Yes! We know how to celebrate! And what better reason to relax, unwind and indulge in the good life than For Ladies Wot Brunch’s One Year Anniversary? Nothing!
The weekend of 15-16 September saw 16 effervescent young women making their way to the Brooklands Spa & Hotel in Surrey for an afternoon of treatments, hot tub loving, race car watching followed by a private dinner party extravaganza, slumber party and breakfast activities which you’d only expect the morning after the night before…
The trip started with a bang and after a 2 hour journey (and being accused of having road rage. Me? Never!) we arrived in the hotel lobby. Bags checked in, swimwear slipped into and robes worn, we made our way to the spa for our 2 treatments each. Unfortunately, I cannot expose my ladies and therefore there will be no bikini shots for those of you eagerly scrolling to the slideshow at the bottom! What I can divulge however, is that there were several smoking bodies on display! The afternoon in the spa was amazing – from the body brushes, massages and manicures to the relaxation, steam and sauna rooms, it was utter bliss.
Dinner was just as amazing an experience and we were seated to a 3 course meal in our very own private dining room. The conversations, catch up and meet ups were fantastic. And of course the food was amazing too!
Here are some of the weekend’s highlights –
Musical Chairs! It’s that simple! After lots of food and even more to drink, the chairs were placed, the iPod dock was set and the game began. The bumper to bumper dancing to ensure you weren’t knocked from your seat meant that everyone had a boogie with radical vigour and it was oodles of fun! From 16 to 1 – the ladies were put through their strategic dancing paces and our winner was Feyi. Please believe that she made sure we all hailed her as the Musical Chair Queen!
Let’s gatecrash the wedding! From the moment we arrived at the hotel, we were surrounded by the guests attending a wedding that evening. Now, these were not just ordinary guests – these were extremely handsome guests! The type of guests that catch ALL eyes! We ummm’d and ahhh’d about whether or not to gatecrash the wedding after our dinner – we were all immaculately dressed and super confident that we could and would add some extra fizz and pop to the festivities. Wedding celebrations +anniversary celebrations = one good partayyy! In the end, we were so consumed by our own fun and games, that we sacked the wedding off (as if we were actually invited!) and turned the after party into a slumber party. But the side eye glances and hushed tones continued at breakfast the following day when all the guests emerged to break morning bread. It was lots of fun and despite not attending (or really knowing) the wedding party, we wish the bride and groom all the success and love in the world 🙂
High speed hot tub – I think every single one of us thoroughly appreciated the outdoor hot tub which overlooked the Mercedes Benz race and dirt tracks. I think it must have been the combination of fast cars and fresh air and champagne which made it an exhilarating viewing experience. The wolf whistles received from swimwear admirers below was a shameless added bonus (this may or may not be a lie). Tee hee hee!
Waiters wanna party too! As we seem to be the life and soul of the party wherever we go, it was no surprise when we discovered that despite finishing dinner two hours earlier, waiters still kept coming into the room to “service the table”. When we eventually cottoned on that the staff had been told about the fun-loving young ladies celebrating life and fabulousity and simply wanted to join in, we happily invited them to shake a leg with us and even got the head of waiting staff to azonto with the Ladies Wot Brunch. Drop it low and bring it up slow ol’ boy! Eassssy!
As I’m sure you’ve gathered, this was an absolutely fantastic weekend break. The time spent relaxing with old friends and getting to know new ones whilst celebrating the club’s existence was icing on an already generously decorated cake. We chatted weddings and babies because YES! We are expecting our first Brunch Club baby! Woohooo! A ginormous thank you goes to Tobi and Esther who not only painstakingly organised every last detail of our trip (including a surprise delicious Patisserie Valerie cake and a Prada purse for meeeeeeee!!!) but also used their creative skills (Esther’s amazingly hilarious and engaging emails got us to do exactly what she asked) and connections with the hotel (Tobi is a celebrated Brooklands customer! Big pimpin!) to ensure that we had the weekend of a lifetime. We couldn’t have asked for anything more and the bar has been set for next year’s anniversary celebrations.
Brooklands Spa & Hotel: We loved it. We recommend it. Go do it!
For Ladies Wot Brunch 