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Karen Tran Royal Wedding Inspiration
Throughout the years I have been privileged to attend some stunning soirees, and the Karen Tran Royal Gala at the Lanesborough was no exception. World renowned florist Karen Tran chose London to host one of her 3 day masterclasses with students attending from all across the globe. During the 3 days they received tuition from…
Read MoreWedding industry speaker, expert and trainer
I have been a wedding planner for 16 years now and the owner of the UKAWP for 14 years. So as you can imagine I’ve acuminated rather a lot of knowledge in that time. Not only do I have immense experience in organising weddings I have trained and coached hundreds of wedding planners since 2004. I…
Read MoreLaunch a profitable wedding planning business
Its around this time every year I begin to get very busy with “other job” as director and part owner at the wedding planning industry body UKAWP . What is the UKAWP? The UK Alliance of Wedding Planners was founded to promote professionalism in wedding planning, evolving to include industry-wide educational and networking opportunities for…
Read MoreWedding Planning Excellence Seminar 2015
I am so very excited that the UKAWP are bringing back Wedding Planning Excellence (WPE) 2015, 27th – 28th November. This two day seminar is aimed at supporting new and experienced wedding planners providing practical, educational sessions for their business growth and development. The very first WPE was in 2009. There were no other wedding…
Read MoreSandals WeddingMoons® FAM trip to Jamaica – Part 1
Recently I have added destination weddings to the services I offer, starting with the Caribbean and Italy, but I will add more destinations over time. Over the last year I have worked closely with Unique Vacations UK Ltd (Global Representatives of Sandals, Beaches and Grand Pineapple Resorts) on some projects for the UKAWP and have…
Read MoreThe Wedding Sanctuary: an innovative wedding show
I am delighted to tell you about an amazing wedding show called The Wedding Sanctuary. If you are bored of *countless trestle tables and suppliers looking desperate and unenthusiastic, then this is definitely the show for you. Conceived by wedding planners of the UKAWP and hosted at the prestigious RSA House, The Wedding Sanctuary is an innovative wedding…
Read MoreNew York Study Trip – Part 4
This is my final report of the UKAWP study trip to New York… (pt 1) & (pt2) & (pt3) Saturday 13th October This was our last day so the primarily focus was sightseeing & yes more shopping – I wont bore you with the details but I did manage a visit to ground zero (oh my…
Read MoreNew York Study Trip – Part 3
Continuing our review of the New York study trip……… Thursday, 11th October After our meeting with Preston Bailey we headed out to see Dan Fehlig from the Upper Crust & 91 Event Space. We actually ended up talking lighting & design more then food! The location is not only where the kitchens are, it is…
Read MoreNew York Study Trip – Part 2
Continuing our review of the New York study trip……… Thursday, 11th October Following our meeting with Ceci New York we went on to see Preston Bailey which of course was incredibly exciting for us. His studio was a visual delight and we took time to admire the welcome plaque before having our meeting with him.…
Read MoreNew York Study Trip – Part 1
At the beginning of October I had the opportunity to travel to New York for a UKAWP study trip. This was something members expressed an interest in a couple of years ago, the wedding planning industry is huge in the U.S and New York is considered the Mecca of wedding trends. I’ve only been to…
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