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Schedule

The Wedding Website of Ashley Best and Hannah Kilvert

Friday, January 16, 2026

Meal the night before

7:00 pm

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Spa Chester
Warrington Road, Hoole, England CH2 3PD, United Kingdom

For anyone who is staying in the area and arriving the night before, we'll be having a meal. Let us know if you plan to attend.

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Guests Arrive

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Chester Zoo (gatehouse and events entrance)
Caughall road, Upton, England CH2 1LP, United Kingdom

We would love formal party attire. Animal print encouraged but not mandatory.

There is limited parking available at the gatehouse, vehicle must be colleced by 10am the following day. Make sure you bring comfy shoes with you for dancing and exploring the zoo as well as your coat to stay warm. Cloakroom provided.

Ceremony

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

The Square

Please do not take photographs during the ceremony. We would like everyone's attention and we've also paid a photographer a lot of money to take nice photos!

Drinks Reception

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

Please stick around for group picutres, then you are free to explore the zoo to your hearts content (or until 15:30, whichever comes first).

Zoo Entrance and Photographs

1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Chester Zoo

Wedding Breakfast

3:30 pm - 6:30 pm

We ask you to return to the Sqaure for speeches and three course meal. Please let us know your dietry requirements in the RSVP.

Evening Guests Arrive

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm

First Dance

7:00 pm

Evening Food

8:30 pm

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Last Orders

12:30 am

Unfortunately the party winds down from 12:30am.

Carriages

1:00 am

King cabs, Chester, 01244 343434 (pre-booking available) Uber

Breakfast (not the wedding one!)

9:00 am

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Spa Chester
Warrington Road, Hoole, England CH2 3PD, United Kingdom

We are staying at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel, 5-10 minutes from the zoo, if you are staying in the area (or even in the same hotel) we would love it if you could join us for bit of breakfast the morning after (please RSVP so we can warn the hotel ahead of time).

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