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Glamping Weddings at Wigwam Holidays The Loft, the Highlands, Scotland

Wedding ceremony

Wigwam Holidays The Loft includes four star glamping accommodation, a ceremony room, reception area, a party barn, a working farm, a rural Scottish location, award winning beaches … all this and more ticks many of the 'vows and venues' boxes!

Wigwam® Holidays The Loft is situated in the heart of the Highlands between Forres and Elgin in Moray Speyside. Surrounded by 388-acres of farmland, including fields of barley grown for Speyside Whisky, The Loft is an ideal venue for a rustic, memorable and magical Scottish wedding.

Laura Ashley Hotel The Belsfield

Laura Ashley Hotel The Belsfield

Laura Ashley Hotel The Belsfield is a four-star luxury boutique hotel on the shores of Lake Windermere in the resort town of Bowness-on-Windermere in the Lake District. The hotel sits amidst six acres of landscaped gardens with unrivalled views over England’s largest lake.

The Laura Ashley designed property offers style and elegance combined with classic British glamour featuring nods to The Belsfield’s past throughout the hotel.Laura Ashley hotel Belsfield

Hold your own royal wedding at Kensington Palace

Kensington Palace wedding showcase – a wedding dress is modelled

The State Apartments at Kensington Palace were recently licensed to host civil ceremonies for the very first time. To mark the occasion, a showcase was held which proved that you really can hold your own royal wedding!

Decorated with floral plinths by Hayford & Rhodes, guests took in their surroundings whilst enjoying drinks and canapes served by Blue Strawberry, including prosciutto cannelloni with crispy ham, mushroom and truffle & pea mousse and roasted pumpkin & mandarin ice-cream lollipop.

The perfect wedding gift for newlyweds to embark on married life

Wedding gift card from One4all

Choosing a wedding gift that both newlyweds are going to enjoy can be quite the task, especially for those who haven’t created a gift list to lend a helping hand.

The One4all Gift Card is a great choice, allowing the happy couple to pick out something they really need or want as they embark on married life.

Newlyweds may want to use their wedding gift card to plan the perfect honeymoon and with a variety of travel providers available, including Kuoni, Thomas Cook and TUI, One4all makes it easy to organise a romantic trip away and have a peaceful start to marital bliss.

Unique Wedding Favour Ideas

Personalised wedding favours

As the wedding season officially kicks off, so does the hunt for unique wedding favour ideas to give to your guests. We’re a long way from the traditional wedding favour of sugared almonds, today, couples are splashing the cash on everything from personalised scented candles to miniature bottles of their favourite tipples. Finding wedding favours that are unique has become a quest in itself, with many a disheartened future bride or groom finding themselves sitting at a wedding faced with their own ‘great idea’ next to their place card. 

 

So what can you do in order to make your favours stand out from the crowd? The answer is to go custom. 

 

6 Healthy snack alternatives for before your wedding

Sian Porter Dietician

Vows and Venues have spoken with award-winning dietitian Sian Porter, who has teamed up with California Walnuts to share out the top 6 healthy snack alternatives to chocolate.

Snacking can be an effective, not to mention tasty, way to manage appetite between mealtimes, especially in the run up to your wedding and swapping snacks which are higher in fat, salt and sugars for healthier alternatives will help ensure you keep things in balance.

 

If you’re thinking about cutting out chocolate ahead of your big day then it can help to have some healthy snack options up your sleeve, ready for when the biscuit tin starts to beckon…

 

The ultimate instagramable hen party at Duck & Dry

Inside Duck & Dry

Brides at the ready! Forget Hen Parties, instead host a ‘Duck Do’ at Duck & Dry. Takeover one of our salons with your gal pals and create the ultimate, instagramable hen party.

Visit one of our prime locations and take advantage of our pretty and chic decor and leave with not only the most glamorous hairstyle but with ducking great memories too.

Check out our Chelsea and Oxford Street salons for dedicated group styling areas and crank up the volume at the Prosecco bar with your own personalised playlist hooked up to our sound system.

Low key or fancy, we can cater for all types of Hens Ducks. Have the freedom to decorate the space and bring all your party desires; butlers in the buff, cupcakes and games, we can work with you to create your dream party!

The Beech Hill Hotel & Spa Wedding Fayre

The Beech Hill Hotel & Spa Wedding By The Lake

The Beech Hill Hotel & Spa overlooking Lake Windermere with beautiful views and outstanding service will be showcasing some of the best local suppliers to help you plan the perfect wedding day. Our wedding fayre takes place on a Sunday 7 April 2019 12pm to 4pm.

A warm welcome awaits you at the Beech Hill Hotel & Spa's Wedding Fayre: 

Enjoy a glass of champagne on arrival

Try our delicious canapés, prepared by our talented, award winning kitchen brigade

Accessory and gown showrooms

Exhibitor stands offering everything a Bride could ever need; florists, photographers, cakes, cars and much, much more

Say 'I do' at The Beech Hill Hotel & Spa

The Beech Hill Hotel & Spa Lake

Say 'I do' at The Beech Hill Hotel & Spa and experience a venue that gives you a beautiful setting and years of professional experience that will ensure that this most special of days remains not only memorable, but is also tailored exactly to your requirements.

Let us make organising your wedding day as stress-free as possible. We’ll assign you a dedicated Wedding Co-ordinator, and we can take care of the accommodation, the menus, the wedding cake, the balloons, the photographer, the flower arrangements, the entertainment, the fireworks, lake cruises and much more to make sure you can enjoy every moment of your special day!

The Hotel’s lakeside setting & gardens provide a unique & beautiful backdrop for your wedding photographs.

Design.ME Reveals Game-Changing Hold.ME Three Ways for Brides

Hold.Me hair spray

Fresh, fun, innovative haircare and styling brand, Design.ME, have announced the launch that brides, and bridal stylists have been waiting for – Hold.ME Three Ways. It’s the hairspray that allows YOU to choose your desired level of hold for the big day ‘do. Unlike traditional hair lacquers, Hold.ME allows you to choose between light, medium and strong control – simply by adjusting the dial. Brides can get their hands on the can exclusively at Sally Beauty stores, and online at www.sallybeauty.co.uk, priced at £13.96 (330ml).

 

5 top wedding styling trends for 2019

Rocket Food - a wedding canapés tray

Rachel Warren, head of creative at London’s leading catering company, Rocket, offers on-trend ideas for your wedding.

1. Bringing nature indoors:

Use our seasonal British plants with roots, fragrance and native beauty. From tangled foliage and fresh greenery to potted herbs incorporated with dried poppy heads, cotton branch, willow  – all these ingredients make for a gorgeous table centre or canape tray decoration. Pots can display geographic reference or personal designs / place names or table numbers. They can even be a favour for guests to replant in their garden for memories of their own happy day.

2. Personalisation:

Quick fix beauty products perfect for when wedding planning

Woman performing beauty regime

Is Wedding planning taking up all of your time? Are you constantly on the rush between work, home life and wedding commitments? 

The stress and time consumption of planning a wedding isn’t always easy – especially as we want to to be getting our beauty regime ready for the big day ?

Look no further than these quick fix beauty products to help you get ready in record time. Now we can cut your beauty regime in half whilst still getting maximum benefits so you can get back to planning your big day.

 

Jim Shaw's wedding grooming tips for men

Men's wedding grooming tips

Jim Shaw is the owner of Essensuals Toni & Guy, Billericay. Here he offers men some top wedding grooming tips…

It’s important on your wedding day to look and feel your very best and this not only stands for the bride, but for the groom too. Men are becoming more fashion conscious and are now really into the latest grooming trends and taking care of themselves, Jim Shaw, Owner of Essensuals Toni & Guy Billericay, discusses his top grooming tips for men who want to look their best on their wedding day…

3 wedding trends RIBA would like to see

3 wedding trends RIBA would like to see
By Caterina Alves, Head of Venues at RIBA

Did you get engaged recently? Congratulations!

We love hosting a wedding here at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and this year is going to be no exception. Our team is already looking ahead to the wedding season and we have been pondering on what we think this year’s nuptials will look like. 

So, without further “I do” (see what we did there?), here are our top three wedding trends for 2019 and beyond…

Themed weddings

Spring Wedding Fair at DOXFORD HALL, 10 March 2019

Spring Bride holding flowers

From a classic summer’s garden ceremony to a romantic winter wedding, whatever vision of a perfect wedding day, Doxford Hall could be the venue for you. 

Traditional, timeless and elegant, this private country estate recently celebrated 200 years of high-class hospitality and is nowadays a luxurious four red star hotel. Each wedding here is assured the very best of service, exclusive to you, no other weddings are hosted on your special day.

On Sunday March 10th, from midday until 3pm, is the Spring Wedding Open Afternoon. Brides and grooms-to-be, friends and family are invited to explore the venue, meet the hotel’s friendly wedding coordinators, along with a selection of the area’s finest wedding supplier partners. 

Historic Royal Palaces to host The Engage!

Interior of Historic Royal Palace

Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Banqueting House, Kensington Palace, Kew Palace and Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland, is to host luxury wedding summit Engage! for the first time this autumn alongside Rosewood London and Sarah Haywood Weddings.

Taking place on 28-31st October, the summit will bring together the best in the international luxury events industry for a series of exclusive events at Tower of London, Banqueting House and Kensington Palace.

W&W Jewellery and Edwina Ibbotson create a bespoke style guide for a summer wedding

W&W Jewellery and Edwina Ibbotson Summer Wedding

W&W Jewellery has partnered with celebrated milliner Edwina Ibbotson to shine a spotlight on bespoke artistry and create a stylish look to inspire wedding guests how to pair a hat with their jewellery.  

With a shared passion for bespoke design and traditional craftsmanship, W&W Jewellery has created a beautiful hand painted jewellery illustration in response to Edwina Ibbotson’s hat design. With over 25 years’ experience, Edwina’s hats are frequently seen at events including Ascot, Goodwood and the recent Royal Weddings; her headpieces have also been exhibited in the V&A Museum. 

There might not be a Royal Wedding taking place this year but weddings still feature high on the summer event calendar and offer the definitive occasion for headwear. 

Did you say yes to a Valentines proposal? 

Valentines proposal

Did you get asked the big question over Valentines Day, and are you now starting to think about the day itself? It might seem daunting, but here Annabel Schwier at the Museum of London offers her insights into the four key elements you need to think about: the guestlist, venue, theme and catering. Annabel’s top tip? Keep it simple and planning will be a piece of cake!

The Guestlist:

DIY Wedding: create a feature wall for your wedding

DIY Wedding: create a feature wall for your wedding

A feature wall is a great opportunity to add character to your wedding without splurging out and spending too much of your wedding budget. Here are a few DIY feature wall ideas to make your special day even more beautiful.

Let the wall bloom

Kim K married Kayne in front of a flower wall in 2014. If that's not enough reason to consider your own flower wall, we don't know what is. 

A flower wall can be a beautiful backdrop for photos of yourselves and guests. Choose flowers (real or fake depending on your budget and accessibility) that will compliment the theme of your wedding.