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We Won! Brides Up North Is Awarded The Wedding Magazine Wedding Blog Award For “Best Big Day Inspiration”!

Julia Braime

I’m waking up this morning in an apartment just off Leicester Square with a slightly tingling head, a huge goody bag (adding to the Christmas morning effect) and a lovely little Wedding Blog Award, courtesy of Wedding Magazine, their gorgeous judging panel – including industry greats Ciara Elliott, Ian Stuart, Emily Johnston and Stephen Moran – and YOU my dear readers and supporters.

Wedding Blog Awards

It was a brilliant day yesterday and to win an Award was really just the icing on what was already a very lovely cake.  We were really just there for a very Ritz-y night out!  After lunching in Covent Garden and getting our Shellac on courtesy of the Spa at the W Hotel, Ellie – who you may have met if you’ve attended one of our luxury bridal exhibitions this Autumn – and I headed back to the apartment to put our glitz on.   A quick taxi ride down the Mall (our heels were too high, darlings!) took us to the famous Ritz Hotel. 

Now, I worked on Old Bond Street in a former life and walked past The Ritz every day on my way to the office, but I’ve never actually been inside.  What a treat!  The hotel’s private dining area had been dressed to the nines and my fellow bloggers, Award sponsors, judges and magazine mavens gathered under the ornate cornicing for delectable canapés and absolute vats of champagne.  

I was concentrating on catching up (hello to the Bespoke Bride lovelies, Kat and Gareth, Wedding Sparrow, Nu Bride, Gemma at Ian Stuart, Sophie from Paradox London, the Sandals girls, Charlie at London Bride, Sonia at Want That Wedding and Editor Ciara and her team at Wedding Magazine – you gals and guys rock) and getting stuck into the bubbly when the Awards ceremony began, so to say that I was surprised when Mark Francis read out my blog’s name as the winner in the Best Big Day Inspiration category was an understatement.  A very lovely surprise indeed. 

After collecting our Award I was whisked off for photographs and interviews to camera, then headed back to the main area to cheer on the rest of my colleagues. 

What followed next is a bit of a blur – far more champagne, goody bag looting and a totter to Whisky Mist where a lack of ID (and at 31, being asked for ID is never a bad thing, even if everyone else was being asked for it too) meant that Ellie and I decided to bail out and find food.  Cue a slap up Chinese, lots of laughs and a happy night’s sleep.  As new mum, I’ll never knock a lie in, either!

London’s been exciting, but I’m off to catch the train back ‘Up North as we’re busy in the office this week planning for our Luxury Bridal Exhibition at Nostell Priory this weekend (click here to pre-register, we’d love to see you there) and I can’t wait for some cuddles from my baby girl too.  Beats a whip around Harrods any day!  

But, before I go – and I’ll be back on these pages later on with more wedding pretty for you – a huge, huge thank you to each and every one of you who voted for Brides Up North.  Your support means so much to me and my little team, as we strive to keep this Northern Revolution marching on.  We couldn’t do it without you, and we wouldn’t want to either.

So, Brides Up North – this one’s for you!

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comments

  • October 9, 2013 | Permalink | Reply

    CONGRATULATIONS !!!

  • October 9, 2013 | Permalink | Reply

    Congratulations x I really enjoy this blog and its nice to see you get some recognition for the work you do.

  • October 9, 2013 | Permalink | Reply

    Congratulations Julia, well deserved and hope you had a fabulous night out!

  • October 9, 2013 | Permalink | Reply

    WOW!! Huge congratulations Julia, so so deserved, you work so hard and not only inspire so many brides but are a huge support to all the Northern wedding suppliers!! You should be very proud -now put that award somewhere up high where little fingers can’t reach!! And Enjoy!! Andrea xxxxx

  • October 9, 2013 | Permalink | Reply

    Lovely to finally meet you last night and congrats again! woop woop!

  • October 9, 2013 | Permalink | Reply

    Yippppeeeeee!!!!!! Super dooper congratulations to you hunny – you really do deserve it! Whoop Whoop! Proud of you! Love Zo & Dom x

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