Monday 4 October 2010

Launching "Your Great Event"

Hi all Tracey Allen here

I am The Event and Wedding planner, and on this blog I am going to share mood boards for events, some helpful advice, and links to great sites full of brilliant event and wedding related products.

Anyway,  as most weddings are planned upto a year in advance, here is a mood board for a winter wedding .

If you don't want to go for the full winter theme, snowflakes etc,  but want your wedding to reflect the feeling of winter . Go for white with tones of cool blue.Add loads of crystal for that icy feel . 

Wedding dress EdenBridal 
Aisle decor Decorate my wedding
Iced rose and tealight tablecenter Glacial Art
Bridesmaids dress Light in the box
Invitations Bride and groom direct 
Cake Traceys Cakes  Not me I should add.
Shoes John Lewis
Silver organza bags k2-accessories_07
Blue foil chocolates ebay slion*22eller 
Chairbows Ebay seller weddingaccessory2009

Hope that my mood board has been of interest. If you used the mood board for a 100 guest wedding with 10 tables it would cost £3070,00 without shipping or delivery.

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I was asked recently what was the most money saving advice I can give to a bride and groom, in fact it also goes for anyone planning a large event.
                                                            
Insure your event!!  With weddings and events costing so much, you have to ask yourselves could you afford to pay for it twice. If the answer is no, or you wouldn't want to, then you really should insure your event.
What would you do if the bridegroom broke his leg at his stag doo, or your Mum or Dad are taken ill. close to the wedding. There are many things that can go wrong including flooded venues and snow blocked roads but  if you are adequately insured it will mean that you can make your alternative plans without undue stress or worry.
For a £30,000 event it should cost you less than £180.00 to insure it
My recommendation for a wedding insurance company in the Uk  is Ecclesiastical  mainly due to the fact that when a large wedding list company went bust a few years back, Ecclesiastical had the best record for paying out claims.
Check out reputations of event insurance companies before you decide which one to use.
                                                
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If there were one other peice of advice that I,would give to all brides and grooms  it is about wedding photography,it won't save you money but can make a huge difference to your memories of the day.

 Don't rely on friends and family to photograph your wedding, do get a professional photographer.
 They know exactly what to do to get the pictures you need, they are used to getting people to stand in the right place for the all important group shots without to much hassle .They understand the light conditions and have the right equipment to ensure great pictures on dull and overly bright days.
The day only happens once, make sure you have the day recorded properly.
Again check out the reputations as  bad professional photographers do exist. Also look for a photographer who offers you a CD of your images, not a DVD to music, but a CD of printable images and the right to print them. This will enable you to send photos to anyone you want, and put them on Facebook or get a professional or friend to make you a scrapbook.

Photographers  I recommend in the North West are Steel Orchid
Lawrence Clift Photography and George and Gleyns Dawber  all offer CDs of your images. all take excellent photos and both record your wedding whilst remaining unobtrusive.

So thats my 1st post I would love to have your feedback. and  I will take suggestions as to what you would like my future posts to cover.
Tracey Allen

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