Wedding Inspiration at Waddesdon Manor – Insights and Images

Today’s post is dedicated to a now well-established and well-talked about wedding showcase that I’m proud to produce on behalf of the venue’s in-house team.  Wedding Inspiration at Waddesdon Manor returned for the 4th time this spring and I’m sharing with you some images, insights and some of the key ingredients to this highly successful…

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Tell your story

As a small business owner, creative entrepreneur and life-long learner, I’m interested in reading a lot about psychology, generational traits and desires and in particular of the millennial generation which for most of us in the wedding industry presents us with the majority of our clients. One element which is discussed time and again is…

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Wedding ceremony facts for the new wedding venue

The start of the year has been very exciting here at Kelly Chandler Consulting. I’m working with a diverse range of start-up locations interested in launching as wedding and private events venues; from rural farms and their owners looking to convert barns and outbuildings to East-London warehouse owners looking beyond photo shoots and office space…

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Greenery Trend Alert – Savvy venues be aware! | Pantone 2017

Wedding trends change constantly and the most successful and endlessly popular venues keep up to date with trends, fashions and make smart choices as to where to adopt and incorporate them into their offer. Today’s blog is about Pantone naming ‘Greenery’ as their colour of 2017 shortly before Christmas. You might say “so what?” –…

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Top Ten Tips for Hosting a Winning Wedding Showcase or Open Day

Hosting a Winning Wedding Showcase | Kelly Chandler Consulting

I know a thing or two about designing, planning and hosting venue-based wedding events aimed at couples planning their upcoming wedding. Whether we call it an open day, a showcase or (shudder shudder) a wedding fair, there are certain ingredients that I know really work in delivering superbly attended events, with the right audience finding…

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Spot-on Gifting | Gifting Advice for Wedding Venues

As the season of gifting is most definitely upon us, I thought I’d set down some tips which your venues and properties could find useful in planning how to win and wow your clients and customers in 2017.  This post was prompted with a great deal of inspiration from the amazing team who head up…

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Let’s Talk!

Today’s blog is all about the need for venues seeking success in the wedding world to talk, share and collaborate with each other for best results. Talk to the competition?  Really? Yes, really! I know it works and has tremendous results in so many other parts of the overall wedding industry.  Wedding planners by definition…

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Chiswick House & Gardens – Industry Showcase

Cast your mind back to the switching of the seasons and the changing of colours and today’s post is dedicated to showcasing a collaborative industry event which I headed up on behalf of one of my consulting venue clients, the beautiful Chiswick House & Gardens. The team at Chiswick House & Gardens are always seeking…

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The little touches that brides will love you for | Wedding Venue Extras

Sometimes it’s the little things which really make all the difference. It sounds cliché but I really believe it’s true.  As wedding professionals we are here to make all our couples planning journey fun, inspiring as well as smoother and easier. We are mainly dealing with very busy people who have endless social and work…

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