Today we’ve got a definitely not your typical wedding fair for you! Check this out!

Planning a unique wedding? On Sunday 15 September the Out of this World Wedding Fair returns to the National Space Centre, offering you the chance to meet suppliers, photographers, cake makers that will make your memorable day stand out from the rest.

More and more couples are looking for something different for their wedding day. Demand for the traditional hotel wedding venue is falling. Couples want something that stands out, matches their personalities or reflects something that they love.

The National Space Centre is one of these truly unique wedding venues. It boasts a variety of romantic locations for your civil ceremony, perfect for you to share your special day with friends and family. The Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium is an awe-inspiring setting, taking you and up to 192 guests on a voyage to the edge of the universe in a spectacular 360-degree cinematic experience. In fact, where else could you get married under the stars with no risk of the British weather raining on your parade!

With over 30 different wedding suppliers at the wedding fair, you’re bound to find something different for your wedding day. Amongst the cake makers, photographers and bouquet makers, you might even spot the odd stormtrooper or two!

Every entrance comes with a complimentary Planetarium viewing and you can grab a venue tour too!

Tickets cost £2 per adult for standard entry if you book in advance (£4 on the day).
Why not upgrade yourself to a £10 VIP ticket? VIP tickets include a space cocktail, wedding planning Q&A, goody bags and more. It’s the perfect treat for the weekend.

WHEN
15.09.2019

WHERE
National Space Centre
Exploration Drive
Leicester
LE4 5NS

TICKETS
£2 standard & £10 VIP – BOOK HERE

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Organised by The Unconventional Wedding Festival.

The Urban Wedding Company
invite you to the one and only
Urban Wedding Fayre.

Here at The Urban Wedding company we like to do things differently. If you are planning a non-traditional wedding or looking for some unique and quirky ideas then this is the fair for you. We are flying the flag for creative, local independent trusted suppliers that do not conform to the standard wedding industry traditions. Bringing you the best Manchester and the North West has to offer.

We will have live acts on throughout the day, downstairs we have our Urban Spa, the venue for this fayre is the amazing Comedy Store, a beautiful urban setting perfect for couples looking for something a bit different for their day.

Upgrade to our urban lounge, includes a free drink and canape’s this is the perfect place to get away from the hustle and bustle of the fayre and relax, with comfy sofas, you can take in everything you have seen at the fair and make some of those important discussions. You will also have your own private viewing area of the live acts.

We hope to see you there, if you have any questions send us an email at: urbanweddingcompany@gmail.com

Check out our event on Facebook to keep up to date with all suppliers.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY Adam Tranter and Project Valentine

WHEN
7th of September 2019

WHERE
The Comedy Store
3 and 4, Arches, Deansgate Locks, Whitworth St W,
Manchester M1 5LH

TICKETS
Tickets are £3 in advance or £5 on the day.
Use code ‘loveislove’ for free standard tickets and ‘loveislove50’ for 50% off the Urban Lounge tickets

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If you know me at all, you know the sustainability is a very important topic for me, and ecology is more and more talked about in the wedding industry. Today I have an invitation to a very special event.

The Cranbrook Eco & Wedding Fair aims to fill the gap in the wedding market for more eco-friendly and vegan weddings. Lots of people understand there is a lot of waste in weddings and many people are vegan for the animals and the planet.

The Fair will have around 18 stalls of wedding inspiration including vegan catering and cakes, eco florists, vegan friendly hats, hair and makeup. Plus photography, candles, wedding web resources, jewellery and more.

See Facebook @SEVeganEvents for updates and supplier bios. Being held in the grade II listed Vestry Hall, Stone Street, Cranbrook, Kent. The Fat Carrot pop- up Cafe will be open for tea & vegan cake.

At 3pm there will be a pre-booked vegan catering tasting buffet in the cafe area with The Fat Carrot (£12.50 per head).
Email thefatcarrot@live.co.uk to book a place. 

NB There are stairs at the main entrance – to avoid these use the sloping path to the back door. Free parking nearby.

Today we have a very special invitation to a wedding show happening in Farnborough on 7-8 September!

We are delighted to confirm Hitched as the headline partner for The South East Wedding Show. Owned by Immediate Media Co, they are the UK’s number one wedding planning platform.

With a staggering 1.2 million couples turning to Hitched each month for wedding advice, ideas and inspiration – as well as being able to search through thousands of venues and suppliers by region via their extensive directory – it’s no wonder Hitched are at the top of their game in the industry. From décor inspiration through to finding the perfect entertainment, Hitched pride themselves on their ability to help people get married.

The South East Wedding Show and Hitched make for the perfect partnership. The show, which is expected to attract up to 6,000 visitors over two days, will give attendees the chance to meet the best wedding venues and suppliers from across the South East, plus Hitched will be on hand to provide their unrivalled planning expertise.

“We’re delighted to be headline partners for the South East Wedding Show,” says Matthew Gerry, MD of Weddings at Immediate Media Co.

“At Hitched we are always looking for new ways to reach UK wedding couples and our partnership helps strengthen our brand in a key area of the country.”

Blogs, directories and websites are great but nothing beats chatting to wedding suppliers face to face and getting inspiration in person. There is plenty of wedding fairs and events out there and I’d like to share the good ones with you. Organisers of The Unconventional Wedding Festival got in touch and sent us some details so check it out.

Taking place at Stanford Hall, a stunning Grade 1 listed William & Mary House in the heart of the Midlands on 11 and 12 May 2019, The Unconventional Wedding Festival is a new breed of wedding fair designed to cater for the latest trends in the wedding industry.

Unconventional in every sense of the word, The Unconventional Wedding Festival is aimed at couples who don’t want their wedding to be the same as everyone else’s and would rather stand out and be a flamingo amongst a flock of pigeons.

With a growing number of couples looking for ways to add their own unique touches to their wedding and create something that truly reflects their personalities, we have created a wedding fair with a difference which aims to not only inspire the modern couple and connect them with suppliers who can help them make their dream wedding a reality, but also have a lot of fun in the process.

And it’s not just the wide array of alternative and unique suppliers and performers we’ve pulled together that makes The Unconventional Wedding Festival so different, but the set up as well.

Photography by Katie Ingram Photography

In November Gay Wedding Blog got invited to attend the Historic Royal Palaces’ annual Wedding Showcase at the Kensington Palace. Due to work commitments I couldn’t attend this very special event but lovely Olivia of Nulyweds agreed to represent the blog and also write about the night to share it with you all. 

On a bitterly cold, breath-I-see-you night in November, Kensington Palace opened its doors to wedding planners, major industry influencers and press (that’s us). I went with Nina Beer from Occasion Queens, dressed in our finest to keep to the “lounge suits” dress code. We walked along the twinkly pathway, passed the pavilion, through the glittering archway and down the stairs to the palace entrance. These guys are serious fairy light fans. As you walked into the main entrance and round to the cloakroom, you are immediately in awe of the spaciousness and finery this venue has to offer.

Through to the staircase, with royal red walls and paintings of the land and gentry, we walked to the reception room for a cocktail reception with the industry’s finest. This is where we could really get a feel for the venue. Think pure, unadulterated tradition and royalty. You feel like royalty in there which is either intimidating as a prospect or what you’ve always dreamed of – really depends on what floats your boat. Treated to orange and elderflower mocktails and more-ish canapes from Blue Strawberry Catering, it was easy to feel spoilt.