97 WIN! A honeymoon in Jamaica worth £4,500 Well, hello to all you lovely couples of this fine county, and welcome to my very first issue as editor of Your Surrey Wedding. I’m super-excited to bring you the absolute best this area has to offer you and your big day, so let’s dive straight in. First and foremost let me wish you all a very happy new year (I know that was a while ago, but this is my first opportunity to speak to you since then)! So, I hope all of your Christmases were merry and bright. For those of you who found an engagement ring beneath the tree, 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 gorgeous part of the world to get married in. Within Surrey’s borders, there’s something for everyone to create a memorable, magical wedding day. 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. Also, if you’re at the early stages of settling on a palette and theme, you won’t want to miss our venue styling feature where Surrey’s stylists offer heaps of inspiration. 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 plenty here to grab your eye from beauty advice to real weddings, I hope you love this issue. As ever, enjoy and keeeep planning! At the ready ISSN 1751-7095 Your Surrey 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 Surrey Wedding is published six times a year. ADVERTISING Account Manager Anita Bridge | 01376 538 565 anitab@county.wedding @CountyWeddingMagazines @CountyWeddings @countyweddingmagazines Visit us online at www.county.wedding and www.countyweddingevents.com Contributing editor Kelly Andrews | 01376 535 611 kelly.andrews@county.wedding 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 EVENTS & PUBLISHING cwe COUNTY WEDDING EVENTS 57 BLOOMING BAKES Our experts predict that for wedding cakes in 2024 it’s all about super-stunning florals. 39 YOUNG HEARTS Cuteness overload courtesy of Amber and Jack’s flowergirl and pageboy! Kelly Andrews, editor Kelly x EDITORIAL Deputy Managing Editor Kelly Andrews | 01376 535 611 kelly.andrews@county.wedding www.instagram.com/ishahawkinsphotography 45 HERE COMES THE GROOM I’m loving Horace’s dapper velvet bow tie and pocket square; this and the subtle contrast in suit shade really make him stand out from his groomsmen as man of the moment. www.murrayclarke.co.uk EDITOR’S LETTER 7
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