Wedding Themes

April 12, 2010

After a glorious weekend it feels as if spring is finally here.  I therefore thought I'd put together a couple of examples of spring / summer wedding themes.  I love the idea of a country shabby chic wedding, it's a theme that lends itself particularly well to marquee and outdoor weddings.  You can create a very dramatic / rustic impact without having to spend too much:

- Mismatched teapots filled with seasonal flowers make wonderful table centres.  Why not visit your local charity shop or car boot sale and see what you can find.
- Candle lanterns are a great idea for creating soft lighting.  www.gardentrading.co.uk have some lovely examples.  If however, you're on a tight budget why not get friends and family to collect old jam jars / small glass bottles.  Once they've been cleaned and labels removed they can then be used to hold t-lights.
- In keeping wtih the country theme why not consider giving your guests seed packets as their wedding favours.  www.englishplants.co.uk offer a personalsed packet at £1.95 per favour (up to 50 packets).

Candy Theme
A candy theme means that you can incorporate both candy colours (such as baby blue and pink) and sweets!  The colour palette is very soft but you can introduce splashes of brighter colours, such as bright pink.

- A lollipop table centrepiece makes a fun talking point and can also act as favours for your guests.
- Why not choose colourful cupcakes instead of a traditional tiered cake.  There are numerous places where you can now order personalised cakes, at www.fancynancy.info you can order specifically designed fancies such as ice-cream cookies.
- To make an impact why not purchase a couple of brightly coloured tubtrugs - www.containerama.com and plant some seasonal flowers.  Guaranteed to add colour to any marquee or garden wedding.
 

The inaugural Kempsford Literary Festival....

March 26, 2010

took place between Friday 12 and Sunday 14 March 2010.

The majority of authors spoke in the school hall, however there were a couple of talks over the weekend given in St Mary’s Church, (the church also housed an art display by a local art group).  While the school hall and church were being utilised by the speakers, the village hall become the ‘festival cafe’ and home to the Waterstone’s bookstall.  The village hall was totally transformed into a ‘cafe’ by a small team of volunt...


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Photos from the Kempsford Literary Festival

March 23, 2010

The inaugural Kempsford Literary Festival took place over the weekend of the 12 - 14 March 2010.  I will be updating my blog with the full details over the next few days but in the interim period wanted to share some of the images from the event with you...



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Kempsford Literary Festival

February 8, 2010

Since my last blog I've been busy recovering from the excesses of Christmas and New Year and am now focussing all of my attentions on the organisation of the Kempsford Literary Festival.

As I mentioned in my last blog this is the first time that the village has held such an event and there are a lot of complexities involved!  Perhaps we'll make it a biennial rather than annual event moving forward!

Unlike the large festivals, such as Cheltenham, this event is being run entirely by volunteers fr...


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HAPPY CHRISTMAS

December 17, 2009

I was full of good intentions about getting my blog up and running for the end of October but it would appear that my self imposed deadline has come and gone!  I will therefore make it my New Year's resolution to ensure that my blog is updated on a monthly basis so please bear with me.

The past month has been a little busier than expected.  Not only have I been trying to get all of the Christmas shopping and wrapping done (with presents going to such exotic places as Sydney, The Loire Valley a...


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