When planning a wedding, another key and important area to consider for your big day is flowers. Flowers add beauty, colour and fragrance to your wedding day and should reflect the style, colour and scheme of your wedding. They can be anything from simple to dramatic, and can create many different feels through their design.
But how do you find the right florist for your wedding flowers?
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So now you have your date, time and place of your wedding confirmed, you need to start looking at the suppliers that will make your wedding the fabulous day you have always dreamed it to be.
Over the next few weeks, we will have blogs from top suppliers in each of these areas giving you top tips on what to look for in your search for your perfect wedding. And this week we’re looking at the one thing that every bride thinks of first when planning their wedding – the dress!!!
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If you would like something refreshingly unique at your wedding then you need look no further than the lovely Tara and her original ice cream van Daisy.
Daisy is a beautifully renovated original 1972 ice cream van with a pretty 50s style unique to her, resplendent in cream, chrome and lilacs.
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Christmas and New Year is a very popular time for wedding proposals so we thought what better way to kick off 2012 than with a blog on planning a wedding!
Planning a wedding can become a little overwhelming at any stage of the planning process; be it the beginning where you just don’t know where to start, the middle where it feels like you’re not getting anywhere, or in the last few weeks in the lead up to the wedding day itself. But if you keep organised and follow our advice it will be a much calmer, more enjoyable experience as you journey towards your dream day and the start of your future together.
Over the next few weeks, we are going to break down the wedding planning process into a 4 bite-size chunks, based on a typical 12 month planning timeline. What’s more, we will have some spotlight “Top Tips” blogs from our favourite wedding suppliers to assist you in choosing your own wedding team.
So, if you’re new to the wedding planning process – congratulations on your recent engagement! Or if you have been engaged for a while, and just not sure when to start – then never fear, for Samantha Whitehead-Young is here!
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When planning a wedding we often get asked questions regarding children at weddings; Whether children should be invited and if so, how to keep them entertained. One solution is Life’s A Celebration wedding activity bags.
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When it comes to wedding hair, or bridal hair as it is often known, there are many things that you should consider when choosing your salon or stylist. SWY have been speaking to the lovely Jonathon from hair and beauty salon Saks in Edinburgh, and here are a few of his simple steps to help you achieve gorgeous hair on your wedding day.
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SWY are always pleased to find fantastic new suppliers in the world of weddings and here is one that has come to our attention.
Photo booths are becoming more and more popular, Capture Photo and Video Booth hire are a fabulous company based in Somerset and their standard package covers a 40 mile radius from North Petherton but also provide a nationwide service.
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When planning a wedding, we know how important it is for couples to choose the right essentials for their wedding; the dream venue, the perfect attire, the hand tied flowers…and a wedding planner might not be seen as something that is an essential aspect to your wedding. Wedding planners like Samantha Whitehead-Young wedding design can bring a multitude of benefits to the planning and execution of your wedding. Not just with the hours that we can save by assisting you in the planning process, including searching for venues and suppliers, but also our knowledge base, creative inspiration and support.
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If you love colour and excitement, why not celebrate your vows in fiesta style.
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As I wandered around the local Spanish village Arboleas it was pointed out to me that the village market seemed small in comparison to its usual size. I was taken in by the selection of stalls and the friendliness of the market owners chatting to everyone and trying allsorts of new and unusual tastes, sometimes much to the amusement of the market sellers!
Turning a corner I noticed all the signs of a wedding – the church being prepared, groups of men in suits and ladies in all their finery. I wanted a picture of the church as it was beautiful and ended up chatting to the grandmother of the bride on the steps. The family were from Newcastle and they kindly gave me permission to take some photographs.
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