Please mention Your Hampshire and Dorset Wedding when contacting wedding service providers.
County Wedding Events host a number of wedding shows throughout southern England in the Spring and Autumn. Attending a show organised by County Wedding Events will help you every step of the way in your wedding planning - helping you to find the perfect wedding venue and meet the best local suppliers from across the wedding industry.
Admission to all County Wedding Events wedding shows is free and you are welcome to bring as many friends and family members along as you wish.
The Prop Place guarantees you nothing but fun, laughter and memory making for your special day! We offer many packages which allow you to embrace our interactive mirror with draw on text, emojis and more! We work with you in advance for personalised frame work and additional extras.
Discover the Lo & Behold Another Wedding Fair this weekend at The Mansion at Coldeast
Calling all Hampshire brides and grooms-to-be, if you need a little wedding inspiration, consider this the call! Lo & Behold Another Wedding Fair is taking place this weekend, and trust us when we say this is not an event you want to miss. The event will take over The Mansion at Coldeast from 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th September 2023. Lo & Behold Another Wedding Fair is pulling together 40 of Hampshire's hottest wedding suppliers for two days of inspiring setups, innovative ideas, styled collaboration spaces, live music, goody bags and bespoke offers. Ami, the owner of Lo & Behold Bespoke, saw a gap in the market for a non-traditional, fun, inviting and cool wedding fair.
Posted: 21 September 2023
Discover Dooker Entertainment's new prop hire options
Dooker Entertainment was established a year ago and is now introducing its new prop hire branch to add much more to personal events. The team can now offer sweet carts, post boxes, popcorn machines, cake stands, light-up numbers and much more! They are rapidly growing the number of props available, which are being added to the ever-growing list on their website.
Posted: 27 June 2023
How to make your wedding day dog-friendly
For many, dogs are considered to be a key member of the family, so when it comes to one of the most important days of a couple's lives, their wedding day, it's only natural that they want their four-legged friends to be involved in the celebrations. That being said, lots of strangers, loud noises and the unfamiliar location of a wedding can prove quite overwhelming for our canine companions, so if you want to include your dog in your big day, there are a couple of things you need to be aware of. Below, Carolyn Menteith, Behaviourist at tails.com has offered her top tips and advice on how to throw the 'paw-fect' wedding that will ensure both humans and dogs remain happy at all times.
Posted: 21 June 2023
Discover G.O.S Magic Mirror Photo Booth's new wedding product
The team at G.O.S Magic Mirror Photo Booth are excited to announce their new product, The Mirror Air Booth, one of the most advanced and latest magic mirror photo booths on the market. All guests will surely be amazed by the incredible picture quality, superior prints and wonderful wedding animations included in the packages and developed on a spectacular 65-inch mirror. The staff can't wait to make some magical memories with more newlyweds. They pride themselves in outstanding customer service and only use professional equipment to make those dream memories come true.
Posted: 1 June 2023
Mental Health Awareness Week 15th-21st May
Planning a wedding can certainly be an exciting time, from picking the cake to choosing the entertainment, it's full of fun tasks to check off a to-do list. However, wedding planning can also come with a host of negativities such as worrying about money and feeling anxiety about family politics on the big day. Increasing evidence shows that gardens and green spaces are associated with better physical, social and mental health.
Posted: 17 May 2023
Honeymooning in your married name
If you are dreaming of jetting off to sandy shores with your sparkling new ring, spouse and matching passports...then this guide from NameSwitch will tell you how to make your dreams come true. Please do have a proper think about whether having matching passports straight away is really that important to you because, trust us when we say, it's not an easy thing to pull off! With recent changes to how processes work, effects of the Pandemic, and added complications like not being handed your marriage certificate on your wedding day, or needing the name on your NHS records to be the same as the one on your passport, an already stressful undertaking just got even more nail-biting! Now it's not mission impossible, but you do need 3 key things to be aligned (and nerves of steel) if this is going to work...
Posted: 2 January 2023
Outdated wedding laws need to change
In an article earlier this year there was discussion and praise aimed towards the Government's plans to allow outdoor weddings to be made permanent. The article also highlighted the eagerly awaited Law Commission report into marriage laws, which was due to be published in July. Now it has been published and we have had some time for the dust to settle, Kate Van Rol, Barrister at 4PB has looked into these recommendations, "Are wedding laws at present 'confusing, outdated and restrictive' as the Commission suggest, or would the implementation of their suggestions trivialise weddings and commercialise the ceremony?". Kate continues...
Posted: 14 December 2022
Tasha Mae is the new wedding coordinator at Palais des Vaches
Tasha Mae can help coordinate weddings at any venue and is excited to announce she's the new wedding coordinator for the brand new DIY wedding and events venue, Palais des Vaches in Exbury. When organising DIY wedding, generally speaking, it tends to be in venues without an on-site coordinator, such as art galleries, barns, marquees, village halls or even in gardens. Nevertheless, Tasha Mae Wedding Co-ordinator can step in to help couples coordinate their special day. They won't have to worry that everyone and everything is in the right place at the right time, meaning they won't be handing out jobs to friends and family.
Posted: 1 December 2022
What's that? Even MORE wedspiration from CWM!
Here at CMW HQ we're literally never satisfied when it comes to providing our readers with enough wedspiration. Because, really, what is enough? We'd go on forever if we could. So, with that in mind, we've created our very own County Wedding Magazines YouTube channel, just for you. Find tons of big-day ideas from venue tours to dream dresses. Catch up on beauty reviews and how tos from our beauty editor and peek behind the scenes of styled shoots featured in our titles past and present. You can even be a fly on the wall at some real weddings - after all, if we're honest, who doesn't love being a bit nosey! And we haven't stopped there, as you'll also find local supplier interviews packed with tips and tricks.
Posted: 5 November 2021
