Luxe Bridal: Digital School

Towards the end of 2018  I was delighted to be asked to present at the Luxe Bride “Digital School” , a 2 day seminar for bridal boutique owners held at the Miss Bush studio. Luxe Bride main aim is to showcase the best in bridal fashion, wedding style, and inspiration from the UK’s best independent…

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MOVIE WEDDINGS COSTS

From the fairytale endings to the narrowly-avoided disasters, there’s nothing quite like a movie wedding. We all love watching couples tie the knot on the big screen, but have you ever wondered how much these extravagant ceremonies would actually cost? Recently UKAWP owner Bernadette Chapman , dress designer Joyce Young from Joyce Young Collections, and cake designer Jeanette…

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Styled Shoot by Always Andri Wedding Design and The Bijou Bride

One of the best aspects of being a member of the UKAWP is the support and friendship you build with other planners. Not only can we go to each other for business advice, we can also be there to assist each other at weddings. This also extends to working together on styled shoots which was…

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Getting Married in Surrey

We are delighted to introduce our readers to the first in a new series of posts which will investigate different counties and regions and their particular appeal for couples getting married. This first piece, covering getting married in Surrey, has been created by The Bespoke Wedding Company and Sarah Clifford Weddings… Surrey is a wonderland for all…

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Jenny Wren Weddings: A Spanish Wedding Photo Shoot

We are delighted to show you this Spanish theme photo shoot organised by member Jenny Wren Weddings & Events. Over to Jenny. Held in the iconic Eden Project this Spanish themed wedding shoot was a lot of fun to style!  After a visit to the Mediterranean biome the surroundings gave me lots of inspiration to…

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Northern UKAWP Bridal Boutique Workshop

Whilst many people saw the eclipse across the UK recently, some of our Northern wedding planners were getting ready to attend a meet up at Bridal Haven in Tarporley, Cheshire to do what we do best, i.e. ‘talk about weddings!’ …and, on this occasion, how we could help brides select their wedding dresses. Organised by…

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UKAWP at Brides The Show – What’s happening?

Today we’re thrilled to share details of two exciting events happening within the upcoming inspirational wedding show  Brides The Show. Dominique Douglas of Stylish Events and her team and Isabel Smith of Isabel Smith Wedding Design have been chosen to lead two sessions within the ‘imagination’ room and ‘on the sofa’ of the next eagerly anticipated show which…

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Year of the Wedding Jumpsuits

We are delighted to bring you an article written by UKAWP member Black Pearl Weddings. 2014 has arrived with a cornucopia of trends and styles to really shape a wedding into an entirely new showcase of chic and glamour. Currently, one of the most sought after trends to transcend the bridal fashion stage is the…

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A Relaxed Rustic Country Tea

A Relaxed Rustic Country Tea is one of three wedding inspiration shoots organised by member Val at Benessamy Weddings & Events to showcase the versatility of Bawdon Lodge Farm both as a country farm wedding venue and as a marquee wedding venue. The inspiration for this theme was the natural rustic charm of afternoon tea on an English country…

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You & Your Wedding Awards – 2014

We were interested to hear that You & Your Wedding are launching bridal retail awards for 2014, following the results of a survey which revealed that friendliness of retail staff is more important to brides than their choice of dresses….   This doesn’t surprise us here at the UKAWP: we and our member planners have…

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