Autumn Sun at Fawsley Hall!

Autumn has really set in but that didn't stop the sun from shining on Natalie and Ric's big day on Saturday at Fawsley Hall in Northampton. The wedding took place in Knightwood Court, a gorgeous building in the grounds of the venue. The bride is Greek so the day had various touches from Greek traditions. The colours of the day were simple and clean Creams, Whites and Greens.



The ceremony was held in The Valentines room. It was a truly gorgeous setting and the candles gave a really warm romantic feel. A saxophone player Paul Martyn played 'Fields of Gold' as the bridesmaids and Bride made their way up the aisle.



Little touches such as personalised M and Ms and Greek chocolates were treats for guests throughout the day.


The wedding breakfast was served in The Saunders Room, which was then turned around for party time in the evening!


Mini boubonieras were placed on each lady's menu.



Natalie and Ric booked us for an 'On the Day' service as they both have very busy jobs in the legal industry and Natalie's family live on the Greek of Thassos so were unable to assist with the plans. They had quite a lot of decor to set up on the morning of the wedding and wanted someone experienced to be on hand throughout the day to see that it ran smoothly.


It was a really lovely day, and such a pleasure to be part of such a friendly family's day. One of my favourites!

Ruth

Location:Fawsley Hall, Northampton

Wedding Venue with a difference

As all our followers know we are always looking to add fantastic venues to our portfolio, this week has seen us visit and fall in love with one very special place - Milton Barns in New Milton.




Every wedding couple looks to find a venue that caters for both their wishes and their budget, flexibility has always been an important criteria for us to notice in a wedding venue as well as a commitment to provide the best service, excellent food choices and all round attention to detail.
Here at Milton Barns they offer all of this and more, the barns (which currently run as a restaurant and hotel primarily) are being taken over by a fabulous new team on the 1st November, therefore when we visited we were able to hear all the new and exciting projects for it's future.




The new team have developed some excellent value for money packages and if you hold your wedding breakfast with them you may not have to pay any room hire charges at all! There are a lovely selection of bedrooms that are all due to have a make-over and a wonderfully intimate restaurant and welcome drinks area. You will be able to hold your wedding ceremony here under old beams and in this beautiful location.




There are so many lovely features of this fabulous hotel, the food looks wonderful and the team are there to add so many extra touches to ensure you have the most special of wedding days.
We are fully supporting this lovely venue and intend to develop both all-inclusive wedding packages as well as exclusive use wedding weekends for you and your guests.




As a thank you to all their couples, Milton Barns offer a complimentary wedding planning evening with either myself or Ruth to help get your plans off on the right foot, we can help you with all your suppliers and of course be there at any stage to help keep the stress levels low.
We are totally delighted to be working with the new team at Milton Barns, look out for our updates as plans progress - including an open day, wedding gala and more!

To have a look at the hotel as it is now visit their website here
Please do also follow Isabella Weddings for more venue and wedding news, or of course to book a planning consultation, chat to us about your day or simply to come and see what we do - our website is here
I am off on holiday now so Ruth will look after you until mid October :-)

Have a lovely two weeks!
Marie x
Isabella Weddings
Wedding and Event Planners

28th September 2012

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Location:New Milton

Bridal Beautiful by Twirl

This week I had the total pleasure of meeting Tracy who runs a newly opened gorgeous little bridal gown boutique in Petersfield, it is minutes from the train station and less than an hour from London (even less if you are on the South coast) and it's owner Tracy is so welcoming and totally committed to offering ladies an honest and relaxed experience, so what is not to love about Twirl Bridal Boutique?!



The Grace Gown

Well I have visited many bridal boutiques over the years and some are amazing, however some are truly terrifying. The experience of buying your wedding gown is one thing that many of us girls dream of doing one day, you walk out of the changing room to tearful mums and smiling bridesmaids. So choosing where to go is very important.



The Lydia

If you are looking for someone who is going to be honest without making you feel uncomfortable, someone you can have a giggle with and truly enjoy the afternoon dress shopping, then come to Twirl! I felt totally at ease and in fact I wanted to try them all on!



Her gorgeous Ava silk gown

What is even more exciting is that after a lovely meeting with Tracy (and coffee and brownies later) Twirl Bridal have partnered with Isabella Weddings to offer our clients an exclusive offer of ....

Any gown in her store for £799 (or less if you pick a sale gown!)

Weddings by the sea

I had pleasure of being invited to a gorgeous sea fronted venue recently - The Marine restaurant in Milford on Sea. I drove through country lanes and then along the quiet sea path, after reaching the end I stopped in a lovely, spacious car park and stepped out to hear the sea and smell the fresh air.


This is a good place to marry I thought. And it really is, the owners and the team here are truly lovely, really keen to make the most of your day and help make it just perfect. We are working with them to produce some excellent wedding packages that suit both your budget and your personal style. The restaurant is now in its second year and there are big plans - including maybe a hot tub in the roof!

The roof top bar is stunning and offers unbroken views across the sea, sip your champagne here after your ceremony on the beach and enjoy the feeling of being abroad or on a cruise ship!


The beautifully decorated restaurant has a downstairs mood lit bar (with a gorgeous little snug area, perfect for the kids or your own private seating area) and a lovely, spacious upstairs restaurant where again you have the best views in the town.



We chatted lots about weddings and the team are keen to offer the entire venue for exclusive use, and better still it is at a pocket friendly rate too. There are some bedrooms that are likely to be available next year, including a first floor 'flat', sumptuously decorated and with all you need for a seaside bedroom, getting ready in the morning with the girls and sipping bubbly.



This venue is totally lovely, every area has been really tastefully and exquisitely decorated and care has been taken to choose the perfect staff - they truly want to offer a fantastic experience for your wedding and we are sure they can do it too.



We are in the process of offering some excellent wedding planning support to the team so if you are looking for a wedding venue with a difference, look no further. With a perfect combination of wonderful caring staff, a gorgeous venue and a professional wedding planner, what more could you ask for.

The exclusive use is likely to include the venue which is solely yours, all your daytime and evening food, drinks and bedrooms.... All for under £10k! Ask us for exact details. Special deals are offered for mid-week and out of season weddings too.

I was really impressed and excited about this venue, we know you will be too. Get in touch anytime to talk through your wedding plans further.

enquiries@isabellaweddings.co.uk

All the best for a lovely weekend
Marie x


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Location:Milford on Sea, Hampshire

Beccie and Martins sunny Hill Place Wedding

This weekend I was happy to be helping with Beccie and Martin's summer fete wedding at the beautiful Hill Place.
The couple had a small ceremony in the gorgeous Morning room at the house followed by drinks reception and garden games on the lawn and a very pretty summer fete themed marquee reception. As Beccie and Martin wished, the whole affair was extremely relaxed and with the sun gracing us with its presence all day it couldn't have gone better.



The couple bought their own marquee to put up with peach and cream lining. The garden games including croquet went down very well!



The couples vintage style suitcase with tickets to find your way to your table!



Increasingly popular 'cheese cake' as an added feature looked fantastic!



The stunning Choccywoccydoodah cake certainly brought the 'wow' factor!

Ruth
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Location:Hill Place Swanmore

Isabel and Rob's pretty countryside wedding

This weekend we were privileged to be part of Isabel and Rob's amazing wedding near Reading.

There were some gorgeous touches, created by Isabel herself and we were so excited to co-ordinate their day for them.
Here are some of our images from the day, we hope you enjoy them.








Isabel created this Wishing Bike, for guests to hang wishes and notes on tags for them, such a fab idea!




Gorgeous cakes by Karen Pilkington at The Cake Stand.








The amazing honeymoon suite!




So much attention to detail, pretty florals and excellent craft ideas by Isabel.








A beautiful country garden for our drinks reception.




We spent a lot of time puffing up Pom Poms!




Isabel hand made all these gorgeous heart favours




We totally loved this relaxed, elegant and pretty wedding. It was lovely to see everything take shape and for a wonderful couple to have a fantastic day.

Thank you Isabel and Rob for allowing us to share in your special day.

More official photos to come and supplier checklist ....

Bye for now
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Arabella Bridal - be beautiful

We have had the pleasure recently of chatting with the wonderful guys at Arabella Bridal, they are best known for their amazing birdcage veils and handmade fascinators. However we also wanted to share with you their new workshops for that special hen party or perhaps a birthday celebration, enjoy a glass of bubbly and afternoon tea whilst you learn a new skill - perfect!



Every bride wants to look their best on their special day and a beautiful bridal head-piece is often the accessory that makes a bride feel like a true princess for the day. Wearing a bridal birdcage veil or bridal fascinator is, for most, a once in a lifetime experience - never again will you have an excuse to wear such a beautiful head-piece for all to admire, so it’s important that you choose exactly the right headpiece to suit your dress and big day.

Arabella Bridal is a UK based, family run bridal headwear company supplying beautiful bridal birdcage veils and fascinators. It was set up by a very creative, artist and mother who is obsessed with hats of all descriptions. Frustrated by the lack of quality, hand-made birdcage veils and fascinators on the market in the lead up to her own wedding, she decided to do something about it...



All of their beautiful bridal birdcage veils and fascinators are hand-made meaning that if you don't see exactly what you want on the website, get in touch with them and they can make you your perfect headpiece. Arabella Bridal stock a wide range of beautiful, affordable birdcage veils and fascinators with something to suit everyone's style and budget. From simple alice band fascinators to birdcage veils adorned with feathers, lace, pearls and diamante, whatever you are looking for, we will be able to help. And remember, brides don't have to wear white, ivory or wear anything traditional for that matter, so whatever colour or style you are after - don't hesitate to get in touch. They do love a challenge :-)


If you are purchasing a birdcage veil or fascinator direct from the website, they can usually dispatch your chosen birdcage or veil within a matter of days. For bespoke headpieces being made from scratch, this can take anything from 3 days to a month, depending on the materials required and work involved. Hannah tells us "We shall always ask about your timelines and inform you of how long we think it is going to take us to make your birdcage veil or fascinator so that no important deadlines are missed!" which is reassuring and shows their dedication to providing only the best service.

Everything about Arabella Bridal speaks of elegance and professionalism, I have been lost for hours just browsing their website and wondering how many special occasions I could rustle up so that I can place an order or two - in fact I might just order one for the weekly grocery shop, why not!

Fascinator making workshops

We love this idea, why not choose something different for your hen party or perhaps any girly get together, how about a night together to cheer a girl-friend up or perhaps before those Christmas parties make the rounds. Based in Edinburgh these ladies can travel to your venue or home, take a look here for more inspiration on these fabulous workshop events



We have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know these ladies, they are very talented and have some amazing, budget friendly pieces. We urge you to take a look at their website and chat through your ideas with them, treat yourself and make a statement at your wedding or party - every girl deserves to look their best!

Arabella Bridal's website can be found here - http://www.arabellabridal.com/

They also have a sale on at the moment - birdcage veils and fascinators prices from just £45!

See you soon for our next special supplier find ...

Marie x


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