Your North East Wedding - Mar/Apr 2019 (Issue 31)

Arrive in style THE HORSE AND CARRIAGE BRAVEHEART CARRIAGES Northumberland Be a princess for a day thanks to Braveheart Carriages, which covers all over Newcastle and Northumberland. All packages include champagne during the journey – essential to calm any last-minute nerves! – as well as a journey of up to 10 miles to your chosen wedding venue. The Friesian horses are just as stunning as the carriages themselves – a high-stepping breed, they walk as if on air! From £600, contact facebook.com/braveheartcarriages for more info. Make sure your big-day entrance is nothing short of spectacular with our guide to the best North East wedding transport available D reaming of arriving at your wedding in a fairytale horse and carriage? Does your hubby-to-be wish he could tear up the venue’s driveway in a supercar to end all supercars? Perhaps you’re picturing an altogether more laidback affair, with a classic Campervan in the backdrop of your vintage-inspired celebration. Whatever your vision, the North East has an abundance of wedding transport available to ensure you arrive and depart your wedding in style. From one type of horse power to another, you can even arrive by helicopter thanks to one Northumberland-based business. Go on – you know you want to say it: “Get to the chopper!”  TRANSPORT 49 THE HELICOPTER NORTHUMBRIA HELICOPTERS Newcastle-upon-Tyne Why take the road when you can fly? Step forward Northumbria Helicopters, which can transport any member of your wedding party to or from your celebration in their Bell 206 Jet Ranger or Long Ranger. Based at Newcastle International Airport, Northumbria Helicopters will tailor its range of packages to suit your wedding needs. The company can even fly some of your guests on a sightseeing tour of the North East while you’re having your wedding photos taken! From £750, contact northumbria- helicopters.co.uk for more info. THE OFF-ROADER LAND ROVER WEDDING HIRES Northumberland Based just outside Hexham but regularly travelling throughout Northumberland and further afield is Land Rover Wedding Hires. The company offers two stunning classic Series 3 Land Rovers for hire – predecessors to the modern Defenders and packed with character. Babs is a 1976 soft top, perfect for the warmer days when the sides can be rolled up, while Vera is a 1983 Station Wagon that’s popular in the winter months. From £295, contact landroverweddinghires.co.uk for more info.