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Wedding News: Black Friday offer for The Liverpool Wedding Show

Black Friday offer for The Liverpool Wedding Show

To celebrate Black Friday, nearlyweds-to-be can get a mega 25% off general tickets from Friday until Sunday for The Liverpool Wedding Show on 10th and 11th of February 2024. Taking place at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool, The Liverpool Wedding Show is set to be The Wedding Show's biggest show to date, with more than 70 super talented suppliers and businesses, catwalk shows, demos, live music and so much more. From wedding venues to transport, cakes to invitations, photographers to jewellery, and everything in between... its huge range of wedding suppliers are eager to meet you, hear all about your special day and show their talents off!

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Wedding News: Introducing the lavish Bath Butler Service at Cottons Hotel & Spa, Knutsford

Introducing the lavish Bath Butler Service at Cottons Hotel & Spa, Knutsford

Daniel Thwaites Spa Group is delighted to introduce its lavish Bath Butler Service, which will be available at Cottons Hotel & Spa in Knutsford. This indulgent offering promises an unforgettable experience, bringing together Daniel Thwaites' gold-standard in customer service with a carefully curated menu of TempleSpa treats. This British spa brand, celebrated for its luxurious and aromatherapy-inspired formulations, will transform an ordinary bath into an extraordinary escape. It's more than just a bath; it's a moment of pure indulgence! The Bath Butler menu features a choice of three restorative experiences filled with luxurious TempleSpa products to offer you a time of restful slumber of sheer serenity, all at different price points: A Silent Night (£25), All Being Well (£26) and Do Not Disturb (£50).

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Wedding News: AI creates the ultimate first dance song

AI creates the ultimate first dance song

There are over 217,000 first dances in the UK every year (1,950,000 in the US) yet couples usually pick the same handful of songs. Have you ever wondered why tracks like Etta James' At Last and Just You And I by Tom Walker are so popular at weddings? And what makes them so timeless? Function Central, a platform for finding and hiring musicians and bands for events, have answered exactly that! By analysing the most popular first dance songs to find the top 10 that couples choose, they have used AI to create the world's ultimate first dance song based on their findings, showing couples that they can have a timeless first dance song that is unique to their wedding.

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Wedding News: Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa Black Friday wedding package

Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa Black Friday wedding package

Planning your dream wedding day in 2024? Take advantage of Grosvenor Pulfford Hotel & Spa's Black Friday wedding deal and make your occasion even sweeter with a fantastic limited-time Black Friday saving! For just £5999, our Black Friday wedding package for selected dates in 2024 includes: A drinks package and 3-course wedding breakfast for 60 guests, Evening reception with buffet for 100 guests, Red carpet arrival for bride and groom, Master of Ceremonies, Complimentary civil ceremony room hire (usually £595), Chiavari chairs and organza bows in your choice of colour, Table mirrors and decorative centerpieces, Complimentary light-up "love" letters (usually £110)

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Wedding News: The Barn at The Manor Black Friday wedding packages

The Barn at The Manor Black Friday wedding packages

If you're looking for a deal this Black Friday, check out the amazing offers from The Barn at The Manor! Black Friday Silver Wedding Package | £5999* (usually £7200) Included in your Silver Wedding Package: Food & Drink package including wedding breakfast and evening buffet (see complete details below) Dedicated Events Manager to act as your Wedding Co-ordinator, Master of Ceremonies, Personalised Table Plans & Menus, Napkins and table linen, Cake Base & Knife, Top table & cake table organza swags, Decorative table centerpieces and round table mirrors, Resident DJ. *Based on 50 Day Guests and 80 Evening Guests (packages can be catered to your exact number of guests: additional charges apply for added guests).

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Wedding News: How to make your engagement ring shine for wedding day

How to make your engagement ring shine for wedding day

Between shampoo, hairspray, moisturiser and hand cream – we can all agree that our beautiful engagement rings go through a lot on a daily basis. After all, many of us wear them every day without ever taking them off! But if your big day is just around the corner, it's crucial to keep your ring looking its best for those all-important wedding photos and to ensure your nearest and dearest see it in all its glory. With this in mind, experts at family-owned jewellers and diamond merchants, Chisholm Hunter, offer their specialist advice on how to get your ring gleaming before your big day... Max Brown, Retail Director at Chisholm Hunter, shares their top tips for ensuring your engagement ring is sparkling ahead of your wedding day: "If you want your precious jewellery to look its best on the big day, we recommend taking your ring to a professional jewellers for both ultrasonic and steam cleaning and using fine emery paper followed by a full polish to remove any surface scratching.

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Wedding News: Venues for the perfect autumnal ceremony

Venues for the perfect autumnal ceremony

New research conducted by ethical jewellery brand Sacet has revealed the top country wedding venues across the UK that would make the perfect location for an autumnal ceremony. By analysing a number of factors (including guest capacity, number of reviews, professionalism, quality of service and value for money) of over 30 wedding venues that offer barn, country and forest-style weddings in the UK, the top 10 were revealed. Brinsop Court Manor House and Barn, in Hereford, has been crowned the overall winner, with top ratings across all factors (quality of service, response time, professionalism, value for money flexibility and average rating). It also had the most number of reviews and can hold between 30 to 250 guests.

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Wedding News: Bring the personal touch to your wedding photography with Nantwich's Andy Boyle Photography

Bring the personal touch to your wedding photography with Nantwich's Andy Boyle Photography

We asked Karen Boyle from Andy Boyle Photography (www.andyboylephotography.com) for her thoughts on how to add something personal to a couple's wedding photography. Read on to find out more. It's so much fun to make a feature of the things that mean the most to you on your big day. We've photographed many weddings with wonderful personal touches, from favourite holidays taken together through football teams, and favourite bands to Star Wars! Deciding how to make sure your vows are the most important part of the day while reflecting your passions is a balancing act. One of the easiest ways of expressing yourselves is via your table decorations. They're eye-catching, in full view of your guests and are great to photograph.

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Wedding News: Are these popular 2023 wedding song cursed?

Are these popular 2023 wedding song cursed?

Research from wedding entertainment providers Function Central shows couples are taking risks choosing songs for their weddings with shockingly high divorce rates. Function Central used existing data on the songs most likely to end in divorce to see whether couples were still taking risks by adding these songs to their upcoming nuptials. This data was then cross-referenced against existing wedding playlists of engaged couples to see whether couples were still choosing these songs for their weddings. The results were concerning for any superstitious couples worried about whether certain tracks were deemed bad luck for long lasting marriages.

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Wedding News: Send your day out with a bang with Alchemy Fireworks

Send your day out with a bang with Alchemy Fireworks

We asked Gareth Hughes from Alchemy Fireworks North West (www.alchemyweddingfireworks.co.uk) for his advice on personalising a wedding day celebration. Read on to find out what he told us: Fireworks can be a fantastic way to personalise your wedding celebration and create a memorable experience for you and your guests. Here are some ideas on how to use them to add a personal touch: Make it musical. Coordinate and choreograph the fireworks to your favourite song or a piece of music that holds sentimental value. This can create an emotional connection and make the display even more personal. Customised colours. Your firework display can be designed around your wedding palette or theme to create a cohesive visual experience.

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Wedding News: 5 reasons couples fail at sticking to their wedding budget

5 reasons couples fail at sticking to their wedding budget

With the cost of living on everyone's minds, budget expert Isabel Smith, offers some insight into how couples can set (and stick to!) their wedding budget. The number of couples who are going overbudget on their wedding is dropping, from around 2/3 in 2018 to somewhere around 50% this year. This may be due to savvier couples setting more realistic budgets, or people simply refusing spend a penny more than planned owing to future financial uncertainty, but either way, I am all for it! I've never been an advocate for getting in debt over your big day, no matter how special you want it to be.

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Wedding News: The perfect couples advent calendar

The perfect couples advent calendar

Couples looking for that x-factor idea to get them in the Christmassy mood this festive season need look no further than A Twist Of Date's personalised couples' advent calendar. This personalised QR-code collection of romantic, fun and creative couples' activities adds a spark of magic that is sure to make 2023 a December to remember. Perfect for long-term busy couples looking to reconnect through heart-warming moments, it's a no-brainer alternative to the typical chocolate-filled Christmas countdown. Whether it's an impromptu trip to your local ice rink, engaging in an act of kindness together or writing each other a romantic letter to be opened on Christmas, each day brings something new and exciting to share together.

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Wedding News: How to master taking the perfect engagement ring photo

How to master taking the perfect engagement ring photo

Proposals are often one of the most memorable, special and magical moments in a couples life, so it's only natural they want to share this joyous news with their friends, family and colleagues. In 2023, one of the most common ways for couples to share the news of their engagement is through social media. Couples often post gorgeous pictures in real time of themselves along with the dazzling engagement ring. Sharing the news via social media is a quick and easy way of telling your loved ones the news without having to individually call everyone, which can be overwhelming and time consuming. However, taking the perfect photo can be a bit of a challenge. Whilst it's not a competition to see who has the biggest ring and whose ring sparkles the most, a lot of people want their ring to look as desirable and shimmering as possible.

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Wedding News: The Spa at the Manor House Hotel in Alsager triumphs at the 2023 World Luxury Spa Awards

The Spa at the Manor House Hotel in Alsager triumphs at the 2023 World Luxury Spa Awards

The Spa at the Manor House Hotel, a cherished independent family-owned hotel in Alsager, is celebrating a remarkable double victory at the prestigious 2023 World Luxury Spa Awards. The World Luxury Awards celebrated its 17th year of awarding some of the top hotels, spas, restaurants and travel establishments on 28 October 2023, and the Cheshire based spa proudly took home the titles of 'Best Luxury Garden Spa in Europe' and 'Best Luxury Countryside Spa' in the UK. This hidden gem of relaxation and tranquillity has received recognition on an international scale. The World Luxury Spa Awards are esteemed for their dedication to identifying and rewarding excellence within the luxury spa industry.

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Wedding News: Sober hen parties are on the rise

Sober hen parties are on the rise

While hen parties are often characterised by celebratory cocktails, drinking games and wild night outs, the hen-do could soon be shrugging off its booze-fueled persona. Global searches for 'sober hen do ideas' have doubled over the past year while 'sober bachelorette party games' has also seen a 50% increase. On TikTok, #soberliving has seen a surge in popularity, with videos including the hashtag boasting over 650 million views. If you're a bride-to-be looking to celebrate your 'last night of freedom' tee-total-style, party planning expert, Amy Greenshields at cardfactory has shared her four top tips.

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Wedding News: Carden Park Estate celebrates record harvest

Carden Park Estate celebrates record harvest

The multi-award-winning Carden Park Hotel, located in the beautiful Cheshire countryside, has reported a bumper harvest for 2023, picking 16.25 tonnes of grapes this autumn, which is the hotels largest harvest to date by 8%, and meaning the hotel will be able to produce roughly 15,500 bottles of its bespoke sparkling wine. The 3-acre commercial vineyard; the biggest in the North West, was harvested in early Autumn by Carden Park hotels harvesting team. Whilst the harvest's success is hard to determine, Head Groundskeeper Peter Pattenden believes the expansive yield is predominantly due to the desirable weather conditions, with the UK being particularly dry and warm between the flowering cycle of the grapes (May – June).

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Wedding News: Is lasting love magic, logic or luck?

Is lasting love magic, logic or luck?

Does it matter how a couple met? Contented Couples, a new guide to long-term relationships, features candid, intimate interviews with eighteen couples, based in the UK and USA. Each pair tell of how they met, how they formed a relationship and how they've thrived to become a truly happy union. One couple met and married within a month, whilst another two were thrown together repeatedly by a matchmaker who refused to give up - and it is not only guy meets girl either. The couples speak from an array of circumstance, culture and sexual orientations, including arranged marriage, friends-to-lovers and dating apps.

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Wedding News: The five best weather apps to keep your eye on it leading up to the big day

The five best weather apps to keep your eye on it leading up to the big day

Wedding jewellery experts Austen & Blake have listed some of the best weather apps to keep an eye on in the lead-up to your big day. The UK weather has been anything but predictable lately, with September set to be a particularly rainy and unsettled month, according to The Met Office. Top-rated apps help to track and plan your wedding day accordingly. Weather apps are invaluable when it comes to planning your nuptials, but sometimes there's no avoiding the inevitable. That's why, along with listing the best apps for tracking grey skies, the jewellery experts have teamed up with a professional wedding photographer to provide tips on how to get the best rainy snaps.

Even when the weather's a washout, it doesn't mean your wedding photos have to be! Here are some of the best weather apps to keep an eye on and how to strike the perfect pose if rain is predicted:

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Wedding News: Nelson Hotels announce a programme of wedding open evenings

Nelson Hotels announce a programme of wedding open evenings

Wedding Open Evening at the Grosvenor Pulford Hotel and Spa – Wednesday 15th November (6pm-8pm). Taking place from 6pm to 8pm, the event is your ideal opportunity to view the stunning, contemporary facilities as you plan your big day. The flagship Grosvenor Suite will be set up for both a civil ceremony and wedding breakfast, whilst you'll also have the chance to meet a selection of specially selected exhibitors who provide a host of services in the wedding industry. It's also the ideal opportunity to meet the venue's wedding coordinator and discuss your options for holding a wedding at the Grosvenor Pulford Hotel and Spa in person.

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Wedding News: Don’t like your engagement ring? Relationship experts reveal what you need to do!

Don’t like your engagement ring? Relationship experts reveal what you need to do!

A marriage proposal is filled with an overwhelming amount of emotion and is a moment both you and your partner will remember forever. But once the initial rush fades, what if you come to terms with the fact that the ring placed on your finger isn't what you envisioned it to look like? Leading diamond jewellers, Diamonds Factory, teamed up with relationship experts Georgia Sturmer and Sharin Shafer, who have shared their top 3 tips on how to handle this delicate situation in the best way possible.

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