Lord Thompson Manor Review

A Country Estate perfect for Dream-come-true Wedding Receptions. 

The stately elegance of the Manor, the serenity of our Frederick Law Olmstead designed grounds, our James Beard Foundation Celebrated chefs and our outstanding service provides the ultimate setting that ensures a Wedding as perfect as any bride could dream of.

As you drive down the half-mile driveway to the front door, you will begin to feel the tranquility of our 40 acre estate, towering trees, and quiet country paths. You will begin to experience the luxury of an unhurried celebration reminiscent of a time gone by.

Please step inside the manor, As you take our virtual Wedding tour, a feeling of comfort and elegance will embrace you.

Route 200,  PO Box 428 Thompson, Connecticut 06277
Telephone (860) 923-3886 Fax (860) 923-9310  

 email  mail@lordthompsonmanor.com

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The wedding ceremony itself is the highlight of the wedding day, and among the most important moments of the bride and groom’s lives. That said, we at the Lord Thompson Manor can’t help but notice that they breeze by, often taking up less than an hour, while the reception takes up considerably more time. We find that wedding guests are the most active and have the most fun when the reception has the perfect atmosphere, and this is something we have down to a science.

The first component of perfect reception atmosphere is the lighting. The proper amounts of complementary colors can not only illuminate tables, centerpieces and cakes that were all so carefully crafted and chosen, but make them look better. Incidentally, the same is true for the guests! Lighting can both reflect and stimulate the overall mood of the reception, brightening as energetic dancers celebrate on the dance floor and softening as the party winds down. Proper lighting can also help focus the guests’ attention; thus, we accent our elegant tables during dinner to keep our guests looking at each other and interacting, and our dance floor when the music is calling to them.

The second element of reception atmosphere appeals to a more subtle human sensibility: aroma. The Lord Thompson Manor is no stranger to decorating its well-ventilated rooms with neutral white candles and soft flowers. Our guests detect no cleaning materials, and the various smells of their delicious meal are cleansed from their olfactory palates right after dinner. It is an unsung and often overlooked component of atmosphere, but a clear, fresh, subtle aroma places guests at their ease and reassures them that unpleasantness is far away.

The third and most discussed element of a wedding reception’s atmosphere is the music. Whether a bride and groom decide to hire live musicians or make use of the Lord Thompson Manor’s sound system, music plays a crucial role in the evening’s celebrations. The perfect balance of romance, accessibility, fun and class can keep a reception dancing for several happy hours. The Lord Thompson Manor utilizes volume and acoustics to accentuate every musical moment, from the bride and groom’s tender first dance as a married couple to the evening’s highest-energy crowd enjoying itself on the floor.

Author Deanna Cassidy

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Green can be a lovely color for Wedding, but the Lord Thompson Manor makes every Wedding green in another sense.  We’re very conscious of our environmental impact,

First of all, the Lord Thompson Manor has green grounds.  Our landscaped forty acre estate is surrounded in and covered with carbon dioxide-breathing, oxygen-releasing, soil-replenishing plants.  Our towering trees and manicured grounds are just as functional as they are beautiful.  However—as with so many things—the Lord Thompson Manor loves to take the extra step from “good” to “wonderful.”  All of the herbs used in our kitchen are grown in a garden on the estate, ensuring that we continually refresh the Earth.

Secondly, the Lord Thompson Manor is proud of its green kitchen.

Finally, the Lord Thompson Manor has carefully crafted a green office.  We forgo numerous administrative steps that other businesses in the industry require, such as paperwork for checking in and out; we also favor electronic communication, minimizing the amount of paper we use (the fact that email happens to be instant and incredibly convenient is a perk).  There is also generally less paperwork and transportation of goods needed for Weddings at the Lord Thompson Manor, because we own the tables, chairs, linens, tableware, etc, that many other venues would need to rent.

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Another element of reception atmosphere appeals to a more subtle human sensibility: aroma. The Lord Thompson Manor is no stranger to decorating its well-ventilated rooms with neutral white candles and soft flowers. Our guests detect no cleaning materials, and the various smells of their delicious meal are cleansed from their olfactory palates right after dinner. It is an unsung and often overlooked component of atmosphere, but a clear, fresh, subtle aroma places guests at their ease and reassures them that unpleasantness is far away.

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At the Lord Thompson Manor, all of our weddings have specific colors.  Many have themes—for example, the elegant, classic, versatile Garden theme.  Our most sophisticated weddings even have motifs, little images or ideas which recur in all sorts of small details to bring each wedding to a cohesive whole.

A motif might begin right when the bride and groom set their date, and can carry through to the thank-you cards.  If they decide, for example, on a Beach theme with a Seashell motif, they might print their Save the Date cards or invitations with images of conch or scallop shells.  As the big day draws nearer, the bride might choose a mermaid dress and put her bridesmaids in sandy beige with pearlescent seashell (or shell-inspired) accessories.  Shells can inspire the choice of flowers, decorate the wedding cake table or adorn the centerpieces.  Then, each wedding favor can come as a personalized message in a bottle, with a small gift, a few shells and a small “Thank you for coming to our special day” note in a little plastic or glass bottle.  Finally, when the bride and groom send thank-you notes for the wedding gifts they received, they can use cards with shells on them.

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The Renaissance, famed for revitalizing the arts and sciences after the centuries-long Dark Ages, can be the perfect source of inspiration for a Wedding.  Some Brides and Grooms throw themselves headfirst into the theme, with period costume, turkey legs and ambling minstrels—but at the Lord Thompson Manor, couples don’t have to travel through time to celebrate the Renaissance.  They can just incorporate a few of the following touches into their Weddings, and otherwise enjoy the marvels of modern food, fabrics and toiletries.

Renaissance art can help set a cultured, elegant tone for a Wedding.  The Wedding Stationery could feature prints of artwork or photographs of statues by such famous artists as Raphael, da Vinci and Michelangelo.  Renaissance art can influence the Bride’s choice of Wedding Colors, if she incorporates some of the rich but muted reds and blues of the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling, highlighted with touches of gold and defined with the chocolate brown and navy of the Mona Lisa.

The Renaissance can also inform the Bride’s choices when it comes to her floral arrangements.  Bouquets could be tied together with ribbon, or even twine.  Renaissance-inspired arrangements could include thistle, heather, marigold, lilies and—of course—roses.  However, these arrangements could be bolstered with herbs; in the Renaissance, it was a common practice for Brides to carry sage, dill and rosemary down the aisle.  They also often wore wreaths of flowers instead of veils.  Finally, ivy is the perfect addition to Renaissance-inspired floral arrangements.