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The countdown is on, the Signature Wedding Show at the Brentwood Centre in Essex is this weekend!
The countdown is on to the County Wedding Events Signature Wedding Show at the Brentwood Centre in Essex and we can't wait! After 2020 was a year of lockdowns, post-poned weddings, rescheduled events and cancelled plans, it's great to have a date we can finally add to our diaries. It is also one of our first wedding shows of the autumn wedding show season for all those couples that are desperate for face-to-face wedding planning...
Posted by Hannah Faulder on 22 October 2021
County Wedding Events coming to Braxted Park in Essex TODAY!
If you're newlyweds-to-be embarking on your wedding planning journey, pop along to the County Weddings Events fair at to Braxted Park, Great Braxted, Essex, for inspiration! After 2020 was a year of lockdowns, post-poned weddings, rescheduled events and cancelled plans, it's great to have a date we can finally add to our diaries. It is also one of our first wedding shows of the autumn wedding show season for all those couples that are desperate for face-to-face wedding planning...
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 17 October 2021
Everything you need to know about wedding traditions
Traditions have played a huge part in weddings for hundreds of years, with more recent, modern weddings incorporating a mix of both old and new. With the wedding season in full swing, here's some of the most popular wedding traditions, looking at their origins as well as modern alternatives. Here at County Wedding Magazines HQ we still love some of the classics, such as exchanging the rings and having a wedding cake, but would happily say cheerio to the father-daughter dance and throwing the bouquet! Have a read and see how many you want to keep!
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 13 October 2021
Avoid feeling overwhelmed with wedding planner Mary Briscoe
Planning a wedding is said to be one of the most stressful experiences a couple can go through, along with other lifetime milestones such as moving house. How do you avoid feeling overwhelmed? Experienced, Essex and London wedding planner Mary Briscoe, Owner of Weddings by Mary, has some stellar advice for couples. "It's easy to become totally overwhelmed when initially starting out on the exciting journey of planning your wedding. After all you've no doubt dreamt about this moment since you were a little girl.The pillowcase thrown over your head & a handpicked wilting flower gripped tightly in your hand as your bouquet as you practice walking up the aisle to your Prince Charming (probably your pet dog you've made play the role!) Little did you realise then the vast number of decisions & choices you would be faced with. The details, logistics, endless lists, emails, and spreadsheets. Not quite the fairy tale you'd envisaged." she says.
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 12 October 2021
The fab four in Wedding Planning Apps
Post-lockdowns, couples are still rejoicing in the fact that being restriction free means it's full steam ahead with wedding planning - without the impending doom of cancellations and postponements! Whether you're nearlyweds, or just engaged, planning a wedding can be a daunting task; however, there's a whole host of useful Apps that can help you get organised and actually easy the stress of it meaning you can enjoy the wedding planning as much as the day itself! Events specialists AYRE Event Solutions, reveal the fab-four of best apps to download for wedding planning.
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 11 October 2021
The UK's most beautiful wedding castles
Wedding dreams of being kings and queens of the castle for the big day? Lucky for you, this fairytale ending can come true as the UK is blessed with a whole host of romantic castle wedding venues. Engagement ring specialists at Steven Stone analysed a comprehensive list of castles on wedding planning websites and using hashtag data from Instagram to reveal which venues has the highest number of posts to inspire your big-day wedding venue choice.
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 7 October 2021
Spooky hen and stag do ideas this October from Fizzbox
As this year's Halloween draws closer, here at County Wedding Magazines HQ we thought it would be fun to share some spooky hen and stag do ideas from Fizzbox.com! Now that lockdowns are over, the hen and stag do parties are back from the dead just in time for the spooky goings on this Halloween. So get your thinking caps on - witches hats! - and get planning a night of a lifetime as there's 18months of no socialising to make up for!
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 7 October 2021
How to choose the perfect gifts for your wedding party
Gifts for the wedding party can often be left to the last minute, however, they can show your guests just how much they mean to the two of you. But where do you start, especially when looking for something truly heartfelt? The gifting experts at www.hampers.com have rounded up some gift inspiration for the different members of your wedding party, which here at County Wedding Magazine HQ we think will go down an absolute treat with your loved ones...
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 5 October 2021
County Wedding Events coming to Houchins, in Coggeshall!
If you're newlyweds-to-be embarking on your wedding planning journey, pop along to the County Weddings Events fair at to Houchins, in Coggeshall, Essex, for inspiration! After 2020 was a year of lockdowns, post-poned weddings, rescheduled events and cancelled plans, it's great to have a date we can finally add to our diaries. It is also one of our first wedding shows of the autumn wedding show season for all those couples that are desperate for face-to-face wedding planning...
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 1 October 2021
County Wedding Events coming to Rackleys Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire!
If you're newlyweds-to-be embarking on your wedding planning journey, pop along to the County Weddings Events fair at Rackleys Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire for inspiration! After 2020 was a year of lockdowns, post-poned weddings, rescheduled events and cancelled plans, it's great to have a date we can finally add to our diaries. It is also one of our first wedding shows of the autumn wedding show season for all those couples that are desperate for face-to-face wedding planning...
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 1 October 2021
Meet the supplier: Giorgia Packham Photography is at Brentwood Centre Signature Wedding Show
Come along to The Brentwood Centre Signature Wedding Show on Sunday 24th October to meet a whole host of wedding suppliers on hand to help you plan the day of your dreams. Local photographer Giorgia Packham of Giorgia Packham Photography will be at the event, ready to meet all those soon-to-be-weds looking for their wedding photographer.
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 1 October 2021
The Countdown Begins: Your Wedding Planning Checklist
The process of planning out your dream wedding day is an exciting and exhilarating time that many eagerly look forward to doing their whole life. With this said, it can also be quite a stressful time too, with so many different attributes to your wedding needing to be organised and thought of. Before even contemplating how much your big day will cost and who you're going to invite, the questions of where and how to even start planning your wedding is something on everyone's mind at first. Thanks to technology impacting the majority of aspects in our day-to-day lives, there are an abundance of wedding planner apps you can use. Making your wedding planner checklist only a finger tap away at all times. With restrictions on wedding guest numbers recently lifted alongside an end to all social distancing rules, we're beginning to return to normal. Here, we present a step-by-step guide to your wedding planning checklist and outline when exactly the right time to plan for the next step is.
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 1 October 2021
Find your big-day catering at the Brentwood Centre's Signature Wedding Show
Foodie couples should definitely pop along to the Brentwood Centre's Signature Wedding Show with County Wedding Events on October 24th, 2021 - here you can delight in the tantalising cuisine options available while on the look out for your wedding caterers. In particular, check out the Crackin Curry Co who will be exhibiting on the day and can help with any of your wedding catering questions.
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 30 September 2021
Find your wedding photographer at the Brentwood Centre's Signature Wedding Show
When attending our Signature Wedding Show at the Brentwood Centre on Sunday 24th October 2021, couples have the chance to liaise local professional about all aspects of their day. Photographer Steve Mulvey, is on hand to talk about your wedding photography and has some great advice for planning for that photographic opportunity - golden hour!
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 30 September 2021
Visit The Brentwood Centre's Signature Wedding Show for floral inspiration
When attending the Signature Wedding Show at The Brentwood Centre on 24th October 2021, couples will be truly inspired for planning the wedding, and will gain on-the-day and post-wow ideas! Have you ever considered preserving your wedding bouquet? Check out exhibitor Petals & Lace, who specialise in wedding bouquet preservation and will be there on the day to answer all of your questions.
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 30 September 2021
Top suit trends for the groom by tailoring specialists Pritchards
With more than 185 years of tailoring experience, Pritchards Menswear has worked through the decades supporting groomsmen in looking and feeling their best on their wedding day. With each passing year - and each passing wedding season - the team have had the pleasure and excitement of navigating both the nuanced and bold changes in fashion, as well as the shifts in wedding tradition that have made space for further expressionism and creativity in the age-old art of tailoring.Edward Pritchard, owner of Pritchards Menswear says, "While shifts in fashion and societal trends naturally occur over time, the last two years have dramatically challenged many of the traditional aspects of weddings, be it the size, the location, or the level of formality involved. With many cancelling, rescheduling, or downsizing their wedding celebrations, society has seemingly embraced the smaller, the hyper-personal, and the bespoke in a new and exciting way.
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 30 September 2021
Gifting etiquette for wedding guests this season
Attending the wedding of a friend or family member is one of life's privileges, so choosing an appropriate gift to honour their big day is an important task. Of course, being a wedding guest comes with its own list of wed-min, from booking accommodation to selecting outfits and more - particularly if you find yourself in the 'inner circle' or bridal party! So, that all-important gift is often left until the last minute. This is why the gifting experts at hampers.com have put together their ultimate guide to finding the perfect wedding present for the happy couple. Spoiler alert: It's not essential to stick to the gift list!
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 17 September 2021
Boots Photo ultimate wedding day gifts
After the last 18 months, when the big day finally arrives you're going to want savour every moment and capture it on camera. After all the hardwork of wedding planning, and spending wisely on your wedding photographer, what more can be done with those memorable wedding pictures? Boots has a new wedding range of photo gifts perfect for newlyweds. From the hen do, to the pre-wedding photo shoot, to the big day and even the honeymoon there will be hundreds of pictures to utilise and make the most of these products...
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 15 September 2021
Your chance to win a honeymoon of a lifetime to the Maldives
Courtesy of the luxury Maldivian resort brand, Coco Collection, is hosting a competition for all those couples that tied the knot in 2020 but were unable to celebrate with a honeymoon due to the pandemic and travel restrictions. The honeymoon competition, launching on 14th September at 12 noon Maldives Time, ending two weeks later on 27th September (also noon MVT) is open to anyone who married in 2020 (proof required) and missed out on a honeymoon; the prize includes: seven nights in a Coco Residence on Full Board including return airport transfers,a refreshing welcome cocktail on arrival, a bottle of Champagne & a tropical fruit platter on arrival, special bed decoration, choice of a complimentary, in-Villa Champagne breakfast or a romantic three-course candlelit dinner,15% discount on all treatments at the Coco Spa and a special gift.
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 15 September 2021
Calling all newlyweds and nearlyweds - County Wedding Magazines need you!
As our wonderful world of weddings adapts to the new normal, eagerly looking to the roadmap ahead, County Wedding Magazines is here to share our readers' beautiful wedding days whatever the size of their guest list. From pre-Covid nuptials to post-lockdown micro-weddings, we want to feature them all, and we need your help! If you would like to see your wedding day featured across four entire pages of one of our magazines then please do get in touch following the link below.
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 3 September 2021
County Wedding Events comes to Morden Hall, Morden, London!
If you're newlyweds-to-be embarking on your wedding planning journey, pop along to the County Weddings Events fair at Morden Hall, Morden, London for inspiration! After 2020 was a year of lockdowns, post-poned weddings, rescheduled events and cancelled plans, it's great to have a date we can finally add to our diaries. It is also one of our first wedding shows of the autumn wedding show season for all those couples that are desperate for face-to-face wedding planning...
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 1 September 2021
A touch of magic with Ascot Racecourse wedding supplier
Looking for that extra sparkle, and something unique for your wedding? Pop along to the County Wedding Events' Signature Wedding Show at Ascot Racecourse on September 19th to find Dean Jorgensen Magic. You can meet Dean and discover all the reasons why a magician is the perfect big-day entertainment act.
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 31 August 2021
Find your wedding entertainment at our Signature Wedding Show
At East London Soul Choir headquarters, co-founders Lizzy Renihan and Cynthia Samuels have been both relieved and excited to finally start putting together its 2022 repertoire in person. "We can't wait to share our efforts with you in person at the upcoming Signature Wedding Show at Ascot Racecourse."
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 31 August 2021
What's that? Even MORE wedspiration from CWM!
Here at CMW HQ we're literally never satisfied when it comes to providing our readers with enough wedspiration. Because, really, what is enough? We'd go on forever if we could. So, with that in mind, we've created our very own County Wedding Magazines YouTube channel, just for you. Find tons of big-day ideas from venue tours to dream dresses. Catch up on beauty reviews and how tos from our beauty editor and peek behind the scenes of styled shoots featured in our titles past and present. You can even be a fly on the wall at some real weddings - after all, if we're honest, who doesn't love being a bit nosey! And we haven't stopped there, as you'll also find local supplier interviews packed with tips and tricks.
Posted by Kelly Andrews on 27 August 2021
New business at Ascot Racecourse Signature Wedding Show
Newly launched, The Rolling Coconut, is based in Ascot and is new vegan ice cream trailer serving delicious premium ice cream, gelato, sorbet and lollies. Sourcing ingredients from ethical and sustainable suppliers, The Rolling Coconut is available for hire for weddings, parties and festivals.Pop along to our County Wedding Events Signature Wedding Show at Ascot Racecourse to meet the team and try this delicious icecream! The County Wedding Events team will be the first in line!
Posted by Danielle Harvey on 20 August 2021
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