Miscellaneous Monday: The Great Hall Wedding Fair

When it comes to finding non-traditional wedding venues, you’ll be pleased to know Bristol Grammar School is one of them – and what a truly special location it is for ceremonies and wedding celebrations!

Hosting its first ever wedding fair, this historic location is inviting engaged couples to look inside its glamorous Great Hall on Sunday 26^th April between 11am-4pm. On hand there will be a host of local wedding suppliers offering their expertise, top tips and inspiration – bridal bouquets, cake testing, wedding dress styling are only a few of the highlights. You can also discover more details about organising your nuptials at the Bristol Grammar School!  

Registering to attend the event is free – just head over to the venue’s website:

http://www.bristolgrammarschool.co.uk/Venue-hire/The-Great-Wedding-Fair.aspx

Fashion Friday: Wedding World goes Royal

The world is your oyster when it comes to planning your wedding, but how do you find all the suppliers you need to inspire you with their hottest reception trends, new-season wedding outfits and accessories? Well, with the fabulous Wedding World event of course, to which you are invited! The largest wedding exhibition takes place at Marriott Royal Hotel on Sunday 11^th January 2015 between 10:30am and 4pm.

Take your pick from over 70 of Bristol’s finest and selected wedding suppliers and services in your area, including high street names and bespoke specialists. You’ll get the chance to meet and talk to the experts, find out about the latest trends and get excited about your wedding all over again! Don’t be shy from asking them any planning-related questions – they love talking about weddings as much as you do and know a thing or two about solving big day dilemmas.  And don’t miss the chance to take a tour of the wonderfully glamorous Marriott RoyalHotel, in the heart of Bristol City and on the edge of the waterfront.

If that’s not enough, there will also be sensational wedding entertainment and 2 fabulous fashions shows – the highlight of this truly exquisite and stylish Wedding World Exhibition. Trust us, this is a wedding fair that promises to make all your wedding day dreams come true!

Have you got your copy of our winter issue yet? You can also access on the go from the website. We also recommend that you read our posts about previous Wedding World events here and then head over to the website to book your tickets! And come over to our Twitter and Facebook pages and share your comments with us.
  

Miscellaneous Monday: Magazines & Cakes

It's Monday, so we thought we'd kick the week off by sharing some of our favourite wedding-related 'miscellany' from across the internet! So without further ado...

Favourite 'breaking news': The latest issue of West Weddings has hit the shelves!
The Summer issue of West Weddings is packed full of gorgeous photos from our shoot at Thornbury Castle (and stay tuned to the blog for behind-the-scenes photos coming soon!), inspiring tips for brides and grooms, pages of luscious photos from some of our favourite West Country photographers, and the latest gowns from top suppliers and boutiques in the region. To find out where you can pick up your copy, visit our list of stockists!

Favourite cake trend: Stripped down, no-icing wedding cakes
'Less is more' is one of our editor's favourite mantras, and this goes for weddings as well. So it's unsurprising that one of her favourite trends of late has been the stripped-down wedding cake (meaning, no icing). Often these are decorated with icing between the layers, powdered sugar, and an abundance of fruit and/or flowers. They give a rustic look, but also look incredibly appetising. And they won't be likely to be as sickly sweet, since there isn't a gallon of icing covering the outside of the cake!

We've put together a Pinterest board of some of our favourite stripped down cakes. Take a look, and re-pin if you like!

Follow West's board Stripped Down Wedding Cakes on Pinterest.