Bespoke Wedding Invitations with Sketch Of Gorgeous Country House Wedding Venue

Today I'd like to share with you another of the versions of my Perfect Place range of wedding invitations I created recently for one of my clients.
I never tire of designing this range for clients as each time it is slightly different because of the bespoke venue sketch which I do for the front of the invitation.
For Louise & Matthew we changed the background card to a gorgeous plain cream heavyweight card and I drew their beautiful venue in Hertfordshire on the front. For some reason I just love drawing buildings so this one was lovely to do!

You can order samples of my Perfect Place range from my website at http://www.knotsandkisses.co.uk/aperfectplaceweddingstationery.html and then just email me photos of the place you would like drawing on the front of your stationery.

Beautiful Cotswold Barn Wedding Venue

Many of you will know that I recently took a little bit of a holiday and for the first part of our holiday we headed up to the Cotswolds and stayed in lovely hotel called Fosse Manor on the outskirts of Stow-in-the-Wold.
What I hadn't realised when booking is that this lovely hotel also had an equally lovely attached wedding venue in the form of a Cotswold stone barn.
With my work hat on as always I asked for a brochure and took a sneaky peek inside and really wanted to share with you on the blog :)

 

Nestling in a tranquil Cotswold landscape, Hyde Barn is a great location to host your wedding and celebrations. http://www.hydebarn.co.uk/
Licensed for civil marriage ceremonies in the elegant ceremony hall, or outdoors under the beautiful arbour, they also provide really great service and, if the meals we had in the hotel restaurant were anything to go by, fantastic catering options!

 

They say ....

"Whilst we are there to provide as much support, input, advice and guidance as you need, we also recognise the importance of giving you the freedom to do things your way – we are not prescriptive about how you organise and style your wedding event. We welcome up to 150 guests during both the ceremony and wedding breakfast, and up to 175 guests in the evening which really does give you fantastic flexibility.
Hyde Barn combines traditional Cotswolds architecture with a with a contemporary and elegantly finished interior space. It is the ideal backdrop for expressing your own personality and ideas in the celebration of your wedding. Exceptional accommodation is available at the adjacent Fosse Manor Hotel, where there are 19 delightful, comfortable rooms, together with a spacious bar and quality restaurant facilities."

I'd definitely recommend it if you are looking for a pretty venue in the Cotswolds area ... and it doesn't hurt that the picture perfect Stow on the Wold, with its lovely tea shops, antiques shops and a couple of cracking vintage boutiques is very close by!

Nikki
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(Photography credits : Sam Gibson photography and Motif Photography)

A Beautiful Green Garden Wedding at The Eden Project

As most of you know I spent last week on my holidays. Most of it was spent camping about half an hours walk away from the amazing Eden Project in Cornwall .. and we spent a couple of days going round the Eden Project as well as seeing the fabulous Eddie Izzard at a gig there in the evening.
All in all I thought it was an amazing venue for an event and so I looked into whether or not they held weddings there ... and what do you know .. they do!
You can get married in any of a number of areas of the site but most excitingly in either of their 'Biomes' ... so you can guarantee perfect weather but feel like you are getting married outdoors right here in the UK!

I personally would pick the gorgeous Mediterranean Biome, where I had a fabulous Paella lunch, surrounded by beautiful white washed walls, scented herb plants and olive trees, but you can also get married in the rainforest Biome if you would like a more tropical wedding.
You also guarantee you get a 'Green' wedding and of course all of your flowers can be done on site by their 'Flower Fairies'.
The food at the Eden Project is also amazing with a lot of it being grown locally.

To check out all the fabulous details for yourself just check out their website http://www.edenproject.com/visit-us/venue-hire/wedding-in-cornwall

Stunning Historical Wedding Venues

If you're looking for your dream wedding venue then you wouldn't do much better than to have a look at the list of properties the National Trust have on offer. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/venue-hire/weddings/
Stunningly beautiful and often unusual wedding venues are often available.

They have castles and ruins, stately homes, towers, abbeys, pubs, homes of former Prime Ministers, and even a dairy available for hire. Perhaps you fancy getting married on a film set? Loads of their venues have been used for Hollywood movies, or costume dramas.

Many of their venues are licensed for ceremonies, but many more are great for a reception. They often have on site catering, or have good relationships with local companies.
Here are just a selection of the properties on offer ....


Chirk Castle - Wales



Fountains Abbey - Yorkshire

image courtesy of www.morgan-photography.co.uk

Ruffold Old Hall - Lincolnshire

Aberdulais Tin Works & Waterfall - Wales

Polesdon Lacey - Surrey

The Perfect Venue For A Festival Wedding!

Many of you may have gathered over the months of reading my blog that I am a bit partial to a festival style wedding! My other half and I met at the Isle of Wight Festival and so, if we were ever to get married, this is definitely the style of wedding I would go for.
I love the idea of a relaxing day outdoors ( with emergency marquees in case it rains of course! ) filled with good music, food and friends.

I was therefore delighted to find out that the lovely Amanda from 'Billy One Horn' www.billyonehorn.co.uk , who I met at the Milton Keynes Vintage Wedding Fair earlier this year and did some logo design work for, has started to hire out her gorgeous farm for Weddings!

She has already been providing gorgeous glamping caravans and has now branched out, with the help of the girls from Festival Brides http://festivalbrides.co.uk/fb-venuesland-hire to provide weddings.
Festival Brides is a great blog which provides lots of great inspiration for those of us that love a Festival Wedding and also provides an increasing list of land hire options for your wedding as well.

Billy One Horn has joined this list ...

If you are looking for a festival wedding venue with a vintage twist then this field is perfect for you. Located on a farm near Milton Keynes, the field sits amongst 40 acres of ridge and furrow grassland, pretty trees and has a quaint beck running through the middle. You can marry under a decorated tree whilst your family and friends sit on hay bales amongst the styled retro caravans! It’s a beautiful and natural setting for a relaxed festival wedding.

The field has great access with plenty of space for camping. Guests also have the option of staying at the farm’s boutique B&B and vintage caravans.

When picturing your wedding here, think relaxed and informal with plenty of vintage style options and countryside as far as the eye can see!

To find out more about hiring this venue for your wedding either contact Festival Brides at festivalbrides@gmail.com or find out more from the Billy One Horn website http://www.billyonehorn.co.uk/weddings/