Wedding Planning Toolkit Little moments. Big day. #theislandbreak Jersey Wedding Planner Toolkit. Jersey Wedding Planner Toolkit. Book your big day in Jersey. Contents If you are thinking about tying the knot this year, why not choose Jersey?

Listed in 2021 as the number one place to elope to in the UK, Jersey is the honeymoon island on your doorstep. The perfect setting for your wedding, from romantic castles and classical vineyards, to boutique luxury hotels. Jersey really does provide a unique setting for saying ‘I do’.

4-7 Five reasons to get married in Jersey

8 Practical information

9 Timeline

10-11 Directory of services

12-15 Inspiring ideas

16-19 Honeymoons in Jersey

20 Get in touch

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Why Jersey? 2 Ocean views What’s more romantic than a sea Five unique view as you say ‘I do’? reasons to get Enjoy coastal vistas on your special day. Overlook the natural beauty of St. Ouen’s Bay at The Atlantic Hotel, the harbour village of St. Aubin at The married in Jersey. Somerville Hotel, or the beautiful St. Brelade’s Bay at the L’Horizon Beach Hotel & Spa. Whichever location you choose, you’ll definitely find the right back drop to make your day a special one. 1 Unique venues

Ever dreamt of a wedding in a fairytale castle, a historic chapel or even a coastal fort? Create memories that will last, by choosing a venue that is truly unique.

3 Marriage on the beach

If you feel like digging your toes into the sand during the ceremony with the the tranquil faint sounds of the ebbing tide as a soundtrack, venues such as The Lido can accommodate your vows in a way take your breath away.

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5 Accessible to all 4 Closer to home An easy escape to include everyone Believe it or not, it is possible to you love. enjoy a destination wedding and say goodbye to the added travel stress. Planning a desination wedding can often lead to challenges when it comes to ensuring all of your As the most southerly part of the British Isles, Jersey is nearest and dearest are able to attend. an easy escape to the sunshine island and it’s right on Be kind to yourself and take that stress away - it’s easy your doorstep. to get friends and family over for a weekend in Jersey. Jersey forms part of the common travel area (which forms an open borders area with the UK and Ireland). This means we are considered a ‘domestic’ travel location.

Either a short flight from 22 airports in the UK or bring your car on the ferry, getting married ‘away’ can be closer then you think.

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Churches 1 Apply to get married 12 months to 26 days before wedding day Parish Church of St. Brelade (St. Brelade) St. Aubin on the Hill (St. Brelade) Online or in person Parish Church of St. Clement​ (St. Clement) £200 Parish Church of (Grouville) The Town Church (St. Helier) St. Mark’s Church (St. Helier) St. Paul’s Church (St. Helier) Book an authorised civil St. Andrew’s Church (St. Helier) 2 All Saints Church (St. Helier) celebrant or religious official (St. John) Parish Church of St. John As early as possible Parish Church of St. Lawrence (St. Lawrence) St. Matthew’s Church Millbrook St Lawrence (St. Lawrence) Celebrant profiles and online Parish Church of St. Martin (St. Martin) Varies Gouray Church (St. Martin) Parish Church of St. Ouen (St. Ouen) St. George’s Church (St. Ouen) Check your venue Parish Church of St. Saviour (St. Saviour) 3 ​Parish Church of the Holy Trinity (Trinity) is authorised Wedding planners Before confirming your venue List of authorised venues online The Event Shop · theeventshop.je None for existing venues or £125 to James Robertson · [email protected] authorise a venue for your wedding Ternevents · ternevents.com/ Sandy Moretta · [email protected] 4 Give notice to marry Island Fever · islandfever.je 12 months - 26 days before wedding day Gareth Colley · [email protected] By post or in person Insurance Included in application fee

The Insurance Emporium (E&L) theinsuranceemporium.co.uk Apply for your marriage Lloyds Community Bank 5 international.lloydsbank.com schedule

Smart Money 3 - 10 days before wedding day smartmoney.je In person (both partners must attend)

£300 - £550

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Photographers Car hire Catering and bars Directory Danny Evans · dannyphoto.com Style Hire Ltd · jerseyweddingcars.com Rustic Jersey · rusticjersey.com [email protected] [email protected] Curwoods · curwoods.je Gary Grimshaw · photoreportage.co.uk/photoreportage Jersey Kitchen · jerseykitchen.co.uk of services [email protected] Coach hire [email protected] facebook.com/SAMSHOGROAST Find our full list of suppliers online Jersey Events · jerseyevents.com Sam’s Hog Roast · [email protected] Signature · [email protected] [email protected] Lorenzo Nardone · [email protected] Peter Trenchard · petertrenchard.com Harpers Catering · harperscatering.co.uk [email protected] Jersey Bus & Boat Tours · jerseybustours.com [email protected] Lorenzo Nardone · [email protected] Venues Sophie Darwin · sophiedarwin.co.uk Alfresco Events & Bars · cesoirjersey.com/alfrescoevents [email protected] Tantivy · tantivybluecoach.com [email protected] Heritage venues Studio M · weddingsm.com Waverley · waverleycoaches.co.uk [email protected] Castle Security max-burnett.com Max Burnett · Celebrants atlanticsecurity.je [email protected] Atlantic Security Services · [email protected] Victoria College andylegresley.com Ceremonies with Lynsey · ceremonieswithlynsey.com Andy Le Gresley · g4s.com/en-gb/who-we-are/jersey [email protected] Lynsey Mallinson G4S · [email protected] Hamptonne Country Life Museum Danny Richardson · dannyrichardsonphotography.com Bespoke Ceremonies · bespokeceremonies.je [email protected] Linda Dodds Samares Manor Cakes Britta Marie Photography · brittamarie-photography.com Sara’s Fabulous Weddings · s.sarasfabulousweddings.co.uk Jersey Museum & Merchants House Sara Garwood [email protected] Flour · flourpatisserie.co.uk · Kirstie Taylor Catel Fort Holly Smith · hollysmithweddings.com Nelson Terris · facebook.com/AANT- [email protected] Le Don Hilton [email protected] ENTERTAINMENT-134037633281904 Samanthas’s Cake Design · samanthascakedesign.com Samantha Boon · [email protected] Hotels Equipment Hair and beauty Pat-a-Cakes · patacakesjersey.com Hotel De France Jenna Johnson-Rayner · [email protected] Fabriah · fabriahjersey.co.uk The Royal Yacht Stage 2 Productions · stage2productions.je [email protected] Ceri’s Cakes · ceriscakes.com Rob Ritchie · [email protected] Ceri Dickinson · [email protected] Best Western Emma Pierce at Temple Spa · templespa.com/emmapierce Delta Productions · deltaevents.co.uk Emma Pierce · [email protected] Merton Hotel Simon Gasston · [email protected] Decorations Fiona Weston Skin Health · fionawestonskinhealth.co.uk Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel Lunabella Jersey · lunabella.je Fiona Weston · [email protected] Wonderlands · wonderlands.je Grand Jersey Hotel & Spa [email protected] The Parlour · theparlour-jsy.co.uk House of Ideas · houseofideas.co.uk L’Horizon Beach Hotel & Spa CI Party Hire · cipartyhire.co.uk Lauren Layzell · [email protected] Tom De La Haye · [email protected] Dizzy Strawberry · dizzystrawberry.com Pomme d’Or Hotel Oasis Hair Salon · www.facebook.com/OasisHair Vibert Marquees · vibertmarquees.com Occasions to Remember · occasionsjsy.com Ommaroo Hotel Nigel Vautier · [email protected] Katy Holl · [email protected] Paper Vows · papervows.com Golden Sands Hotel Marquee Solutions · marqueesolutions.je Videographers Biarritz Hotel Warren Plant · [email protected] Florists St. Brelade’s Bay Hotel Becky Kinross · beckykinross.com La Place Hotel Jewellers [email protected] Bella Fiori · bellafiori.je Greenhills Country House Hotel Luminary Films · luminaryfilms.co.uk Eden By Clare · edenbyclaire.com Diamondology · diamondologygroup.com Steve Bouchere · [email protected] Somerville Hotel Lisa · [email protected] Diane at Appleblossoms · apple-blossoms.co.uk Somma Productions · sommaproductions.com Floralies · floraliesflorist.co.uk Longueville Manor Aida De La Herran Jewellery · aidadelaherran.com Anna Somma · [email protected] Château La Chaire Aida De La Herran · [email protected] Carol’s Florist · carolsfloristjersey.co.uk Callum Thorne · callumthorne.com rivolijewellers.co.uk Woodside Flowers · woodsideflowers.je The Apollo Hotel Rivoli · [email protected] Melanie Mayer Davies · [email protected] Hotel Cristina Hettich · hettich.co.uk The Atlantic Hotel Jeff Chinn · [email protected] The Club La Haule Manor Dress and suit shops

Resorts The Bridal Boutique · thebridalboutiqueltd.com Caroline · [email protected] Les Ormes Resort Anna Trigg · annatrigg.com Les Mielles Golf & Country Club [email protected] Moss Bros · moss.co.uk/store/571/moss-bros-jersey Unique venues [email protected] The Lido La Mare Wine Estate MC services Jersey Toastmaster · jerseytoastmaster.je Crabbé Activity Centre David and Anthony Lister 10 11 Jersey Wedding Planner Toolkit. Jersey Wedding Planner Toolkit. Jersey can provide the perfect setting for even the most particular tastes, Luxury proven by these four couples’ big days...

Situated overlooking the vast St. Aubin’s Bay, La Haule Manor dates back to 1796 and it’s stunning Georgian façade provides the most elegant backdrop for anyone’s big day.

Venue: La Haule Manor Reception: La Haule Manor

Small and Intimate

The classic Jersey farm fields surrounding the rustic and rural venue of Crabbé were positioned perfectly to capture the golden hour sun.

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Religious

The couple said their vows in the ancient church of St. Brelades, LGBTQ+ originally built in the 6th century overlooking one of Jersey’s most beautiful beaches. During the ceremony, the couple stood before the rustic archway The wedding party then all hopped aboard provided by Anna at Wonderlands. one of the islands vintage buses to take them to a marquee reception held on private land. The Event Shop wedding planning services To keep their day simple and intimate, the couple has access to many private locations for you to decided to break the mould and elope to Jersey’s dance the night away in private. untamed west coast.

Venue: St. Brelade’s Church Venue: Les Blanches Banque - Sand Dunes Reception: Marquee (hired) Reception: Jersey National Park Picnic

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Walking hand in hand across a Simple pleasures deserted beach with the wind in your hair. Jersey’s miles of beaches are beautiful in the summer, and breathtakingly exhilarating out of season when you can often have the beach to The Honeymoon yourselves. Thanks to our astonishing tides, at low tide the island almost doubles in size, making the beaches wider, Island sandier and even more spectacular. Classic backdrops for beach walks are the wide stretch of St. Brelade’s Bay and the pine-edged headland halfway across the beach, the picturesque stroll down to the sandy bay at Beauport or the beautiful beach at Plemont, revealed at In the 1950s and 1960s, every low tide where you can discover naturally formed hundreds of newlyweds caves and stroll along the water’s edge. Why not plan a sunset picnic on the beach? The best would descend on Jersey to spots for uninterrupted sunset views are along St. Ouen’s Bay where you can find a sheltered spot along the sea celebrate their honeymoon, wall to share a locally caught seafood picnic and a glass it was even documented of wine and watch the sun sink into the sea together. that at one stage there was over 1000 honeymooners gathered for a honeymooners ball put on by local hospitality.

Their love of the island, and the postcards written to those back home led to it becoming known as ‘the honeymoon island’. Even once the honeymoon was over, the fondness of Jersey remained in their hearts and pulled many of these couples back to return year after year.

It’s no wonder that Jersey has captured the hearts of honeymooners over the years. Here are just a few of the reasons why...

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With Jersey’s 45 miles of stunning Views to fall in sea views to steal your heart, all you have to do is bring along the perfect love with person to share it with.

The island’s cliff path walks open out to spectacular views that will take your breath away. From the high drama of the north coast to the sweeping views from Jersey’s west and south coast, finding your perfect spot is all part of the adventure. To add even more romantic nostalgia, why not get behind the wheel of a classic sports car and see the island’s country lanes and coastal drives with the wind in your hair?

With its superb restaurants and Grand intimate, romantic bars, Jersey’s full of stunning locations to share a gestures candlelit dinner. For cuisine that’s as seductive at the setting, why not try Jersey’s Michelin-starred restaurant, and the seductive luxury of Bohemia’s dining room.

Or perhaps you’ll fall for the magical setting of a window table at the Oyster Box at St. Brelade’s Bay where their speciality - seafood and oysters, naturally - all come with a sea view.

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