The lovely weather brought 200 brides and grooms-to-be to the I Will wedding fair at the Copthorne Hotel, Merry Hill, Dudley.

The hotel’s canalside setting was an ideal venue for the show on Sunday September 7 which was a great success with exhibitors showcasing a range of wedding products and services.

Exhibitor Katie Hodgetts from The Wedding House (www.the-wedding-house.co.uk) said: “We were very busy and there was a great atmosphere in the room. I was really pleased with how much interest there was in our new photobooth.”

Our sponsors The Wedding House kindly gave the use of their photobooth as the prize of the day, worth £400.

The winner was Kimberley Bradley of Dudley who is planning her wedding for September 2016. She said: “I found the wedding fair really helpful and am really pleased to have won the use of the photobooth.”

The next I Will Autumn wedding fair will take place on Sunday September 21 at Brockencote Hall, Chaddesley Corbett, near Kidderminster, from 11am until 3pm. There will be two shows the following Sunday, September 28, at Worcestershire County Cricket Club, Worcester, from 11am until 3pm and at The Greenway Hotel and Spa, near Cheltenham, from noon until 4pm.

Future autumn shows will be held at impressive venues including Dumbleton Hall Hotel, Dumbleton, near Evesham, and St Andrew’s Town House Hotel  in Droitwich Spa.

The I Will Wedding Fairs – run by the people behind local newspapers such as The Shuttle, Bromsgrove Advertiser, Redditch Advertiser, Stourbridge News, Halesowen News and Dudley News – bring together an array of services under one roof.

This means couples, and their families and friends, can spend a relaxed and enjoyable day  ­– or evening – collecting ideas and contacts to help create the perfect wedding.

For more information about the I Will wedding fairs, call 01384 358106 or visit www.iwillweddings.co.uk.