Personal Wedding Manager – Country House Weddings
Are you passionate about creating unforgettable experiences for couples on the most important day of their lives? Join our team as a Personal Wedding Manager, where you’ll guide couples through the planning of their dream wedding and ensure every detail is executed flawlessly.
Working with a family-run company that’s ever-growing, you’ll be part of a supportive and dedicated team that values progression, training, and excellence. If this sounds like your calling, keep reading!
What You’ll Do
* Wedding Planning & Coordination: Manage approximately 60 weddings per year, making initial contact with couples 6 months before their big day. Schedule and host planning meetings, ensuring all details are captured and documented.
* Upsell Services: Regularly communicate with couples, identifying opportunities to enhance their day while meeting company targets.
* Event Execution: Oversee every detail of wedding days, staying onsite overnight to ensure smooth operations and providing support until the couple’s departure at 10am the following morning.
* Team Leadership: Ensure high standards of service and professionalism are maintained by all team members, including staff presentation, customer service, and venue cleanliness.
* Liaise with Departments: Work closely with the Head Chef and Bar & Banqueting Manager to confirm food requirements, discuss allergens, and convey the couple’s specific requests.
* Event Support: Assist at open days and sales evenings as needed.
* Flexible Work Schedule: Balance your time effectively between home-based administration and onsite meetings and events.
* Capturing real life wedding footage: Support our Marketing department with the capture of real wedding footage for our TikTok channel
About You
* Highly Organised: Exceptional planning and prioritisation skills with a knack for making and managing lists.
* Customer Service Expert: A passion for delivering excellent experiences with a friendly and professional attitude.
* Strong Administrator: Proficient with paperwork, email communication, and staying on top of wedding details.
* Committed & Reliable: Able to work evenings, weekends, and stay overnight at the venue as needed.
* Leadership Skills: Confident in managing teams to deliver seamless wedding days.
What We Offer
* Training & Development: Opportunities for growth and career progression within the group.
* Competitive Salary: Regularly reviewed in line with industry standards.
* Comprehensive Commission Structure: Rewarding your achievements and contributions to the business.
* Team Events: Enjoy paid staff events twice a year.
* Tips & Financial Benefits: Share in company tips via TiPJAR and access wages flexibly through Wagestream.
* On-Site Parking: Free and convenient parking at all venues.
* Employee Discounts: High street discounts and an Octopus Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
If you’re a highly organised individual with a passion for delivering exceptional weddings, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to join the Country House Weddings team as a Personal Wedding Manager!
Our stunning Georgian Mansion is set in 10 acres of manicured grounds and parkland and overlooking Gosfield Lake. A former Royal Palace, Gosfield Hall boasts an extravagant ballroom, reception rooms and ample accommodation, as well as four ceremony including Queen Charlotte's Gallery and The Grand Salon.
Gosfield Hall joined the Country House Weddings portfolio of hand-picked wedding venues in 2004 and has been offering dream weddings ever since. Our exclusive-use, all-inclusive wedding packages take care of your wedding day from start to finish, overseen by our expert team.
From specialist wedding Chefs, experienced Personal Wedding Managers and a fantastic wait team, to knowledgeable grounds teams and passionate housekeepers, our teams pride themselves on providing a top-quality service that helps make our weddings a success.
Country House Weddings offers six hand-picked wedding venues across Essex, Cambridgeshire, Warwickshire, Somerset and Gloucestershire. Each one chosen for its picturesque location, charming exterior, and opulent interiors, whether that be a Georgian Mansion, Tudor Manor or fairy-tale Castle.
Country House Weddings specialises in weddings, providing exclusive use of the venues to couples from midday to midnight on the day of the wedding, while also offering all-inclusive wedding packages to ensure a couple's wedding runs smoothly from start to finish. This includes, although not limited to, multiple wedding ceremony options per venue, a three-course wedding breakfast created by expert chefs who specialise in wedding catering, fully stocked bars, and an evening reception with buffet, DJ and disco. Each venue also boasts accommodation that can be added for overnight guests, as well as numerous grand reception rooms for couples and their guests to use throughout the wedding.
The multi-award-winning venues are highly-regarded as some of the most sought-after wedding venues in the UK, with the team at each venue offering an above-and-beyond service to our couples. With over 35 years of experience making wedding dreams come true, Country House Weddings is the perfect choice for anyone looking for a beautiful country house for their big day.