Delve into the world of Blogging at Thicket Priory with a mixture of blogs from the Team and also some of our Friends!

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Violet Blog

Violet is the final colour in the rainbow and has the shortest wavelength of visible life before becoming Ultra-Violet light. Did you know that goldfish can see both infrared and ultraviolet light?? How on earth did they discover that and why??

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Blue Blog

Blue has been a part of weddings for centuries thanks to this old rhyme. “Something blue” was usually a garter, the blue representing the bride’s fidelity.

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Yellow Blog

We haven’t had any yellow schemed weddings or shoots at Thicket Priory so I thought today I’d celebrate what an incredible team we have, in house and with our incredible suppliers, and all the happy times we have at Thicket Priory behind the scenes!

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Green Blog

The colour nestled in between blue and yellow is up next, you’ve guessed it, it’s green. The colour of nature, green is proving popular for 2020/2021

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Orange Rainbow

These individual dishes by Baba Ganoush Dining, photos courtesy of Gareth Buddo, are bang on colour scheme! Beetroot cured trout (above) makes a delectable starter.

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Red Rainbow

Red – the colour of love, passion and Gryffindor house. Not for the faint of heart but for the bold, it’s a great choice for a stand out wedding.

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Top Tips when planning an Outdoors Wedding in England

Outdoor weddings are very popular, but there are drawbacks too, so here are our tips on planning an Outdoor wedding.

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Wedding Cake or Sweet Treats…What should I choose?

We love nothing more than seeing ‘our Gryff’ on the sweet treats provided to wedding guests, one perfect way to do that is by offering a favour of a delicious biscuit, to the flavor and colour of your choice! Lisha at L.S. Cakery is the queen of the branded biscuit which have been a favourite of our Thicket Priory Couples.

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Ambience Venue Styling – Millennial Shoot

Back in October, we had the pleasure of collaborating with some of Yorkshire’s finest suppliers to create an inspirational Millennial shoot. We wanted to capture both some of the highly anticipated trends for 2020/21.

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Why do women propose on a leap year?

Here in the 21st Century, women expect an equal part in all areas of life, right? Yet popping the question is still a job left to the man in a relationship (rightly or wrongly, let’s not get into that debate right now) except on a leap year.

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2020 Trends for Wedding Catering

When it comes to planning a wedding, catering for your guests is one of the most important decision you will have to make. Plus having to deal with a lot of different dietary requirements, can become one of the most complicated parts of organising your big day.

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Luxury Wedding Planners Experience at Thicket Priory

Hosting a Luxury Wedding Planners Event was a no brainer as a new exclusive use North Yorkshire wedding venue. Wedding Planners can play such a huge part in a wedding for any couple and therefore we wanted to make sure some fabulous wedding planners had Thicket Priory firmly on their radars!

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Tantalizing Tipples for your alcohol-free guests

Most couples and wedding guests couldn’t imagine a celebration without free-flowing alcoholic beverages, but for some people a “dry” wedding may seem like the best or only option. Whatever your reasons, designated drivers, pregnant brides, soberista or even religious reason, that you are wanting to give your non-drinking guests some non-boozy alternatives, make sure your teetotallers aren’t stuck with a soda or coffee, why not make their experience a little more special with a signature mocktail?

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5 Green Ideas for an Eco-friendly Wedding

Climate change and global warming is currently a hot topic (pardon the pun). Compared to generations past, we’re all much more aware of how small changes to your day to day life can have a big impact on the health of the environment. We cycle, we recycle, we shut the fridge door and we try to keep printing to a minimum…

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What is a Wedding Celebrant?

One of the most regular questions I am asked when planning at wedding here at Thicket Priory is ‘What is a Celebrant?’…and it is a very important question to ask!

Taken from The UK Society of Celebrants, where they have said it is a simple question with a not so simple answer.

“A Wedding Celebrant; constructs and leads completely personalised weddings, commitment and renewal of vow ceremonies based on the choices and requirements of each couple.”

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Do’s & Don’ts for having a Dog Friendly Wedding

Friendships don’t run much deeper than you and your pooch, he’s probably your number one companion, and as a proud parent to your “fur baby” why wouldn’t you want them to be part of your special day. Dogs can reduce stress, anxiety and can lighten the mood if things get emotional, and personally, we think your dog would be honoured to be included in the most important day of your life. If you are serious about having your four-legged friend at your wedding day you will have to think about the practicalities, but we’re not trying to put you off, here are our do’s and don’ts;

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Winter Wonderland – Behind the Scenes

As this is our first Christmas open as a New Venue, we wanted to make it just a little more magical and go all out on our Christmas decor. It will probably be the only time we are able to, because as of next year we have Weddings and Events booked the whole of the festive season, and each couple will have their own ideas for styling their wedding.
So this year we decided to give a little ‘nod to Narnia’, think White snowy trees, ice, sparkle and all things winter wonderland.

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7 Remarkable Benefits of Marriage

Thinking about tying the knot? Or convinced that you’re a through and through singleton? Either way, there’s significant evidence to prove that you’ll live a longer, happier life if you say, “I do” (but not just if someone asks, “do you like cute baby animal photos?”).

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5 Reasons to book a mid-week wedding

Hello midweek weddings!!

It would seem the norm is to have your wedding on a weekend, but it is now becoming a lot more popular to host them midweek.

Having a midweek wedding may not have been something that you have considered, but there are some benefits,

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Royal Dynasty Product Launch at Thicket Priory

“Thank you so much for helping us to throw the most wonderful global press launch event. All our guests adored the venue and we’ve had fabulous feedback from everyone who attended. Your team worked so hard to ensure the event was flawless, it really was an event to remember!” -The Global Head of PR at GHD

When Mel & Millie confirmed that Thicket Priory was the perfect venue for the GHD Royal Dynasty Global Press Launch we were over the moon. We quickly built a strong relationship with their styling team, Bob & Katie from Creative Styling UK based in London. They were a dream to work with from start to finish and worked together with us to deliver a ‘flawless’ event.

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