An Essex Wedding - March/april 2021 (Issue 97)

6 WIN! A LUXURY HEN DO, WORTH £3,950. D oes anyone else feel like they’ve been on a rollercoaster ride over the past year? From lockdowns and restrictions to WFH and Zoom calls – these are all things we have learned to adapt to. Throw wedding planning into the mix, and it’s incredible that we’ve made it through! What has been a silver lining for me in these utterly bonkers times is seeing how the Essex wedding industry has taken everything the pandemic has thrown at it in its stride. Tales of companies diversifying, volunteering and sending homemade presents to their couples have put such a smile on my face and make me proud to support our wedding superstars. You may have even heard me interviewed on BBC Essex recently, chatting about how creative our local wedding industry is! If you want to sing from the rooftops about how wonderful your big-day suppliers have been throughout date changes, postponements and last-minute micro-weddings, then we’d love to hear from you. In this issue, we aim to help you get that to-do list ticked off, with top tips from local experts in our Planning SOS feature (page 58), our round-up of the best wedding venues with outdoor spaces (page 19) and some serious gown inspiration (page 56) courtesy of our fashion editor, Claire Ridley. Hannah x ISSN 1745-6541 EDITORIAL 01376 535 611 Hannah Faulder | Editor hannahf@county.wedding Danielle Harvey | Managing Editor, Grooms Editor and Travel Editor Kelly Andrews | Beauty Editor Claire Ridley | Fashion Editor DESIGN 01376 535 616 artwork@county.wedding Graphic Designers | Sarah Hill Stephanie Hodder | Vicky O’Connor Production Assistant | Lorna Butcher Digital Marketing Coordinator Katie Laley Web Development Manager Stuart Weatherley ADVERTISING Sales & Events Director Sarah Ellis | 01376 538 490 sarahe@county.wedding Account Manager Loretta Smith | 01376 538 571 lorettas@county.wedding Subscriptions 01376 514 000 subscriptions@county.wedding ACCOUNTS 01376 535 616 accounts@county.wedding Accounting Manager | Derrick James An Essex Wedding is solely owned, published and designed by KD Media Publishing. 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. An Essex Wedding is published six times a year. Subscription rates are £18.20 per annum (incl. p+p). Cheques should be made out to KD Media Publishing and sent to An Essex Wedding , c/o KD Media Publishing, Pantile House, Newlands Drive, Witham, Essex CM8 2AP. @CountyWeddingMagazines @CountyWeddings @cwm_wedding Visit us online at county.wedding and countyweddingevents.com Hannah Faulder, Editor Spring is here (finally!) cwe COUNTY WEDDING EVENTS Looking lovely in lace. Serving bridal perfection. Who else spent childhood summers here? 73 90 63 41 87 www.pau lsstudio.co.uk The definition of glamping. www.pho tographybyannamarie.com www.beth dowdell.co.uk