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The Perfect Day
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Caters for all wedding
flowers from bouquets
through to table decorations.
STOP - No Stress
Before your wedding plans
are under way - you have more
questions than answers!
It’s A Nice Day, For A,
White Wedding
1484 Pershore Road, Birmingham,
West Midlands B30 2NT
Contact Claire Waldo
Telephone: 07949 174 987
Email: clairewaldo@yahoo.co.uk
One of Milton Keynes’ most renowned cake makers established in 1986 is a mother and
daughter team. With a high reputation for a professional and friendly service, they work
hard to create the perfect wedding cake for your special day.
Our bespoke wedding cakes are designed and decorated to complement your
wedding theme. We cater for most dietary needs and use only the finest ingredients.
We also have a range of favours and gifts to enhance your day.
3 Cosgrove Road, Old Stratford,
Milton Keynes MK19 6AG
Tel: 01908 561187
Email: teresa@creative-cakes.co.uk
www.creative-cakes.co.uk
This is where Theresa is able to help you. Theresa is an expert in
wedding planning. She knows more about weddings, stretching
the budget, etiquette and keeping that feel good factor than
any books or magazine you are going to read! Theresa will not
only plan your wedding but she is able to design and create
your wedding attire, as well as tiaras & crowns, flowers, hair
accessories and so much more. Theresa can also take care of
venue design and even the cake!
Celebrate your wedding from the planning...
not just on the big day!
Contact Theresa now for all of your wedding needs
Tel: 01922 279584 | Mob: 07722 565717
Email: occasionsbytj@gmail.com
www.occasionsbytj.co.uk
If you’ve recently taken the
plunge and got engaged,
Aspire would like to offer our
‘Congratulations’ to the happy
couple. However, once the
initial glow has died down and
your face no longer aches from
smiling 24 hours a day, it’s time
to get planning.
Unless you have unlimited funds,
chances are your wedding day will have
to be done on some sort of budget.
If your budget doesn’t stretch to the
UK average of £18,500 (http://www.
weddingsday.co.uk/average-weddingcost),
then you’ll not only need to open
a bank account to save for your big day,
you’ll also need to plan carefully to avoid
starting married life in debt.
There's a popular folklore rhyme that
claims your marriage will take on certain
characteristics depending on the month
you chose to tie the knot:
January - Marry when the year is new,
he'll be loving, kind and true,
February - When February birds do mate,
you wed nor dread your fate,
March - If you wed when March winds
blow, joy and sorrow both you'll know,
April - Marry in April if you can, joy for
maiden and for man,
May - Marry in the month of May, you will
romance the day,
June - Marry when June roses grow and
over land and sea you'll go,
July - Those who in July do wed must
labour for their daily bread,
August - Whoever wed in August be,
many a change is sure to see,
September - Marry in September's shine
so that your life is rich and fine,
October - If in October you do marry, love
will come but riches tarry,
November - If you wed in bleak
November, only joys will come,
remember!
December - When December's snows fall
fast, marry and your love will last.
The venue you choose for your wedding
day all depends on the type of ceremony
you’d like. A marriage ceremony is
basically the same whether you opt
for a religious or civil affair: it’s a public
declaration of your love for one another
and it will give your new, legal status
as husband and wife. Many brides
dream of a traditional white wedding,
in church with all the trimmings, whilst
others dream of declaring their love in
an ancient castle, a charming country
estate or a contemporary city hotel.
A survey, carried out by Condé Nast
Brides Magazine in 2009, discovered the
average couple will spend £1,679 on a
ceremony venue and a further £3,500
on a reception venue; if you’d like to cut
this figure, the advice is not to tie the
knot on a traditional summer Saturday
date and opt for a weekday wedding or
a winter date, where prices can lower by
up to 50%.
You deserve a fabulous
wedding, we specialise
in fabulous
Stockists of:
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• Verise Couture • Stevies
New collections from Bellice
and Diane Harbridge
arriving soon
We also offer a wedding planning and
consultation service
www.weddingdresskent.com
01303 250179
5 Rendezvous Street, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1EY
Perfect
Honeymoon
Destination
Get Away From It All In Glorious Rhodes
Both properties are open from mid-April until the end of October.
For more information, visit www.villa-in-rhodes.co.uk,
call 01444 236883 or email rhodes_villa@hotmail.com
Situated in the eastern corner of the
sparkling Aegean Sea, Rhodes boasts
220km of coastline and a mild climate that
just begs to be enjoyed. A four and a half
hour flight from England, Rhodes is an
excellent destination for families, couples
and friends alike. For a comfortable homefrom-home
base, Aspire would like to
recommend the two modern villas owned
by Ivor Henley.
Ivor bought the first property, Villa Helios, in
2002 after seeing plans for a new development
on a hillside with fantastic sea views of Kalathos
Bay and the Aegean coastline; it was completed
in 2005. The second property, Villa Artemis, in
Tsambika, situated amidst pine and olive groves
offering spectacular sea and mountain views,
was purchased in 2007.
Villa Helios accommodates four to five people
within two bedrooms: a double and a twin, with
the added benefit of a put-up bed available. In
both bedrooms, French doors lead to private
balconies with fantastic sea views of Kalathos
Bay. The villa comes with a fully fitted kitchen
with washing machine, dishwasher, fridge, full
oven with hobs, juice maker, coffee machine and,
most importantly in Greece, air conditioning in
all rooms. The open-plan lounge/diner boasts
two leather sofas, 42” flatscreen TV with Satellite
(Nova) and DVD player, wood burner and a
dining table for six. The lounge/diner flows out
to large tile frontage, via French doors, with
covered pergola for al fresco dining, adjacent
to a barbecue and 10m x 5m private swimming
pool. The villa is built upon a third of an acre plot,
within a gated complex of 15 villas.
Villa Helios, located near dazzling Lindos, is
well positioned for peace and tranquillity on a
fortress topped hill at the end of a sweeping bay.
Lindos is fully pedestrianised; no motor vehicles
are allowed within the village, only donkeys are
allowed for transportation along the village’s
stone pebbled alleyways.
Villa Artemis accommodates up to seven people
in three bedrooms: one double and two twins,
all with private balconies. It’s one of only four
villas in the development, ensuring privacy and
seclusion. The villa boasts spectacular sea and
mountain views, as well as a fully fitted kitchen
with dishwasher and washing machine and a
spacious lounge/diner with satellite TV/DVD,
which leads out to a large covered pergola,
barbecue and 9m x 5m private pool.
Tsambika beach is approximately a three-minute
drive from Villa Artemis; it’s one of the most
beautiful beaches on Rhodes, boasting a long
stretch of golden sand with numerous bars
and taverns. The beach also boasts numerous
opportunities for watersports such as waterskiing
and banana boats.
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