The Big Day: Barrowland proved the ideal wedding venue.
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Lanarkshire CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS MAGAZINE
Regis Banqueting makes Kirsty and Paul’s Barrowland wedding day dream come true
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t was long-term Lanarkshire Chamber of Commerce member, Cumbernauld-based Regis Banqueting which came to the rescue when young Glasgow couple, Paul and Kirsty Cassidy opted to have their wedding reception in the iconic Barrowland ballroom, now principally a music venue, in Glasgow’s east end. Barrowland’s main ballroom, which opened in 1934, had never hosted a wedding reception despite its long history since, aside from a drinks’ licence, it lacks entirely the catering facilities to prepare, cook and serve meals. As a result, Ryan Longmuir, owner of Regis Banqueting and his team had to arrange to have cooking facilities hoisted into the twostorey high space from the street in much the same way as the up and coming rock bands
who are Barrowland’s main attraction hoist their sound equipment into the building. Ryan said: “I’m not the sort of man who likes to say no to potential customers. Catering at Barrowland was definitely a challenge so our team sat down to plan how we could make Paul and Kirsty’s big day go brilliantly. “We are used to problem-solving for customers but having the cookers hoisted into the venue was a new one on us. In the event everything went off wonderfully well.” A delicious four-course wedding meal comprising chicken and pistachio terrine, apple and parsnip soup, herb-crusted four knuckle rack of lamb and a trio of mini deserts, not to mention all the tables and chairs, table linen, napkins, crockery and
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cutlery, made the Barrowland the Cassidy’s outstanding venue of choice on the big day. Regis Banqueting, which has been operating for the past 13 years and has supplied the catering to more than 1000 weddings, undertakes a huge range of corporate and social catering assignments. Its team of chefs prepare the food at its Blairlinn Industrial Estate, Cumbernauld base before transporting it to the banqueting venue. It supplies also all the necessary waiting staff, long-term catering professionals who know the personal qualities that are required to make any occasion go like clockwork. Corporate customers have included Bentley Motors, O2 and RBS. For more information contact Ryan Longmuir on 01236 734444.