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THIS SUNDAY! The Brides Up North Luxury Wedding Exhibition At Beautiful Thorp Perrow!

May 11th, 2013 | Brides Up North: UK Wedding Blog

Thorp Perrow Wedding Exhibition

And it’s here (!!) – our Brides Up North Luxury Wedding Exhibition at Thorp Perrow, North Yorkshire on Sunday 12th May 2013 – FREE ENTRY – 12pm till 4pm.

This is a brand new exclusive use wedding venue and private stately home that we are opening to the viewing public for just one day only – and this you have to see! Even if you already have your venue booked, this is still for you. Come and make a day of it, visit our marquee full of absolutely outstanding wedding vendors (the very best in the business, I promise you), enjoy the beautiful gardens, ornamental lakes and the stunning arboretum, and explore the never before open stately pile.

Think Atonement, think Gatsby… and you are halfway there…

Joe Dodsworth Photography at Thorp Perrow

“At Thorp Perrow you’ll find trees covered in blossom, carpets of bluebells and bold drifts of wild flowers.”

This wonderful house has only very recently been opened to the public for weddings (having previously only been used as a private home) can hold up to sixty people for smaller events such as lunches and dinner parties. For larger occasions a marquee can be attached to the house or erected at the front of the house close to the lake.

Come and visit the team behind these images as well as a collective of the region’s very finest suppliers this Sunday.

On site this Sunday you’ll be able to sample the talents of Buttercream Cupcakes, Make Up By Jo, Amy Sunley Photography, Glen Roughead Swing, Cat Hepple Photography, Cordelia & Co, Curvy Bridal, Peter Boyd Photography, It’s A Wind Up!, Limelight Photobooth Hire, Perfectly Practical Parties, Victoria Farr Hair & Make Up Specialist, White Petal Design, Gray Events Ltd, Kelly’s Event Boutique, DJB Photography, Firenza Floral Design, Twisted Willow Floristry, Joe Dodsworth Photography, Love on Location, Lissa Alexandra Photography, Elise Flowers, Kiss The Bride Magazine, The Wedding Guide, Simply Bows & Chair Covers, Travel In Style (Wedding Cars), Noble Fine Art, Swing Thing Duo, C & J Rentals, White Wedding Company, Ruby Shoes, Brides & Belles and more…

. Joe Dodsworth Photography at Thorp Perrow

If you would like to beat the queues, gain speedy entry and grab yourself a FREE Brides Up North Welcome Pack packed with little treats from Brides Up North, the regions’ best bridal glossy mags well as some fab on-the-day-only exhibitor discounts – while stocks last only – you can pre-register for VIP Bride to Be access now. What are you waiting for?

To register for a free Brides Up North VIP Bride-To-Be Goody Bag fill in your details below, marking YOUR EVENT VENUE OF CHOICE e.g. “THORP PERROW” in the subject line and quoting “VIP”. You can collect your VIP Bride-To-Be Goody Bag upon entry to the Luxury Wedding Exhibitions. Only the bride need register for larger groups.

You can also email julia@bridesupnorth.co.uk if you do not wish to use the contact form. Goody bags are limited and subject to availability. We operate a first come, first served policy.

Joe Dodsworth Photography at Thorp Perrow

Thorp Perrow 2

Joe Dodsworth Photography at Thorp Perrow

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Little Black Book

Photography – Joe Dodsworth Photography

Venue – Thorp Perrow & CWC Malings Catering

Wedding Gowns – Curvy Bridal

Hair & Makeup – Debonnesse & Love Hair & Beauty, Ripon

Hats & Ribbons – Quaintrelle: Millinery by Claire Spooner

Flowers including hair pieces – Twisted Willow Floristry

Models – Ruth Sturdy & Katie Dewar

Joe Dodsworth Photography at Thorp Perrow

Exhibitor enquiries for all Brides Up North events in 2013 – please email contact@bridesupnorth.co.uk – and brides to be, you can also pre-register for all of these events NOW! Click here.

Thorp Perrow, North Yorkshire – Sunday 12th May 2013

(Luxury Wedding Exhibition)

The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham – Sunday 19th May 2013

(Luxury & Vintage Wedding Exhibition – 40 exhibitors)

Rise Hall, East Yorkshire – Sunday 9th June 2013

(Luxury Wedding Exhibition – 40 exhibitors)

Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham – Sunday 8th September 2013

(Super Showcase Grand Wedding Exhibition – 100 exhibitors)

Allerton Castle, North Yorkshire – Sunday 15th September 2013

(Luxury Wedding Exhibition – 40 exhibitors)

Hardwick Hall Hotel, Sedgefield, Co Durham – Sunday 29th September 2013

(Bridal Bonanza Grand Wedding Exhibition – 80 exhibitors)

The Mansion, Leeds – Sunday 6th October 2013

(Luxury Wedding Exhibition – 40 exhibitors)

Nostell Priory, Wakefield – Sunday 13th October 2013

(Luxury Wedding Exhibition – 40 exhibitors)

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Were YOU Caught On Camera At The Brides Up North Luxury & Vintage Grand Wedding Exhibition?

April 29th, 2013 | Brides Up North: UK Wedding Blog

Booth Revolution at The National Railway Museum Wedding Fair

If you visited us – and almost 1,000 of you did! - at our massive Luxury & Vintage Grand Wedding Exhibition at the National Railway Museum then chance is that you might just have been caught on camera… either messing around in one of our fabulous retro photobooths (these images are courtesy of Booth Revolution) or by our roving photographer Peter Boyd Photography.

Hope you had your lippy on!

Peter Boyd Photography at the National Railway Musuem Wedding Fair

Booth Revolution at The National Railway Museum Wedding Fair

Peter Boyd Photography at the National Railway Musuem Wedding Fair

Booth Revolution at The National Railway Museum Wedding Fair

Peter Boyd Photography at the National Railway Musuem Wedding Fair

Booth Revolution at The National Railway Museum Wedding Fair

Peter Boyd Photography at the National Railway Musuem Wedding Fair

Booth Revolution at The National Railway Museum Wedding Fair

Peter Boyd Photography at the National Railway Musuem Wedding Fair

Booth Revolution at The National Railway Museum Wedding Fair

Peter Boyd Photography at the National Railway Musuem Wedding Fair

Booth Revolution at The National Railway Museum Wedding Fair

=Booth Revolution at The National Railway Museum Wedding Fair

Booth Revolution at The National Railway Museum Wedding Fair

Peter Boyd Photography at the National Railway Musuem Wedding Fair

Booth Revolution at The National Railway Museum Wedding Fair

If you didn’t make it last Sunday, we’d love to see you at one (or all!) of our remaining events this Spring:

The Brides Up North Luxury Wedding Exhibition at Thorp Perrow, North Yorkshire – Sunday 12th May 2013

The Brides Up North Luxury & Vintage Wedding Exhibition at The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham – Sunday 19^th May 2013

The Brides Up North Luxury Wedding Exhibition at Rise Hall, East Yorkshire – Sunday 9^th June 2013

Click here to pre-register for all our events. We can’t wait to see you!

This was a Brides Up North Event

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Keep Calm & Carry On! An Impromptu Styled Shoot At The National Railway Museum With The Little Bridal Company

April 29th, 2013 | Brides Up North: UK Wedding Blog

If you are a regular reader, you’ll know that just last week we hosted our biggest Yorkshire bridal event to date at the National Railway Museum in York – with almost 1,000 visitors! You can read my excitable recap from the morning after the event by clicking here.

Whilst I was busy organising things behind the scenes and chatting to all you fabulous brides front of house, my friend and Featured Supplier Pete of Peter Boyd Photography was styling up something special with Becky of The Little Bridal Company (another very fabulous Brides Up North sponsor). With some help from fellow exhibitors Love Bouquets and The Yorkshire Heritage Bus Company – here are the beautiful results, which should give a sense of just how stunning this venue really is!

And just how lovely are these frocks by The Little Bridal Company?! Brides and bridesmaids, form an orderly queue…

Enjoy, and we hope to see you there next time!

Fancy doing it all again this winter (with even more sparkle!)? Save the date – The Brides Up North Luxury & Vintage Wedding Exhibition at The National Railway Museum, York – Sunday 17th November 2013. I’ll be talking about it lots more nearer the time, but in the meantime exhibitors can contact me for details at contact@bridesupnorth.co.uk

If you can’t wait that long, you need to pop into one of our remaining boutique events this Spring! Some of the regions’ most fabulous exhibitors and venues await….

The Brides Up North Luxury Wedding Exhibition at Thorp Perrow, North Yorkshire – Sunday 12th May 2013

The Brides Up North Luxury & Vintage Wedding Exhibition at The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham – Sunday 19^th May 2013

The Brides Up North Luxury Wedding Exhibition at Rise Hall, East Yorkshire – Sunday 9^th June 2013

Click here to pre-register for all our events. We can’t wait to see you!

Little Black Book

Images – Peter Boyd Photography

Gowns – The Little Bridal Company

Accessories – The Little Bridal Company/ Model’s own

Bouquets – Love Bouquets

Vintage Bus – The Yorkshire Heritage Bus Company

Location – National Railway Museum York during the Brides Up North Luxury & Vintage Grand Wedding Exhibition

This was a Brides Up North event

Peter Boyd Photography & The Little Bridal Company are Brides Up North Featured Suppliers

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THIS SUNDAY! The Brides Up North Luxury Wedding Exhibition At Nostell Priory!

April 5th, 2013 | Brides Up North: UK Wedding Blog

It’s this weekend! Make the most of the (slightly) warmer weather and come and visit us at the Brides Up North Luxury Wedding Exhibition, this weekend at the newly refurbished and absolutely stunning Nostell Priory near Wakefield, West Yorkshire. You know, another exciting event out there in the big (and, as it turns out, really rather beautiful) real World!

Step away from your computers peeps, and come and explore and experience the wedding industry talent right on your own doorstep. It’s all good!

Nostell Priory by Peter Boyd Photography

If you’ve been to one of our events already this year, you will know that each beautiful venue is bursting at the seams with wedding pretty and the best regional suppliers, waiting to make your big day super special. Add in open house venue tours, some super on the day discounts and a FREE VIP Bride To Be Goody Bag bursting with treats and mags, and you have a really rather lovely and unmissable day out that’s all about inspiring your own celebration.

If you haven’t been to one of our events this year – and why on earth not?! – this is where the fun begins! If you are still searching for that to-die-for venue, all the better…

Nostell Priory Luxury Wedding Exhibiton Spring 2013

Visit West Yorkshire’s most gorgeous luxury wedding exhibition in association with prestigious Dine Events & Channel 4′s "Top Blog For Northern Brides" Brides Up North.

Nostell Priory

Luxury Wedding Exhibition

Doncaster Road, Nostell, Wakefield

Sunday 7th April 2013

12pm till 4pm – FREE ENTRY ALL GUESTS

This is your invitation to a day of bridal brilliance at West Yorkshire’s most desirable wedding venue: Nostell Priory. A choice selection of the region’s finest wedding suppliers will be on hand to inspire and advise. Only the best will do for Brides Up North and Dine Events!

40 Top Exhibitors/ Stunning Wedding Venue/ Civil Ceremonies/ Meet The Dine Team/ Venue Tours/ Live Music/ Bridal Fashion/ All The Details/ On The Day Discounts!

Pop by and say hello to the Brides Up North and Dine teams and our amazing line up of suppliers, including: BlossEm, Curvy Bridal, Angels Carrying Savage Weapons, Jess Petrie Photography, Deans Fine Jewellery , Flowers By Anderson, Iain Henderson Designs , John Gardener Photography , Peter Boyd Photography, Smooch Rings, The Little Bridal Company, Joel Skingle Photography, The Wedding Guide, Top Tier Cakes, Unforgettable Memories, Vintage 78 DJs, VW Wedding Campervan Hire, Wedding Belles Of Otley, White Petal Design, John Hope Photography, Jill Ryder, Heirloom Flowers & Balloons, Dorchester Ledbetter Photography, HobbyCraft, Butter Cup Boutique, Top Mark Suit Hire, Swing Thing Duo, Photobooths 4 U, Cake! and more…

Yorkshire’s most fabulous brides have been quick off the mark, but if you haven’t already, pre-register online NOW. Beat the queues, gain speedy entry and grab yourself a FREE Brides Up North Goody Bag packed with treats from Brides Up North and lots of fabulous sponsors like House of Fraser, Molton & Brown, Debenhams and the regions’ best bridal glossy mags – while stocks last only.

Fill in your details below, marking “NOSTELL PRIORY” in the subject line and quoting “VIP”. You can collect your VIP Bride-To-Be Goody Bag upon entry to the Luxury Wedding Exhibition. Only the bride need register for larger groups.

You can also email julia@bridesupnorth.co.uk if you do not wish to use the contact form. VIP Bride-To-Be Goody Bags are limited and subject to availability. We operate a first come, first served policy.

Nostell Priory Luxury Wedding Exhibition

Can’t make it to Nostell Priory? Click here to view our amazing range of luxury bridal exhibitions this Spring, and save the dates!

"The Brides Up North Wedding Exhibition was a fantastic day, it was the most professional, well organised event that we have ever attended. Thank you for making the day so seamless." Caroline & Vanessa, Exhibitors, Amelia Elliot Bridal

"What a great event. One of the best! Well done for organising it so well, it was a pleasure to be a part of such a wonderful event." Trevor, Exhibitor, Patisserie Viennoise

"Well done for Sunday. In my opinion, you are pioneering the way in which bridal events should be run. The Wedding Exhibition was so well organised." Helen, Exhibitor, The Wedding Concierge

NEW EXHIBITORS – we are about to close sales for this season. To be a part of the magic and for exhibitor and pricing details for all events please email contact@bridesupnorth.co.uk ASAP.

Nostell Priory by Bluelights Photography

Brides Up North UK Wedding Blog – Images © Peter Boyd Photography, Bluelights Photography, Brides Up North & supplied by Dine Services

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The Editorials: Va-Va-Groom!

February 18th, 2013 | Brides Up North: UK Wedding Blog

Wedding Magazine

In this new blog series, The Editorials, I share my pre-published offline content, online. I write on a freelance basis for numerous regional and National glossies, and rather than be relegated to being rather posh chip paper, I thought that my words might be useful to my online readers who didn’t manage to pick up a print copy of my features. Double the pretty!

Wedding Magazine

The second instalment in this series (click here to see the first, focussing on the trend for all white weddings) catches up on a column I wrote for Wedding Magazine before Christmas, all about giving your groom some va-va-voom!

Wedding Magazine

I wrote: The days of identikit grooms are long gone. You might be preoccupied with selecting the perfect wedding gown, but you can bet that your other half is also giving some careful thought to his own wedding day look. For him too, this is a day where he wants raise the style stakes and feel that little bit special.

Peter Boyd Photography

Image credit: Peter Boyd Photography

Luckily, there has never been more of a sartorial selection for a groom to choose from. Whether he is a traditionalist looking for a classically cut morning suit or an individual wanting to cut a dash with quirky accessories, it’s now acceptable for the groom to look beyond a hired waistcoat and cravat. Whilst it’s true that his choice of attire should complement the overall style of the bridal party, some of my favourite wedding day images are those where the personality of the groom shines through.

India Hobson Weddings

Image credit: India Hobson Weddings

Damian Hall

Image credit: Damian Hall Photography

Top man

If he wants to keep his look classic, help him to stand out from the rest of the wedding party by choosing a different colour of tie or more elaborate buttonhole.

Katy Melling Photography

Image credit: Katy Melling Photography

Katy Melling Photography

Image credit: Katy Melling Photography

The cravat caveat

Rather than sticking to the status quo, encourage your man to mix things up with by adding a special touch. How about a colourful bow tie, socks, braces, sharp shoes or a neckerchief?

Phil Drinkwater Photography

Image credit: Phil Drinkwater Photography

David Lawson Studios

Image credit: David Lawson Studios

Keep it comfortable

For a relaxed celebration or destination wedding he needn’t be trussed up like a turkey. Work with the style of his surroundings and opt for light fabrics and a pale colour palette.

Andy Hook

Image credit: Andy Hook Photography

Lissa Alexandra Photography

Image credit: Lissa Alexandra Photography

A man in uniform

If he’s decorated, this is his chance to show it off. I also love to see a groom in national dress: kilts at the ready boys, it’s time to show some leg!

Jonny Draper Photography