On the 26th of May guests of the Holiday Inn in Kenilworth looked slightly confused. Women in wedding dresses kept on pouring into the hotel lobby. I guess they thought they were dreaming... It seemed that brides from different times were gathering for a bridal show. But it wasn't. It was a special Charity Ball to fundraise money in aid of Zoe's Place Baby Hospice. (Zoe's Place is providing palliative, respite and end of life care to babies and infants aged from birth to 5 years suffering from life-limiting or life-threatening conditions.) The genius idea of Gemma from Bridal Alteration Store "Stitched up" Kenilworth was to give "ex"-brides the opportunity to wear their precious wedding dresses again and have a good time. What a better occasion to feel like you felt on your wedding day? I think everyone had their own nostalgic moment wearing their symbolic white garn for another time. Husbands and bridesmaids were also present to raise an astonishing amount of £1600 so far.
Everyone not only enjoyed good food and fantastic raffle prizes, Careena Fenton, an astonishing magician, performed some mind-twisting magic as the humorous and mystical Silvia Sceptre. It was long after midnight when the last guests left the party dancing.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who attended & made Saturday so much fun! (...) We haven't finished counting yet, but so far from donations, ticket sales & raffle prizes we've smashed our target! Now just to tackle those mountains... You can still donate!" - Gemma on Instagram
You can find the fundraising account here or copy paste:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/gemmaclimbsmountains
So massive thanks to all the generous raffle prize donators and people who promoted and supported the event:
Stitched Up - Organisation
Hide & Seek - Flyers and Promotion
Matt Dispilia - DJ
Careena Fenton Magic - Magician
Holiday Inn Kenilworth - Venue
Emily Mitcham Photography - Photographer
Laurasweddingfilms - Videographer
Annie's & Rosie's Parents @Zoe's Place Baby Hospice
Marc Dwyer @Zoe's Place Baby Hospice
Barber Dave @www.kenilworthbarbershop.co.uk/
Pete @ Room 27
Andrea @ Halo Physiotherapy
Kenilworth Book Shop
FWX Fitness Worx
Tracey Slater
Florence Bridal Wedding Dresses
Seanna Holland & Cara Pickering