Local experts reveal all LOVE AL FRESCO Meet the expert: Anna Kenworthy owns Anna’s Garden Parties offering a pretty garden space and bespoke planning for weddings and events. Each celebration is lovingly tailored to meet each customer’s needs. We want a relaxed garden wedding in an informal setting, can you help? Anna says: Anna’s Garden Parties aims to make amazing wedding experiences that are affordable and of excellent quality. I am passionate about creating purse-friendly celebrations, especially for younger couples who might not want to overspend on their wedding. Coming from a background of working as a stewardess on luxury yachts, I have transferred my skills of excellent customer service and event planning into my own venue space, making each wedding memorable and beautiful. The wedding reception venue is a stunning private garden space, with a lush green lawn, a woodland area and a private pond with a water feature perched next to a flowing river. Everything at the venue has been lovingly created by myself. The cost of the venue to rent, which includes a gourmet barbecue for up to 70 people, is £5,500. This also consists of a fully licensed cash bar; firepit and snug use; fresh flowers; a pretty garden space, two marquees and a bunny enclosure that’s child friendly. There’s access from 1 pm until 11:30 pm and the venue looks romantic illuminated at night. As added extras, there are glamping options for guests to stay over on a private campsite located just a five-minute walk from the venue. There’s also an old-fashioned, fully stocked sweet cart and a delicious dessert package including cakes and cheese. The icing on the cake is the Shetland pony hire for rides for the little ones - the ponies can also be used to walk baskets around the garden serving beers to guests! www.annasgardenparties.co.uk HOT TOPIC SPECIAL GUEST Meet the expert: Emma McGrotty is the owner of The Bow-Wow Co. a wedding dog chaperone service based in Guildford. How can we ensure that our dog is part of our wedding and well cared for on the day? Emma says: People are always surprised when I tell them about this service because it’s unique yet becoming far more popular with dogs attending weddings more now than ever before! The Bow-Wow Co. offers a bespoke, flexible and professional service with a range of packages available to suit all budgets and requirements - the bespoke Platinum package is by far the most popular. With dogs being such a big part of the family now, why wouldn’t you want them with you on your special day? My chaperone service allows your four-legged friend to be by your side without any worry about them or what they’re up to. It means a member of your wedding party doesn’t have the burden of their care so that everybody can enjoy themselves. Your dog can play as small or large a part of your special day as you want; appearing in professional photos; meeting and greeting guests and even acting as a ring bearer! www.instagram.com/thebowwowco_weddingdaydogs www.facebook.com/thebowwowco.weddingdaydogs 64
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