Top Ten Reasons for Choosing an Independent Celebrant

Guest blog from Julie Lane and Emily Westlake, Bespoke Ceremonies for Every Occasion Ltd Website Facebook     Twitter Julie: 07884065557/ Emily: 07760953154   ONE OF A KIND Unlike registration offices, Independent Celebrants will create your ceremony exclusively for you – no two ceremonies are ever the same. UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL An independent celebrant can create […]

Kim & Matt’s September Seaside Wedding, Dorset

We have such fond memories of Kim & Matt’s wedding weekend. We were so lucky to be involved with their planning process for the wedding day, which you an read about below, and a festival party the day after, which you can read about HERE by our sister company South Coast Events! See the highlights […]

First Wedding Dance

Iconic dance couples that come to mind might be; Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze, Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta, and Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers. Most have seen their impressive dance partnerships and see them as the very pinnacle of what a dance duet should look like. But, how far away is the reality of […]

10 reasons to hire a Wedding Planner

There are so many pros to a Wedding Planner helping you create your perfect day, so here’s our top 10 reasons why to hire a professional! Saves time – Your time is precious, and it can take over 200 hours to plan a wedding (!!!) which is a hefty amount of time to sacrifice, whereas […]

Katie & Greg’s Wedding at Sopley Mill

Photo Credit: Jerry Fenner Photography Mr & Mrs Wood Greg, the groom, was born and bred in Northampton and Katie, the Bride, spent many years living in the coastal town of Christchurch in Dorset, where her family still live. They wanted a pretty wedding full of pale sage green, lace and a hint of dainty sparkle. […]

10…Wedding Hair & Make-up Artists Dorset

We know that booking a hair and make up professional for your wedding can be overwhelming. As with any wedding supplier, it is best to work on recommendations and we would not hesitate to encourage you to book any of these incredible Dorset wedding hair and make up companies. Our recommendations are based on people […]

Sam & Mat’s Wedding – Sopley Lake

Photo Credit: Murakami Photography Today is Sam & Mat’s third wedding anniversary. Sam is the director of South Coast Events and South Coast Weddings. We thought this was the perfect opportunity to look back on their wedding day.      Photo Credit: Murakami Photography Despite the day before being extremely windy and pouring with rain, the […]

Wedding Coordination

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ENGAGEMENT! NOW, LET’S GET ONE THING STRAIGHT; THIS WEDDING PLANNING BUSINESS DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A DRAMA! TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND JUMP IN TO THE EXCITING WORLD OF WEDDINGS!     Photo Credit: Bridle Photography ON THE DAY COORDINATION – Dorset Wedding Coordination You’ve organised everything yourself, made almost your entire wedding from scratch but you […]

Dorset Weddings – On the Day Coordination

  Many people choose to organise their own wedding in Dorset, in venues such as Sopley Mill, Branksome Dene Community Room, Harmans Cross Village Hall, Horton & Chalbury Village Hall, Charlton Down Village Hall, Longthorns, Canford Cliffs Village Hall, The Orangery Suite and many other lovely venues in and around Dorset that can be transformed to […]

What do wedding planners do?

Let’s get one thing straight; wedding planning isn’t like the films, where pristine women are running around in headsets ordering other people to keep the swans in check. Wedding planners are just regular people who, simply put, take the stress away from the couple getting married. Basically, all the non-glamorous and boring parts are taken care […]