8 Tips for Finding Your Perfect Wedding Venue

Planning your dream wedding means finding that perfect venue where your love story unfolds. Having an initial idea of the type of location you want, such as a mountain retreat, countryside shindig or coastal celebrations, is a good place to start to ensure you feel less overwhelmed.  The venue selection journey often traces back to the very moment your engagement began. If your journey started with a romantic private yacht proposal out on the open water, a rustic mountain barn might feel completely disconnected from the atmosphere that defined your commitment. Remembering the mood, setting, and intimate feelings of your engagement can offer invaluable guidance when shortlisting potential wedding locations. Whether your engagement was an elaborate coastal affair or a quiet moment at home, your wedding venue should feel like a natural continuation of that story. I have seen how couples who match their venue with the personal tone of their engagement experience far more seamless styl......

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Getting Married? A guide to finding the perfect venue

As we move into spring and slowly closer to summer there are many looking ahead to their Big Day, having worked for a while as a wedding photographer after graduating and having attended a variety of weddings I thought I would put together some things I learnt about what does and doesn't work. Planning your wedding is an exciting time but there’s always a lot to organise for the Big Day. One of the first decisions you’ll have to take is where to get married. Your choice of venue will usually be determined by 3 key factors:  What sort of ceremony are you hoping for?   According to recent figures, just under a third of couples choose a religious ceremony so if you don’t want to get married in a church, you could have a civil, humanist or another type of ceremony or blessing.  The format of the day will set the tone for the mood you want to create. Generally speaking, formal wedding receptions are better suited to hotels or country house settings, while ......

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Fire and Ice at Dewsall Court

There is nothing more I love doing than spending a day in beautiful surrounds in the Welsh countryside with all the chaos of the city left far behind me while gathering around a perfectly laid table with wine, good company and excellent food and that was exactly what my day exploring Dewsall Court in Hereford was like.  As soon as you turn up the driveway towards Dewsall and you get a glimpse of the Manor House you know your in for a treat. Firstly the setting is breathtaking with the property being set among formal and informal gardens, converted out buildings and barns as well as a 12th century church set at the bottom of the garden which is perfect if your looking for somewhere special to tie the knot.  Heading up towards the front door with it's wreath decorated with pheasant feathers you step straight into a rustic open plan kitchen space with flagstones and an Aga and you straight away you get that homely feel which runs throughout the property. I then ......

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