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Wedding Fair Weekend In Hampshire!

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I think this weekend is Wedding Fair Weekend! As I’ve already posted we are planning to be at two events on Sunday and now there’s a third one we would have loved to attend.

For Wedding Fair Weekend Ce, my wonderful wife, will be at Ampfield Golf Club while I’ll be at Rhinefield House and now we find out that The Port House at Port Solent is also holding a showcase and we were invited to attend that one too as a recommend supplier. Oh, to be in three places at once!

These three very different venues all offer unique options when it comes to weddings and I’d recommend them all.

The Port House can cater for up to 300 people - this was their Christmas Party marquee last year

The Port House can cater for up to 300 people – this was their Christmas Party marquee built on to the clubhouse last year

The Port House
The Port House is a modern cafe, bar and restaurant located at the water’s edge with views over the marina. It’s part of Vanilla Catering and the food is amazing! With its beautifully refurbished interior, bright modern bar, and extensive outside patio, it provides a flexible wedding venue whatever the season or weather. They are licensed to hold cicil ceremonies and can accommodate guest numbers up to 160 for formal dining and with the addition of a marquee attached to the building up to 300 people!

Once again this year I’m booked to provide the entertainment at The Port House Christmas Party nights, so if you haven’t got your celebration booked yet they are well worth a look – as I say, they can cater for up to 300 people and there are also “mixed night” spaces still available if you just want to book for a small group (CLICK HERE). Enquiries should be addressed to sally@vanillacatering.co.uk or phone 01489 589 275 – tell her I sent you.

The Port House wedding showcase on Sunday is between 11am and 3pm the address is The Port House, Marina Keep, Portsmouth PO6 4TH

Wedding Fair Weekend

Ampfield Golf Club
As a founding member of The Hampshire Wedding Group I’ve has quite a lot to do with planning our Autumn event at Ampfield and as usual it will be well worth a visit. Not only will you get a chance to talk to our experts and find out about the brilliant range of services they offer, you’ll also get a chance to win some amazing prizes – for more details click here.

It’s always a joy to work with Kris and the team at Ampfield and they have amazing plans for the future, so make sure you visit this event.

That’s the Hampshire Wedding Group Autumn Fair at Ampfield Golf Club on Sunday is between 11am and 3pm, the address is Winchester Rd, Romsey SO51 9BQ.

The ceremony room with my kit tucked away at the back on the left

The ceremony room at Rhinefield with my kit tucked away at the back on the left

Rhinefield House
Rhinefield House is one of the top hotels in Hampshire. It’s part of the Handpicked Hotels chain and offers a real fairy tale wedding setting.

I seem to get a wedding a year at Rhinefield – this year it was Sherry and Mandy’s back in March, and I look forward to meeting plenty of new couples there on Sunday.

The Stylish Events Rhinefield Autumn Fair is on Sunday is between 10:30am and 3pm the address is Rhinefield Road, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, S042 7QB

So three very different venues all offering great wedding options for you to visit this Wedding Fair Weekend in Hampshire – if I can help please let me know ~ paul@thepartydj.co.uk or 07973 617153

P.S. Don’t forget Tuesday 15th November CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Hampshire Wedding Festival

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Yesterday was the first Hampshire Wedding Festival held on The New Forest Show site at New Park Manor between Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst.

Hampshire Wedding DJ

When we arrived just after 9am there were at least twenty deer grazing next to the entrance. I used to drive along this road almost every day for ten years when I had the Disc & Tape Centre in Lymington and I’ve never seen so many in one place at the same time.

Hampshire Wedding Festival

The weather had been mixed in the few days before the event and so the ground was very wet in places. Fortunately it stayed dry and the sun shone a fair amount which really helped. By the evening when everyone was home things had really changed and I think it rained continuously for about 12 hours – so we were very lucky!

New Forest Festival

We met lots of lovely couples, all with different stories to tell. I often ask about the propsal and the highlight for me was speaking to Sophie and James – you may have seen their story on the news or in the local papers when James used this method to ask the BIG question! I would love to tell their LOVE STORY

Sophie & James

Among the other exhibitors were many of my supplier friends including 3 other members of The Hampshire Wedding Group. Next to me was the lovely Kay from Pomp & Petals with an amazing display of great ideas.

Pomp & Petals

Also represented were Ampfield Golf Club with a very clever display representing elegant and rustic styles.

Ampfield Golf Club

and Laurel Designs were just across the way with a display packed with wonderful handcrafted stationery and event decorations. (see my previous blog post about their wonderful range of services).

Laurel Designs

Also exhibiting in the same marquee as us was my good friend Antony from Light Box – great photographer and lovely bloke.

Lightbox

I was also very taken with Arabella the food van from MYO who were serving amazing food and coffee. Ce and I had a couple of excellent cheese and bacon grilled sandwiches.

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Also on display were some beautiful bell tents from Beautiful Belles
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Among the performers in the live music area were The Royal T’s

The event was a great success and I look forward to next years!

Finishing Touches with The Party Hosts

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Here’s the latest video for The Party Hosts Finishing Touches project

For more information about my work with Alan and Gary check out www.thepartyhosts.co.uk