The London Wedding Event - VOWS

I am pleased to be part of the hand picked team for the VOWS event on 11th October in London.

VOWS - Visualise Our Wedding Secrets is an exciting new approach to communicating the best in wedding information to engaged couples without any hard selling. It has been created by Chelsea Bidwell of Beyond Weddings Limited. The evening will give brides and grooms an opportunity to chat freely to top wedding industry professionals. The professionals -photographers, caterers, stylists, wedding planners, florists and jewellers will be able to share their hints and tips gained from a wealth of knowledge and experience.

The launch event takes place on Tuesday 11th October 2011 at the London showrooms of de la Cuona - 150 Walton Street, SW3.

Check out the VOWS blog at www.vowsblog.co.uk. Tickets are available at £15 through the webiste.

Scent for your wedding day

Scent never fails to evoke memories. Without realising, our olfactory sense identifies and stores this memory or association. How many times have you turned to look as a stranger passes you, thinking you will know them, purely because you identify the scent they are wearing as familiar? I like to incoporate a scent into my clients' wedding day to create another evocative memory for them to easily recall. This can be in a variety of ways, from the flowers used in a bouquet, the perfume or after shave they choose to wear or the scented candles burning in the Ladies loo!SENTI opened in Wimbledon Village last December and I discovered it this summer through a client. It is the brainchild of Debbie Knight who fell in love with the Dr Vranjes fragrances on checking into a hotel room in Florence. She liked them so much, she became the UK distributor!

The range includes candles, diffusers and body products. The candles and room diffusers are perfect for weddings, either in the drinks reception area or in the restrooms. Many of my bridess have bought the body products as a treat for their relaxing night prior to the wedding.

To read more about Debbie, Senti and the fabulous products available go to http://www.senti.co.uk/

Fabulous tiaras

Donna is a long time wedding associate of mine and this year she launched her company 'Top hat and veils'. My clients have been delighted with their wedding accessories and the personal service she offers.

A little bit about them : 'Top Hat & Veils specialise in a large range of wedding accessories.
We are passionate about supplying only the finest of accessories at affordable prices. Our fantastic collections are ideal for brides, bridesmaids and the mother of the bride. We offer advise over the phone, e-mail and in person by appointment - so that we can give you personal advise in finding the ideal accessory for your outfit.'

As a wedding planner, for me, it is all about offering my clients personal service and Donna and her team embody that principle.

Take a look at http://www.weddingtiarasuk.co.uk/

Radio schedule for 28th July

Station Name Area Covered Time
BBC Radio Lincolnshire Lincoln 08:30 - 08:40
Colourful London 09:50 - 10:00
U105 Belfast, Antrim, Omagh 10:10 - 10:20
BBC Radio Guernsey Guernsey 10:40 - 10:50
Swansea Sound 1170 MW Swansea 11.45 - 12.00

Pre-recorded interviews will also feature at some point during the day on:
Adfero, Radio Wave Blackpool, BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Stoke, Kingdom FM, 107 The Bee, 2BR, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Somerset, Premier Christian Radio, Northern Media Group, BBC South West

The most romantic job - the search is on!

On Wednesday 28th July 2010, I launch the search for the 'Mercure Wedding Angel'. I will be doing a series of nationwide radio interviews with Mercure Hotels to begin the search for 2 candidates for 'the most romantic job' - the wedding co-ordinators at two of their flagship hotels. I will be guest judging the competition which provides a fantastic opportunity for anyone wanting to break into the wedding industry.
The website will be live tomorrow and I will post up a list of the interview times and stations in order that you can listen in to get the details if you are interested entering.
Off the back of this launch, Mercure have collated some interesting wedding facts and figures that I will discuss on air tomorrow.

Lincolnshire Pride Interview

The July issue of Lincolnshire Pride is out now. You can read my interview online at http://www.lincolnshirepride.co.uk

Confetti Confidential on sale now!

Confetti Confidential by Holly McQueen on sale now!
Holly contacted me a couple of years ago when she was researching the role of a wedding planner for her new book. We met a few times and I also took her to the Designer Wedding Show to experience all things weddings! I had great fun talking with and advising her -it is wonderful to see some of it in print now in this hilarious book.