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PLANNING Love Story 10363 views
Love runs deep and your wedding day is the chance to share a little of your very good fortune. Many WeddingPath brides do exactly this by putting charities on their gift lists. And to mark the first World Hepatitis Day, we take our hats off to John and Chrissy.
John Semple and Chrissy Davis, both hepatitis C patients, met on an online hepatitis forum. Romance flourished and with a common cause, they decided to make the first ever World Hepatitis Day the focus of their Cornish wedding - today, the 19th May!
Many of the wedding guests are also hepatitis patients, including John's best man Clive who had a liver transplant just three weeks ago due to hepatitis C. All have agreed to allow as much media coverage of the big day as possible to raise awareness. And the logo of Am I Number 12? sets a blue and white colour theme.Travelling in a vintage double-decker bus, decorated with the logo, Chrissy and John are tying the knot at Truro Register Office. Afterwards, the wedding party meets at Lemon Quay in Truro town centre where leaflets to raise awareness of hepatitis and World Hepatitis Day will be handed out by the newlyweds and their wedding party.
The wedding cake is also going to be decorated with the Am I Number 12? logo - signifying that globally one in 12 people are infected with either hepatitis B or C. And in Parliament, the number 12 is highlighted again as 12 members, including Former Department of Health Secretary of State, the Rt. Hon. Patricia Hewitt, will be having a hepatitis test.Many congratulations Chrissy and John!
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Wedding Week Notes 12/05 12545 views
If you missed out on any of the news & events at WeddingPath this week, just click on the links to read some of the highlights!
—————————————————————— 12/05 FASHION Runway Bride... catwalk trends
13/05 GROOMS Shaving Rooms... men's treats
13/05 REAL WEDDING Highland Fling... castle day14/05 FASHION Apprentice Bride... Sir Alan?
14/05 WEDDING GOSSIP Girl in a White Dress 1115/05 VENUE Country House... county retreat
15/05 HONEYMOON Hit the Beach... what to wear16/05 GIFTS Great China!... fab new plates
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16/05 RECEPTIONS Say Cheese.. not cake
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PLANNING Less Stress 13857 views
As the wedding season fast approaches, the team at top London event planner and caterer, Red Snapper Events is no stranger to an anxious bride or two. However, having recently celebrated its 5th birthday, there is a wealth of experience on hand to make the run up to the big day a whole lot less stressful. Damian Clarkson, Managing Director, shares his top ten tips to staying organized whilst keeping the fun alive in planning your wedding.
1. Table TalkThe politics of table plans can often be stressful. Make them more lighthearted by picking names out of a hat. You’d be surprised who will chat to who once the party gets into full swing.
2. Entertain Me
Kill two birds with one stone - when talking to caterers and other suppliers, enquire as to what else they could do for you and what other suppliers they work with. Tasting sessions are a great chance to do this and preview table settings, wine and flowers for example as well as food.
3. Party GirlArrange planning parties with girl friends at home, I’m sure the ideas will get flowing along with the wine.
4. Free Time
Approach friends and relatives who are not working or have some spare time on their hands and might be willing to help take on some organising for you – especially helpful if they are local to the wedding venue. Be very careful, however, not to pressurize people into helping and be sympathetic to other commitments they may have.
5. Control Freak
On the other hand, don’t let them take control of the wedding and get carried away with their own ideas. Remember it is your special day – no one else’s!
6. Personal TouchAllow your wedding to be individual and reflect your personality. Keep things as simple as possible by picking a theme or idea based on your own instincts and sticking to it. You don’t always need to keep up with the Jones’ and latest top fashions.
7. Early Bird
Try and set deadlines early on, make an event plan incorporating everything, possibly input it into a spreadsheet with contact details and whose responsibility every task is. You could even post it onto a wall at home or in the office to keep you on track.
8. Nice to Meet You...Make meetings with planners more interesting by socializing with them – meet for lunch or a cocktail after work.
9. Phone a Friend
Ask the people around you for initial tips and recommendations - friends or work colleagues, who have recently got married, could prove invaluable for a few corner-cutting suggestions!
10. Get Focussed
Above all don’t loose sight of the fact that a wedding is supposed to be a social, happy and fun occasion. Guests attending are there to celebrate with the happy couple and wish them luck, not criticize their choices.
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PLANNING Wedding Webinar 8878 views
Planning a wedding is great fun and once you start you'll be amazed at how much advice and ideas are out there! This week we talk to wedding planner, Trisha at Indigo Sky about getting help from a webinar.
Trisha Dash-O'Toole wanted to share her wedding planning expertise. And being web-savvy came up with the idea for a series of webinars. She piloted the first webinar, The Perfect Proposal, on Leap Day this year and was amazed at the results. “The feedback has been excellent and visitors have really enjoyed the immediacy, accessibility and personalised approach of the webinar format. Plus, I guess few of us can resist a few professional inside tips!'As Trisha observes, ’No two weddings are the same and nor should they be. Even couples planning the most traditional wedding want to put something of themselves into the day’s itinerary.'
Trisha's first webinar Personalising Your Wedding looks at ways to inject your own style into the big day, starting with venues and personalising your vows. She also shares secrets on cakes, favours and briefing the photographer to make sure your wedding photos are stunning!
The second webinar goes live this Friday, but WeddingPath viewers can get a sneak peek here at The Planning Process. With helpful tips on the whole wedding planning process, you'll see a behind-the-scenes pictures of the lead up to the big day, including the nitty gritty of dealing with suppliers. To view the next two webinars scheduled over the next few weeks go to Indigo Sky Events. Topics to look out for include Good Advice for Grooms-to-be and Getting the Most Out of your Wedding Planner.
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Wedding Week Notes 05/05 11040 views
If you missed out on any of the fun at WeddingPath this week, just click on the links to read some of the highlights!
05/05 FASHION Runway Bride... catwalk trends06/05 GROOMS Get Shirty... perfect dress shirt
06/05 REAL WEDDING Red, Red Wedding...07/05 FASHION In Coleen's Bag... hen secrets
07/05 WEDDING GOSSIP Girl in a White Dress 1008/05 VENUE To the Manor Born... country house
08/05 HONEYMOON Taste of the Tropics... Mauritius09/05 GIFTS It's a Gift... choose to stay
09/05 RECEPTIONS Ice Cool... icecream bar to hire©A Wedding Less Ordinary
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