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Matthew Williamson

Chanelle — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:40:00 +0000

These beautifully embellished Matthew Williamson Bridal gowns stood out to me at the Designer Wedding Show this year, so much so that I also used some of them in a styled bridal fashion shoot at The Connaught in London and I cannot wait to show you those images… but for now, these will have to do!

Emmy Shoes

Chanelle — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:59:50 +0000

These beautiful, sparkly vintage inspired wedding shoes caught my eye at The Designer Wedding show. I have shot Emmy Shoes in some of my bridal fashion shoots but it was lovely to see the wide variety available on her stand. Custom made and ready to wear shoes are available in Emmy’s collection.

Temperly

Chanelle — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:15:53 +0000

I am in love with Alice Templery’s designs and shot a few images of the stand at the Designer Wedding Show. I love everything about this stand too with the Union Jack trunk and beautiful white on white feel. The dresses are beautifully cut and the detailing is exquisite!

Peggy Porschen Parlour

Chanelle — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:16:51 +0000

The pretty pink pallet of Peggy Porschen’s Parlour in Belgravia was the perfect setting for one of my best friend’s baby shower tea party. Vicky had a big shower thrown for her in New Zealand when she was home in December but I thought it would be nice to surprize her with a little party here in the UK too. I told her to meet me at Sloan Square station on Sunday afternoon and fabricated a story about the fact that I had just met with a wedding planner who had recommend that we have tea at a lovely little place in the area. I picked her up in an old London cab and she admitted afterwards that she almost expected the planner to be in the taxi with me!

Peggy Porschen’s Parlour offer a private room for up to ten people to have an intimate tea party. It is their tasting room in fact. Peggy creates the most spectacularly detailed cakes and last year she created the wedding cake for Kate Moss. Being in the wedding industry really exposes you to some of the most talented people and it was fun to share this with my ladies!

That’s me handing over a gift to Vicky…

Best of British

Chanelle — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:50:07 +0000

This British themed wedding decor by bespoke event designers MANGO PIE proved a big hit at The Designer Wedding Show. So many people commented on it. To me I think this theme is a difficult one to really pull off, so hats off to Mady who did a fabulous job. The execution of this is perfect! This was hand picked by Peta Hunt to be featured on her Top Ten best stands at The Designer Wedding show and featured on the magazine’s site.

The Utterly Sexy Cafe

Chanelle — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:30:27 +0000

THE UTTERLY SEXY CAFE really stood out to me when wondering around The Designer Wedding Show this year. I love the eccentric shabby chic and a-ittle-bit-vintage wedding decor design. It is soft, pretty and unique all at the same time. In their own words “highly original catering company offering exquisite menus imaginatively served” – cakes designed by Amanda Baird.

Birdcage Cake Design

Perfect for a vintage shabby chic marquee wedding out in the English countryside!

Winter Wedding Inspiration {Ask the Experts}

Chanelle — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:21:54 +0000

Like magic a guest blog post appeared in my inbox as a puff of purple wedding inspiration…

We have been planning to do an “Ask The Experts” series for a while now and have put the word out to our vendors to submit feature articles – Andri has been the first to step up to the plate. Andri Benson is a wedding planner based in London and she has designed a beautiful purple inspiration board using some of our images as well as written a thoughtful article on why people hire planners for their weddings.

Winter Wedding Mood Board | Purple
Purple makes a great warm colour for winter weddings; don’t just stick to one shade, layer different ones from lilacs to aubergines to give depth and contrast. To add to the Wintery feel use white sprayed branches to hang sparkly decorations and scatter crystals at the bases of your floral displays. Ruffles are all the rage at the moment; great fun for your dress and as inspiration for your cake. For your flowers use bunches of calla lilies to echo the ruffles too. What I love the most about weddings at this time of year is how much you can play with the lighting to create different moods. Use lots of candles during the reception and then funky coloured lighting for the evening to really get that party started.

Credits
Table with purple linen and tulip flower arrangement Project Wedding
Deep pink Calla lilies Project Wedding
Invitations Etsy seller Crescent Moon Paper
All other photos by Segerius Bruce Photography

What are the benefits of hiring a Wedding Planner?
When most couples think of a wedding planner it seems that inevitably they will think that to hire one is an expensive luxury of the rich and famous, but these days there are a number of wedding planners and coordinators out there that offer a range of services from full wedding planning packages, on the day co-ordination to consultations by the hour making it an affordable option for many.
It is said that on average it takes 250 hours to plan a wedding, if that was a working week it would be almost 6 weeks. For many this will be the biggest party you have ever arranged and you will be catering for a range of guests young and old. Whatever scale of wedding there will be a number of suppliers to deal with, family politics to contend with and the general stress that goes with hosting a party that you will be the centre of attention at.

So what can a wedding planner do for you?
Well to begin with they will save you time as they know the industry and suppliers. They will have personally met all the suppliers they recommend and can match them according to your needs.
They know how to keep you on budget and can recommend to you the best areas to spend your money so you don’t get carried away. There is also the potential to save you money as they are able to negotiate discounts and better rates on your behalf. Many planners will pass on their commission as a direct savings to you, as I do.
They can also offer you support and objective advice throughout the planning process and ultimately save you the stress so you can enjoy the fun aspects of planning the wedding from dress shopping to choosing your honeymoon.
Planners pride themselves on their attention to detail and their ability to work with you, developing and instigating your ideas and dreams. It’s your day, they will work tirelessly to make it special and unique as you are, making it an exciting and memorable day for you and all your loved ones.
So whatever stage of planning you are at, if there comes a point where you want to take a back seat and be able to enjoy the fun parts of planning your wedding, have some quality couple time leading up to it and be a guest at your own wedding consider hiring a wedding planner.

Andri Benson
Always Andri – Wedding Design
Tel: 020 3149 7919
www.alwaysandri.co.uk

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