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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
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HCW News
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Planning Advice
Today I’m super-excited to announce that we are now running a special winter offer of
20% off all wedding planning services booked before 31st January 2010
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Winter is traditionally a time when wedding planning takes a back seat – let’s face it, both time and money are in high demand over the festive season! This means that it can also be a time when you start to feel increasingly stressed about your wedding, particularly if you are getting married in the Spring. Suddenly you’re getting married ‘this year’ and not next, and in the midst of all the Christmas shopping, parties and visiting you still need to find the time to keep on top of your wedding arrangements.
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
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Planning Advice
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Wedding Planner Q&A
In our weekly Wedding Planner Q&A we look at how to deal with common anxieties, questions and problems that often crop up when you’re planning a wedding, and today we’re looking at how to deal with divorced parents at the wedding.
My parents got divorced some time ago and now both have new partners. They don’t get along at all and I’m worried that they’ll start arguing at the wedding. Do you have any advice as to how we can make sure they don’t ruin our day?
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
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Ask the Expert
Your wedding photographer is responsible for capturing all the memories and emotion of your wedding day, and as such has an incredibly important role to play. Today I’m delighted to introduce professional photographer
Samantha Jones
, who shares her thoughts on choosing your wedding photographer and dealing with those ‘in front of camera’ nerves.
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Monday, October 26th, 2009
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Design Concepts
I have to admit that I’m not the biggest fan of Halloween, but even so I still love the idea of a holding a Halloween-themed wedding. Now I’m not talking about anything outrageous, like guests attending in fancy dress or monsters scattered around the reception room, but rather using blended tones and decor to add a touch of glamorous spookiness to the proceedings.
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009
Posted in
Planning Advice
You’ve set a budget, chosen the date and booked your venue. So what’s next? As part of our
Planning Advice
series we look at some of the different suppliers you may need to hire for your wedding, and offer some of our top tips on how to go about finding the perfect service providers for your wedding day.
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
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Planning Advice
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Wedding Planner Q&A
In our weekly Wedding Planner Q&A we look at how to deal with common anxieties, questions and problems that often crop up when you’re planning a wedding. Today I’m offering advice on how to tell your guests that children aren’t invited to the wedding.
Lots of our friends and relatives have young children, but we don’t want lots of children running around at our wedding. How can we tell them children aren’t invited without causing offence?
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
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Fashion Focus
If you’ve been a regular reader of our blog then you may remember that back in April I posted a feature on my
favourite summer wedding gowns
. Well now that summer is well and truly over I thought it was about time that I featured my favourite designs for the winter season.
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Monday, October 19th, 2009
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Design Concepts
I have another rustic board to share with you today, which will be the last of our autumnal design concepts. I’m still finding myself hugely inspired by the colours and features of the season, and this week I’ve based my wedding design around the humble acorn.
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
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Planning Advice
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Wedding Planner Q&A
In our weekly Wedding Planner Q&A we look at how to deal with the anxieties, questions and problems that often crop up when you’re planning a wedding, and today I’m offering advice on how to deal with an unhelpful bridesmaid.
I asked my friend to be a bridesmaid when I first got engaged, but she isn’t helping me with any of the planning or providing any of the support I need. She doesn’t seem to have any interest in the wedding and I feel she’s making my life more difficult and stressful. I don’t really want her to be a bridesmaid any more, but how can I tell her without losing her friendship?
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
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Best Blogs
Like many other wedding planners, I spend a fair bit of my time reading wedding blogs. They are fantastic sources of inspiration and are packed with all sorts of features, including DIY projects, real weddings, supplier showcases and new products out on the market. My head’s usually buzzing with ideas after just a few minutes of reading!
So I thought I’d share some of my favourite blog reads with you over the next few months. Hopefully you’ll enjoy reading them as much as I do, and will find them useful when it comes to designing and planning your own wedding day. The first one I wanted to highlight is
Temple of Groom
, which is a bit different from most wedding blogs in that it’s run by a groom planning his forthcoming wedding.
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
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Wedding Press
I’ve been catching up on some wedding magazine reading over the last couple of weeks, and I’m excited to see that some of my planning tips have been featured in the national press. As ever, the latest copy of
Brides
has some fabulous ideas for styling your wedding reception – you can see my budget-friendly reception ideas
here
(numbers 1, 4 and 15) and tips on choosing a florist
here
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Monday, October 12th, 2009
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Design Concepts
Our monthly design board is now live. I’ve again been inspired this month by the natural beauty of the autumn season, and have created a rustic design with an earthy brown palette punctuated by touches of deep aubergine. You can see the board and full details of the design
here
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