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Here is a selection of Q&As from Your Herts and Beds Wedding magazine whether it be about flowers, hair and makeup, fashion, wedding themes, health & beauty, cakes, stationery, legal advice. If you would like your question answered by our experts, please email it to editor@yourhertsbeds.wedding
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Baby It's Cold Outside
| Q | We're getting married this winter and want to transform our venue into a winter wonderland. Do you have any suggestions? |
| A | Tichea Brade says: Creating a winter wonderland wedding in the UK can be a magical and memorable experience. Choose a property with large windows to capture the beauty of the winter landscape. An estate, barn, or a cosy historic building with fire places can provide the perfect backdrop. If you're feeling adventurous, an outdoor ceremony with a snow-covered landscape can be stunning – weather permitting. Embrace a colour palette of icy blues, silvers, and whites. Use snowflake motifs in your invitations, table settings, and centrepieces to capture the time of year. Incorporate twinkling fairylights, candles and faux snow to create a wintry ambience around your venue. Create a cosy atmosphere with soft, warm lighting and choose music that resonates with the season. Serve hot mulled wine and hearty comfort foods for guests to enjoy followed by a winter-themed wedding cake adorned with snowflakes or edible silver accents. Send guests home with winter-themed favours such as custom-made snow globes or personalised ornaments so they can look back and remember the special day. |
Tichea Brade, Carmela Weddings and Events
Time To Celebrate
| Q | What advice can you share for the perfect confetti throw? |
| A | Constance Taylor says: Wedding confetti throws make for some of the most joyful photographs in wedding albums. You can maximise getting the most out of these shots in some great ways. From confetti's size, shape and style to how it's thrown and presented. If you want to use real petals, our advice is the bigger the better. Larger petals take longer to fall and have less disruption from the breeze, which works better for outdoor photos. The added weight makes them easier to aim, and their size makes more of an impression in your photographs. For dried petals, choose a mix of sizes to help with coverage. Just make sure guests throw up and not at you! If you're an animal lover or having a child-friendly wedding, a confetti pony could be for you! Children are absolutely enthralled with these gorgeous miniature ponies. It's a truly memorable way of carrying and presenting confetti to guests. If your venue doesn't allow wedding confetti, bubbles are a brilliant alternative. Not only do they add beautiful luminescent colours to your shots, but there's also no clearing up afterwards! Invest in some bubble guns with greater power and trajectory to fill the photos. Alternatively, smoke bombs inject colour and personality into your wedding shots. Just choose a great backdrop and give yourself lots of space. Paper wedding confetti comes in all shapes, sizes and colours. Best of all, lots of options are now biodegradable. We recommend this kind, not just for the environment, but because it will travel a long way. Some of our favourite shots have come from using the multi-coloured discs – perfect for summer weddings! Don't be afraid to load up on wedding confetti; the more, the better! Champagne sprays are perfect for party-loving couples and will make you laugh. Plan your spray at night with targeted production lighting for dramatic photos to capture every last drop. With any throw or spray ideas, always speak to your venue and photographer to ensure they are both on board and happy with your choices. |
Constance Taylor, Mrs T Weddings
Styled to perfection
| Q | We've just started planning our summer wedding, but we have no idea where to start! What would you suggest? |
| A | Mrinalini Raman says: Most people associate weddings with the summer, and we're not surprised. The lighting uplifts the photos, beautiful flower options are available and outdoor weddings become an option. Unfortunately, this means venues get booked quickly. Book early to avoid disappointment if you have a dream venue, as some get booked up years in advance. You might sigh in relief once the venue is booked, but you must also book your main suppliers for a summer wedding. Photographers, florists, cake designers, videographers, registrars and wedding planners get booked up in advance quickly. If you're a bride, you have probably envisioned your dream outfit. But while a luxury summer wedding means enjoying the season's beauty, you must also consider the heat. You don't want your guests melting in the sun, so ensure your wedding outfits or suggestions are lightweight, airy and comfortable. You want to dance the night away, not sweat it out. As an experienced wedding planner, I also recommend having cover-ups and jackets for the evenings. Everyone likes to get away in the summer, so ensure you give guests plenty of warning before your wedding. Save-the-date cards are an excellent way for your guests to mark their calendars, sort out any childcare needed, get time off work and sort accommodation. It can be challenging to think of all the aspects you need to consider with a summer wedding and all the little details you need to arrange to ensure the day runs smoothly. That's why we're here to help with planning and on-the-day coordination |
Mrinalini Raman, Knots and Nuptials
Planning SOS
| Q | We want our wedding to be a hit with guests; how can we create an unforgettable experience? |
| A | Sarah Desborough says: Why not create a wedding website? Your guests can easily hop on to find any event updates and access all the same information online if they misplace their wedding invitation. What better way to start your wedding celebrations than with a welcome party? It can take place the day or night before the wedding; it's more casual than your wedding reception and gives loved ones who don't know each other a chance to meet before your wedding day. It's a popular reason to extend your wedding beyond one day. Show your guests you've really thought about their comfort on the day and book some transport from different venues if applicable. It's a nice touch and an excuse to have fun with a vehicle like a double-decker bus decked out in your wedding colours for all your guests excitedly awaiting your reception. Additionally, if your wedding venue has limited parking, guest transportation is so handy! |
Sarah Desborough, The Bespoke Planner
Dreamy weddings
| Q | What will be trending in the world of weddings in 2023, and what advice can you share with us? |
| A | Beckie Melvin says: The problem with wedding trends is that every nuptial looks the same with similar backdrops, colour schemes, florals and more. The day must represent you both, don't just play it safe and go with the flow. Take inspiration from any themes while ensuring you stay true to who you are as a couple. Trends give us a great starting point when looking at what our big day could look like. But I fully encourage couples to be as freethinking as they can be with wedding planning. Don't get drawn into following trends that don't fully light up your soul; this day is about your passions and love story. We're seeing more couples being unique and authentic to their beautiful selves to create their dream day no matter what. Follow what your heart wants, whether that's a particular theme or a dream feature. Whatever you decide, remember that the day is for you and no one else – don't make any compromises. |
Beckie Melvin, Emerald Orchid Weddings
Walking in the winter wonderland
| Q | What advice can you share when it comes to planning a winter wedding? |
| A | Vikki Richman says: Compared to other times of the year, you need to have plans in place that account for the weather when it comes to winter weddings. We hate thinking of things that could go wrong, but not preparing and knowing your options could leave you scratching your head and panicking about what to do. Take some time to think about how the weather might affect your day and have a conversation with the wedding team at your venue about what plans they have in place, such as alternate locations for photos or extra heating. Have someone with a coat to wrap you up between shots if you're having outside photos as adrenaline will keep you warm for a certain amount of time, but it's hard to smile when you're shivering! |
Vikki Richman, Your Wedding Friend
