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January/February 2018 |
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The latest edition of Your Kent Wedding magazine is packed with up-to-the-minute products, news, reviews and advice to help you create your perfect wedding. Keeping it local, we’re exploring Shepway & Dover venues showcasing where to wed in this fabulous local hotspot and if you've pictured your big day somewhere with plenty of rest and relaxation either pre or post-wedding then our Hotels & Spas venues feature is an unmissable read.
Meanwhile, our Stationery feature showcases what's hot in the world of W-day stationery, plus our Venue styling feature we share the top styling tips that we think will be making waves in 2018! There’s a wealth of other top tips and advice too, to help you create your dream day.
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Image provided by Chen Sands Photography |
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Paradise found |
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After an exotic proposal and several years in Singapore, Stephanie and Kristian decided to celebrate their love with a beautiful wedding at Sprivers Mansion.
Read all the details of their big day on page 32 of the current issue, available now: www.yourkent.wedding/buy-a-copy | |
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Image provided by Olegs Samsonovs |
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Spotlight on... Shepway & Dover |
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The Old Kent Barn
If you can’t decide what barn venue you want to get married in, why not choose a location with two? The Old Kent Barn is a 200-year-old oak-framed barn full of character and beams. It also has a luxurious bridal suite and two further double en suite rooms.
The design of the new barn, where receptions are held, is both opulent – the chandeliers have won an international design award – and neutral to co ordinate with any colour scheme or theme. It is oak-framed with large windows and an open-plan space. The colour scheme lends itself to any theme, from rustic to vintage, to modern and contemporary. There’s a light tiled floor throughout the venue including a solid wooden dancefloor and stage area, softened with ivory drapes and a magical starlit ceiling guiding you on to the floor for your first dance.
A fabulous dressing room is available for brides or grooms to arrive from 7.30 on the morning of the wedding to relax with their bridesmaids or groomsmen. The space has a shower room, enough dressing gowns for everyone, a digital TV, an iPod docking station, air-conditioning, lots of beautiful mirrors, a chaise longue, a fridge and, of course, attentive staff on hand to get you whatever you need.
Its grounds were professionally landscaped creating formal parterres with romantic roses, sweeping curved hedges and an informal lake garden with a fountain all set against a backdrop of mature trees and countryside. Set in the gardens is its classic wooden gazebo for outdoor ceremonies with a paved area in front for guests seating. The gardens are lit up in the evening with picture-perfect fairylit areas to create a truly magical setting.
Visit: www.theoldkentbarn.co.uk
Check out more local venues on page 17 of the current issue, available now: www.yourkent.wedding/buy-a-copy | |
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New Wedding Packages to Be Unveiled at Penshurst Place and Gardens' Open Day this January |
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Brides and grooms-to-be are invited to reserve their place at award-winning Penshurst Place's Wedding Open Day.
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Image provided by Ruth Townsend |
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Wedding of the Year |
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Congratulations to Mark & Oliver who were crowned winners of the latest round in our Wedding of the Year competition!
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The gown low-down |
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A look at some of the key bridal trends for 2018.
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Moroccan Magic |
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For a honeymoon bursting with culture, enjoy a break in the stunning city of Marrakech, says Claire Muffett-Reece.
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Readers' poll |
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What we've learnt from the latest reader poll at www.yourkent.wedding
As the bridal fashion landscape is ever-changing, we love seeing all the beautiful alternatives to the traditional wedding dress ... but which style are you opting for?
Traditional dress: 67% Fashionable trouser suit: 11% An on-trend two-piece: 11% A stylish jumpsuit: 11% | |
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Forthcoming Events |
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Please note: All dates are subject to changes, contact organisers for more information before making arrangements. To view more events, please visit the events page on our website...
7 Jan 2018 - Birchwood Park Wedding Fair Birchwood Road, Wilmington, Dartford, DA2 7HJ www.akentish-wedding.co.uk
7 Jan 2018 - Bridgewood Manor Wedding Fair Walderslade Woods, Chatham, Kent, ME5 9AX www.akentish-wedding.co.uk
7 Jan 2018 - Lympne Castle Spring Wedding Show Lympne Castle, The Street, Lympne, Kent CT21 4LQ www.idoweddingevents.co.uk
7 Jan 2018 - The Wedding Experience Hilton Hotel, Maidstone Bearsted Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5AA www.wedding-experience.co.uk/exhibition/hilton-hotel-maidstone
14 Jan 2018 - East Kent's Biggest Wedding Fair Kent Country Cricket Ground, New Dover Road, Canterbury, CT1 3NZ www.akentish-wedding.co.uk
14 Jan 2018 - The Inn On The Lake Wedding Fayre A2 Shorne, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 3HB www.pdeweddingfayres.co.uk/
21 Jan 2018 - Marine Hotel Wedding Fair Marine Parade, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 2BE www.akentish-wedding.co.uk
21 Jan 2018 - Port Lympne Hotel Wedding Fair Aldington Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4PD www.akentish-wedding.co.uk
21 Jan 2018 - Mercure Tunbridge Wells Wedding Fair 8 Tonbridge Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4QL whiteskyevents.co.uk
21 Jan 2018 - Holiday Inn Rochester/Chatham Wedding Fayre Holiday Inn Rochester, Maidstone Road, Rochester, ME5 9SF www.pdeweddingfayres.co.uk/ | |
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