Showing posts with label Awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Awards. Show all posts

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Wedding Industry Awards - Voter feedback

As you may be aware I recently won Best Wedding Planner East Midlands at the Wedding Industry Awards, it is with huge thanks to all the wonderful couples who I have worked with over the last few years who voted for me, which allowed me to be recognised and awarded!

I have just been sent a copy of all the comments left by the couples who voted for me... I must say it bought a tear to my eye reading through them...

“Lisa's services made the world of difference and was vital to making our wedding such a wonderful day. Prior to the day, she was professional, helpful and extremely well organised but on the day itself she was a godsend and dealt with all unexpected problems quickly and with the minimum of fuss. Out of all the various services that we paid for, Lisa was by far the best value for money, allowing the two of us to relax and enjoy our wedding which was wonderful.”

“Absolutely bloody amazing! We had the best day ever which ran like clockwork all down to Lisa's excellent planning.”

 “I planned my wedding all by myself but as my wedding had a lot going on I knew I needed someone there to know what was happening, Lisa was amazing everything was on time just how I like it :) we defo got our money worth and even more.. Lisa is a lovely person x”

“I wasn’t sure about wedding planners. i did think they would be very expensive and only planned expensive weddings. I met Lisa at a wedding fair, she was very approachable and wasn't pushy in selling her service. Lisa came round our house for a free consultation, It was the best decision i had made, Lisa took off alot of the pressures and was full of different ideas, and gave us alot of choices that we didn’t think we could have for our budget. Lisa was very honest in her view and never compared us to other weddings, she was always available to contact if needed. Our Wedding day was Perfect and it wouldn't of been the same with out Lisa help.”

“Lisa was superb and found our wedding venue for us. She was meticulous, very professional and delivered on her promises. She also organised my daughters wedding, which was a fabulous event enjoyed by all.”

“Lisa was absolutely fantastic up to and including on the day of our wedding. I felt so confident that everything was under control and didn't have to worry about a thing on the day. Lisa thinks of every minor detail, things that would not have even crossed my mind. She is very professional, reliable and very competent.”

“Fantastic, she is fab!!”

“Lisa certainly made finding the perfect venue for our day a much easier task. She has a very friendly can do attitude and has a very calming influence at what can be a very stressful time.”

“Lisa was fantastic. She took all the stress out of the day and made sure that we didn't have to do anything except turn up and enjoy it! Having worked in hospitality for several years I knew I wanted someone else to be there to be the go between for suppliers and the venue and Lisa took my plans and my dreams and made it work with no fuss and very little handover. I genuinely believe that without her the day would not have been so easy for us. My guests would still have enjoyed it but it would have been because I was looking after them and with Lisa around I was able to relax and enjoy MY wedding day.”

“Lisa was wonderful. Really attentive. She had great ideas and knows how to organise a great party. Really fun to work with.”

“Lisa provided an excellent stress free day that worked and ran seamlessly. The contacts she provided were also excellent within their field.”

“Lisa was amazing during our wedding. She took every effort to make myself and my husband have the most wonderful day. I was feeling ill during the reception and Lisa went out of her way to try and make me feel more comfortable. She not only made us at ease but worked hard will all the guests to ensure they had a wonderful time.”

 “Lisa was recommended to us by a family member whose wedding she had co-ordinated. From the very first meeting Lisa put as ease with her friendly and professional manner. We decided to book Lisa for on the day co-ordiation. Even though Lisa was only booked for the day, she was always available for advice and helped us negotiate with suppliers etc. The week before the wedding Lisa helped to make final arrangements including meeting with the venue and photographer. Lisa also helped to transport everything to the venue and to dress the venue on the day. Without Lisa I think my Mum and Dad would be getting divorced! She took all the stress out of wedding planning making sure everyone enjoyed the whole process. On the day Lisa was outstanding, even when the venue had a power cut!! I can't praise Lisa enough, she is a star!”
“Very professional & detail oriented. Thought of everything in advance thus preventing any mishaps on the day. Also very personable and easy to communicate with.”

“Great service, great girl, well worth the money.”

“Excellent planning from Lisa. Took charge of everything we wanted and mad sure the day ran perfectly. Very friendly and approachable and endless good advice when we asked for opinions. Would recommend to everyone!”

“Lisa was worth her weight in gold both before the wedding and on the day. From the first time we met her at our complementary consultation, she was enthusiastic about our day and we really felt as if she was interested in helping us to have our dream wedding. We approached her with many aspects of the wedding arranged but we had a lot of ideas for the day that we didn't know how to bring to fruition. Lisa was able to source the suppliers we needed at prices that we could afford, helping us have the day that we wanted and save money at the same time. On the day she co-ordinated all of our suppliers effortlessly and was on hand for any last minute hiccups that we experienced, even calling at my house at 7:30am on the morning of the wedding to pick up last minute items .... including the music for the wedding ceremony!! Despite her having a number of weddings throughout the summer, including her own, she always made herself available to us when we needed her and we always felt like we had her 100% attention. Knowing that we had someone with her experience & knowledge at the other end of the phone throughout the planning stages & on the day, had a calming effect on the both of us & really did enable us to have the day of our dreams!!”

“Lisa was fantastic! We would (have) recommended her services to clients who want a truly perfect day! Our guests still comment about how magical and organised our day was- one of the best weddings they have ever attended. Lisa is a huge part to achieving that.”

“Lisa helped us with the final, but very importing, details of the wedding. Since we then had a one year old son, I could do with all the help I could get. She sorted out the Flowers, Cake, first dance teacher and helped me to stay calm and mediated with the supplier when the dress was not tailored right and when I found out the original black horses were going to be replaced with white ones (at that time it seemed a disaster, it turned out to be perfect!). She organised/managed all the decorating of the hall on the day and made sure it all fitted in with the themed colour. All in all, she made our day just perfect. I am still very proud when I sometimes look at her website and see us standing on her list as well, looking absolutely amazing.”



Monday, 16 January 2012

2011 Summary

As I begin 2012... it's nice to have a quick look back over last year... 

I had the privilege of working with 22 amazing couples, all of whom celebrated their wedding day during 2011...
They each chose a planning package that I tailored to suit their individual requirements, but the most popular packages still remain Full Coordination and On-the-day Coordination. 

Although most of these couples live in the Midlands in the UK, a number of my couples were from different parts of the world, including Shanghai and Thailand... they all had the same thing in common... they had chosen to celebrate their wedding day in the Midlands, England.

It was an honour to coordinate these weddings at such beautiful venues... including The Peak Edge Hotel , The Maynard, Aston Hall, Prestwold Hall and Thrumpton Hall to name but a few... and I really look forward to working with many of these venues again this year.

Not only was 2011 the year of the Royal Wedding... it was also the year I married the man of my dreams! 
It really was the best day of our lives!! With thanks to our venue Hodsock Priory and on-the-day coordinator Joy from Unique Wedding Planning who together made sure I switched off from wedding planner mode and enjoyed my day as the bride!!

2011 was also the year that I launched The Wedding Planning College with Joy, which offers training and guidance to those wanting to follow in my wedding planning footsteps, the college is going from strength to strength and I look forward to meeting lots of new delegates this year...

And just when I thought the year couldn't get much better... I found out I had won Best Wedding Planner East Midlands at the Wedding Industry Awards!!
What a fantastic end to a fantastic year!

Bring on 2012!! 

Saturday, 14 January 2012

Best Wedding Planner East Midlands!!

What a fantastic start to the year.... to find out that I have won Best Wedding Planner East Midlands at the Wedding Industry Awards, which means I am now a finalist for the National Award... Best Wedding Planner UK! How exciting!
It is the biggest compliment and fills me with pride to know that the couples I have worked with during 2010 and 2011 have voted for me... I beat off the 5 other regional entrants to claim the title Best Wedding Planner East Midlands!

The awards are taking place in London on the 18th of January and the national winners will be announced live on stage! Wish me luck...

For further information about the awards click here Wedding Industry Awards 


I had a mention in my local news paper, The Derbyshire Times about the awards click to read the full article



Monday, 21 November 2011

I came Runner Up in The Young Business Person of the Year Category at The Derbyshire Times Business Awards on Thursday!


Huge thank you to who ever it was who nominated me.... I feel really proud and honoured to have been put forward! 

Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Award Nominations

Well it's been a great week.... I've found out I've been nominated and short-listed for 2 separate awards...

Young Business Person of The Year 


Winners are announced this week at an awards event at the B2Net Stadium, Chesterfield.


Wedding Planner of the Year - East Midlands 


The Wedding Industry Awards


Regional winners will be published on The Wedding Industry Awards website at the end of November 2011. Regional winners will then be invited to the awards event in London, where the national winners will be announced...

Wish me luck...!