Browsing Tag Wedding Planner Sydney

Our work hours.

Quite often we have couples who call us at all hours, every day of the week. Because of my family life (three young children – school runs etc), I choose to do a few hours work early in the morning and in the evening. This works for me (and BnW) because we have alot of international couples, so I get to respond to their emails and sometimes can ‘email converse’ Read more...

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How NOT to negotiate!

Each week, we have brides (and grooms too, but mostly brides) call or email us and try to negotiate on our fees. Which is why I read with interest, Susan Southerland's six tips in How Not To Negotiate With Your Wedding Vendors (emphasis mine): Don't be unreasonable: A vendor who charges $2,000.00 for something is not going to give it to you for $1,000.00, so Read more...

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First thoughts – Secrets from the Little Blue Book, Nov 2012

Last night we held our second Secrets From The Little Blue Book wedding planning event at Zest Waterfront Venues, The Spit, in Sydney's harbour-side suburb of Mosman. The evening went so well, and so fast (but that's what happens when you're having fun!). Everything was setup, the music started, the food and drinks rolled out and before we knew it...it was 9pm and time Read more...

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Secrets revealed from our Next Secrets from the Little Blue Book.

Secrets from the Little Blue Book aims at helping couples plan their wedding like a professional (that is, to plan your wedding like a planner would). We give you insider advise, help with your budget and real, tangible ideas to help you on your way. Once you meet with us, we introduce you to some suppliers you would want to discuss your needs with. There’s no Read more...

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Down the Rabbit Hole…Alice in Wonderland Styling

So you want an Alice in Wonderland Inspired Wedding - well, here are some ideas to get you thinking. I believe, if you are going to do something, do it right! So if you are going to have an Alice in Wonderland theme - go all the way. Too many times we have brides who dilute their styling or don't do enough of it - and guests don't 'get it'. They don't see Wonderland Read more...

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Lovely lace styling

What could you do with black lace styling. Well... You could create some drama on the table by ditching the floral centre pieces and using just candles. For this shoot we used glass candle holders of varying sizes as our centre piece with a tall 50cm cylinder vase in the centre with a large pillar candle. We had black vinyl decals made for the table numbers and Read more...

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To cake stand or not – that is the question!

There are many things you can do for your wedding to make small differences. One thing that we ALWAYS try to do is - drum roll - make sure the cake is on a cake stand!. It's that simple! It doesn't have to be fancy or expensive, but a bit of height does wonders to a cake....no matter how beautiful it is, a cake stand will make it more amazing. Here are a few Read more...

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Wedding guests who misbehave!

This post is dedicated to inconsiderate guests. Recently, I was coordinating a large wedding. I noticed something at one of the tables...there was a couple (they'd arrived very late) and were standing over a woman who was sitting at the table. I wandered over to see what was happening and to try to help. Of course, the conversation was all in another language and Read more...

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Rain, rain – it won’t go away

So you've planned a beautiful wedding, and it's pouring. Now, I don't mean a bit of harmless spitting, I'm talking about chubby, sideways rain...the kind of rain that soaks you in a matter of seconds, ruining your hair, your shoes and everything in between. The kind of rain that even if your umbrella survives the wind, it is useless against the unrelenting downpour Read more...

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The Bells N Whistles Family

With my babys birth approaching (literally any day now!), I have been quite reflective and rather hormonal about things lately. This is a bit of what's running through my mind right now... Last week, I had a little chat at work with my staff. Of course, at BnW, we call them family meetings, because I just love the people who work with me - Allie, Vanessa and Jade are Read more...

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