Questions for Venues
One of the largest expenses for wedding planners is the hiring of the venue. And the larger and more prestigious your venue is, the more it’ll cost to hire it. We’re quite fortunate here in Buckinghamshire, as the county is packed with historic buildings and barn conversions, many of which have passed the test of […]
Questions for Caterers
If you’re putting together a wedding, corporate event or large-scale birthday party, then you’ll have to deal with a large number of moving parts. Your entertainment may well come in the form of a DJ or band, along with a photo booth (Cheesy Smiles, naturally, will be able to help with the latter). But perhaps […]
Throwing a Party on a Budget
After Christmas is done with, few of us have the funds available to throw a lavish party. But what if this is a time of year when you have parties to throw? Winter weddings can provide a fantastic way to save money, as there’s less demand at this time of year; moreover, some birthday celebrations […]
Burn’s Night Preparations
January isn’t, traditionally, a time of year that’s ripe for partying. Following the excess of the run-up to Christmas, and then the firework-fuelled fun of New Year’s Celebrations, most of us aren’t in the mood for splashing out – and thus this time of year represents a little bit of a break in the social […]
Wedding Trends for 2020
When you’re planning your wedding, the chances are that you’ll want something that’s a little bit different from the ones you’ve already gone to. And this appetite for novelty is what makes the industry shift a little bit every year. So what kind of new developments are we likely to see in 2020? Let’s take […]
Extravagant Weddings of the 2010s
As the decade draws to a close, it’s worth taking a look back at some of the events that defined it. For better or worse, we’re all fascinated with how rich and famous people spend their time, and this is especially the case when they decide to get married. Celebrity weddings provide a source of […]
How not to be Bridezilla
Among the more inflammatory social-media stories this week involves a rather unreasonable demand on the part of one bride: that everyone who receives an invitation to a wedding should be buying a gift, regardless of whether or not they actually attend the reception. While this is an extreme example of the infamous Bridezilla phenomenon: the […]
Partying in Hot Weather: How to Cope
The weather this Bank Holiday has been nothing short of sweltering. Brits up and down the country have been making the most of it, with garden parties, barbeques and festivals running through the weekend. A series of concerning temperature records indicate that this probably won’t be the last weekend of glorious sunshine this year. So, […]
When to Book a Photo Booth
Planning a big event is a stressful thing. If the event in question is a wedding, then so much more so. Co-ordinating all of those suppliers is among the trickiest tasks, owing simply to the length of the average engagement. If you’re planning your wedding for eighteen months, then the chances are that a […]
The Impact of the Internet on Weddings
Given that you’re reading these words, it probably won’t come as a shock to learn that the internet has had an enormous impact on the way we plan and execute weddings – and on the way we meet one another in the first place. So, this time around, we thought we’d assess some of the […]