Enashipai Resort & Spa

Enashipai Resort & Spa sits on Moi South Lake Road in Naivasha, on the floor of Kenya's Great Rift Valley, right beside Lake Naivasha with the Mau Hills rising to the west. The name means a place of happiness in Maasai, and Nairobi is about an hour away by road, which makes it an easy first stop for guests flying in from the UK.

The grounds are broad and varied, with a pool, a gym, a walking trail, the Siyara Spa, a lakeside bar and a lakeside tent, plus lawns and an events ground. It is a resort built for groups, so a wedding can move across several spaces rather than squeezing into one.

The resort runs a dedicated weddings offer, with wedding packages, Indian weddings, bridal shower packages and a bridal parties service at the spa. Vows can be held on the Lakeside Grounds with the water behind you, big receptions fit the 700 square metre A-Frame Tent, garden venues suit smaller rituals and indoor banquet rooms cover wet weather. Dining on site includes Senteu, which looks over the pool, and Entumo, with seating inside and out, and the Wave nightclub takes over after the speeches. The resort tells us it hosts weddings of up to 400 guests. Ask the team about legal ceremonies and the music curfew.

Rooms include three executive room types that each sleep two adults and two children, a one-bedroom honeymoon suite with a canopy bed, and self-catering villas and cottages that sleep four to seven, handy for family groups. Ask the team for the total room count and how many to hold for your guest list. The days around the wedding fill easily with boat safaris on the lake, trips to Crescent Island, game drives, Hell's Gate National Park and Lake Nakuru National Park, horse riding, cycling, a flower farm visit and a spa day. Ask the team which transfer from Nairobi they recommend for your group.