In my 10 years as a planner there are many times whereby I have to ‘fix an emergency’ (sometimes) without the bride & groom or guests knowing. In this series I am sharing some of those circumstances with you in short snippets once a month. Regulars to my blog will know I specialise in marquees, I [...]

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The role of Mother of the Bride isn’t always an easy job. You need to offer advice to your daughter but respect her wishes, you need to be strong, but not too domineering, and you need to just say “yes dear that sounds wonderful” when she tells you of the latest trends.  So helping your [...]

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“That’s the beauty about love. It’s not about give-and-take – it’s about feeling safe in one’s needs – wanting to be looked after as much as wanting to look after.” ― Freya North, Chances

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Part of my role as an event planner is to allocate clients budget to the relevant areas of their wedding/party, i.e from our initial consultation I will have an idea of how much the flowers, entertainment, stationery should cost. I’m normally pretty accurate with my estimations but then I have been doing this for 10 [...]

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“You’re the reason I get out of bed every night. And you’re the reason I can’t wait to come home every dawn. Not the war. Not the Brothers. Not even Butch. It’s…you.” ― J.R. Ward, Lover Unleashed

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Continuing my explanation on the services that I provide for clients I’d now like to talk a little about my partial service called The Handover. This service is perfect for couples who have planned their own wedding day but want reassurance there are no errors in the organisation they have undertaken. In the past I [...]

In January my youngest child turned 3, after having 10 years of boys parties, it was nice to bring out my girly side. She is obsessed with princesses and fairies and frankly anything pink. We invited just a few of her friends to a princess party, despite being amazingly busy with Dream Occasions I managed [...]

Traditionally the 3 speeches that happen in a wedding are the Father of the Bride, Groom and Best Man. However with many brides being independent and quite rightly, having an opinion and voice of their own, they are deciding to join in the fun and say a few words as well.  The bride has the [...]

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In my 10 years as a planner there are many times whereby I have to ‘fix an emergency’ (sometimes) without the bride & groom or guests knowing. In a new series I am sharing some of those circumstances with you in short snippets once a month. In one of my earlier marquee weddings, a client [...]

“They didn’t understand that she held his heart, held it so utterly that there was nothing he wouldn’t do, no line he wouldn’t cross to keep her safe.” ― Nalini Singh, Archangel’s Kiss

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