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“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
As soon as the sun comes out we find the phone calls flood in with last minute garden game orders, but this hasn’t stopped Paul from purchasing a few more games for our stock. Newest additions to the ‘game family‘ include limbo & traditional rounders.
Garden games currently available include:
Prices and further information can be seen via our hire website
As I have mentioned in previous posts, the start of the year is always busy with new enquiries not only for event co-ordination but also for our hire arm, Dream Occasions Hire. When we launched this side of the business in 2008 it was specifically to enable even clients with smaller budgets to have the option of beautiful accessories at their weddings.
“The team at Dream Occasions Hire are highly professional and offer a really friendly and efficient hire service full of useful, pretty and practical products to make your wedding that extra bit special. I enjoy hiring and buying (particularly their high quality aisle runners) from time to time for our wedding clients who are always delighted with the end result.” Kelly Chandler, Wedding Planner, The Bespoke Wedding Company
We now have a lot of repeat custom from wedding planners and florists who appreciate the personal service we give every client, not to mention the reasonable delivery charges. Not a courier in sight!
The most popular items are the candelabras, lanterns, garden games and aisle runners. New for 2012 are white /black candelabras which should be here ready for the summer season and hanging crystals. Keep an eye out on our website for images when ready.
”The runner looked fab at the wedding and was just what the church needed” Aimee Dunne
The hire arm is managed by Paul Chapman who can be reached on post@dreamoccasions-hire.co.uk , if there is an item you want but which we don’t stock, just let us know.
Top 5 most popular items
“I have hired from Dream Occasions on several occasions over the last couple of years and always found their service to be very professional and complete from placing the order to delivery of the hired items. They have a wide and interesting range of items for hire and I am more than happy to recommend Dream Occasions for any hire requirements.” Beverley Nichols Jades Flower Design.
Photo Credit: Harvey Collard, Andy Catterall, Nick Kontou
Back in May I did a feature on Escort Cards which included a vintage frame from my friend Kate Fletcher at Vintage Style Hire. I contacted Kate in July to see if it was free for me to use at a wedding , sadly all her frames were already out. So I started sourcing some alternatives and decided vintage wasn’t really the right style of frame for my ‘Tim Burton’ theme wedding!
I spent hours looking for the right frame and eventually found this gorgeous black frame just perfect for our theme. I decided to keep for Dream Occasions Hire as I felt it would be ideal for other clients whose theme encorporates black.
What can you use it for?
1. To hang escort cards
2. To use in a photo booth
3. To frame a welcome sign
4. To frame a table plan
If you are interested in hiring the frame it is £15. The dimensions are 23″ x 27″. For more information contact Paul on poat@dreamoccasions-hire.co.uk
Photo Credit: Escort Card image via Mark Bothwell
We are feeling the love here at Dream Occasions and because it is Pauls birthday on Thursday we thought we would share some of that love with you.
If you place an order worth over £70 with Dream Occasions Hire by the end of June 2011 you will automatically receive a 10% discount. So whether it is candelabras, garden games or lanterns we are sure there is something for you. Visit our website to view our stock.
Disclaimer
The £70 must be excuding delivery & collection & we must receive your bookig form by the end of June
