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Aunty Maureen does not know everything. Watching Trisha every morning does
not qualify you as a wedding expert. UK Wedding Belles is delighted to introduce
some of the professionals of the wedding industry to tell you exactly what you
need to know about various services.
All our experts are working within the
UK and if you wish to contact them to book their services they would be more
than happy for you to follow the links to their business websites.
Vaughan Jones started
playing violin at the age of 8. He went on to study at the Birmingham
Conservatoire and the Royal College of Music, then spent 7 years freelancing
with some of the countries top orchestras. Vaughan regularly performed
with the London Philharmonic Orchestra (with whom he recorded the music
for the "Lord of the Rings" soundtrack), the Philharmonia Orchestra
and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic orchestra.
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Wicked Days Productions
is a national award winning film making business. They were formed in
2002 specifically to cater for couples who wanted something a bit special
in their wedding film. Already they have been selected by celebrities
including a star from 'Cold Feet' and 'The Fast Show' to make their wedding
film for them. They do not use soft focus, and the cheese stays firmly
in the fridge.
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Shilpa Smart works for Travel
Counsellors PLC, one of the largest independent travel agencies in the UK.
Shilpa has over 16 years experience in the travel industry and can provide
expert, impartial advice on honeymoons and weddings abroad as well as all other
travel plans. Unlike conventional high street travel agents, Shilpa is available
at a times to suit you so can be contacted during the evening or the weekend to
discuss your travel plans if this is more convenient for you.
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The
Bridal Consultant was formed in 2003, to service those couples looking towards
distant shores to celebrate their wedding day. Being a busy professional
herself, Lisa wondered how people ever found the time to organise something as
big as a wedding, never mind the rest of their life. And when you add to the
equation a destination wedding, you can have real problems, where do you start?
How do you know its legal? How do you check the references of foreign
suppliers? Together with being a keen traveller, working abroad for 5 years
herself after leaving college, to Lisa it just seemed like a natural progression
and a dream job, talking about weddings everyday!! Lisa says she is always just
as excited as the bride.
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Miss Kim Wessely, 25, has a
natural appreciation of Art and Design. Kim has had over 5 years experience in
the floral industry, studying floristry at colleges in Oxfordshire, she has a
BTEC in Art and Design and studied Fashion Design.
Having worked
single-handedly from home when Riche de fleurs first opened, Kim has now not
only moved into a substantial business premises, Riche de fleurs
reputation remains one of the top florists in Oxfordshire.
Having set up
just over three years ago, Riche de fleurs website has been re-launched where a
small selection of work carried out by Riche de fleurs can be
viewed.
Orders can now be taken on-line where Riche de fleuers can
deliver anywhere within Oxfordshire. However, for weddings and large functions,
Riche de fleurs delivery nationally.
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Lucy Orrey runs her own beauty
salon business successfully treating clients in a relaxing ambience which is
known as 'Harmony in Beauty'.
Being in the beauty industry for 10 years Lucy is always striving to keep up
to date with the current beauty trends to bring the best to her clients. Fully
qualified and also trained with the prestigious 'Decleor' Salon in London to
become an advanced therapist Lucy has an advanced knowledge of diagnostic skin
analysis.
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Nikki Montefiore started her cake making
and decorating business at the beginning of 2004, after 'retiring' to Wiltshire
from full time work in television IT in London.
She spent a year at Swindon College learning the basics of cake decorating,
and has since attended other specialised courses in making sugar flowers.
Nikki welcomes commissions for any occasion, and specialises in one-off
custom-made cakes for individuals or companies.
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Geoff has been a photographer all of his working life and loves
photographing weddings, because they are good fun, happy occasions where
everyone looks their best.
Geoff qualified as a photographer at
Portsmouth College of Art. He is a qualified member of The British Institute of
Professional
Photography, The Master Photographers Association and The
Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers and as such, abides by their rules
and constitutions to provide a fair and professional quality service. In Geoff's
words One of the joys of working as a photographer is the amazing variety of
assignments I get to cover, meeting people and going to places that I would
never get the opportunity to do in normal life.
I am well known and
respected in professional circles and lecture on a regular basis to photographic
societies and camera clubs, also teaching digital techniques and image
manipulation to other professionals. I love what I do and have endless
enthusiasm to learn new techniques and styles.
The best part of being a
photographer for me is meeting people and seeing the pleasure that my
photography brings. I like to work quietly and unobtrusively at weddings,
creating the minimum of fuss whilst capturing the magic of the day
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Weddingcarlink was formed in 2002 after listening to brides who
made it clear that the time taken in going through publications such as yellow
pages and bridal magazines was very time consuming in time cost and travel to
find the special cars for the special day. and still not sure if they would get
the best service and competitive charges.
So the unique weddingcarlink
was formed to take all the time and worry away. despite being a young company
weddingcarlink has behind it people with in some case's up 30 years experience
in providing transport of all kinds. weddingcarlink takes care of all the
arrangements for the bride. can arrange for viewing if the couple wish. advise
on perhaps the best cars to use for the theme or look the bride requires all
without the bride having to leave her home if she so wish's.
Weddingcarlink has an ever growing variety of cars in ever growing
locations around the uk. Operators in the weddingcarlink network must not only
care about there cars they must as also care about the service they give and
there charges. In the main operators are allowed into the network by prior
recommendation.
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Philippa started her business 2 years ago "by accident" and this is how she
tells it.
My husband, Ian, is the Minister at the Kendal Unitarian Chapel in the
beautiful Lake District. Our Chapel Gardens have won the trophy for the
"Churchyard in Bloom" competition for the past 4 years. The Chapel itself dates
back 300 years or so. As you can imagine we have lots of weddings taking place.
Two years ago, mainly because of my love for design, we decided to offer a
complete package to include stationery. He came home from a meeting around 10.30
one evening and I said to him "I've made a big decision tonight - I'm going into
business". He was speechless - something quite unusual for a Minister!
"I've been doing some stationery and design research on the internet, and
I've decided that as well as doing this for the Chapel I can do it for myself
too".
I have never looked back since that day. From very small beginnings supplying
locally, I now supply wedding stationery worldwide. I also have an agency in a
large Wedding Store in Bucharest, Romania.
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Suzie
Gillespie set up As You Like It Wedding Planners in Scotland in 1997. With a
degree in Business Studies, and invaluable experience working in Events she felt
ready in 1997 to branch out and set up on her own. As You Like It Wedding
Planners are now a well established, highly regarded and successful Wedding
Planning business in Scotland.
Suzie main aim is to take away stresses and strain from busy couples. Many
have busy demanding jobs and simply cant find the time or just can face
organising their own weddings. Without the help of a Wedding Planner many
couples can find it extremely frustrating and difficult to organise such an
important and complex event.
As You Like It only plan and organise weddings. They don't organise
corporate events and conferences so have the time and enthusiasm to concentrate
on each couples big day. The key to As You Like Its success is that they work
completely around what each couple want, the couple still have control of the
wedding, they will never be made to feel like guests at their own wedding!
Suzie is lucky to be based in Scotland. With its rich history, beautiful
countryside and ancient castles, keeps and country houses, it can offer some of
the most romantic fairytale settings in the world.
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