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CAKE? YES PLEASE!

New Reigate-based Mother-Bakin’ Cakes specialises in bespoke cakes for all occasions. As well as showstopping wedding cakes, owner and baking extraordinaire Dina makes personalised cupcakes, biscuits and chocolate treats — the complete setup for a big-day dessert table! What’s more, extra skills in sugar flowers and fondant toppers means your wedding day centrepiece can be completed to perfection. Dina adds “I’ve been baking for many years, and I started making cakes for friends and family. They always encouraged me to start up a business so when I built up my confidence, I started up Mother-Bakin’ Cakes. I love everything about baking which is why I put my heart and soul into every order. As the nature of my business is bespoke , I rarely make the same cake giving couples something special and unique to them.”

Check out https://motherbakincakes.com

Painshill Receptions In 2024

Painshill in Cobham, is a gorgeous 18th-century landscape garden, full of romantic garden buildings and picturesque bridges. Around every corner is a stunning view, making the venue perfect for wedding photography. The landscape has been featured on Married At First Sight and was a location for Netflix’s Bridgerton

Ceremonies are held outside in the Gothic Temple, a beautiful white folly with views over the lake and meadows; and, new for summer 2024, the venue is delighted to announce that receptions can now take place within the grounds as well.

The Walled Garden is a private area to hire for the wedding breakfast and reception. The garden, which will be exclusively yours, boasts beautiful flowerbeds and a manicured lawn offering flexibility and a blank canvas to create the outdoor wedding of your dreams. Any style of cover can be used from a traditional white elegant marquee to a relaxed bohemian tipi. A dedicated wedding coordinator will be on hand to help every step of the way and can advise on recommended and trusted marquee and catering companies to use at the venue. The Painshill Walled Garden has power and toilets, meaning you can have a marquee wedding without having to worry about hiring in facilities. The venue also allows you and your marquee provider two days to set up and one day to take down, ensuring you have a completely stress-free wedding day and don’t have to rush.

Find out more about the venue at www.painshill.co.uk

New Website From The Bridal Hair Artists

Dorking-based, The Bridal Hair Artists (formerly Teresa Weller Hair Art) has a had a website revamp which they’re proud to shout about! The multi-award-winning bridal hair team cater to brides of all ages and genders, with a jam-packed annual bridal roster that’s not for the faint-hearted. “We travel extensively within the UK and overseas, and last year were thrilled to head up the catwalk shows at the National Wedding Show in Olympia, London, where more than 60,000 visitors watched the live runway,” shares Teresa. “This was a key milestone. It proved that continually taking my salon team outside of their comfort zone allowed my business to develop (and pivot), while ensuring their continual dedication and motivation.”

Find the new website here https://thebridalhairartists.com

5 MOST POPULAR SPAS IN SURREY REVEALED BY SPABREAKS.COM

1Guildford Manor Hotel and Spa

Rewild Your Body And Soul

Birch (Selsdon), set within 200 acres of rolling hills and green space and just 30 minutes from the centre of London, is an escape from the everyday. A sister hotel to the award-winning Birch (Cheshunt), it’s a welcome respite from the noise and intensity of London’s concrete jungle where members and guests can find headspace, try new things, and have some fun along the way!

More than just a hotel, there’s nature to restore calm, menus designed to nourish, wellness to re-align body and mind, workshops to feed creativity, and music curated to soothe and re-energise.

At the heart of the estate sits a 19th-century Gothic-style mansion which has been added to over the centuries after it was first developed into a hotel in the 1920s. Birch has peeled back the property’s layers to reveal its true nature and bring out its best features, then added the usual Birch touch of craft and fun — this time with an extra splash of glamour.

Along with 181 bedrooms of all shapes and sizes, the hotel boasts a pottery studio and screen-printing workshop to make and create; a reading room and arcade provide space to switch off; active visitors can enjoy the lido (opening summer 2023), tennis courts, running and cycling tracks (outside). It also boasts a wellness space with gym, studios, and treatment rooms; while two restaurants and three bars will keep guests refreshed and full up. There are also communal areas for working hard… or hardly working!

Check out www.birchcommunity.com

Surrounded by 10 acres of lovely countryside, this hotel feels like a retreat from everyday life and therefore, one to indulge in some spa and leisure time. At the Aqua Spa & Health Club, there’s a state-of-theart gym to work up a sweat, as well as a swimming pool to dip into. The Jacuzzi, sauna and steam room are perfect for pre-treatment relaxing, before heading for a massage, facial or Indian head massage.

2Macdonald Frimley Hall

Frimley Hall’s Leisure Club and Spa sits at the heart of this attractive manor house hotel, lending itself perfectly to a laid-back getaway where spa treatments — courtesy of Elemis — are the order of the day. There’s a gym and fitness classes for an invigorating workout, as well as a pool for swimming lengths or to relax by if you prefer.

3Brooklands Spa Hotel

It can be summer all year round at BSpa thanks to its Sunlight Therapy Room, which simulates natural sunlight to relax you and give you an energy boost whatever the weather outside. There are 11 treatment rooms, his and her sauna and steam rooms, an outdoor hot tub overlooking Mercedes-Benz World track and, best of all, the relaxation room features heated waterbeds!

4Guildford Harbour Hotel & Spa

Cosmopolitan, contemporary and with a wealth of luxury leisure facilities, this hotel and spa will give you a relaxing getaway with a touch of glamour. The stunning HarSPA offers the ultimate in relaxation and wellbeing, featuring a stone oven sauna, aromatic crystal steam room, hydrotherapy pool, plunge pool and a relaxation room alongside an outdoor heated pool with seating.

5Natural Light at Holiday Inn Guildford

Located in Guildford’s Holiday Inn, Natural-Light is a spa dedicated to healing therapies and meditation. Spa-goers have access to a range of facilities as well as yoga and meditation classes. Meanwhile, its range of treatments include Swedish massage, energy and sound healing, reiki, reflexology and more — each therapist has their own specialist areas of knowledge and expertise.

For more information or to book visit www.spabreaks.com