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Bake this Bank Holiday!

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What are your plans this August bank holiday weekend? It’s a great time for making plans and spending time with loved ones. But sometimes you need to relax and enjoy the break. Spending time at home and indoors can be just as rewarding. You can take this time to master one of your favourite dishes and really get into the spirit of cooking to create something tasty and comforting. If you do decide to try your hand at cooking, then you will have an endless amount of choices to fill up your bank holiday with!

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Decide what you fancy creating, you can use a recipe book for inspiration. You may decide to try a sweet or savoury dish, but why not try both? If you really get stuck in then you could have a homemade dish each day! Cooking is also a great chance to invite friends and family over to enjoy the food with you, so you get to share your scrumptious skills with those you love. What do you like to cook?

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Baking fever always tends to heat up around this time of year now that The Great British Bake Off is back, it can be quite impressive and inspirational to see their creations! You can keep up with all of the baking gossip on twitter #GBBO.

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Find some of our favourite recipes on our website here and have some fun creating tasty treats this weekend! Let us know what you’ve made and send us your pictures.

Sandhole Oak Barn Wedding Open Day

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We have another great date for your diaries. The brilliant Sandhole Oak Barn Wedding venue are holding an open day on Sunday 6th September. If you’re engaged and still searching for the perfect place to tie the knot, then we recommend heading to the barn to see if it’s the right place for you.

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Image via Sandhole Oak Barn Facebook.

Sandhole Oak Barn Wedding Venue have recently celebrated their very own 10 year anniversary! So, with over a decade of experience in the area they are true professionals who know exactly what to do to create the perfect Wedding and atmosphere for your big day.

“See the stunning oak barn dressed for a wedding. There will be a showcase wedding ceremony at 12 noon, so you can picture your very own wedding ceremony at Sandhole Oak Barn.

Members of their team will be on hand in the Oak Barn, Bridal Suite, Small Barn, guest bedrooms and Conservatory to welcome you and answer your questions.

You’ll also meet their caterers and bar supplier. Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be available throughout the day and admission is free.”

Click here to head to Sandhole Oak Wedding Barn’s Facebook page to discover more about them, you can reserve your free tickets for the open day here.

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Image via Sandhole Oak Barn Instagram.

Visit Sandhole Oak Wedding Barn and discover your dream Wedding venue.

Tips for a Romantic Rainy Day Wedding

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We can’t always guarantee good weather here in the UK, particularly in the North West! But, that’s no reason to let a little rain spoil your special day. There are lots of fun and special ways to embrace rain on your Wedding day and make it part of the experience.

Wedding photographers are fantastic at making your day look as special as it truly is, rain will become an added part of your story through your pictures. Simply speak to your photographer before your Wedding day and ask them questions about what they would do in the event of rain, and how they would overcome this to produce amazing photographs, we can assure you they’ll have brilliant ideas and back-up plans.

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Tips for a Romantic Rainy Day Wedding:

Buy Wellies!
Wellington boots will not only look cute but will give you plenty of fun photo opportunities such as Wedding shoes next to the wellies and Bride and Groom stood together in wellies.

Matching Umbrellas.
Providing matching umbrellas for your guests can make all the difference when looking back at photos. Matching the colour to your theme and bridesmaids dresses can be a nice touch, although clear umbrellas can look brilliant too.

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Have a Back up Ceremony Area.
If you’ve planned an outdoor Wedding then be sure to have an indoor area to retreat to in case the rain begins to fall.

Bring Towels to Dry Seats and Benches.
Sitting outdoors and taking pictures on romantic benches will need to be dried, being prepared will really pay off here.

No one really wants to plan for a rainy Wedding but if you are prepared then you’ll enjoy it either way! Good luck this weekend everyone.

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Sarah Meredith Make-up & Hair Styling

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We love meeting others in the Wedding industry, it’s great to see familiar faces at Weddings and events, this week we’d like to introduce you to the wonderful Sarah Meredith Make up & Hair Stylist. Sarah specialises in creating the perfect look for each individual she works with by providing a creative and individual look that’s second to none.

Weddings are a time when the Bride, Bridesmaids and Mother of the Bride are in the spotlight. Well, anyone within range of the photographer is likely to get snapped! So looking your best can be important on these special days. Choosing a make-up artist and stylist can be difficult, as you want to find someone who will understand the look you want to achieve.

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Sarah describes herself as a, ‘Professional Make-up Artist and Hair Stylist working all over the North West. Available for Model portfolios, Weddings, Make overs, Theatre, Music & TV. I am very passionate about my work and its very important to me that all my clients are satisfied and happy with my results. Make-up has always been a passion of mine, if you’re looking for a friendly, passionate Make-up artist please get in touch. I am creative, and highly motivated. I utilise the face as my canvas and enjoy the challenge different characters, facial features, and forms have to offer me as an Artist.” Sarah Meredith Make-up & Hair Styling Facebook page.

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Sarah’s experience in the Wedding industry spans over 12 years, in that time she’s worked with Channel 4, Cheshire Life Magazine, Dorothy Perkins & many more. Her specialities and services range through fashion, beauty, hairstyling, bridal make-up (European and Asian) and general special occasions. If you have an event coming up then be sure to contact her for beautiful make-up and styling. We assure you’ll love her professional styling.

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