Your Glos and Wilts Wedding - Apr/May 2019 (Issue 14)

Italian Gardens now hosts outdoor ceremonies Manor By The Lake is a luxurious wedding venue set in seven acres of award-winning gardens in the heart of Cheltenham Spa. It combines an elegant, classical look with stylish modern comforts. The manicured grounds are picture-perfect, ideal for those memorable photographs, and the venue now offers couples the chance to have an outdoor ceremony in The Italian Gardens for up to 150 guests. The outside options are The Arches and The Victorian Pavilion, each holding up to 200 guests. There’s also a choice of beautifully presented function rooms at the venue that offer civil ceremonies, including The Marguerite, which can be used in conjunction with The Maximilian. This room holds up to 80 guests, and there’s also The Lyderick, which holds up to 60 loved ones. The West-wing Ballroom accommodates up to 200 guests for the wedding breakfast and evening reception and can also host ceremonies. For further information, call 01242 245 071 or visit manorbythelake.co.uk and follow the venue on Instagram @manorbythelake The latest news from around both counties Nearlywed NEWS Editor loves L’Affinage du Fromage, a Gloucestershire-based artisan cheese company, is offering a new range of cheese celebration cakes made using a wide variety of cheeses, including Martell’s Single Gloucester. Visit laffinage.co.uk Tewkesbury Park appoints new spa manager Tewkesbury Park, a luxury hotel set in 165 acres of countryside that recently completed an extensive three-year, £10million renovation to add the brand-new Mint restaurant and upgrade nine historical suites, two spa rooms, the Cotswolds Suite function room and Berkeley Bar, has appointed Abby Locke as the new spa manager. She joins from Cheltenham’s Chapel Spa and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the spa operations, from developing new spa experiences to creating new wellbeing residential packages. The hotel’s beauty partner is the Bath-based Natural Spa Factory, which specialises in natural spa products free from parabens. As well as the Spa Rooms and extensive spa treatment menu, there’s a health club with a sauna, steam room, indoor swimming pool and outdoor hot tub available. For further information, call 01684 272 300, visit tewkesburypark.co.uk and follow the venue on Instagram @tewkesburypark YOUR ESSENTIALS 9