Popular Peaks and Dales Weddings members Adrian and Linda at Creative Weddings have been nominated in 2 categories for the County Brides Northwest Wedding Awards 2013, which is terrific news!

Please show your support by visiting www.countybrides.com/awards/ and completing the form, it takes just a few minutes to complete. The 2 categories are: Best Photographer and Best Videographer.

You can vote for both categories, however you will have to fill in the form twice. If you do get a moment please vote for them as both Linda and Adrian would be incredibly grateful for your support.

ALL VOTES HAVE TO BE IN BY JUNE 2nd.

Creative Weddings

Linda and Adrian at Creative Weddings offer a fresh and artistic approach to wedding photography and videography, capturing stunning and vibrant memories – whether on stills or film! They are based in Buxton and offer a bespoke, professional service to clients across Derbyshire, Cheshire and the North West and we wish them every success at the awards.

Visit the Creative Weddings website

This was my problem when I went to see a Derbyshire couple recently. He had an old 18ct yellow gold ring that he wanted me to re melt into his wedding ring but she wanted platinum. By adding a narrow platinum inlayed band into his ring and using a small amount of the 18ct yellow gold left to add an identical band to the ring that I made for her, the problem of matching rings was solved. His and Hers Wedding rings that complement each other perfectly.

For more information on handmade, bespoke jewellery or re melting your old sentimental gold into something special for your big day please call Ian Mortimore on 01629 636826 or visit imjewellery.com

Wedding Fayre: Sunday 24th March 2013 11.00am – 4.00pm

You’ve just embarked on a really exciting part of your life, the start of a new and amazing chapter. Whether you want a fairytale, a traditional white wedding, a personal day with your closest family or friends, or a civil partnership or commitment ceremony, come along to our Wedding Fayre at the Buxton Palace Hotel on 24th March 2013 to meet some of the areas local specialists suppliers including florists, photographers, cake suppliers and room theming.

The Buxton Palace Hotel is the perfect venue for your special day, set in 5 acres of grounds in the heart of the Peak District. We will ensure that you have the Wedding you’ve always dreamed of when you celebrate your special day at the Victorian Palace Hotel.

For more information please contact our Wedding Co-ordinator on 01298 22001

“It is no exaggeration – there is an almost magical transformation that all comes together on the morning of a wedding”, says Angie Warburton, freelance makeup artist based in Litton.

“I love participating in the transformation of brides-to-be on their wedding morning. As an independent makeup artist, I choose to use all MAC makeup products because I’m so impressed at how they produce the best colour-true, long-lasting results. Every bride has a truly natural radiant beauty – all I do is bring it out to the full – blending and defining, sculpting and contouring, minimising and emphasising, producing a complete and polished look that is always much more than the sum of its parts.

2013 makeup trends keep the bold brows and lashes look. Perfectly measured and sculpted brows are essential to lift and frame the eyes – makeup somehow loses its power without them. If you’re not afraid of colour – bright, hot pinks are sizzling on eyes and lips this season. Pink looks great on most brides and, for a more subtle nod to the neons, there’s always sugar shades and soft pink glosses.”

Time and time again, positive feedback reinforces that professionally applied makeup makes such a difference to the definition and finish in their photographs, not to mention the wow factor when your friends and family see you!

Why spend a fortune on loads of expensive makeup and endless time at beauty counters being overwhelmed by product recommendations?

Why tempt a severe case of butterfingers? The morning of your wedding should be the time to put yourself in the capable hands of calming, attentive professionals.

Beautiful wedding day makeup is every bride’s aspiration – to be happy and confident she looks her best from every angle. Treat yourself to some makeup magic on your special day!

Photography: John Mottershaw

Looking for a little Makeup Magic on Your Wedding Day?

Then go along meet Angie and see examples of her work at the Dome Wedding Show in Buxton on Sunday 17 February

Mr and Mrs Somers tied the knot with us in January 1963, 50 years later in 2013 they returned to the Lee Wood Hotel along with all their family and friends to celebrate their wedding anniversary and 50 golden years of marriage!

Mr and Mrs Somers held their wedding reception at the Lee Wood Hotel in January 1963 with 82 of their nearest and dearest. 50 years later they returned, now with children and grandchildren, to celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary.

When talking about their wedding day Mrs Somers produced a photo frame in which contained the original receipt from their big day totalling a massive £151.33! She had also kept her negligee from the honeymoon which was proudly displayed with a sign stating “We didn’t think this would last the night, let alone 50 years!”.

Photos were displayed around the room of their wedding and we spotted one on the stairs that we just had to try and recreate!

Congratulations Mr and Mrs Somers and we hope to see you again for the big 60!

For more information on weddings or other celebrations at the Lee Wood Hotel call 01298 23002 or email Rebecca on sales@leewoodhotel.co.uk

Peaks and Dales Weddings member Dandi Candi have decided to pledge their support to Millie’s Trust throughout 2013. Being parents themselves, this charity in particular pulled their heart strings and they’d like to share Millies trust with you.

Millie’s trust is a charity set up by Joanne and Dan Thompson the parents of Millie, who tragically passed away in October 2012 through a choking incident at nursery. The aim of Millie’s trust is to promote awareness and the importance of First Aid.

The launch night for the charity takes place on Saturday 2nd February and Dandi Candi are excited to be attending with their vintage style cart serving popcorn and candy floss with all proceeds going to Millies trust.

Dandi Candi offer a friendly and professional service to provide a wonderful sweet addition for your special occasion

Our services include:

We can offer packages to suit your requirements and budget, from children’s party deals to luxurious wedding packages.

Dandi Candi are registered with our local council as a food business and our team are trained in Food Hygiene

We have Public Liability Insurance and our electric equipment is PAT tested.

Please contact us any time for further information:

Tel: 01298 872625 / 07706396618

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Many brides are offered an old piece of jewellery which has a lot of family history and sentimentality. Often it is very worn or of a style that isn’t what she had in mind, after all your wedding rings are the one part of your Big Day that you will see every day for the rest of your life and you want it right.

This need not be a problem. By carefully dismantling the old jewellery Ian Mortimore can re melt the gold or platinum to make a new and personally designed piece to fit with your engagement ring or the metal can be used as a detail or lining to you chosen design. Stones can also be reused if there condition allows.

Handmade Wedding Rings

Over the 30 years Ian Mortimore has been making jewellery, brides and grooms have re used sentimental jewellery for not only wedding rings but pendants, cufflinks and lucky charms for bracelets to be worn on the day.

For more information on how this could work for you please call Ian on 01629 636826 or visit imjewellery.com

One of the great advantages of the digital revolution is that whilst in the past it was necessary to use separate black and white film at the picture taking stage, it is now possible to produce wonderful black and white wedding photography prints even from colour originals.

Unfortunately this has also seen a proliferation of poor technique whereby too many wedding photographers just desaturate their colour photographs and leave a disappointing muddy mess, made worse by just sending their prints though the normal colour print process.

Most of the weddings that I photograph produce some images which really cry out for good black and white treatment for the album. Here I always spend quite a bit of time on each individual image, carefully adjusting various aspects of the image to give the most attractive results.

I then carefully print them myself, not in the darkroom, but on a dedicated large format printer. Prints are then treated with a lacquer to give them a uniform finish, protecting them from moisture and ensuring that they are capable of outlasting even traditional prints.

All this is time consuming, but I really think that the results are well worth the extra effort.

Black and White Wedding Photography by John Mottershaw

John is a qualified member of the British Institute of Professional Photography and represents the fourth generation of his family to work as professional photographers, a family that has been continuously in photographic processing and commercial and wedding photographers in Sheffield since 1870.

Tel: 01433 631418

email: john@johnmottershaw.com

When you need to provide your guests with lots of information for your big day it can be a difficult choice trying to find a stylish wedding invitation which allows you to display all the details. Why not go for a pocketfold invitation?

Pocketfold Wedding Invitations from Whesthill, Stylists in Stationery

Our beautiful pocketfold wedding invitations can display all the information you require including accommodation details, dietary requirements, gift list poems and RSVP card and return envelope, stylishly perosnalised and created to your individual requirements

The pocketfold can be as minimalistic or elaborate as you wish and incorporate the colour scheme or theme of your wedding. It can then be adorned with a decorative ribbon, border or text.

Bespoke pocketfold wedding invitations from Whesthill are designed to show off your personality and make a real statement about you! Every element of design and manufacture can be tailored to meet your exact requirements. So if you are looking for that special theme, style or colour combination, we can create a collection that is both exquisite and unique.

More information

For more information please contact Kate using the details below;

Tel: 01298 871138 or 07966 622271

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Chairman of Peaks and Dales, Adrian Leggett, said, “This wedding show has become one of the most successful shows in the Peaks and Dales Area, the last October show was one of 18 on the same day in the North West, and we achieved the second highest attendance which shows we are doing it right! We bring together local, independent wedding industry suppliers to offer people greater choice of product, and new ideas for that important day, which proves to be of great interest to the residents of the Peaks and Dales when planning a wedding or special event”.

So, if you, a member of your family, or any of your friends are thinking of getting married and are planning their wedding then come along to our Premier Wedding Show. Many of the Peaks and Dales leading wedding suppliers will be on hand to help with your plans and inspire you with new ideas for your special day. You’ll be able to meet bridal-wear suppliers, cake-makers, photographers, stationery creators, florists, wedding car hire companies, venues, and many more – on the same day and all in the same place! Don’t miss the visual delight and atmosphere created by the two exciting choreographed fashion shows during the day that will highlight appealing cutting- edge and traditional styles from four bridal-wear suppliers, along with bridal hair and make-up artistry.

Entrance to the show is still FREE and each visitor will receive a complimentary goodie bag! The show opens at 11.00am and  closes at 4pm, refreshments will be available from the Dome café. Limited car parking is available at the Devonshire  Dome and also along Devonshire Road. There are also a number of pay and display spaces near-by.