Your Bristol & Somerset Wedding - Page number 9 - October/November 2021 (Issue 85)

HURRY, DON’T MISS OUT! Available now at Berwick Lodge is a very special weekend wedding package exclusively for Friday 4th and Saturday 5 th March 2022. Make this beautiful house your home for two nights, including an outdoor ceremony at Aphrodite’s Dome. The package is tailored for 50 guests and costs £9,499. What’s included? ♥ Exclusive use of Berwick Lodge from 6pm on Friday until 11am Sunday ♥ Wedding ceremony and reception ♥ Three-course wedding breakfast ♥ Prosecco reception, wine, toast drink, tea and coffee ♥ Evening party, buffet, DJ ♥ Bridal suite ♥ Card post box, love sign, candles All remaining hotel rooms can be taken up by the wedding guests on both nights and are offered at a rate totalling £4,000 including breakfast. To find out more or arrange a viewing get in touch on 0117 958 1590 or at weddings@berwicklodge.co.uk Also check out www.berwicklodge.co.uk MADE WITH LOVE This Christmas, Jennifer Owen owner of Wells-based floral design studio Goldfinch, will be hosting several workshops with the Arts Quarter in Cheddar. Classes include luxury wreath-, bauble- and garland-making. So pop 5 th , 8 th and 12 th December in your diaries and head over to www.theartsquarter.com/workshops to find out more about times and costs. Additionally, Jennifer hosts private hen-party workshops, where you can learn the art of flower crowns, living wreaths, bouquet arranging and more. She has also recently launched a new workshop in dried wreath-making, using a metal-based shape and learning how to attach dried flowers. Jennifer loves to make luna wreaths, so she’ll show you how to use the same method on a basic shape or upgrade to a luna or hexagon shape, custom-made by a metal welder. Goldfinch favours sustainable methods of floristry and you and your bride tribe will be provided with a lovely glass of bubbly and nibbles as you arrive (there might even be a mince pie or two on offer for the Christmas workshops). All tools and equipment are provided, as well as all materials needed to produce your beautiful piece. Check out www.goldfinchfloralstudio.co.uk for further details WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT SO FAR? Allow us to introduce you to Bristol-based artist and illustrator Lucie Sheridan, founder of Rubbish Portraits. Born out of an idea to make portraits a bit of fun, her portable booths are available for your wedding! The Rubbish Portrait Booth can travel and be set up at your venue, from here Lucie will create live portraits of you and your guests in just 10 minutes. They’re such a great memory, gift or wedding favour that everyone will be talking about them long after the big day. Lucy can also create her rubbish portraits from a photo or live on Zoom and doesn’t just capture people, she draws pets too. To find out more about this super-fun concept, visit https://luciesheridanshop.com NEWS Nearlywed Catch up on the latest from around the region https://gemhicksphotography.com YOUR ESSENTIALS 9