NEARLYWED NEWS

Available now at Berwick Lodge is a very special weekend wedding package exclusively for Friday 4th and Saturday 5th March 2022. Make this beautiful house your home for two nights, including an outdoor ceremony at Aphrodite’s Dome. The package is tailored for 50 guests and costs £9,499.

What’s included? ♥ Exclusive use of Berwick Lodge from 6pm on

Friday until 11am Sunday ♥ Wedding ceremony and reception ♥ Three-course wedding breakfast ♥ Prosecco reception, wine, toast drink, tea and coffee ♥ Evening party, buffet, DJ ♥ Bridal suite ♥ Card post box, love sign, candles

All remaining hotel rooms can be taken up by the wedding guests on both nights and are offered at a rate totalling £4,000 including breakfast.

To find out more or arrange a viewing get in touch on 0117 958 1590 or at weddings@berwicklodge.co.uk

Also check out www.berwicklodge.co.uk

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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT SO FAR?

Allow us to introduce you to Bristol-based artist and illustrator Lucie Sheridan, founder of Rubbish Portraits. Born out of an idea to make portraits a bit of fun, her portable booths are available for your wedding!

The Rubbish Portrait Booth can travel and be set up at your venue, from here Lucie will create live portraits of you and your guests in just 10 minutes. They’re such a great memory, gift or wedding favour that everyone will be talking about them long after the big day.

Lucy can also create her rubbish portraits from a photo or live on Zoom and doesn’t just capture people, she draws pets too.

To find out more about this super-fun concept, visit https://luciesheridanshop.com

MADE WITH LOVE

This Christmas, Jennifer Owen owner of Wells-based floral design studio Goldfinch, will be hosting several workshops with the Arts Quarter in Cheddar. Classes include luxury wreath-, bauble- and garland-making. So pop 5th, 8th and 12th December in your diaries and head over to www.theartsquarter.com/workshops to find out more about times and costs.

Additionally, Jennifer hosts private hen-party workshops, where you can learn the art of flower crowns, living wreaths, bouquet arranging and more. She has also recently launched a new workshop in dried wreath-making, using a metal-based shape and learning how to attach dried flowers. Jennifer loves to make luna wreaths, so she’ll show you how to use the same method on a basic shape or upgrade to a luna or hexagon shape, custom-made by a metal welder.

Goldfinch favours sustainable methods of floristry and you and your bride tribe will be provided with a lovely glass of bubbly and nibbles as you arrive (there might even be a mince pie or two on offer for the Christmas workshops). All tools and equipment are provided, as well as all materials needed to produce your beautiful piece.

Check out www.goldfinchfloralstudio.co.uk for further details

WEDDING WONDERLAND

For a number of years Cover With Love’s venue styling items lived in a storage unit. However, it was owner Caroline Coles’ dream to open a showroom to display them in their full glory, and in October 2020, in the midst of Covid chaos, her vision came to fruition. “Our local Enterprise Centre in Wiveliscombe built a number of storage units that became available for rent, which happened to be just five minutes from where we live. Although, the timing couldn’t have been worse, I didn’t want to miss out on the opportunity to open my very own showroom,” Caroline explains.

Lockdown gave her the time to decorate the space how she wanted, and being able to show potential couples what Cover With Love can offer and chat to them face-to-face meant the world. “Seeing items online is one thing, but being able to experience them set up is so much better,” Caroline says. Happily, this local wedding business has received nothing but positive feedback and the showroom is going from strength to strength.

To find out more and arrange to pay a visit, head over to www.coverwithlove.co.uk

WRITTEN IN THE STARS

Those of your with your finger on the pulse and eyes on Insta may have noticed a rise in popularity of zodiac necklaces amongst celebs such as Rihanna, Hailey Bieber and Megan Markle. If you fancy getting hold of one of your very own, luckily Bath-based Abbott Lyon are on hand with their range of Zodiac (£49) and Old English Name Necklaces (£69). We think they make gorgeous bridesmaids’ gifts and an oh-so cute accessory for the stylish boho bride.

Find out more at www.abbottlyon.com If your honeymoon seems too far away and you want to treat yourselves to an escape check out the Francis Hotel Bath. The Hotel’s Romantic Getaway package invites you to a luxury haven where you’ll be treated like royalty. Enjoy a leisurely breakfast in bed before heading out to explore the charms of the beautiful city with a chilled bottle of champagne waiting in your room when you get back.

The luxury 98-room boutique hotel has a contemporary interior design with newly renovated rooms, stunning new Mediterranean and Moroccan-themed restaurant Boho Marché and an outdoor terrace for al fresco dining and drinks. Plus, it’s just a short walk from the Roman Baths, The Jane Austen Centre, The Royal Crescent, Theatre Royal and the city’s elegant shopping and culinary centre, making it an ideal minimoon destination.

Rates start from £135 inclusive of breakfast and VAT. For more information visit www.francishotel.com

A BRIDGERTON BREAK

Sitting pretty in the heart of Bath, GuestHouse’s No.15 Great Pulteney invites guests to uncover the city’s vibrant spirit with a trio of packages designed to blend the very best of hotel and heritage.

Our favourite is, of course, Basking In Bridgerton! Since No.15 is on the doorstep of where Netflix’s biggest-ever series was filmed, there’s no doubting it’s well-placed to set fans’ hearts a flutter. Lovers of the spicy costume drama will probably know that one of the show’s major stars is Bath, with the first series packed with shots of the city’s gorgeous Georgian-ness. With the hotel as your base enjoy a behind-thescenes walking tour with one of the city’s Blue Badge guides, see the homes of Lady Danbury and the Featheringtons, discover insider nuggets and the history behind featured locations. Your knowledge of the ‘ton’ will be of Whistledown standards before the day is out. So, why not grab your maid-of-honour or mother-of-the-bride for a super-special hen weekend?

Basking in Bridgerton starts from £726 including a two-night stay in a Pulteney or Henrietta Room, breakfast on both mornings, afternoon tea on one day, dinner on one evening and the two-hour walking tour.

Find out about this and the other hereness packages, Your Time and Flavour Hunters, at www.guesthousehotels.co.uk

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MAMA MIA

It’s safe to say it’s been a difficult year for brides- and grooms-to-be, but Warner Leisure Hotels is recognising the valiant efforts of the mums too by launching a service to help them unwind after the big day. Yep, Mamamoons are now a thing!

After discovering that 68 per cent of mothers-of-the-bride felt they deserved a relaxing holiday after their daughter’s big day, the chain, which operates 14 adult-only hotels and resorts across the UK, has pioneered the Mamamoon getaway to give hard-working mums a break after the wedding once the happy couple have jetted off on their honeymoon.

These wind-down packages include spa access, gin- and wine-tasting and complimentary breakfast and dinner for the new mothers-in-law, as well as stress-busting activities such as yoga and archery.

Mamamoon packages start from £199 per person. To find out more and book your mum a well-deserved break as a massive “thank you,” visit www.warnerleisurehotels.co.uk/ breaks/mamamoon. Your nearest participating venue is Cricket St. Thomas Hotel, Somerset