The important difference is the time around the wedding day
The Exclusive Package is not designed around the idea that a wedding becomes better simply because no other guests are in the building. Its value is in what two nights together make possible: arrival the afternoon before, a first-night celebration with the closest group, a wedding morning already on site, and a farewell brunch before everyone leaves.
Pricing is based on 60 wedding guests. Weddings held in November, January or February receive a 10% reduction.
Everything included
- Food and Wine Tasting Evening
- Two Day Exclusive Use of Tottington Manor
- All 12 Bedrooms for two nights
- Complimentary Bars throughout your stay
- Getting Ready Suites
- Private AA Rosette Chef & Concierge
- Master of Ceremonies
- Wedding Co-ordinator
- Champagne Reception & Afternoon Tea on arrival from 3pm on Day 1
- Cocktail Reception & 5 course Sussex Tasting Menu for all Resident Guests on 1st evening
- Champagne Breakfast on Wedding Day
- Wedding Ceremony
- Luxury Canapés & Sussex Sparkling Celebration drinks
- 4 Course Wedding Breakfast including premium wine
- Champagne Toast
- Cocktail Hour
- Evening Buffet
- DJ & Dancing until Midnight
- Late Bar for guests
- Farewell Brunch
- Late Checkout at 12pm
60-guest pricing
November, January and February prices reflect the 10% off-peak reduction.
What each inclusion means
The best way to understand the Exclusive Package is chronologically: what happens before the wedding day, what changes when everybody wakes up on site, and what remains after the evening party is over.
Food and Wine Tasting Evening
The tasting evening takes place before the wedding stay and is used to make practical food and wine decisions for the main wedding day. It gives the couple and kitchen team a shared reference point for the menus.
Two Day Exclusive Use of Tottington Manor
Exclusive use here is built around the stay rather than only the ceremony date. From arrival on Day One, the hotel is being run around your wedding party, giving the gathering time to develop before the formal wedding day begins.
All 12 Bedrooms for Two Nights
All twelve hotel bedrooms are included for two nights. This keeps the central family and friendship group in the same house from the first evening through to the morning after the wedding, rather than asking key people to arrive only for the ceremony.
Complimentary Bars Throughout Your Stay
The package includes complimentary bars through the stay. Opening times, service points and the practical arrangements are agreed as part of the wedding plan so the bar service follows the rhythm of the house party.
Getting Ready Suites
Dedicated Getting Ready Suites provide space for preparations away from the main guest areas. Because the party is already staying on site, the morning can begin without check-in or travel logistics.
Private AA Rosette Chef & Concierge
A private chef and personal concierge are part of the exclusive-use experience. Their role is not simply to serve the wedding breakfast: the food, drinks and guest experience are supported across the stay by a team focused on this one house party.
Master of Ceremonies
The Master of Ceremonies helps protect the timetable on the wedding day: gathering guests, making announcements and ensuring transitions happen without the couple having to manage the room themselves.
Wedding Co-ordinator
Your wedding co-ordinator remains the planning link between the couple, venue team and agreed suppliers. On the day, that preparation becomes operational support so the couple does not have to run the schedule.
Champagne Reception & Afternoon Tea from 3pm on Day One
The stay begins from 3pm with Champagne and afternoon tea. This gives the first arrivals an actual starting point rather than a collection of separate check-ins, and allows the closest group to settle into the hotel together.
Cocktail Reception & Five-course Sussex Tasting Menu
The first evening moves into cocktails and a five-course Sussex tasting menu for resident guests. It is deliberately a smaller dinner than the wedding breakfast: time for the closest group to eat together before the wider wedding guest list joins the following day.
Champagne Breakfast on the Wedding Day
Breakfast on the wedding morning is part of the experience rather than a standard hotel departure breakfast. The resident party is already in the house and can begin the day together before preparations separate into their different spaces.
Wedding Ceremony
The ceremony takes place on site, with indoor and outdoor licensed options according to the arrangements and conditions. There is no transfer from a separate hotel or pre-wedding gathering to the ceremony venue.
Luxury Canapés & Sussex Sparkling Celebration Drinks
After the ceremony, luxury canapés and Sussex sparkling wine are served while guests gather, photographs are taken and the room moves towards the wedding breakfast.
Four-course Wedding Breakfast including Premium Wine
The Exclusive Package expands the main meal to four courses with premium wine. The private-chef approach and tasting process allow the meal to sit at the centre of the wedding-day hospitality rather than being treated as a standard function menu.
Champagne Toast
Champagne is provided for the formal toast, separate from the premium wine served with the wedding breakfast.
Cocktail Hour
A cocktail hour creates a defined transition after the wedding breakfast and speeches, giving guests somewhere to gather while the evening space and music take over.
Evening Buffet
Later food is included for the evening celebration, giving guests another service point once dancing and the bar are underway.
DJ & Dancing until Midnight
The DJ and main party run through to midnight, with music and venue timings coordinated as part of the package.
Late Bar for Guests
The bar remains available later for resident guests, extending the social side of the house party after the main wedding celebration has reached midnight.
Farewell Brunch
The final shared meal is a farewell brunch. It gives the resident group time to reconvene, compare stories and say goodbye gradually rather than disappearing separately after breakfast.
Late Checkout at 12pm
A noon checkout gives the final morning a little more room. The intention is that the last part of the stay feels like part of the wedding rather than an administrative rush to clear bedrooms.
Exclusive use is not the only way to arrive the night before
Couples choosing South Downs already have the Getting Ready Suite for the night before, and both South Downs and Celebration couples can discuss additional bedrooms and a private-dining meal subject to availability. The Exclusive Package goes further by making the whole hotel and its hospitality team part of the two-night wedding stay.
Read the full guide to arriving the day before and deciding whether exclusive use matters to you.
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