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Meet The Finalists At The Kings Head In Christchurch

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Last night it was the Meet The Finalists evening for the Hampshire and Dorset Wedding supplier Awards and Ce and I went along. The event was held at The Kings Arms Hotel in Christchurch. Last time I was there it was for Max and Kevan’s wedding a couple of years ago.

I’ve put in clickable links to everyone I can remember us talking to at the Meet The Finalists event incase you want to check out any of them (except the DJ’s 😉 )

We were greeted at the door by the hotel General Manager Nicolas Roulier and the event organisers Sam and Claire from South Coast Events – another great evening from this excellent company!

As always at these events we headed for the people we knew, so first up it was the other DJ’s Mark from Pegasus Disco from Weymouth and Toby from Your DJ. Early arrivals also included lovely local florist florist Jo Hicks.

Fellow Hampshire Wedding Group member, great photographer, and all-round good guy, Antony Burdett-Clark (Lightbox Studio / ABC Wedding Photography) also made it. Talking of photographers it was fab to see Tom and Murray from One Thousand Words Wedding Photography who I worked with at Mandy and Dave’s wedding back in 2015 – click here to see their blog, they are in the Dorset finals this year.

Talking of photography, we also met Imogen and Sam from The Caravan Photobooth Company who have converted “Betty”, a lovely old caravan, into “Betty Booth” a wonderful way to put some quirky style into your celebration.

We met a couple of lovely bridal wear suppliers from Wimborne, who are both in the Dorset finals. First we met Kelly from Brides With Curves who specialise in plus size wedding dresses in sizes 18 to 32. Then we met Oxana from Minster Designs who carry dresses by designers Martina Liana, Separates, Stella York, Willowby, White One, LouLou, Callista and Ivory & Co. Minster Designs supplied the dresses for the wedding that’s been in the news recently with TWENTY EIGHT Bridesmaids, and One Thousand Words were the photographers – CLICK HERE for the story on the Mirror website

Mobile bars seem to be very well represented in the 2017 Awards Finals, it’s always good to see Darren from A&D Bars in attendance who are in both the Hampshire and Dorset awards. and also to meet Mike from The Paddock Bar from Dorset.

We also had a quick chat with Andrew and Robert from Creatiques Bridal Boutique from Southsea and The HairDressSir along with Lucy Bernier hair, makeup, nails and beauty and Rachel from Flaunt Your Face makeup artistry.

Next time we’ll meet the finalists will be at the Awards dinner on Friday 10th November at The Ageas Hilton. It was great to be back in that room with so many great memories of Max and Kevan’s wedding – their beautiful ceremony across the road in the Pavilion, Kevan’s speech, and Max’s special guest DJ set (which she repeated at her birthday party earlier this year!), here’s a picture from their big day at The Kings Arms.

Wedding Supplier Awards Meet The Finalists Evening

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On Wednesday evening Ce and I went to the Wedding Supplier Awards Meet The Finalists Evening which was held at The Italian Villa at Compton Acres.

We actually stopped for a meal just around the corner at The Cliff, 6 Ravine Road, Poole, BH13 7HX We arrived around 5:30 so lunchtime prices were still applicable and had a very good two course meal for £12:50 per head. This was my second visit (thanks to fellow DJ Paul Armstrong) and both times I’ve been very impressed (CLICK HERE)

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I love The Italian Villa, it’s a wonderful setting for a wedding. I’ve only played there once so far, two years ago for Lauren and Dave’s wedding. They host weddings across the three floors, starting upstairs with the ceremony in the Medici Suite, moving to the ground floor and the Verona Suite for the wedding breakfast and then to the lower floor Siena Suite for the evening party. With all that and the amazing gardens they have won numerous awards and justifiably so. CLICK HERE to go their website.

The Wedding Supplier Awards Meet The Finalists Evening was hosted in the Verona Suite and was for the finalists for the Dorset and Hampshire awards. We met lots of old friends and made some new ones.

We were welcomed at the door by Sam from South Coast Events who organised the awards (SEE PREVIOUS POST HERE)

Among the finalist friends who were in attendance were photographers Antony Burdett-Clark from Lightbox Studios (who nominated me), Brian & Wendy Carter from BC DigiPhot who are both in the Hampshire photography category and Keith Bridle ~ Bridle Photography who is in the Dorset awards.

It was also good to catch up with Carol and Kirsty from Laurel Designs who I’ve blogged about before (CLICK HERE). Laurel Designs offer a wide range of services to couples planning their wedding including stationery, decor and wedding planning.

One of the new suppliers (to us) was Manta Makes Ltd who offer a wide range of wedding decor, personalised items and keepsakes. If you love wood you’ll love Manta Makes. I think they are in the Dorset finals.

Also in the Dorset finals are A & D Mobile Bars. Andy and Darren are passionate about drink and service – and I really do mean passionate! They know their drink inside out and we really enjoyed chatting to them and their team.

We also chatted with J.C. from Daisy Roots Vintage Photo Booth who have an amazing selection of props dating back to 1890 – perfect if you are “going vintage”.

Finally, all three finalists for the Wedding DJ category from Hampshire were there, Toby from Your DJ, Colin and Denise from Eclipse and … us 😉 It was good to catch up with the competition who we’ve both known for many years.

I’m sure there were other people I’ve missed out but that’s a flavour of the Meet The Finalists evening.

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