- Meg Ryan, City of Angels

Credits

Dress - Vera Wang

White chair - style me pretty & Jeffrey & Julia Woods - Photography
Fairy lights - style me pretty & SimplyBloom - Photography
Cake - the wedding workroom  

Bridesmaid dress - 100 layercake & Sarah Yates Photography

Flowers - style me pretty & Lindsey Belle - Photography

Small flower picture - wild at heart

Lanterns - Style me Pretty, styled by Fresh Lime Events & photography Bruce Plotkin

 We endeavor to credit everyone but if we have missed anyone please do let us know so we can rectify it.

– Say Anything, Lloyd Dobler and Diane Court

Bernadette, we really don’t know how we would have managed without you over the last 18 months!  As Tom & I both lead such busy lives, your constant support was truly indispensible.  From our very first meeting you seemed to really understand our style and the result was a wedding that was just perfect for us in every way down to the tiniest detail.    

You were always there to answer every query and concern we had, no matter how minor and this helped so much in keeping us both calm in the run-up to the wedding.  Having the comfort of knowing that you were there to take care of everything was priceless - it allowed us to just relax and actually enjoy our wedding day!

 Looking back on the day itself we can honestly say there wasn’t a single thing we would change - every element was simply fantastic.  Our guests agreed - we lost count of the number of times we heard the words “amazing”, “stunning”, “beautiful” and “fabulous”!   So thank you so much Bernadette for making our wedding day so perfect. 

I also received a note from Alice Ogilvie the conference manager at Queen’s College :

Our team really enjoyed working with you, and were very impressed by how chilled you were on the day! I must say that that is very unusual trait of most wedding coordinators we have worked with, so congratulations on an obviously well planned event.

Important note:

You can only marry at Queen’s College if you are an old member. 

Moulin Rouge (2001)

• Ask the Photographer to have one picture of all the children together, they will love being centre of attention .
• If you have a Mum with a young baby then check whether she needs somewhere to feed the baby and/or change nappies.
• During the drinks reception, have a table set to one side and cover with paper (to protect the venues furniture). Then provide the children with crayons, pencils and one large sheet of paper, ask all the children to draw a picture and hand to the best man when finished, the bride & groom could then keep as a memento to the day.
• If you have a lot of children why not organise a treasure hunt with one of the ushers in charge?
• If you have older children set up a small room with computer games, puzzles and board games.
• Iif money is not an object and you really want some peace and quiet, hire a wedding crèche service, they will entertain the children and you won’t even know they are there!
• For favours why not give them a specially baked & designed cookie like the dinasour one below?
• New to the market this year is the Wedding JollyBox which I think is fantastic, it contains illustrated flash cards, inspiration booklet, activity book with puzzles, themed games & role play ideas for boring moments like the speeches!

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The cake was from the very talented Linda Fripp.

The music was provided by the fabulous The Soul Patrol and the dance floor was packed all night.

Credits: Mydas Photography

The drink reception was held in the gardens and the stunning orangery, By Appointment Only Design hung orchids from the top of the orangery and provided the gold day bed in the middle.

In the garden we had a very tall fountain again from By Appointment Only Design and used the base as a structure for the seating cards.

Credits

Mydas Photography

Don’t apologise I can understand why you could be confused. Hiring a wedding planner is not for everyone but those that do hire us feel relieved knowing their wedding will be organised to a professional standard. Personally many of my clients no longer live in the area and do not want to burden (or trust) their parents with all the organising. They all work very long hours with little time for wedding research let alone meetings. Some say they have seen friends all consumed with the wedding and do not wish to go the same way. As well as full planning most planners offer on the day co-ordination leaving you to plan the wedding and just handing over to ensure your plans are carried out on the day. For more help view the UK Alliance of Wedding Planner (www.ukawp.com) for further details on what questions to ask a planner.