Your Cheshire & Merseyside Wedding - Jan/Feb 2018 (Issue 37)

10 Social Jump online, we love to hear from you CORNER @CountyWeddings County Wedding Magazines CWM_WEDDING E: editor@county.wedding We love to support local businesses and it’s great when they’re as thrilled as N-Chanting Events to be in the magazine. “I love the November/December issue – especially the Venue Styling feature I was involved in! It looked so beautiful and I’m beyond flattered to be included.” – Niken Corley. Check out the St Helens-based company’s website for more information n-chantingstyling.uk LOVE BLOSSOMS Thornton Events is a new venue styling company based in Liverpool. Currently offering blossom trees and flower walls, it aims to bring a pretty and romantic touch to weddings across the region. “Myself and my partner Jay are getting married in April 2018. We wanted blossom trees to match our theme but many companies were charging more to hire them than our entire wedding budget,” explains owner Lindsey Graham. “We decided to invest in the trees ourselves and hire them out to other couples so they can have their dream day too.” All of their items can be personalised with glass baubles, tea lights and flowers to tie in with your theme. Turn to page 46 to see more of the company’s products in our styled shoot. For more information head to the website thorntonevents.com The Titanic Hotel in Liverpool is steeped in heritage and style. Situated on Stanley Dock, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the hotel offers a stunning backdrop for nuptials. Couples can already choose to celebrate in either the hotel or the RumWarehouse and now it’s adding a third option,West Bay.The new area boasts original features such as pillars, exposed brick walls and original stone flooring for the perfect intimate and rustic setting. For more information head to the website titanichotelliverpool.com GORGEOUS NEW SPACE TO TIE THE KNOT A touch of luxury Caer Rhun Hall is undergoing a sympathetic refurbishment to create an exclusive five-star setting for wedding couples and guests. Situated just over the border in a secluded part of the Conwy Valley, theVictorian Grade II listed hotel and spa is a peaceful haven surrounded by picturesque gardens and parkland. Over the coming months, an extensive renovation program will see improvements to facilities at the 23-bedroom country hotel and spa. Long-term plans will see additional external bedrooms, a luxury spa and an extension to the conference, restaurant and bar facilities, all in keeping with the heritage of this outstanding property. For more information head to the website caerrhunhall.co.uk LOVELY LOCAL WEDDINGS We’re just as excited as the Titanic Hotel to see Michael and Lee through to the final of our Wedding of the Year competition. Good luck to them and all of our couples! If you’d like to see your wedding featured just head to yourcheshiremerseyside. wedding/get-involved.cfm and submit your details – good luck! stewalkerphotography.com Trend report Y ou’ve chosen your venue, picked your dream dress and booked an amazing photographer, but how do youmake your big-day celebrations your own?Here at YourCheshire & MerseysideWedding we’ve asked our local experts for their best venue styling tips and have pulled together three of our favourites looks for you. Wewholeheartedly believe your wedding should reflect you as a couple, so take inspiration from these pages and put your own stamp on it! Inspired by nature Nature: noun the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth. “This evokes images of awonderfully romantic and relaxed setting for your big day. I love to use amix of propsmade from naturalmaterials to create the feeling of bringing the outdoors in.” – LauraMacPherson, LaurelWeddings “You can achieve this style at any budget. Try herb plants in rustic containers for aisle decorations and select simple stems in glass bottles for table decorations.To get thewow factor think of a large floral arch at the entrance door filledwith country garden blooms and stunning foliage garlands on the back of the happy couple’s chairs.” – LauraMacPherson, LaurelWeddings “This is perfect for any barn or tipiwedding butwith the right styling any venue can be transformed to suit this look.Try to think outside the box and incorporate organic aspects such as berries and fruit alongwith country lifestyle objects such as cartwheels, wheelbarrows and crates.” –Niken Corley, N-ChantingEvent&Floral Styling Try picking herbs and spices from the garden to give a subtle aroma, adding to the ambience. “For this theme flowers tend to have a freshly picked feelwith trailing greenery offering a relaxed feel.We love large bouquets arranged inmilk churns for a rustic twist.” –Gemma Wakerley,BookerFlowers andGifts VENUE STYLING 79 VenueStyling_YCMW36.indd 79 23/10/2017 10:14