Tuesday 22 May 2012

Redbrick Barn

On Saturday I had the pleasure of organsing the 40th birthday party and renewal of vows of Dave and Jo at Redbrick Barn in Rochford. I'm delighted to say the event went off pretty much without a hitch, apart from the car collecting the bride getting lost on route to picking her up. Should we really be relying on sat nav's so much??
Anyway apart from that and she was only 5 minutes late which is very fashionable! the rest of the day/evening was great. Here is a sneak peek at some of the photos, there'll be more to come. A big thank you my wonderful suppliers, Vicarage Marquees, Fuud Ltd, Inverve and Tom Walker





Friday 4 May 2012

Wedding flowers in Essex

Having attending many wedding fayres over the years, I am always drawn to the florists. I love flowers and there are so many gorgeous types of flowers. When you are looking at flowers for your wedding in Essex consider flowers that are in season. This is very important of you are working towards a budget as flowers out of season will cost substantially more.

I amazed at what florists can do these days to create stunning floral displays, whether for the table, the bride or bridesmaids. Hope you like some of these.
Elegant Stems



Elegant Stems
Jades Flowers



Stacey Stevens

(I have tried to credit all the work shown here. If I have missed your please do let me know)


Wednesday 2 May 2012

Why Hire a wedding planner??

A very good question, surely a wedding planner is Herts or Essex is ridiculously expensive and only for the rich. That isn't true, most wedding planners in London can offer a variety of options to help you to fit in with most budgets. Always remember a good planner can often save you money, so lets list some of the ways a planner can help.

1. Budget
In the current climate unless you have a bottomless pit of cash you should set a budget and stick to it. A planner can help break this down and show you where you should spend and where you can save, giving you a few tricks you may not have thought about. They will also make sure you stick to that budget.

2. Time
Bride and grooms totally under estimate whats involved in planning a wedding. It can take 250 hours!! We are all so time poor these days, so a planner can give you her time to help plan your wedding when you're running short

3. Design
Chances are when you got engaged (and I'm talking to the brides here) you bought loads of magazines, scoured the web and started to collect ideas, but what works? what really does look great? what flowers would be best? will those colours go? and the questions go on. Its often helpful to have someone who doesn't know you give an objective opinion to help you achieve your dream day

4. Negotiating with suppliers
This is where the planner can earn her fee. She can help negotiate fees with the suppliers and remember a good planner will always pass on the discounts that she gets. As a member of UKAWP
I always abide by this.

5. On The Day
The big day is here and you arrive at your venue to find the co ordinator you have been working with the last eighteen months isn't there and its the banqueting manager who doesn't know you from Adam. This is common place at many wedding venues. Wouldn't it be nice to have someone working just for you, your own bridal PA in Essex?

If you need any help with you planning, here at EC Wedding Design we offer you a FREE no obligation quote so what have you got to loose?