An Autumn Wedding

As we move swiftly into the Autumn I started thinking about things to enhance your Autumn wedding in Hertfordshire. I got married in the Autumn, I love the fact that you can have a beautiful sunny day, with a chill in the air and the colours are so amazing. That was the reason I choose October to marry, that and the fact we wanted to see New England in the fall for our honeymoon. Believe me when I say it was amazing.

Some Autumn ideas for your wedding in Essex

wedding centrepieces

favours for an Autumn wedding

wonderful ceremony decoration

Autumn weddings

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Autumn bridal bouquet

Wedding entertainment for the kids

I love featuring new wedding suppliers in London that I have met or with whom I have worked and today I met Jen from Pots of Fun. Thet are specialists in providing wedding Creches but some of the things they do with the kids are wonderful.
They do all sorts of arts and crafts, but nothing too messy! They can theme all the games and crafts in with the theme of the wedding and all of the children get a fabulous gift from the bride and groom at the end of the day.
The staff are all CRB checked and have first aid certificates and they are able to offer a full baby sitting service into the evening of required.

Take a look at their website and here are some pictures of the party bags the children receive.

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Wedding Creche London

Wedding flowers in hertfordshire - April Showers

I love to feature suppliers and their work and this week we are focussing on, April Showers. A bespoke wedding florist based in Hertfordshire and serving brides across Essex, Herts and London. Have a look at Gina's website, she is passionate about what she does and you only have to look at the beautiful photos here to see her gorgeous work. I love the fact that she offers free consultations and spends time with her brides to get a real feel of their style. Here's what Gina has to say.

"April Showers is a bespoke Floral Design company specialising in Wedding and Celebration flowers we are based in Stanstead Abbotts near Ware, Hertfordshire.  Our work takes us to venues all over Herts, Essex and London.
We are passionate about our work and use only the freshest and top quality flowers to create your designs, we offer a truly personal service, and do our utmost to create everything on your ‘wish list’ within your budget. Nothing gives us greater pleasure than to see how amazed and delighted our clients are when they see their Wedding Bouquets or walk into a room full of flowers.
We were honoured to be nominated by two couples for The Wedding Industry Awards 2013 and were shortlisted as best Wedding Florist –London and South East."

Do I Really Need a wedding planner?

No, not necessarily but it wouldn't it be great to really have fun planning your big day knowing that you have someone else thats going to work on all the logistics and make sure all your ideas and plans come together.

The cost of hring a planner to work with you can be offset against some of the savings she or he will make for you by negotiating on your behalf, not only that but planners can often give you a few tips about how to cut costs that you may not have thought about.

They are certainly not a luxury and now more and more popular here in the UK. Think about it, you have hired a venue and you have spent months working with the venue's coordinator on your big day. The venue coordinator works for the venue, not you and whilst they know their venue very well, they don't know you. This is where your wedding planner comes in. He or she will have gotten to know you and what you want on your wedding day.

You also don't need to hire a wedding planner in Essex for the full planning, you may just need a little help as the wedding gets near, or you might just want someone to make sure your day runs as you have planned it. I work slightly differently to most planners as I don't offer packages as I don't think you are a package, each bride I work with as different and very specific requirements.

At Louise Perry wedding planner in Hertfordshire, no two weddings are ever the same and each bride is an individual. The weddings I plan in London say reflect you as a couple. You have absolutley nothing to loose by contacting me for a FREE no obligation quote to see if I can help you. You might be surprised at how little it could cost to have some help planning your wedding in Essex

Lighting

I had the pleasure of assisting with a wedding at The Dorcester Hotel in the Orchid Room earlier this month. The couple has chosen a white theme with hints of pink and the following pictures show you what lighting can do in your venue. Even if your venue is very plain, clever lighting can make all the difference.

Bad Weather. What to do?

The weather so far this Summer has been rather disappointing to say the least, and as I write this it is absolutely pooring down in Essex. I find myself worrying as every weekend comes around, thinking of my poor brides. You can plan everything for your wedding down to the finest detail but you cannot plan the weather.

What you can do is be prepared. How?? When you are choosing your venue, look for indoor photo opportunities, so that whatever happens outside you will have plenty of places to go to get some lovely photos.

Think about some lovely umbrellas. You can get some really pretty wedding umbrellas which you can provide at your church or venue. If you are having your wedding in a marquee, at home what about white wellies. You certainly won't get muddy feet with these on.

There are also a few logistical things to think about if you are having a marquee at your home and the weather can affect them. Parking for your guests, try to have an alternative to a soggy field, otherwise they might be there for a while! Where are your portable toilets going to be located? think about an undercover walkway to them or if you can't do that don't have them too far away in which case an umbrella will be fine. You can also get some fabulous ones now that can be in a different section of your marquee.

You can't plan the weather but you can makes some contingency plans should it rain.

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Official photos of Jo and Dave's rewal of vows and 40th birthday party

Last month I had the pleasure of planning a special celebration at Redbrick Barn in Rochford for Jo and Dave who wanted to surprise their family by renewing their wedding vows and celebrating their 40th birthday's.
The couple originally married ten years ago in Gretna Green when Jo was expecting their first child. She wanted to be married before Lily arrived and so the two of them headed to Gretna Green using two people they hadn't met before as their witnesses. Ten happy years later, and another addition to the family, Harry, they decided to have the wedding that they had always dreamed of and so I was bought in to help them bring together this very special celebration.
A big thank you to the suppliers that made the day possible, Richard and the team at Fuud Ltd, John and the boys at Vicarage Marquee's, Helen and Olly at Redbrick Barn and Garrett from Inverve photography. Here are some of the official shots.