Your East Midlands Wedding - Feb/Mar 2020 (Issue 36)

6 G oodbye winter, ice, and coats and hello spring – we’ve missed you so much! I’m so excited to see what our brides and lovely local suppliers do with the Pantone colour of the year, classic blue, which is said to bring calmness, confidence and connections for all. We have some exciting features for this issue to make the planning of your big day much easier, and enjoyable. Our transport feature’s perfect for inspiration on how to arrive in style, while our mouth-watering catering feature gives you an insight into the companies that dish up the delectable delights. Check out our honeymoon pages, which showcases beautiful destinations as well as all the latest news from around the region in our nearlywed news feature. And finally, don’t forget to take a step back in time and discover venues with a story to tell in our historic venues feature and who knows, your dream big-day setting might be just a page turn away! That’s all from me, now sit back, relax and celebrate anything and everything wedding! Olivia x Distributed by Marketforce (UK) Ltd, 5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HU. Tel: 020 378 79001  Email:  salesinnovation@marketforce.co.uk Circulation Marketing by Intermedia Brand Marketing Ltd, Unit 6 Enterprise Centre, Kelvin Lane, Manor Royal, Crawley, RH10 9PE.  Tel: 01293 312 001  Email: getintouch@inter-media.co.uk ISSN 2054-6726 EDITORIAL 01376 535 611 Olivia Gibson | Features Editor oliviag@county.wedding Danielle Harvey | Managing Editor danielleh@county.wedding Kelly Andrews | Beauty Editor Melissa Barker | Grooms Editor Hannah Faulder| Honeymoon Editor DESIGN 01376 535 616 artwork@county.wedding Graphic Designers Sarah Hill | Stephanie Hodder Vicky O’Connor | Sarah Young Production Assistant | Lorna Butcher Digital Marketing Coordinator Katie Laley Web Development Manager Stuart Weatherley ADVERTISING Sales & Events Director | Sarah Ellis 01376 538 490 sarahm@county.wedding Account Manager | Carly Morgan 01376 535613 carlym@county.wedding Subscriptions 01376 514 000 subscriptions@county.wedding ACCOUNTS 01376 535 616 accounts@county.wedding Accounting Manager | Derrick James Your East Midlands 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. Your East Midlands Wedding is published six times a year. Subscription rates are £17.60 per annum (incl. p+p). Cheques should be made out to KD Media Publishing and sent to Your East MidlandsWedding , 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 Olivia Gibson Editor Here at YWMW HQ we adore this dress from our fashion spread over on page 73 MEDIA PUBLISHING cwe COUNTYWEDDING EVENTS We’re well and truly swooning over this reception space at Hemswell Court. Read about this venue on page 17. How gorgeous is this dress from Alexandra Anne? Simple but truly elegant. Turn to page 77 to read expert advice and find plenty of help and inspiration for the special day. The back detail on this dress looks incredible on this bride, turn to page 34 to read Richard and Beverley’s story. Say ‘I do’ this spring @lb.weddings seanpeggphotography.com rembo-styling.com