The cost of living crisis is affecting everyone. Times are tough right now, for sure. The problem of course being that it’s affecting businesses too and that means your venue, suppliers and wedding staff are most likely passing those costs on to you. It’s a vicious circle, but The Wedding Arrangers are here to help with our top 8 money saving ideas to help slash your budget
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What is a wedding coordinator and do I need one?
Whether your wedding is at a dry hire, blank canvas venue or a fully packaged venue such as a hotel, you’ve probably wondered whether or not you need an helping hand on your big day.
Read MoreWinter weddings are back - host your off season wedding in London
Before the pandemic, the London wedding industry’s diaries was busy year round. The idea that London had a “wedding season” was unheard of. Sure, out in the countryside or by the beach clients would gamble on the summer months, hoping for a peachy 25 degree day with nothing more than a light breeze. But back in the capital, wedding clients always seemed a little more resilient to the weather. And now, after a couple of quiet post-covid years, winter weddings are back and we couldn’t be happier…
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2023 in highlights - a fabulous year packed full of creative London weddings
Sometimes we have to pinch ourselves.
What did we do to be blessed with such fantastic clients?
Full of energy, love and emotion…
And they trust The Wedding Arrangers with the biggest day of their lives! Truly, we are humbled and honoured.
This year we planned and produced a total of 55 weddings, provided wedding bars to a further 17 and placed over 50 couples in their dream venues through our directory service
We worked across dozens of amazing London venues and with too many suppliers to count. We pride ourselves on pulling together the very best in the business and producing spectacular events.
What’s new for 2024?
We have a busy diary ahead with a huge range of weddings and events. We’ll be busy supplying that Wedding Arrangers magic along with growing our street food events brand, Chew That! and our bar brands 411 Bars and London Wedding Bars
On top of all of this, we’re proud to be launching our umbrella events brand, The Fold Events - pulling together all of our events projects under one roof and expanding beyond weddings.
Exciting times ahead!
Thank you to all of our stunning venues, suppliers, caterers, staff, super talented photographers and, most of all, to our wonderful couples.
A Wedding Food Guide Fit for ‘Foodies’
Follow our guide to host the best wedding feast for your special day. Find out more about how to level up your menu and cater to your foodie guests!
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Photo courtesy of Ginger Beard Weddings
A Step Closer to Full Weddings - England Enters Phase 2 of Unlocking
Today England took a tentative step towards unlocking with non essential shops, gyms, pools, outdoor hospitality and, perhaps most importantly, hairdressers reopening for the first time since November. Here at The Wedding Arrangers we’ve got our eyes firmly on the prize - Step 4, planned for June 21st, and full unlocking to allow weddings to get back to normal.
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What's the Best Sparkling Wine for a Wedding?
The ceremony is over, the nerves have settled, the deed is done - it’s time to celebrate! For most couples this means cracking open something fizzy, a delicious and refreshing way to proclaim any marriage. But where do you start in selecting your celebratory bubbles, and what’s the difference between them all anyway?
Read MoreHow to Choose a Wedding Photographer
Wedding photography is essentially about memory; capturing and preserving the story of your day in a collection of beautiful photographs. You want to spend the rest of your lives looking at (and loving) your photographs. Securing a great photographer is not a tick box – it is an investment of your time.
Read MoreDo Wedding Planners Save you Money?
How to put on the party of your dreams whilst keeping a lid on the budget
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Planning a Wedding in 2021
If you’re planning a wedding for 2021 the lockdown does not mean that your celebration dreams need to go on hold. Let’s make the most of these dark autumn and winter months to make sure we’re organising the party of a life time. Here are The Wedding Arrangers’ tips for making the most of lockdown and getting on top of your wedding planning.
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Photo courtesy of Anna Pumer Photography
What's the Best Beer to Serve at a Wedding?
Picking out great wines to go with your meal and building a fun gin bar for the evening are fantastic ways to personalise your wedding bar, but don’t forget to put some thought into the beers too. You can add character and personality to your drinks list with a little thought and imagination in your beer selection.
Read MoreCreating Wedding Mood Lighting
How to enhance your dry hire venue, pick out its beauty and work with the space not against it through careful lighting.
Read MorePlanning Weddings after Lockdown
Weddings after the pandemic will be a celebration of life and love like never before. The Wedding Arrangers can’t wait to be there with you.
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Photo courtesy of Gingerbeard Weddings
Inspiration for Wedding Canapé Alternatives
Your guests are hungry and the meal is a good hour maybe even two away. What shall we feed them?
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Photo courtesy of Through The Woods We Ran
What's the Best Wine to Serve at a Wedding?
You’ve booked your ideal dry hire venue, found the perfect caterer and chosen a menu that will wow even your most foodie guests, but how do you go about sourcing and selecting the right wine?
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Photo courtesy of Eclection Photo
Post-Lockdown Wedding Receptions in 2021
Breaking wedding reception news - receptions can’t take place until August 15th
In a press conference today Boris Johnson has announced that wedding receptions of 30 guests can no longer take place from tomorrow as planned. He has set August 15th as a new start date. All restrictions and guidance announced will stay in place.
This will come as a devastating blow to couples who had already made huge compromises to host their celebrations this and next weekend.
As with so much around the Corona virus crisis this is a matter of two steps forward, one step back. But hold tight, stay positive - we’ll get there eventually. And when we do, boy will we celebrate big!
If you’re looking for a helping hand with your London wedding please get in touch with us today - we’d love to help.
Stay safe & look after one another
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Reception Venues in London after Lockdown
On Friday 17th July Boris Johnson announced that from August 1st “we will … allow wedding receptions for up to 30 people” in amongst a list of other measures designed to further loosen restrictions and restart the UK economy
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Planning a Wedding Reception in London
Don’t be afraid of wedding planners! We’re a lovely bunch and we’re here to help. If you’re considering a dry hire wedding and you don’t have experience of running events then you’ll find the help of a planner or a good coordinator will be invaluable.
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