An Essex Wedding - Jan/Feb 2018 (Issue 84)

The Barns at Lodge Farm is a new exclusive- use wedding and events venue, nestled in the rolling countryside just outside Epping. Couples can tie-the-knot in the Granary, a traditional timber-frame barn built in 1870, and dance the night away in the strikingly modern and industrial Grain Store. The venue is still a full working arable farm with a strong emphasis on sustainability at its core, which is reflected in the way the barns are managed too. This truly bespoke venue is only open from June to October each year. For more information, visit lodgefarmnazeing. co.uk New venue alert! Check out this new venue package... Nestled in Epping Forest, Gilwell Park invites couples to say ‘I do’ with the launch of its new Midweek Wedding package, priced £85 per person. Available Monday to Thursday, it includes; ARRIVAL ❤ A glass of prosecco on arrival ❤ Bucks fizz or mulled wine ❤ Punch or orange juice for non-drinkers WEDDING BREAKFAST ❤ Three- course wedding breakfast or barbecue ❤ Tea and coffee ❤ Half a bottle of house wine, with soft drink alternatives ❤ A glass of prosecco for toasting AS WELL AS... ❤ Venue hire ❤ On-the-day event manager ❤ Wedding coordinator throughout the planning process ❤ Bridal suite on the night of the wedding ❤ White linen tablecloths and napkins ❤ Cake stand and cake knife Please note that ceremony room hire is an additional £300. For more information, visit gilwellpark.co.uk Dates for the diary LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOYS BLUEWATER WEDDING FAYRE West Village Marquee, Bluewater, Bluewater Pkwy, Dartford, Greenhithe, DA9 9ST Saturday 12 th to Sunday 13 th January, 2019, 10am to 4pm pdeweddingfayres.co.uk GREENWOODS HOTEL & SPA WEDDING SHOW Stock Road, Stock, Essex CM4 9BE Sunday 20 th January, 2019, 11am to 3pm countyweddingevents.com ESSEX WEDDING EXHIBITIONS AT WARLEY PARK Magpie Lane, Little Warley, near Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3DX Sunday 27 th January, 2019, 11am to 4pm facebook.com/essexweddingexhibition SIGNATURE WEDDING SHOW AT THE BRENTWOOD CENTRE Doddinghurst Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 9NN Sunday 17 th February, 2019, 11am to 4pm countyweddingevents.com Local hairdresser, barber and owner of Essensuals Toni & Guy Billericay, Jim Shaw, has reached the finals of the International Hairdressing Awards in the Best International Men’s Commercial Collection category. The awards were founded with the aim of giving hairdressing the prestige it deserves where talent, art and creativity are recognised and valued. As a seven-times finalist and 2007 winner of The Men’s British Hairdressing Awards, Jim says, “It’s always a great honor to have your work recognised by such an amazing institution. To then be included in the final three for the International Hairdressing Awards was a dream come true. I’m so excited and extremely proud to be representing Great Britain at the award’s finals in Madrid next year.” For more information, visit /esshairsalonbillericay 10