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Wedding Week Notes 02/06 12332 views
If you missed out on any of the news & events at WeddingPath this week, just click on the links to catch up on some of our favourites!
—————————————————————— 02/06 FASHION Dresses, Dresses, Dresses 1...
03/06 GROOMS Wife of my Life... love niche
03/06 REAL WEDDING Country Classic... fairytale!04/06 FASHION Mothers, Set & Match... style
04/06 WEDDING GOSSIP Girl in a White Dress 1405/06 VENUE Beside the Seaside... Southwold
05/06 HONEYMOON City Chic... Paris love06/06 GIFTS Love Message... personalisation
06/06 RECEPTIONS Picture Perfect... art loversHave a great weekend!
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PLANNING Real Hen Weekend 12542 views
When Amanda Hayfield got back to Devon after a hen weekend in Bath, she sent WeddingPath the details…Amanda Hayfield
16-18 May 2008
Friday am
Amanda’s fab hen weekend started at a breakfast with her mother, Ann, sister and maid-of-honour, Debs and a friend, Heidi, before leaving Brixham, in Devon for the bright lights of Bath.
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After traffic jams and diversions, they finally arrived and checked into the Royal Hotel.«We had immaculate rooms with every detail you could imagine – even shoe shiners and sewing kits», says Amanda.
…and later
At the hotel bar they were joined by two family friends and cousins, Sam and Andrea, making up a party of 8 for the evening. Debs made sure Amanda donned a hen sash and veil – attracting a lot of general attention! After several goldfish-bowl-size glasses of Rose, Debs and friend Heidi ordered a bottle of Taittinger – and then the fun really started.
The eight hens played a game where they had to remember fictitious nick-names for each other. The penalty for forgetting a name was to ‘drink up’. Bubbles got the better of the b2b, especially as she had not eaten since breakfast. After getting changed for dinner, she walked to Garfunkels, near Pultney Bridge but couldn’t face eating!
Saturday am
After breakfast, the party split up for shopping and sightseeing. At lunchtime, a further four hens arrived, making the party up to a total of 12. Meanwhile Amanda, Ann, Debs and Heidi headed to the Thermae Spa. They changed into swimsuits and went up to the open-air rooftop pool before hitting the aromatherapy steam rooms where there were stone foot spas. They finished off at the hot springs in the Minerva Bath, complete with rapids. Afterwards, they went back to the roof top to ‘chillax’, the word Debs coined for relaxing and chilling out – just what a bride needs!
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Some of the Hens headed to Sally Lunn’s for traditional tea and Bath cakes and visited the Cellar Museum with its Medieval and Roman foundations. Then it was time to get ready for the evening celebrations with a meal at the hotel restaurant. Amanda and her mum decorated the table with confetti and ribbons. Amanda had also made pink handbag favours with truffles and name cards for the hens, The finishing touch was a massive champagne balloon that Debs had bought.
…and later
«The hens arrived and thought the table looked fab».
Amanda had put little boxes of wedding trivia on the table, and they all played the name game over many bottles of wine! The mums were a little emotional, but after the meal they headed to a club, called the Second Bridge for a boogie and a laugh. Back at the hotel, Debs, Caroline (sister of the groom), Heidi and the b2b went up to a room to chat and drink wine.«It was such a nice bonding session and we all talked about life and our feelings, and felt like we got to know each other better!», says Amanda.
Sunday am
Amanda and her mum went for an early morning stroll.«It was so nice to have some quiet time to ourselves. We headed back for breakfast and were still the first ones at the buffet table!»
After breakfast, they said their goodbyes and checked out. Feeling blue that her new family members were off home, Debs suggested doing some last minute shopping and sightseeing before heading home. All the way back down the motorway they reminisced about the laughs and memories!
«I will never forget my hen weekend in Bath and will always remember good wine, good food, good family and good friends!», says Amanda.
Amanda’s Contact Book
The Royal Hotel 01225 463134
Garfunkel's 01225 461465
Thermae Bath Spa 0844 888 0844
Sally Lunn’s 01225 461634
The Second Bridge 01225 464449Got a hen celebration that you would like to share? Tell us all about it on an email – and don’t forget to send some photos!
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Wedding Week Notes 26/05 14916 views
If you missed out on any of the news & events at WeddingPath this week, just click on the links to read some of the highlights!
—————————————————————— 26/05 FASHION Jewel in the Crown... Ian Stuart dresses
27/05 GROOMS Linked Up... cool cufflinks
27/05 REAL WEDDING Modern Love... so chic!28/05 FASHION Dress Tips & Trends... latest
28/05 WEDDING GOSSIP Girl in a White Dress 1329/05 VENUE Heart of Hampshire... manor house
29/05 HONEYMOON Bags of Fun... stowaways30/05 GIFTS Summer Garden... outdoor gifts
30/05 RECEPTIONS Steel Favours... modernHave a great weekend!
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Wedding Week Notes 19/05 14641 views
If you missed out on any of the news & events at WeddingPath this week, just click on the links to read some of the highlights!
—————————————————————— 19/05 FASHION Chelsea Chic... floral inspiration
20/05 GROOMS Suits You Sir!... sartorial style
20/05 REAL WEDDING A Touch of Vintage... ahh!21/05 FASHION Sparkling Bride... accessories
21/05 WEDDING GOSSIP Girl in a White Dress 1222/05 VENUE Highland Wedding... cool hideaway
22/05 HONEYMOON Treasure Island... Thailand23/05 GIFTS Fairly Given... fairtrade ideas
23/05 RECEPTIONS Cocktail Hour... be merry!Have a great weekend!
©Freeman Photographics
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PLANNING Love Story 10117 views
Love runs deep and your wedding day is the chance to share a little of your very good fortune. Many WeddingPath brides do exactly this by putting charities on their gift lists. And to mark the first World Hepatitis Day, we take our hats off to John and Chrissy.
John Semple and Chrissy Davis, both hepatitis C patients, met on an online hepatitis forum. Romance flourished and with a common cause, they decided to make the first ever World Hepatitis Day the focus of their Cornish wedding - today, the 19th May!
Many of the wedding guests are also hepatitis patients, including John's best man Clive who had a liver transplant just three weeks ago due to hepatitis C. All have agreed to allow as much media coverage of the big day as possible to raise awareness. And the logo of Am I Number 12? sets a blue and white colour theme.Travelling in a vintage double-decker bus, decorated with the logo, Chrissy and John are tying the knot at Truro Register Office. Afterwards, the wedding party meets at Lemon Quay in Truro town centre where leaflets to raise awareness of hepatitis and World Hepatitis Day will be handed out by the newlyweds and their wedding party.
The wedding cake is also going to be decorated with the Am I Number 12? logo - signifying that globally one in 12 people are infected with either hepatitis B or C. And in Parliament, the number 12 is highlighted again as 12 members, including Former Department of Health Secretary of State, the Rt. Hon. Patricia Hewitt, will be having a hepatitis test.Many congratulations Chrissy and John!
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