CREATING MEMORABLE EVENTS Based in Portsmouth, Funbooth Ltd offers entertainment and venue styling pieces with an extensive catalogue of items available to hire for all celebrations. Throughout 2022, the team has been working hard to provide memorable weddings using their ever-growing range. Guests have thoroughly loved the company’s photo booths, sweet treats and crisp wall service that was a new addition to the range. Clients have shared great feedback for the staff’s delivery, set up and collection promises for chair covers, centrepiece décor and large letters that have added the wow factor to events. The company has many exciting plans for next year with new faux tree and flower pieces arriving as well as backdrops and a personalised signage service launching in January. When it comes to making spaces look incredible, the company has a vast range of options, from a starlit dancefloor to different backdrops as well as table linen hire, chair covers and more. When it comes to sweet treats, Funbooth Ltd has got different services available, from freshly made candy floss and popcorn to a choice of sweet carts. If you’re planning to make the most of outside space, the team has some awesome activities to hire, from a giant inflatable dartboard to bouncy castles. Discover more about the company: www.funbooth.uk.com DELICIOUS DISHES Nestled in Test Valley, The Crown Inn Upton has won the 2022 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award for dining. After being named one of the top 10 per cent of restaurants around the world, the team are grateful to be recognised for their outstanding service and delicious dishes created using fresh ingredients and local produce where possible. By testing the limits and creating dishes with a twist, the team have received amazing reviews on Tripadvisor over the last year from diners around the world – which led them to receive the award. Owner and chef Dave Watts says, “Winning this award again means a great deal that our guests consistently feel they have had a top-notch experience. One of our aims is to ensure they get a warm welcome and leave wanting to come back again and again.” The Crown Inn Upton is the ideal setting for romantic date nights before the big day. Here couples can enjoy dishes from seasonal menus while spending quality time together. Check out: www.crownupton.co.uk DREAMY SETTINGS Set in the middle of an agricultural estate in a very private corner of the New Forest, couples will approach Hale Park down a long avenue of lime trees. Surrounding the house are the extensive grounds, which feature a small rose garden, a topiary, a maze, two ponds and many hidden areas to discover. Hale Park recorded a pair of firsts in 2022! The venue’s first woodland wedding took place in the Shellhouse part of the garden; the couple were married in front of 100 or so loved ones under a Wellingtonia Sequoia in the glade. The team has also been busy with the newly refurbished south wing, which now provides the ideal setting for bridal parties the night before weddings and the morning of. There’s also a new suite where nearlyweds can stay on their big day in a huge fourposter bed with billowing romantic voile curtains. The Hale Park Weddings team is entering its fourth year of operation. They have been busy creating memorable ceremonies in the Drawing Room and other spaces around the property. The grounds have been used for marquees, bouncy castles, crazy golf, bucking bronco, fish and chip vans, bands, quartets, fireworks and DJs. Discover more: https://haleparkweddings.co.uk 10
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