Welcome to our wedding blog. September 8th is our big day...and we'd like you to be involved. Read on..... Allie and Rog x

We've set up this blog so that you can all help us with ideas for the wedding and party.  We have some of the major things sorted (place and time of wedding and reception) and we know we want it to be an informal do - our favourite people, good food and plenty of laughter.  Apart from that we're looking for suggestions and ideas of how to make it a celebration to enjoy and remember.

We'll consider anything - no ideas too small or too wild - and we'll cherry pick our favourites to create a fab event that's inspired by friends and family 

This is where we're getting married..

at 4pm on Saturday 8th September, 2012

and the reception/party will be here...

the Millenium Hall at Hulland Ward

We've already had some great suggestions for transport (a VW camper!) and wedding music...............so please get blogging by posting your comments and ideas below or adding links to sites on the internet that you think we'd like. 

 If you have trouble with the site then you could use 

our email address: allieandrog@gmail.com

Wedding Invitations

The chances are that if you're reading this, then you've probably received an invitation.

A HUGE thank you goes to Paul (partner of Roger's neice Jodes) for putting the design together. We think they're pretty fab and we hope you do too.

Paul's a very clever chap when it comes to this sort of thing so please take a look at his website http://www.paulatchison.co.uk/

If you move your cursor over various parts of the invitation, you'll find there are links that will help you with things like car parking on the big day etc.. Have a play!

But just in case...we've put some information together below, that might be useful for you.

Once again Paul....thank you.

SOME HELP FOR THE DAY:

Car Parks ; The registry office is in the very centre of Ashbourne, on one side of market square on the Buxton Rd heading north.  There are a few car parks, but it can be quite busy with tourists and people Saturday shopping so allow time to park up and walk to the venue.  The nearest and biggest is behind Waitrose, but it does get busy!.  Here's a map of some car parks in Ashbourne:

and a useful weblink for parking: 

http://en.parkopedia.co.uk/parking/ashbourne/

If people let us know where they are staying we may be able to help in arranging taxis/shared cars or even a mini bus - we'll see nearer the time.

Travel Times; you may find the following useful:

Ashbourne to Hulland Ward – 1 road – 12 min drive

Hulland Ward to Belper – similar easy drive – under 20 mins

Hulland Ward to Ripley – bit further 25 min

Accomodation;

In Ashbourne;

Place	Notes	Price	Phone	Website
Travelodge Ashbourne Hotel	don’t think its right in centre, but good budget accomm	from £19		Carnation Way, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, DE6 1AY
Orchard Dales B&B	looks nice	£30	01335 300730	http://www.orcharddales.co.uk/
The Lilacs B&B	Also has a self catering cottage attached	£55 for double room	01335 343749  mobile 0774 232 8368
Stone Cottage	at Clifton, 1.5m from Ashbourne 4-poster beds	£60	01335 343377
Thistle Bank Guest House		doubles £65-70	01335 300 451	http://www.thistlebank.co.uk/homepage/
The Station Hotel		from £60 per double	01335 300035
Compton House		from £100 per double	01335 34310

In Hulland Ward - (closest to the reception)

Place	Notes	Price	Phone	Website
The Black Horse	Details not on website but they do have rooms		Tel: 01335 370206
The Wheel House	should be OK and local to reception	£65 per room	01335 372837
The Knockerdown	near Carsington Water – 7 min drive	CAMPING and CARAVANS	01629 540209

In Countryside (fairly close to Hulland Ward)

Place	Notes	Price	Phone	Website
Red Lion Inn	Hognaston, overlooks carsington water, lovely village pub	£75 per night	01335 370396
Millbank Cottage	Idridgehay	£25pppn	01629 823161	http://www.millbankhousebandb.co.uk/
The Bear Inn	Old Coaching Inn at Alderwasley.  Out in sticks approx 3m from Belper Also has holiday cottages	–£75 double room	01629 822585	http://www.bear-hotel.com/

Local to Belper

Place	Notes	Price	Phone	Website
Chevin Green Farm -	Lovely	from £39 per night	01773 822382	http://www.chevingreenfarm.org.uk/
Amber Hills –	edge of Belper	£36pppn		http://www.amberhills.co.uk
Dannah Farm,	rather luxurious – hotel and some self catering At Shottle, 5 min drive from Belper	£150 plus and two night minimum		http://www.dannah.co.uk/
The Hopp Inn	Pub on fairly busy road.  Haven’t stayed, but available if you’re desperate	approx £25pppn		http://www.hopinnbelper.co.uk/accommodation.php
Blackbrook Lodge	Should be nice – lovely setting, Turnditch nice village - 5 min drive from Hulland Ward	From £35pppn	01335 370086	http://blackbrooklodge.net/
The Lion Hotel	dbles £65 - £75		01773 824 033	http://www.thefinessecollection.com/lion
The Spotted Cow	at Holbrook – nice village just outside Belper	£65 per night	01332 881200

Also

Place	Notes	Price	Phone	Website
Premier Inn at Ripley	20 min drive from reception	from £34 per room
The Wild Cherry	at Wirksworth	£30 pppn		http://www.peakdistrictinformation.com/wirksworth/wildcherry

And on the subject of presents....

A couple of people have asked us about wedding presents. We're not presuming anything here... BUT if that was something on your mind, here are our thoughts. First of all, thank you! Secondly, as you might have guessed, we don't have a pressing need for toasters, bed linen and china..

However we do have some shared interests and they are...a love of Gardening and Art and so it would be fab if we could pool any contributions anyone might like to make so we can buy something like some fruit trees, some garden furniture, or a meaningful painting

But if you do want to buy us a toaster.....then thank you.