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9th June 2022
Hotspur 1364 are a multi-national award winning menswear boutique based in Alnwick, in the heart of Northumberland. Established in 2014, Lisa and her team have dressed thousands of grooms and groomsmen over the years and are recommend supplier to Ellingham Hall.
They provide style advice to help chaps build a unique standout image by sourcing tailored, personal and designer collections to compliment, enhance and profile their look.
Check out Lisa’s Top Tips to help Grooms look their Best on your Wedding Day.
Should the groom and groomsmen choose the style of the suits? NO, NO, NO!
It’s your choice who you take to choose your suits, but our experience is that groomsmen do have a tendency to behave a bit like divas.
They quite often cajole a groom into something you didn’t really want with their own opinions and choices heavily influencing your decisions. Also, it’s difficult to please all the people all of the time, so the debates can become quite intense, especially if you have a lot of groomsmen.
We find it works best if you and your partner go together with an open mind and try on different suit combinations. We encourage you to take photos and then review to make a final decision on your look for your big day.
THEN the fun stuff happens…
We book you in for your VIP fitting experience with all your groomsmen in our private showroom (there’s complimentary cold beers too!) and we encourage you to try and make a day or evening of it.
To make your experience as stress free as possible, we pull a selection of sizes and get the grooms squad all tucked and pinned ready for our in-house tailor to make you all fit perfectly.
The choice is yours, but its better to go with a classic look that’s timeless just like your venue Ellingham Hall! We are happy to style you any way you desire, and our huge range ensures there is something for everyone. From tweed to tuxedo, mix and match, a three piece or simply a jacket and waistcoat. Whatever your vibe, we have a style to suit.
You may be thinking that suits are just for weddings and other formal occasions, but, in fact, they can be worn whenever you want. Suits aren’t just for special occasions like your wedding day, or job interviews they’re also great for other everyday events, such as going to work or hanging out with friends. Suits are easy to wear and dress up or down accordingly.
A blazer, polo shirt and chino combination are now a staple wardrobe go to for the modern man about town, just as is a suit trouser with a smart sharp shirt which are both perfect outfits for the relaxed Night Before celebration at Ellingham. View your suit as an investment piece that can be utilised time and time again.
We believe there’s nothing better than a crisp white shirt with your suit when saying ‘I do‘.
Colours are great too, but nothing beats the ‘ WoW’ factor than a white shirt for us.
We recommend to buy new shirts from the same brand or shop! We’re often bamboozled by the men’s’ thought processes regarding shirts: they’re happy to spend a sizeable amount on a suit only to pull an old white shirt out of their wardrobe to wear with it!
Please make and extra effort for a new shirt…it really does make all the difference!
Suits have evolved over the years and have moved away from your simple two button black, navy or grey. We feel the groomsmen can stand alone and still have a dramatic effect. Sometimes a matching tie and pocket square in the chosen colour scheme is more than enough to bring the look together.
We are asked a lot if the groom should look slightly different, so he stands out from the rest of his groomsmen. This is easily achieved with perhaps a contrast waistcoat or a different colour tie. But we also feel everyone knows who the main man is, so there’s no need to make him different to stand out.
Pre-pandemic, leaving the suit shopping until the last minute was not a problem, with stock supply in abundance and a supply chain that was slicker and quicker than Lewis Hamilton in last year’s F1. You could quite easily walk in the day before your wedding and get fixed up.
Unfortunately, times have changed, so if you have your heart set on a particular style and colour, we would advise to start looking 12 months in advance of the wedding.
Supply chain is still difficult but also prices are increasing almost monthly. I know a lot of chaps may be looking to lose weight or work out prior to the wedding, so you look your best on the big day, which is often the reason for putting back the suit purchasing until nearer the wedding.
Don’t worry we have an in-house tailor who can easily tweak, take up, in, out and down to ensure you look perfect on your day.
First, have a decent breakfast to set you up for the day and try not to have too much alcohol at least until the important bit is over.
Make sure you have done up the INSIDE button on your waistcoat, so it stays in place for the day ahead, and remove all mobile phones from trouser pockets for those intimate wedding portraits within Ellingham’s stunning grounds.
Finally, RELAX and ENJOY your special day!
If you’ re looking to dress your groom, visit Hotspur 1364 in Alnwick or visit hotspur1364.co.uk For details about our wedding venue in Northumberland and to book a viewing, fill in our contact form.
“We can’t thank the team at Ellingham Hall enough for going above and beyond on our special day, our day was magical and nothing was impossible. Debbie and Wendy made us feel heard and valued and the staff were fantastic and made sure it all went smoothly. We want to do it all again and we couldn’t have done it without the fantastic team at Ellingham Hall.”
Lyndsay & Ryan Ford, 11th July 2024
“We just wanted to say thank you so much for making our day so amazing the other week, you are all so lovely and it was exactly what we dreamed of! So many guests were in awe of the amazing venue and things like the rooftop cocktail hour made it extra special, we really appreciate it all!”
Elena & Dan O’Hagan, 29th August 2024
“Can’t believe it’s been 2 months since our big day! We’re finally off on our honeymoon, so wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you for all your help in creating our special day. The venue was perfect, service excellent, food yummy, den amazing, rooms beautiful – everyone had the best time.”
Rebecca & Daniel Askew, 28th May 2024
“The Hall has such a lovely feeling and having our meeting at the same time as the corporate launch last year, gave a very different feel to what we usually have at other local networking events. The Chamber needs local venues that make the North East stand out, and Ellingham Hall is a venue that is a hidden gem.”
CLARE MCCABE, RELATIONSHIP MANAGER NORTH EAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Lauren & Chris Phillips, 26th October 2023
“Ellingham was the second venue we looked at and as soon as we saw it we knew that’s where we had to get married. We travelled 2 hours to get here with many of our guests coming further than that. We were looking for a venue that could offer the whole day there and would suit a wedding of 33 people which most local venues around us didn’t. Our guests couldn’t believe how beautiful the whole place was and everyone commented on such an amazing find! There are no hidden costs and everything is clear on their website which seems to be a rarity when looking online at different venues.”
Leah & Steven Williams, 6th February 2024
