Danielle & Andy had a beautiful October wedding at Stirk House.
Photographer: Olivia Whittaker Photography
Choosing our venue was easy – as the wedding and events manager at Stirk House and having worked here since 2012, I knew the venue inside out. We both have been guests at weddings here, as well as Andy working on the bar during the summer, we both knew we could have the day we always dreamed of and would be looked after by everyone.

We needed quite a lot of space for our guests and extras we had planned. The Gallery was the perfect setting for the ceremony with the old beams and stone walls, and we like that it’s separate to where the wedding breakfast was, so it felt like a special room for the service.
The Ballroom had plenty of space for all of our guests for both the day and evening – and has a huge skylight which gave so much natural light, it still felt nice and airy during the day.


As we were wanting an Autumn wedding, it was really important to us that the inside was just as beautiful as the outside in case it rained – which it did for the majority of the day! But that didn’t matter in the slightest. Some of our favourite photos are in the conservatory area, with its ‘real living wall’ full of ivy which created the perfect backdrop.



Our favourite thing about the venue is the staff, they ensured all our visions came to life, and that everything went ahead without any issues. Lucy, the assistant wedding and events manager, helped with all the plans leading up to and on the day itself. As well as being one of my bridesmaids, she made sure that all the staff knew exactly what we wanted and ensured that everything was organised and running smoothly, whilst still enjoying the day – I couldn’t have asked for a better planner.
Stirks’ toastmaster, Dave, was also great on the day, he made sure everyone was looked after and that they were where they needed to be at the right time – all our guests loved his energy and character.



We both love food, and with Andy being vegan it was particularly important to us that his meal was just as tasty as everyone else’s. The chefs worked with us to create special dishes for him, and his meal for the wedding was still one of the best dishes he’s had. We also worked with the bar manager beforehand too to create our ‘his and hers’ cocktails which were our wedding favours, and they made sure everyone was topped up and having a great time!
The rooms were cleaned to such a high standard as well, and our friends and family loved that they could stay over and then catch up over breakfast the following day, and the morning staff greeted everyone with a smile.

We chose Creative Venue Stylists and Sam at Wildfire Floral to decorate the venue for us. We went for a full Autumn theme which had every detail covered from the ceremony to the wedding breakfast. We decided against a top table and went for a round table in the centre of the room and Creative created an Autumn tree for our table and another which we dangled our table plan off.


The team at Creative were amazing – they transferred everything for us from the ceremony to the Ballroom whilst we had our drinks reception and photos, and we didn’t even see them – they did everything behind the scenes, and it all ran seamlessly. Everything was really good quality and looked even better than we could have imagined – we can’t thank them enough!
Sam at Wildfire Floral provided our flowers and the rest of our centrepieces. We gave her full creative design and sent her photos of the colours for the bridesmaids’ dresses and what we had ordered from Creative. On the day we were blown away with what she had created – the flowers were absolutely stunning and worked so well with the room styling.


Stirk House is a one-of-a-kind venue. It’s not just the beautiful building, but the staff are really what make this place special. They are all invested in you as a couple, and make you feel like yours is the only wedding that matters. You’ll definitely have a day you will never forget!
VENUE
Stirk House
Gisburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 4LJ
www.stirkhouse.co.uk
SUPPLIERS
Photographer: www.oliviawhittakerphotography.co.uk
Venue Stylist: creativevenuestyling.co.uk
Florist: www.wildfirefloral.co.uk
Selfie Mirror: www.reflectionsentertainment.co.uk
Stationary: www.designedbynatalie.co.uk
Singer: tomscothern.com
Wedding Cake: FB: CaraLeahsSweetTreats
Nikki Webb: www.nikkiwebbmua.com
Hair: FB: Thesalonhenthorn
Band: fandjango.co.uk