Your Cheshire and Merseyside Wedding - May/June 2020 (Issue 51)

6 Kate of Little Button Bakery says, “With modern wedding cakes, it really is anything goes – you can break all the rules.” Find out how to personalise your big day bake on page 49. Honestly, it looks good enough to eat!   F irstly, I hope all of our readers have been keeping well during this surreal, unprecedented time. It would be hard for me to not mention the dreaded c-word, however, I admire how everyone, particularly in our wedding industry, no matter how badly they’re affected, has come together to support one another. The tide will start turning, and we can all begin to re-plan postponed weddings, re-book honeymoons and get back to our wonderful world of “I dos” – supporting local couples and businesses finding their feet again. This issue, will hopefully give you some light relief, and offer up some inspiration for your big days at the end of this year and beyond. So, turn to page 20 to find the start of our real weddings section. We have no less than four of our wonderful readers’ love stories to share with you this issue, so dive in and enjoy. If you are struggling to know which way is up with your planning right now, turn to page 53 where our experts share their advice on how to organise your wedding during the current crisis, even if that means you’ve sadly been forced to postpone. I hope you’ll find something to make you smile amongst these pages. Kelly x Distributed by Marketforce (UK) Ltd, 5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HU. Tel: 020 378 79001  Email:  salesinnovation@marketforce.co.uk. Circulation Marketing by Intermedia Brand Marketing Ltd, Unit 6 Enterprise Centre, Kelvin Lane, Manor Royal, Crawley, RH10 9PE.  Tel: 01293 312 001  Email: getintouch@inter-media.co.uk ISSN 2052-0522 EDITORIAL 01376 535 611 Kelly Andrews | Editor kellya@county.wedding Danielle Harvey | Managing Editor Melissa Barker | Grooms Editor Kelly Andrews | Beauty Editor Hannah Faulder| Travel Editor Claire Ridley | Fashion Editor DESIGN 01376 535 616 artwork@county.wedding Graphic Designers Sarah Hill | Stephanie Hodder Vicky O’Connor | Sarah Young Production Assistant | Lorna Butcher Digital Marketing Coordinator Katie Laley Web Development Manager Stuart Weatherley ADVERTISING Sales & Events Director Sarah Ellis | 01376 538 490 sarahm@county.wedding Account Manager Matthew Ames | 0161 358 0378 matthewa@kdmediapublishing.com Subscriptions 01376 514 000 subscriptions@county.wedding ACCOUNTS 01376 535 616 accounts@county.wedding Accounting Manager | Derrick James Your Cheshire & Merseyside Wedding is solely owned, published and designed by KD Media Publishing. Whilst every effort was made to ensure the information in this magazine was correct at the time of going to press, the publishers cannot accept legal responsibility for any errors or omissions, nor can they accept responsibility for advert content, or of the standing of advertisers or by the editorial contributions. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher. Your Cheshire & Merseyside Wedding is published six times a year. Subscription rates are £18.20 per annum (incl. p+p). Cheques should be made out to KD Media Publishing and sent to Your Cheshire & Merseyside Wedding, c/o KD Media Publishing, Pantile House, Newlands Drive, Witham, Essex CM8 2AP. Visit us online at county.wedding and countyweddingevents.com Kelly Andrews, editor Together we’ll win cwe COUNTYWEDDING EVENTS @CountyWeddingMagazines @CountyWeddings @cwm_wedding This incredible Madi Lane dress, Elora , bowled me over when it arrived in my inbox courtesy of the lovely Bellissima Brides. If you’re keen to hit the dancefloor, this is the gown could be the one . The boutique’s Emma explains all on page 76. www.mat hildedufraisse.com www.a-w-photography.co.uk If this doesn’t bring a smile to your face, well, then I don’t know what will! #cutenessoverload teresac.co.uk WIN a honeymoon worth £2,500 89 37 I headed to Hampshire, in the rain, to find out what the county has to offer minimooners. Of course, it would have been remiss of me not to visit the Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery while I was in area. 85