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!