Christmas is behind us and for those of you planning to tie the knot this year, why not take a leaf out of Simon and Kaye Chalk's book and give it a local flavour.
Simon Chalk and Kaye Wallis from Laterlivingnow! got married in October last year, nothing too special about that you might say, but they are both huge fans and supporters of the wonderful local businesses we have in Chesterfield. They set a goal to ensure that as many of the services and products they needed for the big day would come from local suppliers.
“There are many excellent reasons to use local businesses,” explains Kaye. “We conduct a lot of business in the area, and we wanted to repay that loyalty and, as much as possible, keep the business in the town. Not only that, but local suppliers also know the area like the back of their hands and their reputation rests on providing excellence in customer service. Being on the doorstep, these businesses are also likely to be more cost effective and, in terms of the carbon footprint, there will be significantly less miles travelled. So, more sustainable, it most certainly is!”
“Kaye bought her dress from Nora Eve, and I got my outfit from Andy Ingman at Ingmans,” said Simon.” We held the wedding ceremony at the Peak Edge Hotel and the reception in the Walton Suite; the bridesmaids’ dresses and Kaye’s shoes came from Blanc; the flowers were provided by Fresh Ideas Florists; we had our hair done at Harleys by Phil and Katrina; make up for Kaye was by Lauren at Cosmetique181; the rings were chosen from John Stevenson Jewellers; the cheese wedding cake was lovingly created by Simon Davidson at Cheese Factor; and the photographer, DJ, and band were based locally. The ceremony really had a local flavour!”
Simon and Kaye first met 30 years ago, Kaye was selling houses for Ben Bailey Homes and Simon was arranging mortgages for Roy Pink & Co. The chance meetings resulted in a couple of dates some years later, but they went their own ways.
The pair reconnected via the social media app LinkedIn about six years ago and after about 12 months started seeing each other. Simon popped the question in Cleethorpes in February 2023 and the wedding was set for 11 October last year… I have this picture of Simon on one knee, ring in one hand, tray of whelks in the other!
The wedding was a day enjoyed by all, Kaye’s brother, David, flew over from Hong Kong, and her sons, Daniel and Ashley gave her away. Simon’s daughter, Alex, was a bridesmaid. Simon’s son, Henry, was the ring bearer and read out a special poem, and long-standing friend, Neil Messenger was best man.
The supplier list is shown in detail overleaf, and should you be thinking of becoming two this year, it makes a great starting point for sourcing everything you need to make your dream come true. Of course, this is just Simon and Kaye’s choice, there are many more fabulous local suppliers out there but at least by taking the same approach you can be sure of helping the immediate economy… something a Vegas wedding can’t do!
Wishing Simon and Kaye all the very best for their future together.
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