The Holiday Inn Queens Drive, Wakefield, Leeds, Yorkshire Review

Overall Rating

We are writing to thank The Holiday Inn in Wakefield for making our wedding such a special occasion. All our guests are still talking about what a wonderful day it was. Our wedding ceremony, reception and evening party was all held in the hotel on Saturday 12th August 2006.

We would like to thank Carrie-Ann who was in charge of organising our wedding, from booking the hotel over 2 years ago right up until the wedding day. We thought the reception room was set out beautifully due to the lovely personalised menus, seating plan and place cards done by Carrie Ann, and the coloured table linen, balloons and flower arrangements all organised by her. Absolutely everything was perfect, thanks to her hard work and planning of the whole day, to the timing and the very last details.

Thank you so much to all the staff who worked that day, we thought the staff was very welcoming to all our guests and they were also very efficient throughout the whole day.

We were very pleased with the standard of catering: we thought the reception meal was marvellous and served with utmost efficiency, there were also many comments about the high standard of the buffet in the evening, they did a wonderful job.

A very big thanks to Sam, who was in charge of the smooth running on the day and looking after us. We first met him the night before the wedding, when he introduced himself to us and helped us take our things up to our room, as myself and my sister in law stayed over the night before as well. He met us in the bar that night and went through everything with myself to check that all the details he had were right, said he would be there for us and to just ask him for anything we wanted and was patient and reassuring, as I was a nervous wreck. He later took us to see the wedding cake, as I hadn't seen it yet.

The morning of the wedding he was there in early first thing starting on the wedding preparations. He was there from start to finish, made sure the guests knew where to go and that they were all in the room ready waiting for me, so no one saw me in my dress beforehand. He made sure the music all went on time, had drinks waiting for our guests after the ceremony and showed all the guests outside for the photographs. While we were outside having photos taken, Sam was overlooking and checking the room change over from ceremony to reception before we came back in.

After the photographs, all the guests were seated and Sam announced us in to the room. He made sure everyone was being served each course quickly and efficiently and made sure no one was without a drink. Announced the cake cutting and the speeches. All throughout the reception he never stopped, constantly looking after everyone, making sure everything was running smoothly, asking us if everything was ok and making sure it all ran on time.

Straight after the reception Sam was still in there making sure the room was changed over and set up right for the evening party and checking the buffet was right. Sam was still there right up until midnight, checking the buffet needed filling up, making sure everything was right and we were ok.

The next morning after the wedding, Sam came back in on his day off to say good-bye and see us off, which we thought was lovely. Sam played a very important part in our wedding day and deserves extra thanks, as we can't thank him enough for the amazing job he did, we really appreciate his professionalism, friendliness and hard work.

We would like to say a big thank you to the DJ, Steve, for making it such an enjoyable night. Everyone commented later on how great he was, he new what songs people wanted to hear and got involved and made it fun for everyone. It wouldn't have been the same without him. We look forward to using his services again.

The staff at Holiday Inn, did a wonderful job of supplying our needs. They worked efficiently doing all that needed to be done to make this joyful occasion enjoyable for all. We could not have dreamed of better service and care. Once again thank you for a day we will certainly not forget and we will be sure to recommend your hotel to any of our friends and colleagues.

Louise & Paul