Your Cheshire and Merseyside Wedding - January/February 2021 (Issue 55)

6 I can’t get enough of Dragonfly Stationery’s new paper roses. Find out how to get your hands on them on page 9. A s we wave ta-ta and good riddance to 2020, I hope you all had the chance to raise a glass to 2021 with your loved ones, feeling the warmth of hope. While we still need to be careful to keep each other safe, I think there’s reason to look forward to the future. To all of you who’ve seen their wedding plans changing by the second of late, I’d like to virtually shake all of you by the hand. Don’t give in! Here at Your Cheshire & Merseyside Wedding , we don’t plan to shift in our resolutely optimistic celebration of everything wedding and we love taking you along for the ride. So, let’s support our local wedding industry, so that we can all come out the other side, happy that love won. Come on 2021, you got this! Let’s start the year with a bang. We’ve got our usual fabulous blend of real weddings (from page 22) and stunning styled shoots (from page 41) that you absolutely won’t want to miss. If there’s one thing that never fails to cheer me up, it’s the wealth of stunning dresses that our lovely fashion editor Claire gathers together for her fashion roundups, so be sure to check out the latest from page 63. Plus, if you’re on the hunt for that dream dress, turn to page 59 for our guide to shopping for your shape. Happy new year and keeeeep planning! Kelly x ISSN 2052-0522 EDITORIAL 01376 535 611 Kelly Andrews | Senior Editor and Beauty Editor kellya@county.wedding Danielle Harvey | Managing Editor, Grooms Editor and Travel Editor Claire Ridley | Fashion Editor DESIGN 01376 535 616 artwork@county.wedding Graphic Designers Stephanie Hodder | Vicky O’Connor 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 Rachel Hughes 01376 538 558 rachelh@kdmediapublishing.com Julia Owen 01376 538556 juliao@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, senior editor Eyes on the prize cwe COUNTY WEDDING EVENTS @CountyWeddingMagazines @CountyWeddings @cwm_wedding Simple, sleek and super-sexy! I’m loving this modern Morilee creation. Discover more of our fashion editor’s detailed dress picks from page 65. Wish you were here? You could be! Turn to page 13 and enter our competition to be in with a chance of winning a minibreak at Lion Quay Resort, Shropshire. WIN A honeymoon in the Seychelles on page 91. “In hindsight, we wouldn’t have had our day any other way and made sure it still stayed true to us as a couple,” cover bride Hannah tells us all about planning her wedding day during the pandemic. Find out more from page 22. www.kevi nbrownphotography.co.uk