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The spectacular homeland of Geordie Shore, Newcastle Brown Ale and the North’s finest nightlife. Newcastle was, rightfully so, top of the most popular hen party destinations in 2016. Last Night of Freedom, stag and hen experts and resident Geordies, are super proud of the city. Lauren rounds up the best Newcastle hen party activities.
This gorgeous city is the holy land of bouncy hair and big lashes, and this luxurious makeover session will prepare you for a weekend in The Toon. The Geordie Shore girls don’t leave the house without primping and preening, and there won’t be any hens looking less than perfect on our watch.
This beautiful salon, located right in the centre of Newcastle, has styled the stunning Geordie Shore girls, as well as everyone’s favourite Gogglebox star, Scarlett Moffat. You’ll get a professional hair stylist and make-up artist taking care of you, and you can even bring your own Prosecco to toast to a fab hen weekend.
Lane7 is a concept unique to Newcastle – and a hugely popular one at that. The American diner-style venue, dedicated to the games of the past, features an uber-cool bowling alley, ping pong and beer pong tables, arcade games and a sweet karaoke room to boot. It has combined all this with a gastro pub, serving delicious food inspired from Murica.
Lane7 boasts an unrivalled atmosphere, as well as classic cocktails and Hooch (for those feeling super retro). We’ll arrange your bowling game, buffet and drink.
This show is almost in its twentieth year. It’s packed full of jaw-dropping strip shows (firemen and army strip teases to name a few), singing and even hilarious drag acts. The compere is cheese-tastic and will keep you entertained whilst the boys change into sexy clothing. It’s enough to make you cancel the wedding…
This tasty package includes a welcome cocktail, mouthwatering buffet and entry to one of the finest nightclubs so you can keep the celebrations going until the next morning.
This grand venue, set in the huge Milburn House, is a bar that even Gatsby himself would be proud to visit. Glass House boasts opulent interiors, an outdoor cigar terrace and chic bar area.
This is the sophisticated backdrop to your elegant champagne afternoon tea, including dainty finger sandwiches, scones and a selection of macaroons, mini tartlets, cake and lashings of fizz. Chin chin.
Set in posh Gosforth, this racecourse is famous in the North East and has hosted many prestigious events, but none quite like Ladies Day. This event is the talk of The Toon, where the most affluent and glamorous come to take a punt on the Phillies, with the added benefit of lots of champagne.
You’ll have access to the premier enclosure (very fancy), boasting fantastic views of the runners. You’ll also get entry to the parade ring, winners enclosure and the lawns, Brandling House and Colonel Porter Stand. Perfect.
Guest post by Lauren Green of Last Night of Freedom
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Today we have a visually stunning and unique design that is really inspiring. Forget pretty pastels, today is all about wedding styling with ‘moody hues’.
These rich, moody colours give such a warm, cosy feel which is just perfect for winter weddings. The dark table linen is the base for the beautiful wedding tablescape, and the use of fern foliage and dark red flowers, dark crockery, burgundy napkins, gold cutlery and candlesticks bring the whole ‘moody’ look together.
This bold, dramatic, impact styling is fabulous and creates a wedding look that really stands out from the crowd.
“This Moody Hues wedding styling look is high drama. Dark, theatrical and bold, but softened by layering deep shades of navy and mauve on black, and bathing the whole scheme in the softest candlelight.”
“For the colour palette we used a base of black and ink, layered with navy, deep mauve and dusky grey shades. Gold cutlery and brass details added opulent highlights.
“The tablescape featured black crockery, gold cutlery and dark, elegant glassware. The table linen had to be long enough to touch the floor, trail and billow.”
“Seasonal foliage trailed along the table with moody blooms dotted throughout created a dramatic look. The foliage placed around the table decor created a beautifully intertwined and expressive table runner.”
“Watercolour, which is very 2017, adds texture and modern styling, and the soft washed indigo cake was dramatic and beautiful. This colour combination mirrored the stationery. White allowed the indigo watercolour to pop, and a clean, simple font completed the look.
“The dried petal confetti created a beautiful feature, displayed in geometric brass vases to add edge and style.”
Images © Kate McCarthy Photography
Styling: One Stylish Day
Flowers and Foliage: Verity and Thyme
Cake: Marie Antoinette Cakes
Stationery: Emily Rollings
Confetti: Shropshire Petals
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We love a festival wedding, and this nautical Sparkford Hall wedding with a festive vibe is awesome. Sarah and Dan created a relaxed and fun wedding with fab nautical details throughout; the ship knots on the tables, nautical wording thrown in at every opportunity, whale cufflinks and even the master of ceremonies in old fashioned crew wear!
For us the best thing about this wedding is the relaxed day everyone had, with the guests enjoying fun and games on the lawn, including a tug of war and sack race.
Our thanks go to Brian Robinson Photography for sharing these amazing pictures.
“Dan and I work as yacht crew so we spend most of our lives at sea. We therefore don’t get to spend much time with our friends and family. Our Sparkford Hall wedding took place over the whole weekend, which meant we could spend some quality time with our loved ones.”
“We wanted the wedding to reflect our personalities, so we chose a rustic, nautical wedding theme with a fun, festival vibe. There were lots of activities for the kids and, of course, lots and lots of rum for the adults!
“Sparkford Hall was the perfect location. It’s a country manor set in beautiful grounds, with twelve bedrooms, a cottage, space to camp, and yurts and airstreams to hire. It was somewhere we felt everyone could feel at home and relaxed.
“Sparkford is a licensed venue so we had our ceremony on-site in the hall, followed by a reception in the garden with canapés, drinks and games.”
“We rented a marquee in the garden for the wedding breakfast, and had a bar, barbecue and large chill out area outside with hay bales and a firepit. The library was turned into a ‘Crew Area’ where guests could ‘log in’, and we asked them to sign the log book and wooden anchor (made by my father as a gift), get a tattoo and take their own photos.
“After the wedding breakfast we had our first dance to ‘I’m Yours’ by Jason Mraz, and music by our band, ‘Duke’. They were fantastic and got everyone up on the dance floor.”
“But the best part of the evening was the hidden nightclub in the basement. It had been converted into a Rum Shack for the evening, with serving wenches, pirates and DJ. We’d kept it a surprise, and after the band finished we led our guests down through a cupboard under the stairs which was the entrance to the hidden club. Here the celebrations continued long into the early hours.”
Images © Brian Robinson Photography
Venue: Sparkford Hall, Yeovil, Somerset
Bride’s Dress: Maggie Sottero ‘Glenda’ with Lace Top
Bridesmaid Dresses: Zara
Flowers: by Sprout and Flower…
Bride’s Bouquet: David Austen Roses, Peony, Garden Roses and Spray Rose
Bride’s Hair Flowers: Supply Wired Majollica Rose Buds
Flower Girl’s Pomander: Gypsophila
Wedding Cake: Layered Cheese Cake from The West Country Cheese Company
Catering: The Queens Arms, Corton Denham
Styling Details and Finishing Touches: Most of the wedding decor, table decorations and table plan were homemade. Colours included dusky blue and cream, with lots of natural rustic decor and rope
Planning and Styling: Assisted by Sparkford Hall’s Laleh Dastegerdi
Marquee: Over The Moon
Lawn Games: Made by Dani, a Bridesmaid
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