An Essex Wedding - Sep/Oct 2019 (Issue 88)

3  REGULARS 6 EDITOR’S LETTER Hannah Faulder welcomes you to our autumn issue 9 NEARLYWED NEWS Catch up on the latest from around the region 13 FREEBIES & OFFERS Great giveaways and discounts up for grabs 113 HOT TOPIC Local experts help with your wedding worries 117 COMPETITION Win a honeymoon in Nantucket, U.S., worth £5,000 CONTENTS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 VENUES 19 SPOTLIGHT ON… Southend, Castle Point and Rochford 27 BUILT-IN CHILL Our pick of the county’s hotel and spa venues FEATURES 57 MAKING AN ENTRANCE The best big-day transport options 63 TO DINE FOR Delicious wedding catering 68 A BRILLIANT BREW Tea at your wedding? We chat to tea sommelier Kim Havelaar on why this growing trend is a great idea 71 WOODLAND WONDER Get back to nature with these glorious styled images 99 A TALE OF TWO CITIES A classy, traditional girl meets an alternative rock ’n’ roll guy; a crack team of local suppliers imagines how to represent them both in the big day 109 BY THE WATER’S EDGE Get swept away by this serene collaborative shoot set on the idyllic Essex coast On the cover We adore this issue’s stunning cover by Laura Jane Photography (laura-janephotography.com ). See the full shoot on page 109. 63 27 99