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WELCOME TOTHEWACKY BUTWONDERFULWORLD OF
BEING AWEDDING PLANNER.
If you are reading this then
the chances are you are planning or thinking about
planning a wedding. On average you can now kiss goodbye
to around 250 hours of your time! It's true; that's about
how long it takes tomake the arrangements. Scared?Well
don't be! I amgoing to share with you over the coming
issues some tips on how to achieve your perfect day and
some funny stories fromweddings gone by.
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I started as a wedding planner about four years ago with
a baptism of fire – involvement in planning a celebrity-
filled £5m wedding at Wrotham Park. The compère
announced at the start of festivities, ‘this is the wedding
Posh and Becks wanted, but couldn't afford.’ We had
everything from cigar rooms, a palladium sized stage
built and private jets coming into the grounds at all
hours of the day. Ainslee Harriott was backstage cooking
for the masses and our celebrity florist laid out
beautifully nearly £1.5m worth of flowers!
However,
IT’S NOT ABOUT THE BUDGET
, it’s about
how you handle it and how you shop around for the best
services for your money. I also firmly believe it’s more
about putting your personalities into your wedding
rather than your hard earned cash.
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The wedding industry in the UK is now flourishing and
many of the most fabulous items are being made by
small businesses, many home based.
Another thing to be juggled can be the family politics
– do you sit Aunty Patsy next to Great Aunt Maud when
the last time they met it was handbags at dawn? The
planning can be complicated and stressful. I hope that in
the coming issues I can show you all that it needn't be –
it should be a great experience as you are planning the
day that will be the start of your new lives together.
Nowadays couples are being actively encouraged to
plan their day their way, which means that certain
traditions can now be omitted from weddings without
drawing gasps from the crowd. So what if you don’t
want to have a first dance because you both have two
left feet? Who cares! It’s your day!
ONE IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER
however is that
it is about TWO people. You may be doing all the
planning and it may be true that your partner doesn’t
have any real interest in the thickness of the ribbon to
be tied around favour boxes or whether candles should
be three inches or two inches high – just negotiate the
areas each of you wish to contribute to and try and
stick to it. It saves time in the long run and can save
you a lot of days of not talking to each other in the run
up to your wedding!
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Over the coming issues I am going to focus on all
aspects of your wedding planning from the type of
ceremony to have, how to pick your venue, reception,
food and drink, wedding party, guests, gift lists,
entertainment and etiquette. I will also be answering
questions via Pink Weddings Magazine Facebook site, so
if you have any pressing issues, just let me know and I
will do my best to come up with an answer for you.
pink weddings magazine 35
The wedding planner
The wedding planner
Lost in logistics, crucified by costs and overwhelmed by arrangements? Don’t panic! From this
issue our favourite wedding planner
Marie
will share her best tips and inside knowledge
My tip for this issue is that if you are
wearing white on the day (dress or suit),
ensure one of your attendants has a piece of
blackboard chalk somewhere – it covers a
multitude of stains on white material!