FUN FOR ALL We’re looking for fun activities for our hen and stag dos. Do you have any suggestions? Bringing people together from different friendship groups and different stages of your life can sometimes be a bit of a challenge! Especially when they’ve not met before and don’t know each other. This is where a good hen or stag party can really help. Here at Explore 4x4, we encourage visitors to start their day with a hot coffee or tea and bacon roll at a restaurant, café, or pub before heading outside to take on our 4x4 course. Our most popular activities tend to be blindfolded driving, which is a brilliant icebreaker, testing navigation and communication skills. This always ends in shrieks of laughter! Alternatively, off-road driving is also a great challenge; it’s almost as much fun being the passenger as it is being the driver, and of course everyone gets to do both. Our Field Sports Trio (archery, crossbows and air rifles) is the perfect competition. Military team challenges really get everyone working together and are a great way to bring out personalities. Over the years that we have hosted hen and stag parties, we have seen groups arriving a little nervous and hesitant to mix. They leave having had a great time bonding over our activities amidst lots of laughter. They’ll head off looking forward to seeing everyone again at the wedding! The team at Explore 4x4 www.explore-4x4.co.uk REST AND RELAXATION Do you have any wellness tips to help keep me calm in the run-up to my wedding? Start by rebooting your mind with a ‘tech-free massage.’ Combine the relaxation of a professional massage with a mini digital detox! Switch off your phone completely once you arrive at the spa and don’t turn it on again until at least an hour after your treatment – not just silenced but off! Use this as a dedicated time away from notifications; that way you can fully immerse yourself in the experience, helping your mind reboot and leaving you feeling genuinely refreshed. Transform your evening rest by adding a few drops of essential oil, like eucalyptus or cedarwood, onto a small fabric sachet and slipping it inside your pillowcase. It’s an unexpected way to turn bedtime into a mini aromatherapy session and can help improve sleep quality while promoting relaxation. Use a hydrating face mask at home or indulge in a facial and then spend the 15–20 minutes it takes to work its magic doing a quick journal session. Reflect on your goals, jot down your dreams, or simply list things you’re grateful for. Combining skincare and mindfulness will make the most of your downtime. Debbie Lawes – Spa manager at Riverhills Spa & Health Club www.riverhills.co.uk WEDDING WORRIES Will I be covered for payments and deposits already paid prior to purchasing wedding insurance? Yes, in the event of a valid claim, the policy covers all proven payments and deposits that you’ve paid to your wedding suppliers. Wedding insurance can be purchased up to a maximum of 30 months before the big day and a minimum of one month before the date, and so the best time to take out wedding insurance is as soon as you’ve paid for any part of the event and you have a date and venue locked down. Here at Wedinsure, we offer 10 levels of wedding insurance coverage ranging from £6,000 up to £100,000, with prices starting from as little as £38.99. And while everyone expects their day to go without a hitch, sometimes things can, and do, go wrong and it can leave you significantly out of pocket when it does. Which is where wedding insurance comes in. It provides financial protection for cancellation and rearrangement, financial failure of wedding services suppliers, personal liability, damage or theft of ceremonial attire, wedding gifts, rings, photography and more. Mark Brown www.wedinsure.co.uk EXPERT ADVICE 53
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