Chapman Golf Club is one of Harare's leading clubs when it comes to golfing. It has since become one of Harare's leading garden wedding venues that many couples have proundly found satisfying indeed. Aganist this backdrop, we decided to give this renowed club a visit to establish what they really have to offer to our ZimBridal Blog users. Arriving at the club you are greated by order from the security right at the gate right through to parking and reception.
above- a view at the pond. ideal for a great photo shoot
After a chat with Fadzie the lady responsible for weddings/functions we quickly learnt that people started booking for now as early as January 2008 to the extent that the first avaliable date when we arrived is 27 September 2008 with absolutely no gurantee at all that by the time you finish reading this post it will still be avaliable. She also explained that couples have to bring their own hiring i.e tents, chairs, decor etc as the club does not specialise in that. You also need to know right away that the club only provides for evening garden weddings i.e 5pm onwards and can handle an unlimited number of people even more than 500 people. The club does not allow any outside catering so they will be glad to handle your bar and catering without any problems.
above- part of the garden. ideal for your photos
Due to incesant power cuts in Harare, Fadzie emphasised that it is the club's policy that patrons [wedding ones] are required to bring along 20ltrs of liquid petrol in case there is a power cut to power the clubs's generator. If you are fortunate not to have any power cut during your wedding, then you can take your fuel back with you. In fact the club somewhat subsidises patrons when it comes to fuel. She explained that your 20ltrs is enough for 2hours of generator electricity. In all certanity weddings take up to 5 hours until about 9pm or even up to 11pm in the night. Currently Chapman Golf Club charges a deposit of Z$5Billion [USD30] down-payment to secure your booking which must be topped up to meet the going rate on the day of your wedding.
As a foot note; since weddings start at 5pm, you will have to start with a photo shoot on arrival before the sun goes down.
Our verdict for Chapman Golf Club - 8.5 out of 10
To Your Special Day!
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