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Wedding Genie News – Entertainment Feature
Friday, August 20th, 2010
We are very excited here at The Wedding Genie, we have been featured in the West Midlands Your Wedding magazine again for the second month running!
Danielle the features editor, asked me to help with an article all about entertainment. Click on the link below for the full article.
West Midlands Your Wedding Entertainment Feature
If you would like to learn how to entertain your guests at your wedding why not book one of our Bridal Workshops. They are brand new, designed to teach you everything you need to know about creating your own perfect day. Call or email for a chat if you would like to know more.
Until next time, happy planning.
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Wedding Genie News – Planning feature
Friday, June 25th, 2010
I was so excited yesterday when my copy of West Midlands Your Wedding popped through my letter box. As I browsed through the lovely pages of ideas and tips guess who is on page 36? Wedding Genie wrote a feature all about starting your wedding planning and I was thrilled to see some of my advice in print. Check out the details below.
I would love to help you during the initial stages of your planning. Our Genie for An Evening is a great resource for couples getting started. Not only do we come to your house but we write up a wedding overview that describes your vision beautifully. Its full of tips and tricks, to do lists, websites for inspiration and its great tool to use during your planning process. Call me to find out more.
Until next time, happy planning.
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Real Weddings Story – Kelly & PJ
Friday, January 15th, 2010
Welcome to the first installment of Kelly & PJ’s real wedding story. The Wedding Genie are delighted to be providing On The Day Coordination for the wedding in May and together, with Save The Date Magazine we will cover their planning journey. I hope you enjoy the first part of their story.
This is taken directly from Save The Date Magazine:
When planning your big day we know that its a real comfort to hear other peoples stories who are in the same boat, finding out how they’re coping with the highs and lows, stresses and excitements on the lead up to their wedding day. So, with this in mind Save The Date began to hunt to find an engaged couple who were doing just that. We then came across the fantastic Julie Dawson of the Wedding Genie who spoke about a fabulous wedding she was helping to plan and organise for a lovely couple named Kelly and PJ.
So, at the Hotel du Vin in Birmingham Save the Date met with fabulous couple, to follow their journey right up the day itself… So, without further ado, your first dose of the loved up duo is to go right back to that first date and, of course, find out all about the amazing proposal.
It was Easter 2007 when Kelly checked her my space account to find a message from a guy called PJ (for those of you wondering, his full name is Peter James Ellis and yes, he is the wonderfully charming bloke who appeared in Big Brother, 2003 and still has that cheeky grin). A rather cheesy one liner message, Kelly did her research before accepting his proposal of a date…. and was impressed with her findings so decided to go for it.
On 20th April 2007, Kelly and PJ met for for their first date at Bank restaurant in Birmingham, several champagne cocktails later, the date was a great success and the rest, as they say is history.
Both hard workers, PJ a lawyer and Kelly a producer on Heart FM they spent as much time together as their busy schedules allowed; the holiday they had planned for August 2009 in Turkey was therefore just what the doctor ordered. Both being very close to their families, they were holidaying with PJ’s parents and decided to have a get together at Kelly’s parents the night before they jetted off. Whilst enjoying a few pre-holiday drinks, Kelly’s dad asked everyone if they would like to see Kelly’s recent 30th birthday party video whilst Kelly was quite reluctant. “I am not bothered dad can’t we watch it another time?”
A unanimous vote against her and the 30th birthday video began to play. With the family sitting comfortably, the party video keeping them all entertained, there seems to be a problem when the tape cuts off. With the whole family looking at each other rather bedazzled (apart fom Kelly’s parents of course, who PJ had met with a couple of weeks prior to ask their permission to marry their daughter and according to Kelly’s mum, although PJ was very nervous, he was “the perfect gentleman”), PJ suddenly appears on screen. He begins to speak and all Kelly can do is sit and watch whilst PJ himself delivers a beautifully romantic, funny and overall, amazingly thoughtful proposal. With kind words, an Adam Sandler rendition from the Wedding Singer and Kelly’s dad’s handy filming work, PJ asks Kelly to marry him. Whilst her immediate family look on with PJ waiting for her reply. Kelly herself choking back the tears manages a “YES”
Totally loved up, they jetted off to Turkey the following day for their holiday, and with help from an abundance of bridal magazines, got planning. And boy did they plan. On their return, they’d decided on a date, 9th May 2010 Kelly’s 31st birthday), a theme, bridesmaids and PJ’s best men, not man (he’s having three!).
So, on the the next steps – venue, photographer, dress, suits, flowers, entertainment, invitations, hymns… aaaahhhhh. Where’s a Wedding Genie when you need one? And then she arrived.
In the next edition of Save The Date we find out all about Kelly and PJ’s progress, including the incredible invitations, the fairytale venue and entertainment by a very talented X factor favourite…..
Phew!! a bit longer than my normal blog but so worth it. Can’t wait to see what happens next. As soon as I know you will too!! If you know any funny, romantic or great proposals why not let us know and we can share them. Call or contact us we will be delighted to hear from you. By the way we are still running our January offer so give us a call to see what we can do for you.
Until next time, happy planning.
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New Years First Blog!!- What’s coming up!
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
Welcome to 2010! Happy New Year and congratulations to anyone who got engaged over the festive period. We are really excited about this year and our weddings. To give you an idea on what blogs to expect over the next few weeks and months here is a taster of what we will be covering.
First of all we are thrilled to be helping Kelly and PJ with their wedding in May. We will be following their planning journey on our blog. Kelly is the breakfast producer on Heart Radio and will be blogging regularly about her experiences and how she is managing the planning process. Take a read here to find out where she is up to so far.
Secondly we are delighted to be writing features and articles for a new East Midlands wedding magazine “Save The Date”. Our first article will be published over the next week so look out for that. Incidentally we are also helping Save The Date’s Lydia (The Editor) and Andrew her fiance with their wedding in May too. Its a busy time and its only the 4th of January.
Thirdly we have some great suppliers to feature over the next few months. For those regular readers of The Wedding Genie blog we aim to be practical and informative so not only will we introduce these suppliers we will also be giving out their best advice too.
For anyone who has just become engaged and would like us to help you get started in the planning process, we are running our offer of 20% discount on all our services until the end of January. Its a thank you for all the support we receive. Wedding Planning is no longer a luxury its a practical guide to ensure you have the wedding day you want and not what everyone else wants you to have. Its our pleasure to help keep your budget on track, give you practical advice and help you have a wedding day that totally reflects you!! Call or contact us for a chat.
I am so excited about this year it promises to be a great one! From Wednesday through to Friday we will be running a three part blog on how to choose the perfect venue. We hope you enjoy it! As always if there is anything you want to suggest on our blog please let us know we are always happy to hear from our readers.
Until next time, happy planning.
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Happy Wedding Planning 2010 & Merry Christmas
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Wow! what a year its been, our launch was a great success and we had the opportunity to work with the most lovely couples. The Wedding Genie want to extend their best wishes and congratulations to everyone who got married this year, especially those who we were priveleged to help plan and coordinate their special day. We hope you have a fabulous first married Christmas and our very best wishes for the new year.
Throughout the year we also had the opportunity to work with some very professional people who have helped and supported us throughout the summer. A big thank you to our trusted suppliers, we very much look forward to working with you in 2010.
Next year we are looking forward to sharing with you more of the suppliers we have added to our little black book, and offering you the very best tips and advice on wedding planning. Subscribe to the blog and Newsletter to be sure not to miss our pearls of wisdom.
Make sure you put your wedding plans on hold now and enjoy the festive period with your closest friends and family. For our couples who have booked our services for next year you can wake up on January 1st knowing you are organised and have the support and advice on hand from us.
Congtatulations to anyone who is getting engaged over the Christmas period, we will be ready to help you get started with your planning for 2010! Our special offer of 20% discount on all our services runs until the end of January 2010, so give us a call after Christmas for a chat on how we might help you.
All thats left for me to say is have the very best christmas ever and happy new year! xx
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Winter Weddings! – BBC WM Radio Interview
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Wow! last week The Wedding Genie were invited onto Jo Malins Morning show at BBC Radio West Midlands, to chat about December weddings. It was such a great couple of hours. Jo was so lovely, and such a pleasure to chat to her and her listeners.
Winter weddings are becoming more and more popular and Jo was asking people why they want to get married at this time of year. For me December weddings are magical because its a family time when everyone gets together and I love the festive cheer. You know the weather is going to be cold so you can plan ahead. Whilst summer weddings are divine, you are always reliant on the good old British weather. As I think Billy Connolly said, “There is no such thing as bad weather – just the wrong clothes. The interview was too long to post here so I thought I would give you a few tips and snippets we talked about and explain why Winter weddings can be so beautiful and in some cases more cost effective.
Cost Effective!
If you are regular reader of our blog you know that The Wedding Genie is always looking for ways to have the perfect wedding day without breaking the bank. Winter weddings are becoming very popular. According to an article in the Telegraph in February this year winter weddings have boomed by more than 200 percent in the recession. Couples can expect to save on average £5,000 by getting married in the colder months between October and February. If the average cost of a wedding is £20,00o thats a whopping saving of £4,000. The main reason for this is the venue, they offer such good deals to try and even out their business throughout the year. As the venue is usually the biggest expense its the greatest saving. This may also mean that the venue you had your heart set on that you could not afford in summer, may be affordable in the winter. Other key suppliers such as photographers and caterers often offer special deals at this time of year, i even have a special winter offer myself. Beware getting married in the week before Christmas as this may become pricey again.
The Weather!
We know its going to be cold so of course we can plan ahead for it. Brides can wear the most gorgeous fur wraps, or jackets. In the evening once you remove the wrap you can take on a whole different look.In fact take a look at these gorgeous boots that are super stylish too. Welcome your guests into the warm with log fires, mulled wine and hot chocolate with marshmallows for the children.
These boots are by Henry Kaye and very affordable.
Romantic and Intimate Atmosphere with Rich Colours or take a sophisticated approach.
What better time than at christmas to get together with your family, indulge in the festive cheer, drink mulled wine, and enjoy warming and rich foods. Decorate the venue with candles and lots of fairy lights to give everywhere a heavenly glow. Look ahead at the new year and reflect on the years events. Use flowers that are in season to cut down on cost, hang mistletoe everywhere, you never know your special day may help create one for someone else! Accent your bouquet with red berries, use poinsettia, pine and spruce. Alternatively choose silver, white and pale blue colours to create a sophisticated scene. Silver twigs in tall vases for centre pieces strung with fairy lights or mini decorations will really create a contemporary feel if you are not into the reds, greens and and the festive colours you see at Christmas.
Looking Ahead!
If you are getting engaged at Christmas, congratulations and our best wishes. But hey you can plan ahead and if a winter wedding inspires you check out all the January sales for decorations to use a favours, fairy lights and candles for decorating the venue. Book your venue in advance. For instance if you are dreaming of a venue with medieval charm, beautiful stained glass windows, roaring log fires but is modern and luxurious check out New Hall Hotel & Spa. They have great offers on for early 2010, and the end of 2010 and beginning of 2011.
I hope I have given you food for thought on winter weddings and how cost effective they can be. If you are recently engaged and want to get ahead for your wedding planning why not call me and take advantage of our winter offer. 20% discount on all our services until the end of January 2010. Give us a call to check our availability.
Until next time, happy planning.
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Wedding Genie News
Friday, November 27th, 2009
We are delighted to be featured in the latest West Midlands Your Wedding Magazine, December/January, and they called us “Absolute Genius” Check out page 10. Its all about our Genie for An Evening Service. Kick start your wedding planning for the new year.
Its been a really busy week, our newsletter is nearly ready for release. This month its all about how to start wedding planning. To subscribe just fill in your email address at the top of any page on our website and we will send it straight off to your in box.
Also we are really pleased to be mentioned in Claire Evans blog. Claire is a fabulous photographer in Lichfield. We hope to work together very soon, check out my blog next week to find out all about her.
Over the next couple of weeks we have some fabulous suppliers, tips on choosing your venues and much more. Our job is to help you start the new year calm and organised with plenty of inspiration.
To check our availability for A Genie for An Evening give us a call. Even if you just want us to answer a question email or contact us and we will be happy to help.
Until next time, happy planning.
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