{"id":10987551,"date":"2019-12-27T07:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T07:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/?p=10987551"},"modified":"2019-12-20T16:22:37","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T16:22:37","slug":"our-5-star-2019-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/our-5-star-2019-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Our 5 Star 2019 highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">What a year we\u2019ve had here at 5 Star Wedding Directory! 2019 has been full of gorgeous hotels, fabulous events and some beautiful inspiration on our blog. We\u2019ve had such a great year, so here are our highlights!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Our 5 Star favourite hotels<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">We\u2019ve travelled around the world this year! From London to LA, Menorca to Malta, we\u2019ve seen our fair share of luxury. Some highlights include Europe\u2019s first \u2018grand hotel\u2019, the <a href=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/review-the-langham-london\/\">Langham<\/a> in London, <a href=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/review-mandarin-oriental-hyde-park-london\/\">The Mandarin Oriental<\/a> and the beautiful boutique <a href=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/review-loscar\/\">L\u2019Oscar<\/a> with all its theatrical decadence.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10987555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10987555\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10987555\" title=\"Our 5 Star 2019 highlights\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Our 5 Star 2019 highlights\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10987555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10987555\" title=\"Our 5 Star 2019 highlights\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Our 5 Star 2019 highlights\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-2-1-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> Our 5 Star 2019 highlights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">We also adored our stay at <a href=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/review-cugo-gran-menorca\/\">Cugo Gran Menorca<\/a>, where we enjoyed 5 star luxury with some of the best food we\u2019ve ever tasted and exquisite service from the staff who became like family for our stay.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10987554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10987554\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10987554\" title=\"Our 5 Star 2019 highlights\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/cugo-gran-round-up-1.jpg\" alt=\"Our 5 Star 2019 highlights\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/cugo-gran-round-up-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/cugo-gran-round-up-1-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/cugo-gran-round-up-1-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/cugo-gran-round-up-1-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/cugo-gran-round-up-1-500x250.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10987554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10987554\" title=\"Our 5 Star 2019 highlights\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/cugo-gran-round-up-1.jpg\" alt=\"Our 5 Star 2019 highlights\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/cugo-gran-round-up-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/cugo-gran-round-up-1-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/cugo-gran-round-up-1-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/cugo-gran-round-up-1-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/cugo-gran-round-up-1-500x250.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> Our 5 Star 2019 highlights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">We also loved learning about the history of <a href=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/review-cliveden-house\/\">Cliveden House<\/a>, and relaxing at their spa and extensive grounds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10987552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10987552\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10987552\" title=\"Auto Draft\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fountaindavidwatson-800x450-2.jpg\" alt=\"Auto Draft\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fountaindavidwatson-800x450-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fountaindavidwatson-800x450-2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fountaindavidwatson-800x450-2-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fountaindavidwatson-800x450-2-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10987552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10987552\" title=\"Auto Draft\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fountaindavidwatson-800x450-2.jpg\" alt=\"Auto Draft\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fountaindavidwatson-800x450-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fountaindavidwatson-800x450-2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fountaindavidwatson-800x450-2-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fountaindavidwatson-800x450-2-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> Auto Draft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Our 5 Star favourite events<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">We love partnering with events to showcase the best that the luxury wedding market has to offer. This year our highlights included a fabulous floral masterclass with <a href=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/karen-tran-floral-opulence-at-the-savoy-london\/\">Karen Tran at The Savoy<\/a> as well as hosting a panel at the <a href=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/bridelux-symposium-2019\/\">Bridelux Symposium<\/a>. It was such a treat to spend time with industry friends, and the Halloween party was to die for!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10987553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10987553\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10987553\" title=\"Our 5 Star 2019 highlights\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-1.jpg\" alt=\"Our 5 Star 2019 highlights\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-1-770x1155.jpg 770w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-1-293x440.jpg 293w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-1-500x750.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10987553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10987553\" title=\"Our 5 Star 2019 highlights\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-1.jpg\" alt=\"Our 5 Star 2019 highlights\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-1-770x1155.jpg 770w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-1-293x440.jpg 293w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019-round-up-1-500x750.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> Our 5 Star 2019 highlights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Our 5 Star favourite blogs<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">2019 has been a good year for wedding inspiration! From the <a href=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/pantone-colour-of-the-year-2019-living-coral\/\">Living Coral pantone colour of the year<\/a> to a multitude of themes and endless <a href=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/category\/luxury-wedding-dresses\/\">luxury wedding dress collections<\/a>, we\u2019ve seen <a href=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/category\/real-luxury-weddings\/\">real weddings<\/a> and c<a href=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/category\/latest-celebrities\/celebrity-weddings\/\">elebrity parties<\/a> galore! We\u2019ve also enjoyed welcoming lots of new members to the directory and followers to Instagram.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10987556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10987556\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10987556\" title=\"Our 5 Star 2019 highlights\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up.jpg\" alt=\"Our 5 Star 2019 highlights\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up.jpg 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10987556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10987556\" title=\"Our 5 Star 2019 highlights\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up.jpg\" alt=\"Our 5 Star 2019 highlights\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up.jpg 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/blog-round-up-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> Our 5 Star 2019 highlights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">We hope you\u2019ve been inspired by 5 Star Wedding Directory\u2019s 2019! If you\u2019ve got engaged over Christmas, congratulations, we can\u2019t wait to help you find your perfect suppliers and provide you with inspiration for your big day. We \u2018re so excited to share with you all that we have planned for 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a year we\u2019ve had here at 5 Star Wedding Directory! 2019 has been full of gorgeous hotels, fabulous events and some beautiful inspiration on our blog. We\u2019ve had such a great year, so here are our highlights! Our 5 Star favourite hotels We\u2019ve travelled around the world this year! From London to LA, Menorca to Malta, we\u2019ve seen our fair share of luxury. Some highlights include Europe\u2019s first \u2018grand hotel\u2019, the Langham in London, The Mandarin Oriental and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":10987564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10987551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wedding-planning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10987551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10987551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10987551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10987564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10987551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10987551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10987551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}