Back to Basics – it really is simple | Making Money Hosting Weddings

I’m regularly asked by journalists, researchers, clients, friends and the generally wedding-curious, what is your favourite venue? Where do you love to work? My answer is never what they expect. I am lucky to have inside access to some breathtaking and utterly unique locations, yet no matter how beautiful the venue looks, it’s the staff…

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No Nos and Must-Dos in hosting wedding planners

You’re keen to market your venue through wedding planners (good decision), but how do you do this most effectively – how do you get it right and what should you avoid? Here’s my quick checklist based on a lot of years experience being one of these wedding planners: We’re a very lucky lot – wedding…

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Should our venue work with independent wedding planners?

It might come as no surprise that I answer ‘yes’ to this question. I am proudly biased as a company owner and wedding planner with my other hat on at The Bespoke Wedding Company. I am however, still surprised that more venues don’t target wedding planners as a good route for business as I constantly…

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Wedding venue must-haves for thoroughly modern ‘I do’s’ – Part 1

I’m constantly meeting and talking to engaged couples at the start of their wedding planning journey, delving into their minds to discover how they envisage their wedding day looking.  It’s a privileged position and through this I get plenty of insight as to what these couples are seeking.  Over the coming posts I’m covering key…

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