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How To Organise Your DIY Wedding

You love the idea of creating your own unique wedding but do you have the confidence to step away from all of those boring package deals that most wedding venues offer? I mean, where do you begin with a DIY wedding? Just follow our simple 6 point checklist below. 1. Choose Your Venue This is …

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Drinks Before Your Ceremony

It’s that time of year where you’re all busy planning the details of your wedding day and will be thinking about your timeline.  You start with when your guests should arrive. For those of you having a ceremony you obviously want your guests there before the Bride makes her entrance. So, why not invite them …

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Waiting Staff & What You Need to Know

What every couple needs to know before their wedding, is that the people staffing your wedding are KEY to its success. We’ve talked before about the importance of choosing your suppliers carefully but have you thought about the staff they are using? The suppliers on our preferred list (towards the back of the brochure) all …

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Wedding Cake Checklist

The wedding cake can be a big part of the reception décor and provides an opportunity for some lovely first photos of the newly married couple.  But there are often quite a few things that get forgotten, so I think it’s time for a little checklist….. The Knife Let’s start with the basics – have …

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Can you legally get married outside in the UK?

The short answer is yes, you can get married outside in the UK. The longer answer? Unfortunately you can’t legally marry anywhere you choose. Under current laws, you can only marry at a licensed venue and they need to have a fixed, permanent structure hence the abundance of wedding venues with gazebos. We’re not licensed …

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The Bar

So many different views on this subject – a free bar, a paid bar or a subsidised bar? It can get confusing so we thought we’d share some top tips to help you with your planning. The vast majority of our couples provide drinks to their guests during the reception and with the meal.  After …

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The Timeline

So you’ve made all the big decisions and got your suppliers sorted but now you’re trying to slot it all together. Should be easy right?  In actual fact, this is one of the areas that can often cause a lot of stress but there is a simple solution.  Ask the experts. Yep, those good old …

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Working in the Wedding Industry

It’s National Careers Week so I thought It was an ideal time to share a little insight about what it’s like to work here. I’m always surprised by the interest people show about working within the wedding industry. I guess it is appealing due to all of the happiness we associate with weddings but from a …

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The Guests That Don’t Make The Cut….

As yet, we don’t know what is going to be allowed in the coming months but boy have we got our fingers crossed! One thing that seems probable is that weddings will be allowed but capped at a certain number of guests.  We know that many of you are trying to get ahead of the …

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