Engagement Photo Shoot

My clients Lucy & Duncan had their engagement photo shoot with the lovely Becki from Red Square Photography last month... here is one of the photos, I love it!

Beautiful Wedding Venues

My diary for 2011 and 2012 is filling up fast! Here are some of the beautiful wedding venues my clients have chosen for their weddings over the next two years, it will be a pleasure to work alongside these fantastic wedding venues!

The Red Lion, Chesterfield

Prestwold Hall, Loughborough

Eastwood Hall, Nottingham

Hodsock Priory, Nottinghamshire

Looks like I'm set for another great year...!

On Wedding TV with Amanada Wyatt!

I was very excited when my good friends at Choola Bridal Boutique in Sheffield ask me to model some of their wedding dresses... I was even more excited when I found out that it was to model Amanda Wyatt bridal gowns whilst being filmed for Wedding TV!! I had great fun... and it was lovely to meet Amanda and her daughter Charlotte Balbier who came along to show her mum support!

Wedding TV Channel 266 Wedding Designers S5 Amanda Wyatt

Here is a photo from filming...

Kate & James Wedding - More photos!!

A huge thank you to Ellie from The Happily Ever After Project for sharing these photos...

Ellie designed and created all the beautiful wedding stationary for the wedding of my clients Kate & James this September. She stopped by on the morning of the wedding to take some photos of her designs in all their glory! As you can see the stationary complemented the rest of the wedding theme perfectly.

Ellie also wrote a lovely comment on her blog about me! "Thanks Ellie, It's always a pleasure to work with you"!

The official photographs captured by photographer Charles Sainsbury-Plaice will be uploaded soon!

Save The Date!

I am very excited to be planning my own wedding for July next year! I have decided to design and create my own wedding stationary to add a personal touch and also to save money!

Here is a sneaky peek at my Save The Date cards!.. What do you think?

I have always loved the idea of sending save the date cards, not only from a practical point of view to let guests know the date well in advance but also to give guests the first indication to the theme of the whole wedding...

Sandra & Richard's Wedding - 29th October 2010

After marrying in South Africa in September, Sandra & Richard celebrated with a blessing and reception on Friday at the beautiful Colwick Hall in Nottingham with all their friends and family.

I have been working with Sandra for just under a year, offering support and advice throughout to ensure everything was organised for both their celebrations.

Sandra was keen to have an active part in her wedding plans and I was very impressed with all the flowers that she made herself... costing a tenth of the quotes we had received from different florists!

The wedding blessing and reception on Friday was beautiful, the day ran very smoothly and Sandra, Richard and their guests had a wonderful day.

I received a lovely message from the Sandra the following day "Excellent work! Lisa couldn't have done it without you, thank you once more!"

It was a pleasure working with Sandra and I am so pleased with how well the day came together.

Here are a few photos I took during the set up on the day. The official photographs were captured by Michael Penty, who will kindly be sharing them with us soon!

The ultra purple colour worked perfectly in the stylish Grand Ballroom at Colwick Hall. A huge thank you to Claudia from Cocoon Creations for providing the sashes...

I would like to wish Sandra & Richard a very happy future together and I look forward to seeing the wedding photos...

Kate & James Wedding - 4th September 2010

Congratulations to Kate & James who married on Saturday in the beautiful Clayworth Church, followed by a magnificent marquee reception in their own back garden!

Meeting Kate & James over a year ago it was clear their day was going to be something special and they needed my help with ideas, finding the right suppliers and making their plans come to life.

Everything came together over the next year and it was the finishing touches that really made their day special. We even managed to find some fantastic caterers who were able to create a bespoke menu using produce from the bride & groom's farm!

The day was perfect, but wouldn’t have been the same without the hard work from the suppliers. A huge thank you to:

Caterers Michael Kernall Catering

Marquee Mansfield Marquees

Cake Rachel Edwards

Decorations Taylor and Wynne Events

Stationary The Happy Project

Band The Collective

String Quartet Status Cymbal

Here are a few photographs I took during the set-up of the marquee.... It looked amazing, even if I do say so myself!

The marquee goes up!

Set up begins inside.....

The tables are dressed...

The bar is stocked...

And the 5ft wedding cake is assembled!

Then just before guests arrive the String Quartet begins...

The official photographs will be uploaded onto my website soon... watch this space!

A huge congratulations to Kate & James, its been a pleasure working with you over the last year! I hope you had the most amazing day. Lisa x

Nafeesa & Paul's Official Wedding Photographs

I have just received the official photographs from Nafeesa & Paul's wedding at Shottle Hall on the 4th of July 2010 that I coordinated and I just had to share them!

Thank you to Becki at Red Square Photography for sharing. Fantastic photographs!

Nafeesa & Paul's gallery page will be going live on my website very soon...

Rachael & Jason's Wedding - 28th August 2010

A massive congratulations to Rachael & Jason who married on Saturday at the beautiful church in Barlow, Chesterfield followed by a reception at the contemporary Sheffield Park Hotel.

Rachael & Jason took advantage of my On-The-Day Coordination service to ensure they could relax and enjoy their day knowing everything was under control. Rachael was a girl after my own heart - ultra organised and thoroughly enjoyed the planning process, first meeting over two years ago when they reserved their date and after a few suggestions to get them started I left them to it. Then in June this year we got back together to finalise all the arrangements.

Rachael chose the striking modern colour scheme of black and ivory which complemented their choice of venue perfectly. Bird cage centrepieces filled with orchids and stylish orchid and Calla lily bouquets were the perfect choice.

A huge thank you to the wonderful suppliers... It's always a pleasure to work with you!

Cake - Love Candy Cakes

Florist - Katie Peckett & Swallows & Damsons

Photographer - Chequered Leopard - Can't wait to see the official pics!

DJ - Craig at 1 DJ 1

Singer - Dawn Shearwood

Chair and table covers - Strides

I would like to wish Mr & Mrs Draper a fantastic married life. All my love, Lisa x

Some things you might not know about me or my company....

• I run my wedding planning business full time, I don’t have any other jobs

• I don’t have any staff therefore I offer a very personal service, I am the person the bride & groom meets at their initial consultation then it’s me who will be there on their wedding day 2 years later (as well as everything else in between!)

• I only take on the amount of weddings each year that I can personally manage, therefore I am able to share my time equally between my clients and I’m able to return calls and messages within a day.

• I don’t work for a wedding venue, I work independently for the bride & groom

• I have over 400 venues and supplier contacts spanning 5 counties on my database – therefore I match the bride & groom to the most suitable suppliers and venue

• I don’t take commissions from suppliers and any discounts or benefits offered from suppliers are passed directly onto the bride & groom

• I run my business from home, therefore keeping costs down

• I live in Chesterfield, but work with couples in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and surrounding areas

• I listen to the bride & grooms ideas and help make them happen, offering advice, recommendations and a professional honest opinion, I don’t tell a bride & groom what they should have or do!

• I consider my fee out of the bride & grooms total wedding budget, not as an extra expense.

If there is anything else you would like to know, give me a call...
Lisa 01246 229556

The Hotel Inspector

Did you see me on the Hotel Inspector....?

Click this link to watch the episode featuring the Rutland Arms Hotel in Bakewell. The hotel inspector Alex Polizzi worked her magic and I was invited to the hotel to comment on the newly renovated ballroom. 

If you don't want to watch the whole episode, fast forward to about 30 minutes in and you will be able to hear my comments!

http://demand.five.tv/Episode.aspx?episodeBaseName=C5150610005

Fiona & Steve's Wedding - 30th July 2010

Congratulations to Fiona & Steve who married on Friday at Chellaston Church, Derby followed by a reception at Makeney Hall Hotel.

I begun working With Fiona & Steve over a year ago, they had already visited many wedding venues but needed help with selecting the one that would fit their budget and requirements.

They had a total wedding budget that they had to stick to so I created a budget breakdown to manage costs.

Fiona's chosen colour scheme was ivory, caramel and chocolate brown and I suggested local suppliers that would complement their style and budget.

I also accompanied Fiona and her bridesmaids to local bridal boutiques that I recommended where we found the perfect dress!

Here are a selection of photos that I took during the set-up on the morning of the wedding. The chocolate brown and ivory colour scheme complemented the conservatory at Makeney Hall perfectly. Official photos captured by Andy Cunningham will be added to my gallery pages soon...

Chair covers and sashes, centrepieces and stationary all by Louise at Lush Occasions

Delicious chocolate cake by Marks & Spencer.

A huge thank you to all the suppliers that made their day perfect, with special thanks to Karen & Rachel at Precious Bridal Rooms for looking after Fiona & her bridesmaids and for the amazing band brotherhood for keeping the party going into the early hours!!

Congratulations Fiona & Steve, it has been great working with you both. I hope your day was everything you wished for.Lisa x

From the storyboard to the actual day...

Once a wedding is complete I love to look back to the original storyboard that I created which shows the bride & grooms initial ideas on colours, style and decor to see how the concept has developed into their wedding day.

Here is the storyboard I created for my clients Nafeesa & Paul over a year ago - their brief was for their wedding to be very contemporary, including striking colours such as bright orange, black and white and incorporating orange gerbera flowers and individual black & white cakes!

And here is the end result....

As you can see we used black candelabras with complimentary black, white and orange table stationary. Black damask table runners that I made and splashes of orange on the tables with gerbera heads and ribbons around the napkins.

The black and white individual cakes decorated with orange gerbera heads looked amazing!