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Spring has sprung! Venues with glorious gardens are welcoming shoots of new colour and we’re loving the new window displays of bridal boutiques as everything brightens up for the warmer months ahead.
If you got engaged this Valentine’s Day, congratulations, we’d love to hear from you. Plus 2024 was a special February - if you proposed on the 29th, we can’t wait to hear your leap year stories. With this in mind we have a fabulous three-page special designed to help you on your wedding journey as local industry experts give their top tips and answer reader questions. This edition is also packed full of fashion inspo, with five-pages dedicated to lace – the delicate fabric that’s always en-vogue. There’s also accessories galore and an entire feature to help you dress your bride squad!
To submit your own nuptials to grace the pages of An Essex Wedding, get in touch via our website: www.anessex.wedding/get-involved
Happy planning!
Rachel x |
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| Glorious Gardens |
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Braxted Park Estate
At the heart of a vast walled estate, you’ll find Braxted Park Estate’s magnificent country house and its stunning gardens. The intimate gardens that connect Braxted House to the grand Wedding Pavilion provide an idyllic setting for any wedding vision. Within the historic Walled Garden guests can enjoy a series of themed ‘rooms’ that include a romantic English Garden, a Knott Garden and an Italian Garden. The year-round interest each provides creates beautiful and varied backdrops for wedding photographs.
Combing elegance and romance throughout its interior, you’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to saying, ‘I do’. The Orangery exudes romance, with Roman-inspired murals and arched windows that look out over the grounds. Alternatively, during the warmer months, tie the knot outdoors at the heart of the walled garden as your guests soak up the sun. Braxted Park Estate even has its own church, so you could have a religious ceremony just a few minutes away from the house should you wish to. Each option is capable of seating up to 170 guests.
When it comes to receptions, The Pavilion is perfectly equipped for parties both large and small. This versatile space offers plenty of room for up to 350 guests and comes with neutral décor so you can truly make it your own. The in-house catering team are on hand to create some spectacular menus for your special day, while come evening, a state-of-the-art sound and lighting system and huge dancefloor ensures you can enjoy yourselves long into the night.
The Garden Cottage really stands out and offers couples the perfect place to retire to after a day of celebrating, while loved ones can enjoy a relaxing night’s stay just a few steps from the Pavilion, too.
Visit: www.braxtedparkweddings.co.uk
Check out more local venues on page 25 of the current issue available now: www.anessex.wedding/free-download |
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| Wedding traditions which are falling out of favour with younger generations |
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Researchers surveyed Gen Z couples and found many traditional wedding and proposal traditions which are falling out of favour with younger generations. But it's good news for the father-of-the-bride, as 54 percent said expecting parents to cough up for the big day was no longer necessary. Other things which are likely to fall out of favour are asking the bride's father for permission to propose (43 percent), sleeping apart the night before the wedding (38 percent) and the bride taking their partner's name (35 percent).
Of the 2,000 18- to 27-year-olds, surveyed by Churchill, as many as 86 percent believe the traditional stereotype of men proposing to women is old hat – and women should be able to pop the question too.
A third (29 percent) think that being given away is no longer necessary, while 27 percent say that tossing the bouquet is out of style. Being carried over the threshold (26 percent), promising to obey in the vows (25 percent) and wearing a veil (19 percent) are also falling out of favour.
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| Amazing lace - still as on-trend as ever |
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This delicate fabric is always in fashion when it comes to bridalwear. A look that will never date, and will always epitomise bridal elegance,
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| What a treat - at Elcot Park! |
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Rachel Westall experiences the stylish Retreat at Elcot Park - country-house comfort at its best...
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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...
24 Mar 2024 - Vaulty Manor Wedding Show
Osea Leisure, Goldhanger Road, Heybridge, Maldon, Essex, CM9 4SA
www.countyweddingevents.com/vaulty-manor-wedding-show
24 Mar 2024 - Wedding Fair - Mill Arts & Events Centre
Bellingham Lane, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7ED
www.rochford.gov.uk/weddingfair2024
14 Apr 2024 - That Amazing Place Wedding Show
Hubbards Hall Farm, Harlow, Essex, CM17 0NH
www.countyweddingevents.com/that-amazing-place-wedding-show
14 Apr 2024 - Houchins Spring Wedding Show
Houchins Lane, Coggeshall, Colchester, Essex, CO6 1RT
www.countyweddingevents.com/houchins-spring-wedding-show
21 Apr 2024 - Channels Estate Wedding Show
Belsteads Farm Lane, Little Waltham, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 3PT
www.countyweddingevents.com/channels-estate-wedding-show
28 Apr 2024 - Old Essex Barn Wedding Show
Cranes Lane, Kelvedon, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9AX
www.countyweddingevents.com/old-essex-barn-wedding-show
Are you a venue or show organiser hosting your own wedding event, open day or showcase? Then submit your event details here now: www.county.wedding/events-add |
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| View the latest issue of An Essex Wedding for FREE! |
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| Full of wedding ideas, expert advice and talented local suppliers, An Essex Wedding is now available for free – simply follow this link to download the latest issue. For even more inspiration, you can also check out our previous issues. Interested in areas outside of Essex? You can read any of our other 18 regional wedding magazines here. Happy planning! |
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