Wedding Planner Tips

Cost of a marquee wedding or party

Suffolk Marquee Reception

If you are organising a marquee wedding or party at home you might be curious how much this will cost.  Having a wedding budget is vital, but there are no sample budgets for your marquee wedding. So just where do you start? I’ve organised hundreds of weddings and parties since 2002 and trained 600+ wedding planners.  The majority of…

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Just Engaged? What next?

For some of you it has been an amazing Christmas filled with wedding proposals. If this is you I have no doubt you are eager to start planning your wedding. But hold fire, you wont get this time back again so it’s so important to take some time out to enjoy it. Take this time…

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Hot Chocolate Station Bar

Lets face it, we are definitely in winter now. The nights are cold and dark and all we want to do is cuddle up. In fact my office is so cold I even sit here with a hot water bottle! But do you know what is great about winter? Its having non guilt hot chocolate, after…

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Getting organised for your upcoming wedding

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If you are getting married within the next 6-8 weeks then this blog post is for you. As a wedding planner the lead up is so busy with last minute organisation that I’m invariably incredibly busy. I often think how this time must be for couples organising their own wedding, dealing with last minute planning as well…

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How To Create Your Wedding Budget

Recently I presented at the National Wedding Show in London, my topic was wedding budgets. When there I asked the audience how many of them have a wedding budget set and I was astonished to see only 2 couples had one confirmed. Open Communication No one enjoys talking about money, but you need to set the…

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How To Get Married in the UK

english-wedding

It’s not hard to see the appeal of getting married in the UK, no matter what your wedding style – glamorous London hotels, rustic countryside barns, historic castles and drama coastal venues. We’ve got it all. But if you’re planning a UK wedding from abroad, it can definitely be a little more than overwhelming when…

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UKAWP Coaching Service

As many of you know as well as organising fabulous events for my clients I am also an owner/director for the UKAWP. I am rather proud of the recent gorgeous transformation – if you get a moment do go and view the gorgeous new branding. I adore my work at the UKAWP, I’m proud of…

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Wedding Trend Predictions for 2017

Wedding Trend Predictions for 2017 | Dream Occasions

In my line of work, most weeks are spent immersed in beautiful photography of real weddings and styled shoots, blogs, Instagram and Pinterest. I make it my mission to keep an eye out for developing trends and decor choices I believe brides will be making in the year ahead. So what are the predicted wedding…

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