Weddings At Mercure Gloucester
Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall Hotel is the perfect Gloucestershire wedding venue. Surrounded by the Cotswolds and 12 acres of park and woodland, our Georgian hotel is an idyllic backdrop for your dream wedding for up to 200 guests.
Your Wedding, Your Way
All of our packages are inclusive to the LGBTQ+ community and however you envision your dream day, we can turn it into reality. A day filled with love and happiness in our fully licensed wedding venue.
Classic Wedding
Our Classic Wedding package holds a high standard of excellence and tradition. With this package, enjoy your fairytale wedding in a timeless style.
Twilight Wedding
A Twilight Wedding is ideal if you’re looking to get married in Autumn or Winter. As evenings get darker quicker, this can provide the most beautiful backdrop for your special day.
Winter Wonderland Wedding
Say ‘I do’ in an enchanting Winter Wonderland wedding. Have a fabulous white wedding with the added detail of romantic fairy lights, cosy candles and seasonal florals.
Little Big Wedding
Every wedding is big to us, but Little Big Weddings are extra special. Raise a glass and celebrate with the people you hold dear in a small & intimate wedding.
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Wedding Testimonials
Matt and Raksha
We have been delighted to receive many messages of thanks from couples who have chosen Bowden Hall Hotel for their wedding venue. Here are a few examples:
We are absolutely blown away by how much of an amazing job you, Rachel and the staff at Bowden did. You listened to all our crazy ideas and made our special day go perfectly smooth, we are incredibly grateful and really impressed with the whole experience, and got very good feedback from our guests!
Thank you again for working with us, we will certainly make sure to pop into our favourite hotel!!
Matt and Raksha, March 2024
Estelle and Johnny
Thank you all for everything! For the support in planning and the run up to the wedding! But also thank you to Rachel who was on hand throughout the day!! Nothing was too much, especially having to go get my change of shoes as soon as I got there!!! We had the most incredible day! Thank you so much again
Estelle and Johnny, April 2024
Mr and Mrs Brooks
I just wanted to send a quick email to say the biggest thank you ever! We had the most amazing day… everything was organised amazingly. Rachel was incredible from beginning to finish. We’ve had so many compliments on the venue, especially the staff. We’d also like to say a special thank you to Toby, who was absolutely amazing all weekend. He looked after us all so well and made sure everyone had everything they needed.
And of course, the biggest thank you to you for organising it all so perfectly and just being so easy going about everything.
Mr and Mrs Brooks, April 2024
Mr & Mrs McInnes
Oh Vicky, it’s been so lovely meeting and working with you! You have been so attentive and have made everything as stress free as possible. All the silly questions you’ve answered and the last-minute requests…nothing has been too much trouble and you’ve just been fab! I’m going to miss the excitement of receiving your emails! 🤣 We will be up for a drink at some point soon! Thanks again and see you soon!
Mr & Mrs McInnes, May 2024
Jamie & Michelle
Thank you so much and to Rachel for being so attentive and for our big day going so smoothly! We had a fab time, and it was fantastic job all round and we had the bestest day ever, guests loved everything!
Jamie & Michelle, July 2024
Ryan & Violet
Just a quick message of thanks to you and all the staff at Bowden hall, it was a fantastic day for Ryan and Violet, and all your staff were friendly and helpful to guests from the USA and Thailand who commented to us how well it was run, a special thank you to your operation manager on the day she was so helpful, and made the day run smoothly.
Ryan & Violet, July 2024
Sara & Scott
A massive, huge thank you for all you did leading up to our day! You and Chelsea have been incredible in guiding us and answering our questions! Please do also pass our thanks to Rachel. I mean, she’s little but by God does she run a tight, organised ship – my kind of lady!!!
Sara & Scott, September 2024
Dave and Mandy
Just want to take the opportunity to say a warm and heartfelt thank you to you and your team for making our day a memorable and enjoyable one. A special thank you also to Rachel for her calming influence on the nerves and her brilliant organisation. Thanks once again
Dave and Mandy, October 2024
Vicky
Wedding Planner
I have been passionate about Weddings for many years now, and it’s a real pleasure to bring someone’s special day together and see the happiness it brings! I will be there all the way to plan your perfect day, stress-free.