Autumn is the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, as Keats so poetically put it. It’s also the season for stunningly stylish city weddings. After the long, hot summer, the nights draw in and the firres are lit, and thoughts turn to cosy venues, burnished colour schemes and honeymoons wrapped up with a scarf.

Whether your Fiancée has just got down on one knee or you’re about to walk up the aisle, this edition of West Weddings is packed with expert advice on everything you need to organise the biggest day of your life.

From Roman spas to Regency pump rooms, we’ve found impossibly chic venues for you to tie the knot in, in style. We show you how to party in style in Europe’s most vibrant cities just waiting to welcome stags and hens with open arms. And if two weeks on a beach is your idea of hell, we’ve found heavenly honeymoon destinations you can fly to in less time than it takes to order your wedding cake.

There are beautiful real weddings to inspire you, gowns to take your breath away, diets to try and experts with sound advice on everything from creating a venue guaranteed to leave your guests wide-eyed with wonder, to organising a bespoke honeymoon like no other.

Master cake-makers share their sugary secrets, there are incredible contemporary orists just waiting to make your bouquet, and photographers who know just how to turn your special day into an album of memories to cherish for years to come.
There’s a budget planner to keep you on track too, a month-by-month countdown to keep you calm, fantastic books to help you sail through the planning process and competitions to send you on the way to the wedding of your dreams.

Enjoy the autumn edition. Happy planning!