55 FUZZY FEELINGS This bake’s hand-painted floral design matching the 3D sugar flowers, in 2024’s colour of the year Peach Fuzz, by Caritas Cake Design takes my breath away! cwe COUNTY WEDDING EVENTS First and foremost let me wish you all a very happy new year (I know that was a while ago, but I haven’t spoken to you since)! For those of you who found an engagement ring beneath the tree, or perhaps presented to you on Valentine’s Day, allow me to offer huge congratulations. No doubt you’re now excitedly organising your venue viewings and scouring Pinterest for the dream outfit, and we can’t wait to be your wedmin BFF. What I can tell you is that you’ve chosen a spectacular part of the world to get married in. From the quirky, oh-so cool nature of Brighton to the sweeping countryside of the South Downs, there’s something for everyone to create a memorable, magical wedding day in Sussex. And it’s not only the venues that are second to none, but also the local wedding suppliers. You’ll get the chance to meet many of them throughout our pages, so do click on their links to find out what they do and how they can help. There’s plenty to look out for to get you started on your journey. Don’t miss our Hot Topic pages this issue, where the county’s experts tell us how to take those first tentative steps into the world of wedding planning. What’s more, where better to turn to for inspiration than to those who’ve been there and done that? So, you won’t want to miss our gorgeous real weddings. Finally, if 2024 marks the point on the calendar where it’s now the year of your big day – eek, we’re excited for you. There’s lots here to grab your eye from must-have jewellery and accessories to our stunning styled shoot, I hope you love this issue. As ever, enjoy and keeeep planning! Kelly x Kelly Andrews, editor At the ready ISSN 1750-3477 Your Sussex 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 Sussex Wedding is published six times a year. 9 HOWL DO I LOVE THEE As is if dogs at weddings didn’t fill me with enough joy, imagine my delight when I received this image of Bond, part of the team at Watermill Wolves, ready to perform ringbearing duties. 83 WIN! A honeymoon in Jamaica worth £4,500 ADVERTISING Account Manager Lorraine Whitehead | 01376 535 607 lorraine.whitehead@county.wedding @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 https://whitestagweddings.com 32 GREEN WITH ENVY I’m a big fan of grooms’ attire in more imaginative shades, and the gorgeous hue of Damien’s suit paired with the bridesmaids’ dresses and venue styling brought everything together like an absolute dream on the day. EDITOR’S LETTER 7
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