Your Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Wedding- April/May 2020 (Issue 20)

3  REGULARS 6 EDITOR’S LETTER A warm welcome from Claire 8 NEARLYWED NEWS Catch up on news from around the regions 10 FREEBIES & OFFERS Great giveaways and discounts up for grabs 52 HOT TOPIC Local experts offer wedding advice 88 COMPETITION Win a honeymoon in Oman worth £3,000 CONTENTS APRIL/MAY 2020 VENUES 12 SPOTLIGHT ON SOUTH & WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND THE FOREST OF DEAN Picturesque wedding venues 16 SOUTH WEST IN BLOOM Venues and hotels featuring beautifully manicured gardens FEATURES 44 BLUSHING BRIDE In the first of two spring shoots organised by talented hair stylist Lauren Gosling, this pretty-in-pink project enjoyed the beautiful backdrop of The Barn at Upcote 46 RUSTIC LOVE This beautiful shoot was photographed at Oxleaze, a family-run organic farm home to a restored Cotswold stone barn just perfect for weddings 48 DARLING BUDS Bloomin' marvellous ways with flowers 54 LET'S CELEBRATE Jane Barbeary, Member of the Associations of Independent Celebrants, shares what's new in this increasingly popular service. 56 TOP 10 10 tips for planning your dream sustainable wedding 59 DRESS UP We get the trends from the region's finest bridal boutiques On the cover xana from Oxi Photography is our fabulous cover photographer this issue. She captured this image as part of the Rustic Love shoot featured on page 46. To see a gallery of her work, visit oxiphotography.co.uk and Instagram oxiphotography 52 16 48