Weddings
Imagining your ideal wedding is the easy part. With so many decisions to make, it’s easy to become overwhelmed which is why life is so much simpler when you invest in a professional wedding planner.
We will work with the bride and groom to turn your vision of the perfect wedding into reality. From helping you to find your favourite venue to vetting caterers and organising transport, flowers and decorations, we can save you having to endlessly research every detail just to be sure that the supplier is up to standard and that you are getting a good deal.
So, whether you have a big wedding or a small one in mind we will ensure the smooth running of your special day.
Wedding Checklist
Weddings are exciting, but to pull off a great party what you need is meticulous planning and attention to detail. In practice, there are too many tasks to keep everything in your head at once, so it helps to have a checklist to keep you on track. Here is our core checklist, which you can use to plan your events. Of course, if you’re short on time and would like to ensure that everything goes to plan then we will be delighted to organise everything for you.
- Start spreading wedding news
- Begin exploring venues
- Insure engagement ring
- Start guest list
- Come up with a budget outline
- Pick a venue and set the date
- Decide if you will hire a videographer
- Choose your wedding party
- Create your gift list
- Book your photographer
- Design your digital wedding media
- Save the dates
- Shop for a wedding dress
- Pick your bridesmaids dresses
- Venue decor
- Book caterer
- Book florist
- Choose invitations /send invitiatons
- Book DJ/Band
- Book hair and makeup
- Book cake-maker
- Buy wedding rings
- Grooms/ groomsmen formal wear
- Plan hen and stag Do’s
- Choose transport
- Plan/book honeymoon
- Select song for first dance
- Create a seating/table plan
- Write wedding toasts and vows
- Have a wedding rehearsal
- Consider alternative plans in case of bad weather if wedding is outside
- Confirm all final details with suppliers
- Send out thank you cards
Kosher Catering
- What does kosher catering cost?
- Buffet style catering usually costs the same as a three course sit down meal since the need for extra food offsets the savings on serving staff.
- In either instance, reputable kosher catering typically starts from about £85 per head for 100 guests if you shop around and go with one of the cheapest quotes. At the other end of the scale, you are looking at upwards of £200 a head for 100 guests if you’d like food that wouldn’t be out of place in a Michelin starred restaurant. An open bar and drinks are included in both cases, but you probably won’t be offered premium wines if paying the bare minimum and you will need to pay extra for any upgrades like additional meat dishes. On the upside, some caterers offer generous discounts for young children, so if half of your headcount is under ten it might not cost as much as you imagine.
- Many (non-kosher) venues don’t offer dry hire at all, making otherwise idyllic settings unsuitable for kosher catering.
- Some venues that offer dry hire insist on charging you the same price as they do for a fully catered function, so it’s worth starting your search for a venue early on or enlisting the help of a professional who knows the venues and their quirks having negotiated with them before.
