Cotswolds Lifestyle Jan - Feb 2021

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ADVERTISING FEATURE covid 19 put a halt to your wedding plans? Weddings might be a little uncertain for a while, but there are plenty of ways you can plan a safe and happy wedding despite Coronavirus restrictions... SPREAD LOVE, NOT GERMS Add Stylish Hand Sanitising Stations There are loads of ways to make your guests feel safe and keep them healthy without sacrificing the look of your day. Your guests will be opening doors, picking up glasses, touching chairs and shaking hands so the best way to contain any spread of germs is to have lots of hand sanitiser and wipes available. Here’s some creative ways to display them: • You aren’t going to get away from the fact that the sanitising pumps themselves might not fit in exactly with your theme, but you can arrange them so they work. You can also set up your sanitising station on a vintage dresser with lots of bottle on top and flowers tumbling out of lower drawers for a boho or festival theme. Try cool chrome and geometric shapes if your theme is elegant and modern • Include personalised bottles of sanitiser in welcome bags that can be left in guests’ hotel rooms or sent to their home ahead of the ceremony • Have serving staff pass round little bottles of hand sanitiser on trays or walk around with a large bottle that they can pump out so guests don’t have to touch it • Put packets of sanitising wipes in pretty tissue boxes SWITCH IT UP Adopt Alternative Ceremony Seating Ceremonies have changed to keep guests at a distance. Circular or semicircular seating is becoming more popular, with spaced out rows of guests around the edge and the couple in the centre. Small bench seating that holds two to three members of the same household can be placed ‘in the round’ with the couple at the centre to allow everyone to get the best views. Guests can even be assigned ceremony seating in the same way as a reception. This way you can keep family units and ‘social bubbles’ together and avoid seating elderly grandparents or at-risk loved ones near someone you know may be more exposed in a key worker role. MASK UP Provide Custom Masks Give out custom wedding face masks to your guests; it’s so much better for the environment than disposable ones and can be a keepsake that your guests can take home to wear again. We love personalised ones with your names and wedding date on but you could also get simpler fabric masks made in a colour or design that matches your wedding theme. Cute ways of distributing them include leaving them in an organza bag on each seat in the ceremony room or have ushers handing them out as guests arrive. RECORD IT Livestream Your Wedding For loved ones who can’t attend, we’ll see more couples livestreaming their wedding ceremony. Elderly relatives or those at-risk may not want to be in a large group, so take a digital-first approach right from the start. Allow them to watch your wedding live on a video platform, record a message for a digital guestbook, and share in your day by sending them a little bottle of champagne and a wedding favour and emailing the order of service ahead of time. This is even more important if you’re having an unplugged wedding. Your videographer can set up cameras to record the ceremony from several different angles and it’ll be so much more memorable and special than your aunt on her iPhone. REASSURANCE IS KEY Make Guests Feel Comfortable Before the Day Guests might have a few nerves about group gatherings after a long time away from them. Calm nerves and get them excited about the day by sending out a welcome pack before the big day. We love a small box or tote bag which contains a personalised bottle of sanitiser, a mask and some safety guidelines for the day. 8 | www.northcotswoldslifestyle.co.uk
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