Wedding Planner Tips
Managing divorced parents
If your parents are separated or divorced, there are areas of your special day that will require careful handling and meticulous planning if the day is to run smoothly and remain as tension-free as possible.Trying to manage split families and new stepfamilies can become very confusing, combine that with wedding protocol you may feel having…
Read MoreWedding tips for a dog friendly wedding
I’ve been a planner for 10 years and in that time a few clients have wanted their dogs involved in the day. The most memorable was 2 pug dogs who wore fairy wings and were trained to walk down the aisle with the ring in a special sparkly collar. So it was with interest that…
Read MoreNew Year Resolution 2012
If you are getting married in 2012 have you set yourself some New Year resolutions to ensure the wedding is planned and executed beautifully? If not here are my suggestions: 1. Create a realistic budget and stick to it, more advice on creating your budget can be found via an article I wrote for English…
Read MoreWinter Wedding Tips
Recently we gave some advice to the lovely writers at Hitched, talking about winter weddings. You can read all about it here.
Read MoreBe honest about your budget!
I originally posted this in 2009 but thought it was pretty prudent for now as this is when brides are interviewing suppliers for their weddings next year. As part of their consultation I naturally ask clients if they have a budget, in past years clients would give me a rough budget but I’ve noticed a…
Read MoreHow to slash your budget (but still have the wedding you want)
In the week I was interviewed by a journalist regarding how to save money on your budget. This article is featured on yahoo lifestyle and can be found here
Read MoreThe Royal Wedding Countdown: no toasters needed thankyou…
Many of my clients live together and as such have everything they need for their homes, for this reason they decide against the traditional ‘wedding gift list’ opting instead to honeymoon or charity donations. It would seem Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton are continuing with this trend by launching a charitable gift fund. …
Read MoreWhen I grow up I want to be a wedding planner…..
The beginning of the year is a busy time for wedding planners with floods of emails coming through, this is generally when we pick up most of our new bookings but also suppliers call to chat about what’s new with them. And we get an influx of CV’s from enthusiastic people wanting to become a…
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