If you are looking for a florist, why not pop along to Botanical in Seal, Sevenoaks. they are having an open day to celebrate their first year under new management on Friday 27th November. A great opportunity to talk all things flowers and enjoy a glass of champagne!

Congratulations guys on your first year and we wish you the best for the future.

Please see their invite for further details.

http://www.classic-events.net/resources/Botanical_Invite.pdf

Celebrity Style

Celebrity weddings are a popular soucre of inspiration and entertainment for many brides to be (and us wedding planners too!).

The wedding last Sunday of Take That band member Mark Owen to actress Emma Ferguson was certainly not short on style. The sight of the band swaggering around the corner of Cawdor Parish Church certainly cheered up this thirty somethings day! The beautiful Emma and her bridesmaids all looked stunning and were the picture of vintage elegance.

I have been lucky enough to meet the band a number of times when I was Banqueting Manager at the Royal Albert Hall. An extremely likable bunch.

Congratulations Mark & Emma, I wish you every happiness.

Another celebrity turning the heads of brides to be recently, but not at a wedding was Cheryl Cole on the X Factor. She looked very bride like in a grecian style Atelier Versace gown and wore a stunning Jenny Packham Acacia II headband. A great loo and one I am sure that will become very popular.

If you are a bride to be looking for ideas, why not come along and see us at the wedding fair at Tonbridge School this Sunday November 1st see http://www.ukweddingevents.co.uk/ for details. Have a look through our portfolio and if you are inspired why not take advantage of one of our 'On the day' offers. Tonbridge School set in the heart of the town is an ideal venue for your wedding reception. http://facilities.tonbridge-school.co.uk/weddings/

I'm starting to realise that blogging is quite a commitment. Of course when I have something interesting and exciting to post is when I am incredibly busy doing those things and cannot spare a moment to post. Posting about it some 2, 3 or even 4 weeks later, does not seem quite so much fun. The reality is I should not be typing this now. I should be at Nizels Golf and Country club in Sevenoaks setting up a wedding reception for one of our lovely brides getting married tomorrow. an ear infection means I have completely lost my balance and can barely stand up let alone drive. So here I am wrapped up in a snug tartan blanket with a mug of hot chocolate in hand, while my wonderful business partner will no doubt be working into the wee small hours all alone. I do feel incredibly guilty and the control freak in me is itching to keep phoning for an update, so a bit of blogging is proving a useful distraction. I have already decided that as my husband has to take our son to swimming lessons in the morning and Nizel's is only a 3 mile detour, I shall get a lift down there to make sure the finishing touches are done and all is perfect. Good luck Katie and John, I hope your day is perfect. Autumn is a strange time for those of us working in the wedding and events business. Still busy with weddings, wedding fairs most weekends into September, October and now November and the need to start working on Christmas projects before the clocks even go back can be a tad confusing to those of us with seasonal sensibilities. I promise you it is mighty frustrating when you cannot get hold of black glitter baubles in the middle of September! Enough of Christmas for now, I shall try and find some of pictures of our summer delights and autumn treats.

Don't Forget to Breathe

Well I can hardly believe that almost two months have passed since my last post, that this almost feels like one of those end of year catch up letters. So much has been happening, I don't know where to begin! It's good we have had a busy summer, there has hardly been time to breathe. We have been very lucky to work on some wonderful and beautiful weddings. From an intimate barn wedding for 45, to a grand country mansion affair for 165. All the weddings were punctuated by a charity ball for CHASE children's charity http://www.chasecare.org.uk/ held at beautiful Preston Cross Hotel in Bookham, Surrey. We were delighted to dress the venue featuring the CHASE colour pink. Music was provided by Five Star Swing and a charity auction included an autographed suit donated by Jonathon Ross. The event was a great success and raised £3,000 for the charity. The wedding fair season is upon us and we are exhibiting at shows in Kent at the Maidstone Hilton on Sunday September 20th, 2009 and the Dartford Hilton on September 27th, 2009. If you are in the area why not pop by and say hello.

Now as you can see the cupcakes were made and were eaten, so all good there. I did rather enjoy making them , although I will not be entering the business of cake making, I will leave that to the professionals.

This week we are working with a couple having a village fete style wedding. As well as beating the sunshine drums for them; we have set up a fine marquee dressed with bunting and chair covers with pink and sage sashes, lots of lanterns and their florist has provided some fantastic flowers. The team have also been busy making beautiful favours. Kent honey with honey stirrers tied on with ribbon for the adults and Pooh Bear with honeypot ornaments for the children as well as lots of mini bug chocolates. Pictures of the honey favours to follow. Again beautiful and a perfect country vintage wedding theme, best wishes to Sarah and Mark tomorrow, may the sun shine on your wedding and your life together!

At Classic Events we are very encouraging of our clients who choose to source locally produced food and goods for their weddings and parties and the locally produced Kent honey wedding favours are a great example. Why not find out more information about local produce from the Produced in Kent website.

Sunday will see us finishing off the week at the wedding fayre at the Maidstone Hilton . The show kicks off at 10:30am with catwalk shows at 11:00am. Pop by our stand and say hello if you are there.

Don't you just love the martini vase flower arrangement below. We did it for a wedding two years ago and it still has to be on one of my favourites. Sunflowers do not feature that often in table center arrangements (or limes for that matter!) Now there are some things I am good at, some things I am not. Then there are the things I really wish I was good at. Today I am making cupcakes for the end of term party. Now being regarded as a creative type people often have high expectations of my ability, lets hope I do not let them down. In my world I get to meet lots of lovely cake makers and I have considered calling in a favour and cheating. But, In the spirit of motherhood I shall be entering the kitchen, first to make a coffee, then to contemplate the cupcake challenge.................

I am loving the Vintage Tea Party so many of our Brides are choosing for this year. Pale green and pink is very popular, linen and lace everywhere. I just hope we have a gorgeous summer to do the look justice.

First Post

Hello Everyone This is my first blogging post. I have been having a hectic few days in search of accomodation for a function that clashes in terms of location and dates with a major sporting event, not a bed to be found, but i think I have just about managed to find places for everyone. Have also spent half the day in the rain looking measuring to see if a marquee will fit onto a site without having to cut away a magnolia tree. The busy season is just starting in terms of weddings and with so many also happening on Fridays, Sundays as well as Saturdays, I have a busy few months ahead.