Our Planning Blog

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It’s not something every couple may think about but it’s an important one - keeping your wedding pros fed and watered on the day is a small detail that could make a real difference.

Feeding Your Wedding Suppliers: How, when and why?

It’s not something every couple may think about but it’s an important one - keeping your wedding pros fed and watered on the day is a small detail that could make a real difference.

Jun 07 2016


It’s happening, it’s nearly here! You’ve spent months, maybe even years, getting your plans together for your big day and now you’re in the home stretch, the final few weeks.

Crunch Time Checklist: What to do in the final weeks before your big day

It’s happening, it’s nearly here! You’ve spent months, maybe even years, getting your plans together for your big day and now you’re in the home stretch, the final few weeks.

May 31 2016


Every bride wants to look flawless on their wedding day. Whether its natural boho or smokey eyed glam, your skin is one of your biggest assets.

Get Your Skin Wedding Day Ready

Every bride wants to look flawless on their wedding day. Whether its natural boho or smokey eyed glam, your skin is one of your biggest assets.

May 16 2016


Great advice from professional make up artist Sheelagh Powell to help with your long haul honeymoon flight.

Top 7 Tips For Looking After Your Skin On A Long Haul Flight

Great advice from professional make up artist Sheelagh Powell to help with your long haul honeymoon flight.

Jan 20 2016


Wedding planning is right up there in the top five list of most stressful life events you can go through. So here are some great ways to let go of that stress.

Surefire Ways to De-stress During Wedding Planning

Wedding planning is right up there in the top five list of most stressful life events you can go through. So here are some great ways to let go of that stress.

Dec 06 2015


Thanks to the unpredictable British weather, even a wedding in the height of summer isn’t guaranteed to be hot and dry.

How to make the best of a rainy day wedding

Thanks to the unpredictable British weather, even a wedding in the height of summer isn’t guaranteed to be hot and dry.

Oct 27 2015


In this very special post, our client Maebellyne shares her experience and advice about how to plan a wedding from abroad.

How to Plan a Wedding from Abroad

In this very special post, our client Maebellyne shares her experience and advice about how to plan a wedding from abroad.

Sep 01 2015


Venue hunting can be one of the most fun and the most frustrating experiences of wedding planning. Here are a few questions to help you find the right one.

Questions to Ask The Wedding Venue BEFORE You Book

Venue hunting can be one of the most fun and the most frustrating experiences of wedding planning. Here are a few questions to help you find the right one.

Aug 04 2015


A very special post from one of our past wedding couples.

5 Things We Wished We Had Known When We Were Planning Our Wedding

A very special post from one of our past wedding couples.

Apr 16 2015


Hands down the most fun part of wedding planning for so many brides! You can finally, legitimately walk into a bridal shop and look around without worrying anyone is going to give you a funny look…

7 Tips for Wedding Dress Shopping

Hands down the most fun part of wedding planning for so many brides! You can finally, legitimately walk into a bridal shop and look around without worrying anyone is going to give you a funny look…

Apr 14 2015