http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk en-gb fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk 2010-9-4T00:00:00Z fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#74660 Many congratulations to Carine amp Tim who held their reception at The Manor House Hotel MoretoninMarsh. There was a lovely mix of nationalities and Ed got to try out some of his French with some of the guests. We took along our 44 fountain decorated in purple lilac and ivory and finished it off with a couple of ice kebab stations. 2010-9-4 14:46:32 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#74137 Wow what a busy weekend Congratulations to Michelle and Mark on their recent wedding. They married at the very romantic Gretna Green and held an evening reception on Friday at The Eaton Hotel in Birmingham for all their family and friends. We provided a 44 fountain decorated using a black and silver colour scheme. We had lots of little helpers on hand who took a real liking to our catering gloves Congratulations to Matt and Lesley on their wedding day on Saturday. Matt and Lesley held their reception at The Chase Hotel in RossonWye and Lesley organised a surprise firework display for her new husband. Eddy and Ben loved the BBQ Im just sorry I could come along as I was preparing for our next wedding the following day. Eddy took along a 44 fountain and decorated this with wine satin orchids and wine roses and petals. Congratulations to Claire and Antony who held their reception on Sunday at Ettington Park Hotel Stratford upon Avon. Claires wedding planner Lara at Foxtail Li... 2010-8-30 13:48:32 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#73422 Saturday saw us at Damons 40th Birthday Party held at Crowle Village Hall. Damons wife Jot booked us to provide a 44 Chocolate Fountain and Fruit Palm Tree. Another great party....and a first for us being entertained by a very talented belly dancer Mystique J Groove Asia provided the disco I think this was the third time weve been at the same event now and they are really very very good and got everyone up dancing. We must also mention Jonathon of www.barfliesbars.co.uk who provided an excellently stocked bar. Its really great to see two cultures coming together and having an absolutely fantastic time. Unfortunately I didnt get the name of the caterers which is a shame as they were excellent too so my apologies I hate to admit it but I was too busy eating Thanks to Jot and Damon for providing us with a lovely meal and being such great people. A Sunday lunch is definitely not needed today....but the diet will start tomorrow maybe.... 2010-8-22 16:02:12 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#72921 Today we exhibited at the 2nd Worcestershire County Cricket Club Wedding Fayre... Rather than taking ice as we did last year we decided to display our Candy Buffet table the Whopper Fountain 53 Chocolate fountain and our medium fruit palm tree. Eddy isnt just 5ft tall the Whopper really is that big Eddy is in fact 5ft 10....its a bit of a monster fountain We had such a fantastic day and didnt stop from the time we arrived until it was time to pack up. Thanks to everyone who paid us a visit and sampled our sweets chocolate and fruit palm. Thanks also for all the lovely comments on our displays its days like this that really makes it all so worthwhile I was really pleased to meet Vicky and Leanne whose weddings we will be doing in the future also to Chris who paid a deposit on the spot nice one Chris I would just like to mention that we do not use oil in our fountains as suggested by a competitor today and at which we felt quite insulted. We use the finest Belgian coverture ... 2010-8-15 19:50:28 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#72919 Many congratulations to Sam and Peter who held their reception at the wonderful Forest of Arden Hotel in Coventry. Sam chose our largest 5.5ft fruit palm to welcome her guests and followed this later with a 44 fountain and kebab ice stations. A special mention to the band Wild Clover who did a great job and also many thanks to Gary at the Forest of Arden who was so helpful. Another great wedding... 2010-8-15 19:32:35 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#72341 Congratulations to Debbie amp Alan who jetted off to Florida for their vows and came back to a great party for family and friends which they held at the Tally Ho Police Training CentreSports and Social Club in Birmingham. Debbie ordered our 36 fountain mainly for the children.....by the end of the night there seemed to be a lot of children over the age of 30 all tucking in which was great Many thanks to the staff at Tally Ho who were really accommodating to us and their food was brilliant Heres a few of the chocolate faces which we captured...priceless 2010-8-8 12:40:21 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#71863 Alix and Adam held their wedding reception at the very grand Dumbleton Hall in Worcestershire. Alix looked very much the pretty woman in her most beautiful wedding dress and the guys scrubbed up pretty well too We originally met Alix last year at a 40th Birthday party that we did for her friend Ester .... Ester made Eddys whole year with her fantastic stud muffin testimonial hes still living off that one Another great wedding lovely venue and a fantastic group of guests. Special thanks to Alixs baby brother who looked after us so well too and it was great to see Ester again 2010-8-1 17:57:51 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#71237 Fruity rum punch jerk chicken rice and peas tropical fruit palm tree limbo dancing and enormous helium pineapples....welcome to Niccis Birthday party held in the marquee at Worcestershire County Cricket Club. Nicci pulled out all the stops for her birthday party on Saturday well after all she is the conference and events coordinator at the WCCC so no pressure there then What a day and night We took along our champagne fountain a fruit palm tree and 44 chocolate fountain. We had so much fun putting this together. Both me and Eddy were decked out in loud Caribbean shirts the chocolate fountain was dressed with a shiny palm tree topper orange rose petals organza and flower garlands... Also at the party were Steve from Midlands Leisure taking photos of the guests in their tropical finery and had set up a screen show of photos of Nicci for the past.....so many years another Steve from Backstage Promotions who ran an amazing disco and competitions and of course Steve from the WCCC mana... 2010-7-25 20:20:38 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#70294 We had a big wedding on Saturday for Clare amp Mark who held their reception at The Coppertops in Worcester. Clare had decided on a theme of gold and ivory and we provided a beautiful ice column with gold butterflies inside so it looked as if they were fluttering up inside the column. We also took along a 4ft chocolate fountain with a selection of 10 dips and topped it off with a traditional Bride amp Groom topper. Despite the weather being so warm the ice column lasted from 3pm and was still going strong at 11.30pm when we left...there were a few little girls waiting to pull out the butterflies so I hope someone got one in the end The day was made extra special as Clare is my cousins daughter so it was a real honour to do something special for the family. I had a great time having a boogie with my Aunty Arlene who I hadnt seen for a long time another perfect day 2010-7-13 15:22:07 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#68983 Congratulations to Caroline and Grant who held their reception in the Walnut Suite at Coombe Abbey in Coventry. I must admit that we did have particular fun planning for this wedding as we were asked to following a Scottish theme. We found a fabulous fountain topper being a glass thistle which we placed on top the fountain. We did spend a couple of weekends looking for wild thistles for the displays but must admit English thistles are not as impressive as Scottish Thanks to Wayne and his team at Coombe Abbey for being such a great help. Looking forward to seeing you again soon 2010-6-27 18:27:49 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#68982 Were now well into our wedding season and loving it Many congratulations to Clare and Simon They had picked a lilac and purple colour scheme which was absolutely lovely. The reception was held at the Worcestershire County Cricket Club. What an absolutely beautiful day for a wedding. It was such a humid night but all the doors were open in the Graeme Hick pavillion with a backdrop of a lit Worcester Cathedral at night. It really is a stunning venue. Thanks as ever to Nicci and the staff at WCCC for being so helpful and a great bunch of people too. 2010-6-27 18:21:37 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#68424 A double congratulations to Mary on her Birthday and her wedding day Marys guests arrived at Gaudet Luce Golf Club to celebrate her birthday and left celebrating her wedding too Another wonderful evening and fab party. Thanks to the staff at Gaudet Luce Golf Club for all their help and if you wondered what happens to the chocolate and dips after the event heres a clue.... 2010-6-20 16:22:09 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#67755 I had to make a special mention for Simon of www.mobilebarforhire.com. These guys were great They had such a large selection of real ales spirits and wine we were really impressed. The highlight for me was Simons special cocktail...this packed a punch All I can say is that Im so relieved to have tried it at the end of the evening I slept sooo well A mix of four spirits and three mixers its worth hiring them just for this Gorgeous 2010-6-12 12:40:30 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#67751 Last night saw us at Sally amp Wills wedding. This had the real wow factor Sally amp Will held their reception in a barn at Netherton. 3 months ago they were lambing in here and last night the transformation was magical. Special machinery had been hired in to clear the barn all the walls were painted and then the decoration started. Sally had made a gorgeous willowhazel arch entrance to the barn covered in fairy lights and organza. There were masses of hanging baskets and pots of lavender and colour coordinated flowers. Every beam inside had fairylights painstakingly attached so the roof lit up in the evening. Add balloons and balloon arches and wow Supper was a fabulous hog roast then add a mobile bar www.mobilebarforhire.com a disco and topped off by our chocolate fountain. What a night Special thanks to Claire for the booking and well done to the family in pulling together to make a truly memorable wedding day. 2010-6-12 12:27:15 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#67166 Wroxhall Abbey was the venue for Warwick Medical Schools Graduation Ball set in an impressive marquee alonside the Chapel on the Wroxhall Abbey Estate. Guests entered the marquee through an enormous balloon arch to collect their glass of Pimms served from our Champagne Fountain. Sat alongside the fountain was a lotus ice sculpture filled ripe chilled strawberries. We took along our 44 chocolate fountain and 5.5ft Giant Fruit Palm tree. To accompany the fruits on the palm tree we provided a sharp raspberry coulis and a sticky toffee sauce which by the way is fab on profiteroles The organising committee really did a great job in providing a great live band disco fireworks garden jenga and to Wii Fit screens. It was definitely a fantastic way to celebrate a well deserved graduation Thanks to Angela and the WMS Organising Committee we thoroughly enjoyed the Ball and met some great people. Also thanks to the staff at Wroxhall Abbey who were extremely helpful to us. Check out the g... 2010-6-6 17:06:01 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#66632 Congratulations to Smeena amp Imran. Sunday saw us off to Ashas Restaurant Birmingham to provide a fountain for Smeena amp Imrans wedding reception. We arranged for the happy couple to turn on their fountain. We followed a deep red colour theme and decorated the fountain surround with maroon orchids sweet williams and finished the fountain off with a topper decorated with deep red grass maraboo feathers and organza. Thanks to Sam and Imran for booking us and also to the staff at Ashas especially for the most wonderful take away they provided for us with their compliments. Ashas is a wonderful contemporary restaurant which now boasts its own civil licence. If youre in the area and love Indian cuisine its a must and absolutely delicious 2010-5-31 21:22:45 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#66424 Congratulations to Lisa and Jordan For Lisa and Jordans special day we supplied a heart cluster ice sculpture together with two ice buckets decorated to match their colour scheme of black purple and blue. They chose to hold their wedding breakfast at Jephson Gardens in The Restaurant in the Park Leamington Spa. The restaurant sits in the park alongside the river and takes full advantage of its position with ceiling to floor glass windows a really lovely venue. 2010-5-29 16:53:19 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#65483 We are relieved to say that we have managed to find another van to join our small but expanding fleet. We have kept the last two weekends free to find an additional vehicle and do all the things necessary to bring it up to scratch to transport our fountains and palm trees. Thankfully its all gone like clockwork and the only thing left to do now is the signwriting. We will have to attack this after the wedding season as weve now simply run out of time and have very few spare weekends left until November. If anyone knows of a good vehicle graphics company around the Worcester area then please email taniafantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk with the details 2010-5-17 13:50:06 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#64511 After a long cold winter I was most relieved to see that the UKs first strawberries are starting to hit the shelves. Not that theres anything wrong with imported strawberries of course its just that we like to support local growers wherever possible plus we know just how fresh they will be Everything in the garden seems to be around 3 weeks late in sprouting this year 2010-5-4 13:22:25 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#63769 Yesterday saw us at Romy amp Geoffs Wedding which took place at The LeftBank in Hereford. This venue is sat next to the River Wye with several floors and glass balconies which overlook the river on the hottest day of the year so far it was absolutely beautiful. Romy had chosen a chocolate and sage green colour scheme for her special day and I must say the colours really worked so well together and looked superb. We took along our 44 medium fountain and decorated the display with chocolate brown and sage green gerbera also using lots of greenery we topped off the fountain with a brown feather and leaf display. We also took a Lotus flower ice sculpture filled with strawberries keeping them nicely chilled. This was a lovely glamorous wedding set by the river on a beautiful sunny day what more could you want... 2010-4-25 13:29:14 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#63533 Happy 21st Birthday to Manoj Aman Jhagra the handsome one in the centre.... What a party It was an absolutely fantastic evening and we had so much fun doing this. With over 160 guests this was definitely one party to remember. The room at the Bia Lounge was beautifully decorated with turquoise chair sashes oversized martini glass table centres filled with blue glass beads and the table arrangement was spot on. We provided our 4ft fruit palm tree which was covered with strawberries grapes galia and cantaloupe melon kiwi and fresh pineapple and served with raspberry and mango coulis also our medium 44 chocolate fountain which we decorated in a turquoise theme and with a white feather topper and finally two crystal clear ice cannons again with a turquoise accent theme. The Bia Lounge certainly looked after us very well and we had a gorgeous plate of pakora samosa and dhal big thanks to Akmal and his staff It was really delicious We were wondering whether to join Blue Peter as pre... 2010-4-21 20:13:21 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#63167 Well tomorrow were off to a 21st Birthday in Small Heath. Were taking along our 4ft fruit palm tree 44 chocolate fountain and ice canons. Weve had this booking for a little while and have been really looking forward to doing this job. Check back on Sunday for the photos....theyre going to be great 2010-4-16 18:09:06 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#62708 We had a lovely time The Fownes Hotel Worcester providing the 44 Chocolate Fountain Swan Ice Sculpture and 2ft Sweetie Palm tree for Louisa and Simons evening reception. What a gorgeous day for a wedding. Congratulations to Louisa and Simon who are a really lovely couple and thanks to Tina who is a complete star for booking us. Also thanks to Julie at Fownes for her great organisation. Hope you have a great time at the Theatre tonight 2010-4-10 17:43:03 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#62119 Chocolate and cheese does tend to work together mild cheddar is best. So far everyone who has been brave enough to try has loved it. So at a recent 50th Birthday Ally decided to come up with a new twist .... the Ally kebab. Not for the faint hearted but we were amazed it was actually quite nice in a very weird kind of way You will need Mild Cheddar cheese Grapes and heres the killer silver skin onions warm Belgian chocolate Load up a kebab and pour over the warm chocolate. Im still puzzling over how this all actually works together but give it a go you may be pleasantly surprised Thanks to Ally for this one If anyone has any recommendations for new dipping items or combinations then let us know. Wed love to hear your ideas and of course wed have to try it out for ourselves 2010-4-3 10:19:31 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#61858 We are absolutely delighted and very proud to announce that Worcester City Council Environmental Health Services has awarded us with 5 Stars Excellent in their Scores on the doors Food Hygiene Rating system. 2010-3-31 13:43:54 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#61021 What a great time we had last night supporting the Worcester Breast Care Unit. The event was superbly organized by Sarah Thompson and held at the Edgar Suite at Bowl Xtreme Worcester. Through Sarahs hard work she managed to raise over 1635000 on the night which was much more than I think anyone expected. A big well done to her The event had it all from a lovely hot buffet meal professional photographer amazing dancers disco a compare from BBC Hereford and Worcester fabulous live band and not forgetting our 4ft Chocolate Fountain and Lotus ice sculpture. Sarah had also organised a great raffle with lots of fantastic prizes donated by local businesses and finishing with an exciting auction...Eddy won a voucher for 16320 of beauty care services. Mmm..I think he may need to donate that one to a more needy cause...me. Our brand new fountain topper took its first outing and made a great impact sat on top of the chocolate fountain. We decorated this with cerise ostrich feathers to ma... 2010-3-21 15:23:11 http://www.fantasticchocolatefountains.co.uk/page2.htm#60964 This is our first blog posting keeping you updated on Fantastic Chocolate Fountains events news and interesting information. We are proud to introduce our Chocolate Fountain Topper. This is an extension to the top of our chocolate fountains which extend its height using a whole range of different items such as flowers feathers bride amp groom etc. Think of it as a topper to a wedding cake but on a Chocolate Fountain The topper is taking its first outing this evening at a charity event we are attending for the Worcester Breast Care unit. The topper will contain cerise pink ostrich feathers to tie in with the Charitys colour scheme so check back tomorrow to see the photos Its going to be impressive. As far as we can tell we are the second company in the UK using fountain toppers...so if you want to stand out from the crowd give us a call 2010-3-20 12:28:03