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5 Ways to keep your wedding guests happy

By bernadette

The majority of my clients always state they want guests to feel relaxed and welcome at their wedding. They don’t want it to feel ostentatious or too formal. Therefore as their planner I work on ensuring guests have the best time at my clients wedding. Over the last 13 years I’ve found 3 reasons why…

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An Intimate wedding at Hylands House, Essex

By bernadette

In the middle of December I was contacted by a couple wishing to marry end of January. Paul and Leo were planning an intimate wedding with close family and friends, they wanted a venue close to Chelmsford which is where their ceremony had already been booked. We had just 6 weeks to organise and design…

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Choosing your Wedding Suppliers

By bernadette

When you start to book suppliers it makes the wedding process feel incredibly real. After all it’s a hard decision making sure you hire the right suppliers.  What Suppliers do I need? You might want a candy floss station or a look alike singer but can you afford them? Sounds obvious but think about what…

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Wedding Reading: Match

By bernadette

A modern poem for you to consider for your wedding ceremony by author and poet Sophie Hannah   Additional suggestions on readings can be seen here

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Suffolk Marquee Wedding

By bernadette

In February 2014 I was contacted by a past client who wanted me to organise a wedding for her step daughter for June that year.  Having a shortlead time is never a problem for event planners, we have the contacts already so can pull everything together very quickly. In fact I organised a 50th for…

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Choosing Your First Dance

By bernadette
Wedding first Dance

It might be that you know instantly what song you’ll dance to, maybe it’s a song that was playing when you first met or your first holiday together. Or perhaps you’ll choose a song that suits the wedding theme, if there is one. If there isn’t a song that currently evokes emotions to you, then…

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Wedding at Spains Hall

By bernadette

In July last year I had the pleasure of organising the wedding for Claire and Rob. She had already booked the venue for the ceremony but wished to have a marquee reception back at her parents home. From our first meeting I knew we’d get on fabulously well from the country setting, to multiple dogs, it…

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Wedding Reading: I give you my hand

By bernadette

More readings can be seen here

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enquiries@dream-occasions.co.uk
01376 561 544 / 07939 215 531

Please note every image shown on our website has been taken from previous events we have organised. Our thanks to the following photographers for sending us the images:
Jasmine Jade, Simon Carr, Kerry Morgan, Touch Photography, Tracey Hosey, Tim Bowden, Contre Jour, Mark Bothwell, Max Burnett from Weddings_M, Julian Porch