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Inspiring Wedding Blog – English Wedding

October 19th, 2011 No Comments

I just woke up today and looked at my morning emails and this post, that I get from Claire at English Wedding everyday, popped into my inbox. It the most favourite wedding blog I follow. Yes there are many others you can subscribe too but for me Claire gives the best advice of any wedding blogger I know.

Claire’s blog is truly honest and full of inspiration. It is inspiration from the UK too and from photographers who shoot the most amazing weddings for all different kinds of reasons. Not just for the pretty things but for the people they portray and the love and laughter that a wedding day should be full of.

If you are in a relationship getting married or not! just go and read this post. It embodies what all couples in my opinion should be to each other. Supportive, loving and letting you as a person grow and flourish despite what life brings. A bit soppy you might say but I truly believe that the best marriages are based on these philosophies. I thought this post is what wedding blogs should be about, from the heart advice!!! It is what I would say if only I was as eloquent as Claire.

GO NOW and read this!!! Subscribe to Claire’s blog and you will find yourself waking up every day having a little bit of precious honest goodness to start your day with. Well that and a fabulous inspirational wedding blog full of quality suppliers, and beautiful brides of all different walks of life. It is also very different from any other wedding blog in an excellent way. It will give you a different perspective if you are planning your wedding.

Until next time, happy planning.

Choosing the Finer Details

September 30th, 2011 No Comments

Hello! Today I am super excited to be featured in the Your West Midlands Wedding Magazine. I do love this glossy lovely. It is full of great hints tips and advice without some of the bigger hype of sales that some of the main stream wedding magazines have. I also love it because all the fabulous people in there are local and great quality.

Danielle the editor asked some of the planners in the midlands to contribute the specific areas of the day. I chatted about the finer details of the day. Here is my advice.

Intrigue your guests with the stationery

Your invites will the the first glimpse your friends and family get into your wedding. Choose designs that show off your personality as a couple and give guests a taster of how the day will look. As there are so many designs out there, narrow down your choices by asking yourself if you want something traditional, formal, contemporary or vintage. I also like the idea of moving away from traditional etiquette and using words that suit your personalities instead. When buying online, be sure to order sample first so you can see the quality of the card, paper and workmanship.

Visit for florist with ideas

To get the most out of your visit to the florist, make sure you do a little preparation first. Take magazine cut-outs of flowers, bouquets and decor elements that you like so your florist gets an idea of your wedding theme and colour scheme. It’s also helpful for them to see the style of wedding dress you will be wearing so he or she can advise on the best bouquet to complement your look.

Consider thoughtful favours

I’m the first to admit that I love small personal details at a wedding and favours provide the perfect touch, should your budget allow. However, if you prefer to spend the money on another element of the reception that guests will enjoy, such as a candy buffet or another form of entertainment of example, then that is a good option too.

Keep it personal

Try to incorporate your hobbies, interests and quirks into the day. If you have something of a love affair with old movies for example – incorporate this into your theme. One of my recent couples received a beautiful painting from a close family member and they now plan to use if in their wedding stationery.

It really is all in the detail, your guests will notice the extra effort and time you put into making your day unique. It is not about the money you spend, it is how you spend it and the way in which you make people feel who come to your wedding.

Until next time, happy planning.

Real Weddings – Nisha & Seb

September 23rd, 2011 1 Comment

Back in May I had received an email asking me to help with the wedding decor for a wedding being held in Walcote Hall in early July. The supplier that was supposed to be booked had somehow gone awry. I have to admit it is not generally something we do without booking an On The Day Coordination but the lovely bride, Nisha really needed our help.

The wedding was only two months away and not only was the decor not decided but also the same supplier was supposed to have organised the wedding flowers too. I had been thinking of offering such a service which included hire of vases, mirrors, tea lights etc as well as decor set up so this was the perfect opportunity. I had been stashing various lovely items away just for such an occasion.

NIsha wanted simple table decor that was stylish and chic. The colour of the wedding was a beautiful bright orange, Nisha had arranged a chill out tent outside with a moroccan theme and for inside where the wedding reception took place she want it to look bright and colourful and for it flow in from the outside. First of all we needed to organise the flowers.

Nisha came for a meeting and met at the lovely Tiaras and Flowers. Anne Brown the very talented florist that The Wedding Genie work with often was a delight. Nisha bought along pictures of the flowers she envisaged for her bouquet and we got to work.

Nisha’s favourite flowers were Calla Lilies and Anne suggested a gorgeous orange colour lily. The bridesmaids were to have bright orange gerberas in hand tied bouquets to compliment Nisha’s bridal flowers.

Just look at how gorgeous they looked and Nisha is just a vision! It really helped too that the wedding day was beautifully sunny and warm. All the images are courtesy of Crucial Image.

The bridesmaids looked stunning standing together. A real colour feast for the eyes.

Wedding Planner, Coordinator, Lichfield, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham, The Midlands, Coventry, Leicester

The grooms mens flowers were chosen to compliment Nisha. Anne managed to find roses that had just the right shades of orange and red in the men. I just love the Cala Lily that Seb wore.

Wedding Planner, Coordinator, Lichfield, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Coventry, Leicestershire, The Midlands

I love this group shot.

Nisha had already hired Morocan hurricane lamps for the guest tables and then wanted lots of fresh petals scattered on the tables to lift the room. She also wanted me to set the tables with the stationery, menus and favours etc. For the top table we decided that we would use low round glass bowls filled with rose petals that matched the button holes, coloured water to match the theme and floating candles to give a romantic glow in the evening. We arranged the roses in between the glass bowls for the top table and then used the real petals for the tables.To finish off I managed to get a perfect colour organza to match the dresses and flowers for the top table swagging and bows.

Nisha had personal details on the table which were homemade stationery, disposable cameras for the guests to have fun with, and indian key rings as favours. They were different colours and really made the room look bright and pretty.

I love the toppers. Nisha is a nurse and her lovely husband Seb a Doctor, how did you guess?

For the table plan, Sebs mum made the lovely cards with the tables on them and we hung them from the gold twigs in a simple vase. They looked really effective.

Wedding Planner, Coordinator, Lichfield, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham, The Midlands, Coventry, Leicester

A few little pictures of the scrumptious details.

Wedding Planner, Coordinator, Lichfield, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham, The Midlands, Coventry, Leicester

I love these shoes!

I adore this image it says “in love” all over it!

i hope you enjoyed this wedding. I just loved the colours and Nisha looked stunning. If you need help finishing off the details for your special day or someone to dress your venue, give me a call. I will be happy to help and you can be sure of our total reliability and attention to detail.

Until next time, happy planning.

Inspired Alternative Wedding Bouquets

September 9th, 2011 No Comments

Over the last year at a few of our weddings we have helped our brides think about using something that bit different from the standard flower bridal bouquet. I do love flowers it has to be said but if I was able to marry again (to the same man I hasten to add) I definitely would go for for one of these goodies. The one you see here is from our last wedding and Debbie from DC Bouquets is the very talented lady that made it. I will feature more of her creations below.

One of the best things ever after the wedding is sitting down and popping all your mementos and little details from your wedding into your memory box. Every now and then I take the lid off and relive one of the best days of my life. Lol that might be dramatic but it really was. If you use one of these bouquets and choose one that fits with your style and decor at home you can see it everyday.

Place them in a position where you will see them all the time. They will last a lifetime, my poor gorgeous flowers ended up in the bin very soon after the wedding the next day.

How about this gorgeous button hole to match too.

For the groom and parents, these are just divine. A great memento.

Here are some of Debbies other great creations. You can choose from the range on the website or Debbie will do something bespoke just for you. Remember though if you want to use this idea then you have to be sure to order in plenty of time. You can imagine the detail that goes into making one of these pretties. I defy you to really enjoy working with Debbie my bride just loved her.

I love that you can have bright colours if you like, or muted tones and how lovely does it look displayed in your finest crystal.

How about a different design made with different materials? I have a couple who are having a caribean wedding theme next year, how about these gorgeous shell bouquets to really bring out the idea and help them feel like they might very well be on a sunny beach.

I absolutely love these from Kimberly Aurora at Romantic Flowers on Etsy. They ship to the UK.

If you like the idea of shells but want a more formal look what could be better than this?

Wedding Planner, Coordinator, Lichfield, Birmingham, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Coventry, Nottingham, The Midlands

For the DIY brides amongst us why not have a bash about at making your own bouquet. Butterflie themes at weddings are popular and here is the perfect DIY project from a complete idol of mine Martha Stewart. You can buy the butterflies on line and then they are wired together. Check out the instructions here.

Another lovely idea is to have a bouquet made out of buttons. Button Moon really excel in this area and make the most fabulous designs using fantastic bright colours if that is your thing.

I am sorry for this one only for the fact that is from Australia. I don’t normally post things on my blog you can’t get in the Uk or get shipped easily. You can get this one shipped but the waiting time is 40 weeks! If you love this get your order in now. It is super inspirational. One of the most gorgeous things I have ever found. If you are like my brides and really love to have a wedding that is totally you and your theme is quirky or personal to you. How about this bouquet it is for a wonderland tea party them. I heart it!!

Just look at the detail in this work!

This just proves that if you can think it you can have it if some talented supplier can make it for you. I hope this gives you some inspiration. If you made or bought an unusual bouquet please let us know and I will post them on the blog to give other brides inspiration.

Until next time, happy planning.

Poems and Quotes – Words to Inspire

August 25th, 2011 No Comments

Today I just thought I would share some absolutely lovely words of marriage advice with you. I recently asked the guests at one of our weddings to give the bride and groom their best advice for a long and happy marriage.

One of the guests who was very close to the bride came up with some of the best sayings I have seen and I wanted to share them with you. So look no further if you want to give some really stunning marriage advice.

No man is truly married until he understands every word his wife is NOT saying.
Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy, you must have somebody to divide it with. – Mark Twain
A happy man marries the girl he loves: a happier man loves the girl he marries.
You may only be one person to the world, but you may also be the world to one person.
Within your heart, keep one still, secret spot where dreams may go.
Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.
Love doesn’t make the world go round, love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
Love puts the fun in together, the sad in apart, the hope in tomorrow, the joy in the heart.

To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering one must not love. But then one suffers from not loving.
Therefore to love is to suffer, not to love is to suffer. To suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love. To be happy then is to suffer. But suffering makes one unhappy. Therefore, to be unhappy one must love, or love to suffer, or suffer from too much happiness. I hope you’re getting this down. – Woody Allen

One last piece of advice – Pull together and live for each other.

Until next time, happy planning.

Real Weddings – Eve & Rob – The English Party

August 19th, 2011 No Comments

Today is the second part of the blog post of Eve and Robs beautiful wedding. From wednesday’s post you will have seen how their day unfolded in Italy on Lake Garda.

The venue that Eve and Rob had chosen for their English celebration was a stunning luxury country house hotel in Ashbourne. Callow Hall is set in 44 acres of private garden, fields and woodland overlooking the Bentley Brook and the vale of the River Dove. The ivy clad victorian hotel is just the perfect setting for a summer wedding celebration.

The staff here are marvellous and it was a pleasure to work with them. Thanks to Clare and her staff for really looking after us. Eve and Rob had exclusive use which meant the whole house was at their disposal. Eve wanted a quintessentially English feel and that was exactly what she achieved with this venue. There are 16 bedrooms at Callow Hall and everyone was booked which meant that the morning after the party all the close family and friends could have breakfast and swap stories from the night before.

I made sure all the invitations popped through the letter box of their family and friends telling them of the wedding in Italy just at the right time. Eve wanted the invites to arrive the actual day they got married in Italy, what a scheming team we were.

It all worked perfectly thanks to the british postal system. I was handling the RSVP’s so it was brilliant for me to get emails and post from all the guests exclaiming their surprise and wishing the happy couple much love and congratulations.

As we mentioned we added little cards to send back with the RSVP’s asking guest to give their marriage advice. They went into a separate book for a memento.

As the guests arrived a slideshow of Eve and Robs Italian wedding photographs were running in the lounge and in the bar area we showed the video of the wedding day. It was lovely to see the wedding live, all the guests could relive a little part of the wedding day.

The decor was simple because the house is very tastefully decorated. We used large hurricane lamps filled with blue and silver chips to match the theme and great big church candles. Tea lights were dotted all around the venue which created a lovely warm romantic atmosphere. Outside I set out white luminiere candle bags with tea lights. As the evening drew on they looked gorgeous lit up around the back of the venue overlooking the fields.

As a surprise Rob asked his friend, photographer Neil Foster to capture some of the moments of the evening. The whole day was blissfully sunny and hot. All the guests spilled out into the garden and sipped Pimms and Kir Royale which they were handed as they walked into the party.

I love the banner we had made to welcome the guests. It was simply made in white linen and then padded so the letters stood out.

Eve wanted her guests to be well entertained so as the band set up they played background music throughout the hotel to get us in the mood for dancing later. We also had an instamatic digital camera along with a props basket full of dress up items. The idea was that the guests had fun with the props and took pictures of each other. The photographs were stuck into the lovely guest book that matched the invites, provided by Lucy Ledger Designs. It is amazing how much fun can be had with one of these cameras and false moustaches, feather boas, silly glasses, joke cigars and many more items Eve bought from the local joke shop. We even had signs made, they did look lovely. I do have to say though if you do make them or do them yourself make sure the writing is in very dark ink. We found that they did not show up on the film, but no one really minded.

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This is a great idea to entertain your guests

Signs by Bloomin Fab

No evening is complete without dancing and great music. Eve and I looked for what seemed like days to find just the right band. When I came across iPop I just knew they would be perfect. Suze and the guys were amazing and rocked the house all night. I would highly recommend them. Their music is really current and perfect for wedding parties. Check them out here.

All the way through the planning Eve had great style. For the party she did want a wedding cake but not a traditional type. Cup cakes were a great idea because then everyone can just take one and they worked as part of the desert after the hot buffet as well as little favours. There are cupcakes and cupcakes, you really do have to be careful who you choose. They should be made fresh the day before and be light as a feather. Just the person to do the job is Jenny from Nom Nom. Jenny did us proud and the cakes were decorated with silver, blue and gold pearls. The cakes were in gold cases with some being picked out to sit in lovely lace vintage wrappers.

What else can I say except this is one of the most stylish weddings I have worked on. Be true to yourself when you plan your wedding and it will really pay off. Here are a few more pictures captured by Foster’s Photography.

Until next time, happy planning.

Your Perfect Wedding Day

August 3rd, 2011 No Comments

Planning a wedding is a great achievement especially when your guests come up to you and tell you how much fun they had and what an amazing day it was. How do you do it? If you follow The Wedding Genie philosophy you do it your way and you choose activities and personal details that your friends and family can take part in and will understand.

There will be elements of your personality that really make your wedding stand out above others that your guests have been too.

I started this blog post intending to write about a fabulous new supplier I have just discovered, but my thoughts started to take on a path of their own. I got to thinking about how do you practically make your wedding scream that it is all about YOU!

Here are my ideas on how to put your personal stamp on your perfect day – Your Branding if you like!

What Do You Really Want?

The first thing is to just take some quiet time and sit and think about how you imagine your perfect wedding day to be. Close your eyes and visualise what it looks like, what it feels like, even how it smells. Yes use all your senses and then write down what you thought of. It doesn’t have to be detailed notes just ideas and feelings. You will be surprised at what you come up with. Irrespective of the venue you choose there will be a theme or style or feel that comes out of your brain storming.

Your personality

What kind of person are you? Do you love quiet gatherings with fabulous food and great company? Are you a party animal who is the life and soul of a night out? Are you artistic with a love for eco friendly things. Whatever you are the best weddings reflect YOU BOTH! One of my lovely brides I am working with now was deciding whether to have favours or not. She has come up with a brilliant idea that suits the situation she is in, reflects her new husband to be’s job and completely involves her family who are extremely important to her. I can’t tell you what it is but it will be perfect and her guests will be very moved by this small detail. They won’t remember how much she spent on wine and food but they will remember this thought that was on the table when they sat down.

What time of year is your most favourite?

Do you love winter and the way you can dress up for the weather, real fires, smells of the winter, warming drinks and food with candle light?Are you a summer bird who loves the outdoors, the heat and anything bright? How about a time that means something to you? The time of year you first met maybe. Your first holiday, when or where you were proposed to.

What are your favourite colours and interests?

This maybe dictated by the time of year you choose to get married but anything goes now and as long as you are careful you can have pretty much anything you like. For instance if you love the winter but also lean towards bright colours you can choose to use bright splashes of colour against a black and white background or autumnal colours with splashes of bright colours to lift the theme. If colours just aren’t your thing then how about a fabulous classic look, creams, and greens. Lush foliage with soft shades of cream gives a classy sophisticated feel to the day.

For a theme for the wedding why not try and involve your hobbies or interests. If you are love films why not have that running through your day. Name your tables after favourite films or film stars. Have a film clipboard table plan. If food is your hobby do what one of my lovely couples from last year did. They had their favourite food for starters which was Antipasti. It gave everyone something fab to eat and soak up the reception drinks and at the same time mingle and chat. Their main course was a carvery. One person on each table was nominated the carver. The catering company gave them chefs hats and jackets and hey presto! Everyone loved it and it was so Anna and Mark

Where Would You Like to Be Married?

If your absolute desire is to marry in a Tipi Tent in the middle of a field then why not do just that? I know I am a wedding planner and should know better that you have to marry legally in a building with walls and foundations and the relevant licence. Well how about getting married quietly in your local registry office and having a celebrant marry you “again” in your Tipi? Your ceremony can be exactly what you want it to be, involve as many friends and family as you like, say and do what suits your personalities. If you think outside of the box you can do whatever you like. This way you will be legally married and have the ceremony your really yearn for. What’s more you get to do it twice!

Alternatively choose between a church and civil wedding ceremony. I think you have to decide what would be typical for you and your partners idea of a perfect ceremony. If the idea of a civil ceremony puts you off because they are not that personal dispel that thought immediately. I got married this way and we took the time to make up wedding vows that really meant something to us. I said a lovely poem to my husband that I was so moved by from a film would you believe, check it out here. Our family thought the ceremony was the best part of the day. I guess what I am saying is when your wedding planning takes over go back to basics and really understand why you are getting married and make the ceremony mean something to both of you.

Whatever you decide to do be sure you always keep in mind why you are getting married. Be true to yourself, everyone becomes an expert when you get engaged and then try and tell you how it’s done. You do it just how you want to. Remember your wedding does not have to be a massively lavish affair with hundreds of guests and extravagant entertainment. It just has to be a mirror image of what you as a couple want and the most important thing is that you enjoy it and your guest do to.

If I can help in anyway call or email me and I will be happy to help.

Until next time, happy planning.

Wedding Decor Inspiration

July 13th, 2011 No Comments

This week I have had so much fun looking for inspiring decor for my brides. I came across this lovely website that really took my fancy. Not only can you treat yourself to goodies without blowing your budget but Vintage Amethyst has the most gorgeous little pieces to make your wedding decor that little bit unique. Here at The Wedding Genie we are always going on about how the little details make your wedding special so here are a few ideas for you to personalise your special day.

I myself bought a little gift from here this week and I have to say Alison who runs the online Gift and Wedding boutique gave me outstanding customer service. If you read my blog regularly you will know that I love to share great suppliers and companies who care for their clients with the same high level of care that we deliver. I wrote to Alison to get to know her a little bit more about how Vintage Amethyst came to be.

Vintage Amethyst first started with me making jewellery. I had wanted to sell my jewellery alongside pretty vintage home-wears & things I had ‘up-cycled’. Vintage Amethyst (this as you can see is where the name comes from!) was born, but the jewellery was so popular that I decided just to concentrate on making & selling pretty gemstone jewellery for a while.

I loved the jewellery making, but in my heart I knew I really wanted to sell pretty home-wares as I love shopping & decorating my own home. I have always loved the vintage, ‘Shabby Chic’ style & have always painted furniture for our home & so I decided to go with my heart & make the leap into home-wares in 2008 & since then Vintage Amethyst has grown so much. Over a period of time I found that a lot of brides-to-be were buying some of the pretty items for their wedding day & so I added a dedicated wedding day collection specifically for brides for their special day & also for pretty wedding gifts ideas. This has been a wonderful success & I love getting orders for peoples wedding day, it feels lovely to be part of someone’s special day even if it’s only a teeny tiny part.

This is a great idea for a unique table plan. Fab for a barn type wedding. Have lovely cards printed to match your stationery with your guests names and tables on. Slide them into the holder and you have a very simple but stylish way of guiding your guests to their tables.

I love running my online boutique, it is so much fun especially for someone like me with a passion for pretty homes. I love sourcing lovely delicious pretty things that I personally would love to buy & last year I added a collection called ‘Just for You’ where you can find wonderfully vintage inspired clutch bags & pretty jewellery. Vintage Amethyst isn’t just a shop to me it’s a whole life-style & I hope everyone loves the Vintage Amethyst collections as much as me.

Wedding Planner, Coordinator, Lichfield, Staffordshire, Birmingham, Derby, Nottingham, Coventry, Leicester, The Midlands

I love these ideas. How about using these gorgeous wooden hearts as place names and they can double up as favours. For 10 for £16 it’s so affordable. The paper bunting would look lovely draped around the room or even as edging for the top table and again great for the budget at £7.

These hanging hearts would be great decoration for your venue. If you are having a vintage theme all these little ideas are inexpensive but give you that little bit of the personal touch. These are £4.50 for three.

There are many other lovely touches over at Vintage Amethyst, Bird cages, lovely garlands and then there are the special treats just for you. You also get a great shopping experience with Alison and your goodies arrive beautifully wrapped. Take some time for a coffee and a browse. I do love the fact too that it can all be done from home, or not that I would advocate this but a sneaky five minutes in your lunch break might just sort out all the decor you need to give your wedding that very personal touch.

Until next time, happy planning.

Real Weddings – Wedding TV Special

June 1st, 2011 No Comments

Well it has been a while since this wedding in November but now I finally have the photographs, courtesy of the ladies at
Boo Photography. There was so much to talk about I have split this fab wedding into two posts as I had so many lovely pictures and details to share with you.

A winter wonderland wedding it was too. I started working with Bev and Paul about six months before their wedding. Bev is a very organised and meticulous person and really had put her heart and soul into organising her wedding. One of the things that was worrying her was how to pull all her ideas together and make sure that on the day her plans were executed to the smallest detail.

We started with a Genie for An Evening service which Bev and Paul used to brainstorm their ideas. Bev had a picture of what she wanted but was a little stuck with how to make it all happen. Suppliers were no problem all of those were chosen and handpicked but the decor was a little more tricky. To complicate matters further the wedding was in two venues, a really beautiful wintery wedding at Shugborough Hall and then a sophisticated, chic but fun wedding breakfast and celebrations over at Somerford Hall.

As you can see from the fab pictures the venues were superbly stylish so we needed not only wedding decor to compliment them but also meticulous organising to be sure the many areas of the day that Bev had planned all came together. Bev thought it would be good for me to deliver our On The Day Coordination service to be sure everything ran smoothly and she did not have to worry about anything.

As the wedding was in November we wanted a little bit of Christmas but not the usual greens and reds to dominate everywhere. The ceremony venue, Shugborough Hall did not need much more to decorate it, and Bev had decided that red would be the theme for this area of the wedding.The reception room at Somerford Hall is decorated in a beautiful powder blue with decorative ornate ceilings. The idea of the decor was not to compete with the room but to compliment it.

The Wedding Genie suggested instead of flower centrepieces we use Crystal Trees. I cannot tell you how gorgeous these are especially at night lit up by the tea lights hanging from them. Now all we had to do was to work out decor for the top table. Bev decided to let me decorate this area with silver bowls filled with strings of pearls lovely shiny baubles and candles set on mirrors. We edged the table with crystal droppers to match the whole theme and dotted silver tea lights all along the edge of the top table. So our theme was red with accents of crystals and pearls.

These looked absolutely brilliant at night. They gave the room a whole new look for the evening celebration.

Looking gorgeous at Shugborough Hall. The stylish car was from Heritage Cars. They did a fabulous job in the snow.

If you read our blog you know how The Wedding Genie are just mad about couples reflecting their personality in their wedding day. Well this wedding probably has more of that than any I have worked on. From the scroll invitations posted in special boxes in scroll canisters to the gorgeous red bags for each guest that were filled with a miniature bottle of white jamaican rum to give a nod to Bev and Paul’s home country Jamaica as well as a compilation CD of their favourite love songs though out the years. Bev even had all her guests picked up in a coach with this music playing in the background. The fantastic Toastmasters David and Jane helped with the order of the day. Whilst I was setting up decor at Somerford Hall the lovely David and Jane were helping the guests move from one venue to the other.

Imagine a fantastic vocalist crooning your favourite song as you walk down the aisle, a harpist to welcome your guests, followed by a champagne reception all filmed by Wedding TV. Oh did I forget to mention that little detail. More on that in the second blog. Suffice to say it includes the most wonderfully designed cake! Here are a few pictures of the stunning details.

Bev’s beautiful daughters as chief bridesmaids

We came up with the idea of a signature cocktail named after the couple! Bev designed all the stationery too!

As the guests walked out of the wedding breakfast into the chill out area they were handed this lovely drink to go and relax with. They listened to a piano player in one area where people could sit and lounge, and if people wanted to dance a little then a saxophonist was entertaining them in the other gorgeous room at Somerford Hall. This house is hired as exclusive use so you have the run of the beautiful grounds and house to entertain as you like. The staff here were brilliant, I could not recommend them highly enough. The whole house was decorated for Christmas which matched superbly with Bev’s bridesmaids who were in bright red.

How cool do they look?

Could there be any more? Lets recap,Harpist, soloist, magnificent details, toastmasters, videographers, photographers, roulette? Fireworks, Cool DJ yes and more! It really was the event of the year. On Friday you can see how Wedding TV became involved and how Bev managed to have the most fabulously individualised cake made just for her and Paul. If you are thinking how to pull off your grand plan, don’t worry just give me a call.

Until next time, happy planning.

Real Weddings – Vicky and Neil

May 4th, 2011 No Comments

Well I hope you are all enjoying the lovely sunshine, it certainly came out for this gorgeous wedding. I had the great pleasure to help organise this day but very unusually for me on the day of the wedding I was going on holiday. Never have I helped organise a wedding I have not been to, it just goes to show that proper preparation is key to the perfect day and this is just that.

I want to share with you a little piece of the day. When Vicky first came to me she asked if I knew a videographer that would do something that bit different. I immediately showed her Ian Fish’s work from Sounds Fishy. Ian specialises in the Marryoke video’s. Now you may love or hate them but all I can say is that they are the best fun to make and the entertainment it provides for your guests is fabulous. I was talking to the amazing photographer
Jo Hastings (more about Jo in a later blog) who took the stunning photographs and she commented on how she had never seen guests so entertained by joining in with the video.

If you want a wedding video that is different and also gives the opportunity for your guests to be completely involved in your day as well as have fun this is certainly the way to do it. I cannot recommend Ian enough, he is the most professional person to work with as well as being the best fun. He is not intrusive and works so well with the photographer to get the best shots and the best footage for the video.

This wedding was so much fun, the groom is a fireman – so say no more and watch the video. I guarantee you will feel the magic of the day.

Click Here to see for yourself.

Ian Fish is not only brilliant at producing these type of videos but he is also one of the very best DJ’s around working with Heart radio. He entertained the guests throughout the evening, he even brings his own fabulous lighting to be sure your evening has the best party atmosphere. I cannot recommend him highly enough and he is part of our Wedding Genie Dream Team.

I will blog more on the actual wedding over the next couple of weeks. If you picture, sophisticated, fun and stylish you wont go far wrong, throw in Ruth Lorenzo from the X factor as entertainment to top it off. Watch this space for all the info.

Until next time, happy planning.

The Wedding Genie

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