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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Choosing Diamonds

When buying any form of jewellery it is important that you do your research to make sure that you are getting the best quality for your money.This is even more important when investing in an engagement or wedding ring. Diamond expert and founder of Diamond Manufacturers, Vashi Dominguez, offers his top tips for choosing the…

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Global Wedding Market Survey Results (2012)

Last week we showed you some slides on how brides choose their wedding professionals and today we are continuing by showing you some more results. Whenever we run our training courses we reiterate how important personality is to a bride when selecting her wedding planner. So its nice to see that the survey results back this…

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Global Wedding Market Survey Results (2012)

Last year we showed you some wedding survey results from Liene Splendid Insights  .  Liene has now conducted a global survey of couples (heterosexual and same sex) who were married March 2012 – March 2013 and has kindly sent the results to us. A total of 13,127 people took part in this survey from across the…

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Grooms, Technology and Weddings….

We recently undertook a quick survey which looked in brief at two specific trends: Grooms getting more involved in wedding planning and the use of technology amongst couples planning their weddings. Grooms and Wedding Planning Almost 84% of UKAWP Members who responded to the survey have noticed Grooms becoming more involved in wedding planning over…

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UKAWP Study Tour to New York – Day Two

Continuing our report of the recent New York Study trip, having had a tasty Tuesday with Sylvia Weinstock we looked forward to a wonderful Wednesday and were not disappointed…. We spend the first part of the day oohing and ahhhing at the splendor and overall gorgeousness of The Plaza ….the perfect backdrop to wedding related films, such as…

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What social platforms do brides use?

Recently we shared with you some results from the “Global Wedding Market Survey Results 2011” conducted by Lienne at Splendid Insights. For a reminder on the survey demographics or why personality counts, go to our first post or for previous slides go here. Today we are looking at what social platforms brides use when planning…

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Importantance of a good portfolio

Recently we shared with you some results from the “Global Wedding Market Survey Results 2011” conducted by Lienne at Splendid Insights. For a reminder on the survey demographics or why personality counts, go to our first post and for information on how clients choose their wedding suppliers go here. Now we would like to share with…

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Where do clients find their wedding suppliers?

Last week we shared with you some results from the “Global Wedding Market Survey Results 2011”  conducted by Lienne at Splendid Insights. For a reminder on the survey demographics or why personality counts, go to our first post In the meantime the next slide we want to share with you is where do clients find…

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Global Wedding Market Survey Results 2011

Earlier this year Liene from Splendid Insights  started the arduous task of conducting a global survey of couples (heterosexual and same sex) who were married in 2011. A total of 14,372 people took part in this survey from across the world, regions represented include: Africa Asia Australasia Europe Middle East North America South America You…

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