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Discover Champagne & Lace's new bridal store

The team at Champagne & Lace are excited to announce their new bridal store in Louth, Lincolnshire! The motherand-daughter-run business has outstanding knowledge and understanding of brides, ensuring everybody has the most enjoyable appointment! The new space will allow the team to continue offering a fantastic service to clients, who will have the whole store to themselves for two hours with their undivided attention, but now on a more extensive and grander scale! It will be a truly personal shopping experience with extra personal touches. Original features like the staircase have been lovingly restored along with the original signage under the new sign, so history is always kept.

These are the UK’s most popular manor house wedding venues for Bridgerton-inspired ceremonies!

As we all wait in anticipation for tonight's first episode of season three of Bridgerton to hit our screens, we're ready to immerse ourselves in Regency splendour once again. If you're engaged, in the throws of wedding planning, there's so much to be inspired by when watching this hit series. New data collected by ethical jewellery brand Sacet has revealed the top manor house wedding venues across the UK that would make the perfect location for a Bridgerton-inspired ceremony. By analysing a number of factors, including number of reviews, professionalism, quality of service and value for money, of over 230 wedding venues that offer manor house weddings in the UK, the top 20 were revealed.

Make sure your big day is protected

A wedding is a special day for a couple, but it can also be an expensive one. Between venues, caterers, photographers, dresses, and entertainment, the costs can add up. For those planning a wedding, it's important you insure yourself against anything that could go awry just before, or on the big day. For those aiming to tie the knot this year, Alex Cross, Insurance Director at Tesco Bank shares his top tips on things to consider for your wedding day to make sure you're covered so things can run as smoothly as possible.

Tie the knot at The Barn at Drovers

The Barn at Drovers is a 16th-century venue situated on a working organic farm. The farm's food is sourced directly from the fields and foraged from the hedgerows and there are stunning courtyards and gardens with 150 acres to explore. The venue is made up of two barns. The Rustic Barn has a wagon wheel and wooden ladders suspended by steel beams, old potato box slats for walls and plenty of straw bales. While the Industrial Chic Barn has wooden beams, a corrugated ceiling and wonderful old olive buckets as lights suspended from the beams. Al fresco celebrations are held in the field or charming woodland. All the venue's food is cooked on open fires and there are lots of outdoor spaces for summer weddings.

WoodWick® reveals its latest collections

WoodWick® reveals its latest collection designed to effortlessly elevate the home with its unique fragrances and contemporary designs - perfect for big-day gifting. What's more, the gorgeous colour palettes would also suit spring and summer wedding themes adding aroma to your ceremony or reception, evoking memories of your wedding day for years to come. Created to make a statement with its one-of-a-kind multi-sensory experience, the WoodWick® Spring/Summer 2024 range re-energises the home and adds an extra layer of sophistication. With the soothing sound of the crackling wicks, and trend forward scents evocative of the brighter days ahead, this collection is sure to add a bold, yet stylish, touch to the home.

Hotel Indigo Coventry has just opened

Hotel Indigo Coventry is now open after a multi-million-pound building project that took just 19 months from start to completion. The stunning new-build features 'Cogs Restaurant & Bar', which celebrates the amazing growers and producers in Warwickshire and the British Isles. The kitchen is open and fully integrated, allowing the chefs to be a part of the diner's experience. The bar, with 100 seats, is both stylish and captivating, creating the perfect atmosphere for pre- and post-dinner drinks. The hotel also boasts a fitness suite, a wine wall and an intimate meeting room for up to 12 people. Comprising of 101 stylish bedrooms, the rooms are designed around themes reflecting the vibrance and style of Coventry's historic neighbourhood.