The first gay weddings have taken place after same-sex marriage became legal in England and Wales at midnight. County Council Registration Services will need to write a new Ceremony to deliver which removes “marriage according to the law of this country is the union of one man with one woman…"

"This is an incredibly happy time for so many gay couples and lesbian couples who will be getting married, but it's an incredibly proud time for our country as well, recognising equal marriage in law."

Labour Leader, Ed Milliband

"Hi Jamie we are just on our way back to Newcastle now from our weekend away. None of us had any signal on our mobiles for the whole weekend other wise I would of txt u last night to say how lovely the table looked. You did an absolutely great job with it and my mum was just blown away. Ps my mum managed to get the balloons in her car so they have gone home with her! thanks again from Kristina x"

At this festive time of year Romance is in the chilly winter air... And also the most popular time of year to ask the most popular question ever asked:

“Will you marry me?”

A recent survey of 7,000 people found that Christmas Eve is apparently the most popular date in the year to pop the question.

Stir Up Sunday is the traditional day for everyone in the family to take a turn at stirring the Christmas pudding which is traditionally made with 13 ingredients to represent Christ and His Disciples. On Stir Up Sunday families returned from Church to give the pudding its traditional lucky stir. The pudding mixture was always stirred from East to West in honour of the three Wise Men who visited the baby Jesus. Whilst stirring the pudding mixture, each family member would make a secret wish.

The Memory Knot Company are offering one lucky local business in Cumbria a 25% discount off Christmas party balloon decorations for any function or party they may have planned for this seasonal time of the year. Whether the business is a supermarket, school, car showroom, hotel, restaurant, etc... we can make it look like a winter wonderland with our brilliant balloon arrangements. What about 'Merry Christmas' balloon clusters, candy cane balloon arches, or some reindeer balloon art...

Ta Da!! After a little while in the making it’s finally here and ready to hire! Designed and built by us here at The Memory Knot Company, our brand new hot chocolate drinks cart is the first of its kind in Cumbria, possibly the UK! The idea of a hot drinks station came about through the popularity of some photos re-pinned by Jaimie (our social media guru) onto one of our Pinterest boards. The pictures showed a hot chocolate station set up on a table for winter wedding guests to enjoy.

The Memory Knot Company are offering one lucky local business in Cumbria a 50% discount on Halloween themed balloon decorations for any function or party they may have planned for this seasonal time of the year. Whether the business is a supermarket, school, car showroom, hotel, restaurant, etc... we can make it look spooky for Halloween with our brilliant balloon arrangements. What about witchey balloon clusters, spooky balloon arches, or pumpkin and spider balloon art... If you or someone you know could benefit from this exclusive discount please get in touch!

The Rules:

• It has to be the first day of the month after dawn and before midday.

• The person(s) have to be awake.

• You can't Pinch! Punch! the person whose already Pinched! Punched! you.

At the The Memory Knot Company, we wanted to help support a brave little man, Noah Wall, who was born with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. His family and friends campaign tirelessly to raise awareness of his condition so we wanted to help them too! Armathwaite Hall Country House Hotel and Spa held a Gala Dinner for #HugsForNoah to raise money for Noah's ongoing care! We were pleased to buy tickets and offer our services to help an amazing little boy and his family.

#FF @TheMemoryKnotCo fantastic company providing AMAZING ballon displays as well as a host of other services http://t.co/m49qxiEHPR

— ZapActive (@ZapActive) April 19, 2013