Royal Wedding

To celebrate the much talked about forthcoming Royal Wedding one of my local schools is planning a Royal Wedding celebration of their very own....

Edale Primary School in Derbyshire contacted me a few months ago and asked if I wanted to be involved and help them with the plans for their Royal Wedding!

After weeks of planning and hard work from the staff, students, parents and the local villagers the school is ready to celebrate their royal wedding tomorrow, which coincides with the last day of term, so they will certainly be going out with a bang!

At 10.30am tomorrow two of the school children who are playing the part of bride & groom will 'get married' at Edale Church with the ceremony being conducted by the actual vicar!

Throughout the morning the children and staff will act out an actual wedding complete with the bridal preparations, the arrival of the bride and her father, the ceremony, giving of the rings, readings and hymns, throwing of the confetti then after the ceremony the wedding party will head back to the school for the wedding breakfast complete with a top table, decorations, favours, speeches and the cutting of the cake!

As Edale Primary school is one of the smallest schools in Derbyshire, all the children will have a part to play at the wedding - there Will be a bride, groom, bridesmaids, father of the bride etc....

My job as their wedding planner was to arrange a photographer to attend and capture the day to include the bridal preparations, the ceremony and the traditional group shots. A very talented wedding photographer agreed to get involved, Mark from Tierney Photography will be the official Royal wedding photographer! It is then my job to make sure everything is in place ready for the big day and I will also be acting a chauffeur, driving the bride and her father to the Church then the bride and groom to the reception!

I am also very excited as I have arrange for both Sky News and The Derbyshire Times to cover the event! How exciting!

I will be posting an update including photos after the Royal Wedding which takes place at Edale School on Friday the 15th of April......

Mikaela & Brett's Wedding - 1st April 2011

It was my first wedding of the year on Friday... And what a perfect day it was! I had been working with Mikaela & Brett for over a year on a full coordination package. When I first met them, all they had booked was their venue Prestwold Hall and photographer Dave Nunn so it was my job to help them arrange everything else.

Mikaela had a clear idea on the style and colours she wanted to work with so we got cracking...
I suggested suitable suppliers who could provide everything that they needed from flowers to the entertainement for the children...
The day soon arrived and the weather was on our side!
A huge thank you to all the suppliers involved in making both the venue and the wedding party look amazing!
John Preston Flowers
Wedding Event Design Studio
Imagine Stationary
Layers Cakes
Emma Buck
James Bride

Here are some photos I took on the day, doesn't it look stunning!

For a sneak peek at the official photographs visit Dave Nunn's Blog

I must also give a huge shout out to those wonderful suppliers who entertained both the adults and children throughout the day-

The very beautiful and talented singer & Pianist - Laura Napier-Burrows

The amazing band - Cloud Nine

And last but certainly not least..... the brilliant - Great Lorenzo's Magic Circus

I would like to wish Mikaela & Brett a very happy future, it was a pleasure working with you both and I hope you day was everything you wished for, lisa x

The Wedding Planning College

After being inundated with requests for instant advice & practical training, Joy Hersey-Todd (from Unique Wedding Planning) & myself, have joined forces to launch The Wedding Planning College.

There will be few weddings as prestigious as Prince William & Kate Middleton, but with the number of weddings expected to increase, it won’t only be the rich & famous that will look to hire the services of a wedding planner. However, wedding planning is unregulated & there are no mandatory qualifications required to set-up a wedding planning business.

WHAT DOES THE WEDDING PLANNING COLLEGE OFFER?

The Wedding Planning College prides itself on offering real, honest & professional advice through training events, personal mentoring & long term business support. The graduates from the college will be encouraged to become part of an on-going network that aims to bring best practice to their businesses.

Watching films such as The Wedding Planner can sometimes paint an inaccurate picture of what’s really involved in planning the most important day in someone’s life. This kind of romantic media results in many people aspiring to wedding planning as their dream job.... which it can be ... but it’s also a lot of hard work, both emotionally & physically!

Joy & I will personally mentor people to achieve their dream but our support will be based on practical learning & experience. We believe that as established and trading wedding planners we can offer real training & advice to enable people to become successful planners.

WHERE & WHEN WILL THE TRAINING TAKE PLACE?
Using the fabulous training facilities, on the 6th Floor of the new CASA Hotel, in Chesterfield, we aim to attract people from all over the UK to our “Train to Plan” two day training events. Each event will take place over a weekend and includes a mixture of factual based learning, individual exercises, group activities & guest speakers, from the industry. Joy & I will guide & mentor delegates through each session, offering honest advice, sharing real examples and working with individuals to inspire their own wedding planning business development.

WHAT TRAINING & BUSINESS SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE?
Training sessions will include “Setting up a wedding planning business” & “How to plan & coordinate a Wedding”. The first ones are due to be held on the 1st/2nd October & the 5th/ 6th November. There are opening offers for the first 16 delegates. Please check the website for details:

The Wedding Planning College

“There were no specific practical wedding planning courses when I started my business & I went in to it somewhat blind. General courses helped with the business side of things & an on-line course taught me an overview of the wedding planning industry, but no-one actually told me what I really needed to know”

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

We are extremely grateful to Mark Tierney from Tierney Photography for the amazing images for our new web-site & to Lynsey Wells from Bimbo Design for creating the look of our new brand.