That's the average cost of a wedding in the UK in 2019. Yes, really - according to hitched.co.uk. And it's gone down by £299 from 2018!

More realistically, Hello! magazine has suggested that around £17,000 is the actual norm, going up to just over £24,000 in London so no need to panic just yet. So what are people actually spending their budget on? I've googled a couple of websites to get an idea of current trends and together with what I know of the industry, I'll hopefully be able to advise on ways that you can reduce the amount you spend.

 

 

Well, it's been a busy few months! We've been steadily working away both on the promotion side of things and on the creative side too. There have been a couple of seminars that I've attended on how to promote ourselves more effectively - this website is due an overhaul and I've got someone helping me with that so keep your eyes peeled, hopefully it will be easier to navigate and the information will be a lot clearer. I'm hoping to increase my rankings on google so I've been doing some homework and I've learnt that with everything, consistency is a must! Blogging apparently helps too so I'd really appreciate your thoughts on what you'd like to see whether it be more updates, information about organising an event, upcoming trends in the event decor market, what's new for us in the way of lights, light up letters, centerpieces, decor, etc.

 

 

Rochdale Wedding Show was just the most amazing day! From totally stepping out of my comfort zone to chatting away with brides and grooms to be and liaising with other exhibitors - the day was a definite challenge but totally worth it!

Orders and enquiries are coming in and I'm so happy to share my love of all things bright and beautiful with prospective customers. Everyone seemed genuinely impressed with our displays and the added bonus of being situated next to a bridal shop - Alice Ada Bridal, based in Bury, gave us both the perfect opportunity to share our products with each other. Their model, Georgia, looked stunning in every dress she wore and we provided the perfect backdrop for photographs that we can both use in our promotions.

Looking forward to the next opportunity to showcase our wonderful letters, archway, balloon displays and sweet cart.

 

I'm loving this photo of my family and our lights at The Fisherman's Retreat Wedding Fair last Thursday. It was the first outing of our new uniform too! Seth obviously didn't get the memo about black trousers!

We were instantly recognisable in our hot pink shirts with our company logo embroidered on - courtesy of Pat, our uniform expert!

We've already had a couple of bookings from the fair so it's proved to be a roaring success! Dad is visiting from Canada and I'm scaring him half to death every time I get a new message from someone enquiring about the lights - whooping and cheering and generally running about the house with my t-shirt over my face!

We're gearing up for Rochdale Wedding Show next Sunday and I'm so excited! We've lots of things planned so if you're around and fancy a gander - pop in and see us! We'd love to say hello!