Kenmare is a planned Heritage Town with an abundance of quality accommodation that suits all budgets. Your guests choose where to stay and we have coach transfer to Dromquinna from Kenmare Town prior to the celebration and return from midnight till the last person leaves. All your guests are looked after, so you have nothing to worry about.
Whatever your wedding dreams, traditional or contemporary, we will bring them to life in our piece of paradise, Dromquinna Manor. An Estate like no other.
breath-taking views
“I Do” Pavilion
Light, bright, exclusive with the most breath-taking views of the gardens and the Atlantic, “I Do” Pavilion is the most romantic setting in which to say “I Do” surrounded by up to 180 of your family and friends.
Food at Dromquinna
Food is an important part of any party and we do it a little differently. However unlike other places that fiddle with food in the belief they are creating haut-cuisine, we don’t. We buy the best, cook it perfectly on the day, complement it with sauces and let the flavours and texture speak for themselves. With the quality of what we buy the less fiddling the better. From the many compliments we receive we know it works.
We cannot over emphasize our approach to cooking at your wedding. The restaurant approach to our service is unique. We take your guests dinner order when they sit at the table, we cook everything for the table and serve the table just like a restaurant. We do NOT serve banquet or group style, at Dromquinna everything is done per table. This way you are guaranteed the best cooking, the freshest food and all your guests at a table are served together. Its a dinner party just like home, albeit a few more people:)
