Your Bristol & Somerset Wedding - October/November 2023 (Issue 97)

Yes, I successfully survived the summer – hurrah! To be fair, I don’t know if we can even describe the last few months as summer, but never mind, it suited me down to the ground! Now, here we are in autumn already. This season is growing enormously in popularity for weddings and is one of my favourites as I love to see couples getting super-creative with their themes and colour palettes. Think rich jewel tones, which are stunning on their own or used with pastels as an accent colour. Rust is huge at the moment. Oh-so modern, it comes into its own during the autumn months. More so than any other season, autumn immediately conjures up associated colours typified by nature at this time of year, such as the reds and oranges of turning leaves. It’s also ideal timing if you fancy something a bit quirky. With Halloween on the horizon, add plenty of pumpkins to your styling. What about carving your own romantic scenes into them to represent your unique love story and using as illuminated centrepieces? Gothic and enchanted forest vibes also work particularly well at this time of year. What’s more, the much-loved rustic feel really comes into it’s own when given a harvest-time twist. September and October are also awash with wedding fairs, so as well as being a lush time to get married, it’s the ideal time to flesh out your vision with supplier soul mates! This issue we’ve got the usual blend of stunning real weddings and local shoots for you, offering a whole heap of wedspiration. Meanwhile, the county’s photographers give us the benefit of their wisdom and we take a peek into the world of intimate weddings. So, as ever, enjoy and keeeep planning! Kelly Andrews, editor Autumnal creations Kelly x ISSN 1755-4756 Your Bristol & Somerset Wedding is solely owned, published and designed by KD Events & Publishing Ltd. Whilst every effort was made to ensure the information in this magazine was correct at the time of going to press, the publishers cannot accept legal responsibility for any errors or omissions, nor can they accept responsibility for advert content, or of the standing of advertisers or by the editorial contributions. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher. Your Bristol & Somerset Wedding is published six times a year. cwe COUNTY WEDDING EVENTS WIN! 97 WIN! A romantic break in Yorkshire worth £1,000 www.simonandkianaphotography.com 24 STAR OF THE SHOW This shot of bride Anna and her gorgeous little daughter really melts the heart. The young lady, age five, performed a word-perfect reading during her parents’ ceremony after just one practice. 43 SWEET SUCCESS The theme for this local shoot was inspired by a meadow. Its big-day bake by Claire Hansen Cakes, decorated with flowers grown at Yalham Hayes’ flower farm, fits in beautifully and is quite the showstopper. 37 PICTURE PERFECT I’m obsessed with Tom and Hannah’s couple shots. They’re so full of fun as well as elegance. @CountyWeddingMagazines @CountyWeddings @countyweddingmagazines Visit us online at www.county.wedding and www.countyweddingevents.com DESIGN 01376 535 616 artwork@county.wedding ACCOUNTS 01376 535 616 accounts@county.wedding MANAGING DIRECTOR Sarah Ellis | 01376 535 602 sarah.ellis@county.wedding EDITORIAL Deputy Managing Editor Kelly Andrews | 01376 535 611 kelly.andrews@county.wedding www.hannahbarnesphotography.com www.petiterosecaptures.co.uk ADVERTISING Account Manager Lorraine Whitehead | 01376 535 607 lorraine.whitehead@county.wedding EDITOR’S LETTER 7

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