A Kentish Ceremony
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What ’ s Inside
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Cushla Marie Photography
60 Love Comes Alive In 2025 All the wedding trends you ’ re going to want to know about for the year ahead
Special Features
70 Written In The Stars Tie the knot in one of these Kent venues with famous connections
Kent Registration Advice
11 Your Kentish Ceremony Advice for your ceremony , booking and venue
19 Your Questions Answered by the Kent Registration Service
22 Personalising Your Ceremony How you can make your vows and ceremony personal to you
24 To Be Continued Planning your renewal of vows ceremony
48 Meet The Registrar Carol Harper , Folkestone & Hythe
50 I Do Somewhere New Introducing Kent ’ s newest licensed venues - The Bat and Ball Centre Sevenoaks and Goudhurst Village Hall
Directories
43 Kent Register Offices Directory of register offices in Kent
137 Licensed Venues Index & Map Licensed venues in Kent & Bexley
143 Licensed Venues Directory A comprehensive guide to Kent ’ s licensed venues
Venues , Planning & Styling
26 Planning Your Kentish Wedding Hints and tips to turn your dream wedding into reality
32 Dates For Your Diary Kent ’ s top wedding shows and events
37 Ask The Expert : Wedding Planning Penny Gatt-Hawes on 2025 wedding planning trends
74 Countdown To Forever The Bridal Collaboration partnered with Chilston Park Hotel for this New Year ’ s Eve styled shoot
88 Something Blue A stunning styled shoot at The Spa Hotel by Penny Young Photography
100 Bright Ideas Your inspiration board for using these lighting trends to give your wedding a gorgeous glow
102 Lightbulb Moment How to give your wedding a twinkly , festive glow-up
106 Ask The Expert : Food Trends Clare Smith from Touchays Event Caterers gives us the lowdown on what everyone ’ s going to want on their plates in 2025
110 Winter Warmers Inspiration for hearty dishes that ’ ll look great on the plate and will be definite crowd-pleasers too
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