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A Unique Thank-you!

Wednesday 12^th February

I was so pleased to have won the National Award for Best Independent Wedding Planner at The Wedding Industry Awards, that I wanted to say a massive thank-you to all the fabulous suppliers that support me ...On one of the most wet & windy nights of the year & in true wedding style determination, thanks to the many that turned out - I feel a bit of suppliers net-working (really partying!) is the future!

 Luckily the photos of us all don’t reflect just how bad the weather was! 

Some more stunning work from Candy! These went down a storm with everyone and tasted just as amazing as they look.

Luke Michael and his father Michael Moore performed a vocal set during the night; this got the night off to a brilliant start and built an amazing atmosphere! Everybody loved them!         

I was delighted to be joined by so many work friends.

Big shout out to all who made it.

Here goes -

Hazels Quality Catering, shoot photography jo & simon, Bimbo Design, Oh Sugar, Kate Parkin Photography, Whitley Hall Hotel Sheffield, The Bespoke Bartender Company, Footprints Accountancy, Pure Urban, Petalis, Poseurs Parkhead, Ktm Photography, Belightful Music, Pretty Little Things, Stancliffe Hall,Fairytale Wedding Cars, PJ Taste, Orchis Floral Design, Bliss Wedding DJ, Love Candy Cakes, Tineke Floral Designs LimitedLeigh Mcara Photography & also Rhythm of your Choice, Barber Barber, Simply Strings, Nonnas, Stuart Wood & Luke Michael

A massive thanks to Leigh Mcara Photography for the images. 

We should definitely do it again soon!

Here’s to a fabulous start to 2014 at Unique Wedding Planning!

Cheers!

Joy x 

Thornbridge Annual Charity Garden Party: 4th July 2011

Thornbridge Annual Charity Garden Party: 4th July 2011

This is sooo late…. But I still wanted to tell you about the fabulous day that I had on the 4th July 2011 at one of my very favourite venues.. the truly wonderful Thornbridge Hall .. where the strap line really does live up to the experience & it really is “ never ordinary”.

Emma and Jim Harrison open their stunning home and gardens to hold the Annual Charity Garden Party. This is not only a fantastic event for such worthy causes, but gives everyone a chance to actually view the inside of the Hall. It’s such a unique experience as you are made to feel so welcome & Emma’s hand-written notes everywhere give such a personal touch.

Now my blog is usually surrounding my work with Unique Wedding Planning & tips & ideas… but I thought it would be a good to mention the other work I do in my spare time … I offered my services to Thornbridge Hall to help with the charity side of the event. I was willing to take on any role & was given the job of welcoming people to Thornbridge & conducting some market research. My role was to find out where everyone had heard about the event in order to help with the marketing for 2012.






It was a really great opportunity to get involved, meet all the guests and most of all it was really rewarding representing such fantastic causes. What better way to spend a glorious Summer Day?

This year some of the charities the event supported were: Lainey K Foundation, Helens Trust, Macmillan Cancer Care, Boots for Africa, and the National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline.

I would highly recommend it as a great family day out & something you should put in your 2013 diary now!

Thanks to Karl @ http://www.stancliffestudios.com for capturing & sharing the day with these great images & to Jackie Morgan at the wonderful Thornbridge Hall @ http://www.thornbridgehall.co.uk/ for letting me take part ...

Sarah & Tony: Dore Church & Thornbridge Hall

Sarah & Tony: 28th May 2011: The Best of Both Worlds (& a bit more!)

First off all, I make no apologies for the longer than normal Blog & the more than usual amount of images...I just couldn't choose...So enjoy!

I first met Sarah & Tony on a very dreary November day at an extremely dreary Wedding Fayre.

I was soon jolted awake by Tony, who being a man who says what he thinks, told me in no uncertain terms what he though of me not replying to his emails! Well...lucky for me, it wasn't me ... It doesn't matter who it was, because as it turned out, it was a really great ice-breaker!

You can't imagine how disappointed I was (read devastated!!), when they had to leave. Their young daughter who less than impressed with the Fayre, decided it was time for them to go.... and they'd just started telling me about their wedding, planned for the following May at one of my very favourite venues, Thornbridge Hall! Thornbridge is just one of those places that I instantly fell in love with. When I first started Unique, I did lots of market research on many venues & I knew that I always wanted to work at there, as for many reasons, it falls top of most of my lists..

I was absolutely thrilled (& glad I wasn't on Skype!), when Tony called the following February, to say that they would like some support with their final wedding plans. For couples who are having a large wedding or holding it an unusual venue, involving many suppliers, it is normally within 4-6 months of the big day that they will request some help with the completion of their planning. My Best of Both Worlds Package is designed with this in mind & can be adapted to suit each couples needs.

I arranged to meet them at their home & we covered all the planning that they had done to date & talked about what was left to do. This included sourcing all the outstanding suppliers, building a plan that managed them all, setting up the venue the day before the wedding & then coordinating all the elements on the actual day, including the set up at the church.

From this, I put together a proposal that covered all the above & I'm thrilled to say that they hired me immediately. Over the next few months I met them many times & kept them updated with the plan as it changed, making sure that all the suppliers involved where kept in the loop.

I know from the feedback that I've had from them & the largest box of chocolates ever (yes I did eat all of them!), that they were absolutely thrilled with how their wedding day came together. From my point of view, it was extremely hard work, but an absolute privilege to both to have been a part of such an incredible day & to work with such amazing suppliers at a stunning venue ...What more could a Wedding Planner ask for ?!!

With major thanks to Jo & Simon at http://www.shoot-lifestyle.co.uk/ for capturing the day with totally stunning photography.

To Mat Hepplestone at http://www.redfloral.co.uk/ for the amazing flowers.

And finally to Jackie at http://www.thornbridgehall.co.uk/home.html where there truly is, always something different!