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PLANNING Wedding Webinar 9253 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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PLANNING Butler Service 12856 views
Hen heaven is happening at a cinema near you. Or at least in Bristol where the Odeon Cinema is showing a private screening of the long-awaited movie, Sex and the City, with a few added extras.
In celebration of the much anticipated Sex and the City movie, the Odeon Cinema in Broadmead is the venue for the perfect girls' night out. On 3rd June, starting with a champagne reception at 7.30, you will be served drinks and nibbles by Bristol-based Butlers in the Buff. Shown to your seats by Bristol's handsome butlers, the screening starts at 8pm. After the film, head with the girls to the Rummer Hotel for a Carrie-style cocktail - Cosmopolitan of course!
Tickets for the event are £12, including screening and complimentary drinks and nibbles. Cocktails at the Rummer Hotel are a separate event. To book, call Butlers in the Buff on 0117 377 7928 - tickets are expected to sell-out quickly, so don't hang about. Or if you just want the butlers and the champagne for your own Sex and the City hen night, go to butlersinthebuff.co.uk. -
PLANNING Why Wedding Insurance? 13211 views
In all the excitement of planning your wedding day, a finger waved about insurance and 'what if' scenarios is not fun. Having someone tell you 'I told you so' is not much better. So, we have got the low-down from Ros Urbanowicz, financial adviser at independent insurance broker, The Wilson Organisation on taking out wedding cover.
With the average wedding now setting couples and families back a staggering £16,000 to £25,000, a few financial precautions need to be taken. Unless the likes of Hello and OK! magazine are picking up the hefty bill, then the first step is to start planning exactly who will be paying for what. The major expenses of a wedding are the reception, rings, honeymoon and bridal dress. Then there are the flowers, photography, church and registrar fees, car hire, invites, wedding cake and numerous other costs to think about.
Confetti.co.uk has reported that around 80-85% of couples don't take out wedding insurance. We know having to look at policies can be boring compared to choosing your dress or looking forward to your hen night, but taking out adequate cover should be on the 'to do' list. Not convinced? Then read on...
Top Ten Common Claims:
· Bankruptcy of supplier
· Damaged wedding attire
· Loss of rings
· Theft of wedding gifts
· Public liability - property damage
· Cancellation because the venue was double-booked
· Transport fails to arrive
· Caterers fail to turn up at the reception
· Cancellation due to illness or bereavement
· Re-staging photographs due to photographer not arrivingTop Five Unusual Claims:
· Emergency transport to get the vicar to the ceremony
· Replacing stolen tableware and cutlery the evening before the reception
· Road assistance for a stuck wedding vehicle
· The bride falling over in the aisle and breaking her ankle
· The marquee washing away
You’ll be insured by most companies against the main items such as damage to your wedding outfits, rings, flowers and cake, and even re-staging photographs and videos at a later date. Some policies cover everything from the marquee washing away, the guests injuring themselves, and the church burning down. You should be looking to take out insurance before you pay the deposits on any bookings made in case the supplier goes bankrupt or can’t fulfil your order or reservation.None of these policies will cover you if someone has a change of heart, or if your photographs are not how you planned because your partner had a large spot on the day or it started to rain, or even if you had simply run out of money and had to cancel the wedding. You will also not be covered if you or your fiancé injure yourselves whilst
playing sport or riding a motorbike leading up to the wedding.It is advisable to first sit down and work out exactly what you need cover for. For example, if you’re getting married abroad you’d want insurance that covers you for the flights if they’re delayed, and the transportation of your wedding dress in case it gets lost or damaged in the airport.
There is also the question of insuring wedding presents when you go away on your honeymoon. It is a good idea to increase your home insurance. Make sure you check your policy and declare any expensive heirlooms, plasma TV’s, new leather suites or similar high-value gifts, before you go away.
If in doubt, ask plenty of questions and seek external advice from an insurer to get the right cover for what could be the biggest, most extravagant but happiest day of your life.
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Happily Ever After 12611 views
HAPPY MARRIAGE
Some doom and gloom statistics came out a couple of weeks ago sending a bit of a chill down the spines of WeddingPath newly-marrieds. Nearly half of British marriages are likely to end in divorce according to the Office for National Statistics. So we dipped into one of our recently reviewed books and found some lessons in love to help keep you happily married. -
Love & Marriage 10311 views
PLANNING BOOK REVIEW
We have shopped around for the best of the new wedding books on the shelves right now to help plan your wedding and get through the lead up to your big day with as much fun as possible.Click to read more...
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