Rowton Castle is a beautiful Wedding Venue located in Shropshire. We perform at this venue on a very regular basis. Well-known for its popularity with those seeking castle weddings, Rowton Castle sits near the market town of Shrewsbury, in the heart of the Shropshire countryside. For those who enjoy the finer things in life, this stunning hotel also boasts a mouthwatering array of superb dishes at the Cedar Restaurant, located within the grounds of Rowton Castle. Within easy

A lot of people don’t realise how important booking entertainment is when it comes to planning a successful wedding. Most people will book a DJ for the evening and maybe a string quartet during the day and that’s it. However they will spend a small fortune on getting the correct chair covers that nobody will be able to see because they are sitting on them. I met a bride and groom that spent over £2000 on having a light up archway that people walked through to enter the evenin

We have performed at Dunchurch Park Hotel & Golf Club many times. It is one of the most popular Wedding Venues in Warwickshire. Located in the picturesque village of Dunchurch in the centre of the Midlands, this hotel offers comfortable accommodation with 89 en-suite rooms and free on-site parking. There is a variety of sporting and leisure facilities including a tennis court and fitness centre. Guests at the Dunchurch Park can relax with a few drinks on one of the hotel’s t

My name is Craig Petty and I am a magician. I have been a professional magician for over 20 years and I specialise in close up magic. I run a company called Slightly Unusual that supplies close up magicians to weddings and corporate events all over the UK. Over the last 20 years I have performed at thousands of events and supplied magicians to tens of thousands of events. Over the course of the last 20 years there is one question I hear time and time again. This question

It's generally accepted that if you want to really give your guests the WOW factor at your next event then hiring a magician is a great option. Magic is very 'in' right now. With performers like Derren Brown, Dynamo, Chris Angel, David Blaine and Ben Hanlin leading the way the future for magic is very bright indeed. More and more event planners are realising this and therefore multiple events now feature a close up magician. For those readers that have been living under a

If you are getting married you absolutely want your wedding to be amazing. You want to look back on your wedding day and remember that it was one of the best days of your life. There are obviously many important things to plan in order to ensure that this happens. Picking the perfect dress and the perfect venue alone takes a lot of time, however many brides and grooms forget about how important entertainment is. In 2014 Bridal Magazine did a survey of over 1000 brides ask

The restaurant industry is a VERY competitive one. Walk down your local high street - you will notice there are so many options of where to go out for a meal. As a consumer how you do decide where to eat? Hundreds of restaurants go out of business every year because they weren't competitive enough and more importantly they didn't give their customers a good enough reason to use their services. This is going to be a very bold statement but (here it comes) IF YOU OWN OR MANA

My name is Craig and I am a professional magician and as such I am hyper aware that magicians are viewed as geeky at best and downright disturbing at the other end of the spectrum. I know this is a controversial statement and something that a lot of my fellow magicians will disagree with but it is true. Think about how magicians are portrayed on film and television. Outside of large Hollywood Blockbusters like The Prestige, magicians are portrayed as being very strange. Think

People say that planning a wedding is one of the most stressful things you can do. It is also one of the most expensive. In a recent survey The Independent states that the average cost of a wedding has risen in 2017 to £33,884. That is an incredible amount of money to spend on one day. It’s generally accepted by brides and grooms that planning a wedding will be very expensive however these days there is less financial support. Parents are no longer the sole financial contribu

Let’s be honest your wedding day is something you have been planning for a long time. You want everything to be perfect. You have organised the venue, the catering and even the dress. However now is the time to organise the entertainment. The big question is what do you do? The first piece of advice I would give you to is make sure you think long and hard about the entertainment. In a recent edition Bridal Magazine conducted a survey amongst 5000 brides. 78% percent of