Your West Midlands Wedding- April/May 2020 (Issue 67)

6 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, no matter how badly they have been effected, has come together to help and support one another. The tide will start turning, and we can all begin to re-plan cancelled weddings, re-book honeymoons and get back to our wonderful world of weddings – 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 weddings at the end of this year and beyond. Our styled shoots this issue offer ideas aplenty, from rustic details to bold black and white colour schemes – be sure to check those out! With summer soon on our doorstep, these venues over on page 21 have some glorious gardens and picture-perfect outdoor settings. Talking about picture-perfect, we get to know local photographers from the area, from what inspired them to become professionals to their top wedding tips – it’s a great read over on page 62. Look after yourselves, and enjoy this issue Danielle 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 1759-4723 EDITORIAL 01376 535 611 Danielle Harvey | Managing Editor danielleh@county.wedding 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 | 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 sarahe@county.wedding Account Manager | Penny Freeman | 01376 535 601 pennyf@county.wedding Subscriptions 01376 514 000 | subscriptions@county.wedding ACCOUNTS 01376 535 616 | accounts@county.wedding Accounting Manager | Derrick James Your West Midlands 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 West Midlands Wedding is published six times a year. Subscription rates are £17.60 per annum (incl. p+p). Cheques should be made out to KD Media Publishing and sent to Your West Midlands Wedding, c/o KD Media Publishing, Pantile House, Newlands Drive, Witham, Essex CM8 2AP. @CountyWeddingMagazines @CountyWeddings @cwm_wedding Visit us online at county.wedding and countyweddingevents.com Danielle Harvey, managing editor Real bride Jackie had so much style, on page 40 you can see the rest of her wedding. I always adore seeing new innovative ideas, like those in this shoot on page 58. Let’s come together IA HING TS EVENTS & PUBLISHING This shot shows how you can get amazing pictures come rain or shine, page 62. cwe COUNTYWEDDING EVENTS There’s too much to love about this shoot on page 49.