Key-worker competition to win a Hampshire wedding worth more than £10,000

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Hampshire's Guildhall Winchester and wedding planners Spiral Events are offering key workers the chance to win a dream wedding worth more than  £10,000.

Open to all key workers, other than employees of the venue or their family and existing Guildhall Winchester wedding couples, the competition has been launched in celebration of all their hard work and dedication during the Coronavirus crisis. The amazing prize includes everything the winning couple will need for their special day at luxury wedding venue the Guildhall Winchester from Spiral Events' wedding planning service to the dress, suits, photographer and much more!

The lucky couple will have the choice of wedding dates, either Friday 16th July 2021 or Friday 13th August 2021 and even if you don't win you'll be eligible for special discounts from the wedding suppliers involved, simply by entering. The wedding package includes:

Guildhall Winchester – build-your-own package, worth £1800
Spiral Events – full wedding planning service, worth £1,750
Adrienne Photography – full day photography, worth £1,200
Olivia George The Perfect One Bridal – off-the-peg wedding dress, up to the value of £800
Elizabeth Van Stone Dressmaker – wedding dress alterations, worth up to £150
Christiana's – free bridal hair plus 50 per cent off for up to three others, worth £132.50
Slater's Menswear – hire of five complete outfits for the groom's party; either morning, evening or highland wear, including shirt, tie, handkerchief, shoes, cufflinks and accidental damage waiver, worth £600
Rachel Maslin Makeup Artist – free bridal make-up plus 50 per cent off for further wedding party, worth £75
Savoy Floristry – bridal bouquet plus 25 per cent off additional flowers, worth £120
Our Glitter Bar – two-hour glitter bar, worth £200
Blake Entertainment – large LED sweet cart with eight kilos of sweets and LED 'Love' letters, worth £290
The Little Kitchen Company – 25 per cent off catering and service
David Major – one-hour of close-up magic, worth £225
The Westgate – overnight hotel stay, worth £159
Cedars Yard – alternative wedding guest book signature package, worth £450
Suzy Blake Cake Atelier – wedding cake, worth £450
Abbey Cars – wedding car, worth £350
The Kings Piper – bagpipes ceremony package, worth £130
Kate Hampshire Wedding DJ – disco 7pm to midnight, worth £550
Black Diamond Weddings – venue decor, worth up to £300
The the Knot – Dressing of 60 chairs
Funkstreet – one-hour first-dance lesson, worth £100
Laurel Designs – 60 invitations and wedding stationery, worth £500
Blooming Beautiful Backdrops – prosecco wall 

All you have to do for your chance to win is fill out a simple form, terms and conditions apply. Entries will be open until 30th June and the winning couple will be notified by 31st July, 2020, for full details and to enter, click here

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