KateFest Start on Friday

Already this year we have had Wills & Kate, Lily & Sam and the next big celeb wedding is taking place this weekend.

Kate Moss is set to marry Jamie Hince on Friday 1st July, in what is rumoured to be a three day festival themed wedding. It is reported that will be up to six themed marquees in the grounds of her Cotswolds home, with entertainment for both the adults and kids tents with dedicated childminders!

But the big question is THE DRESS. Will she go Vintage, Rock 'n' Roll Bride or classic? And who will design arguably one of the world's most famous fashion icons dress? Front runner is still the John Galliano, despite his recent troubles or could it be his boyfriend Alexis Roche or a shock outsider?

Either way, we don't have long to wait as this much anticipated wedding swings into action tomorrow. We can't wait to see the pictures, as like it or not weddings such as this will influence wedding plans for some time to come...


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Glitz, Glamour & Acrobatics

Our busiest weekend, so far this year, fell just before summer solstice this year with a private party in Surrey themed as ‘Footballers’ Wives’.

The wives concerned were all rather chic and beautiful! With plenty of ammo to go with, our brief was to ‘create an amazing and unfortgetful’ party. Success is always in the eye of the beholder, but we have to say that given the client’s great enthusiasm and ‘joie de vive’ this was always going to be a party filled with fun and playfulness.

Our menu was canapes all night long and cocktails, created by our wonderful energetic chef, David G. My lasting memory of this will be the two ladies who managed to climb the swing (which we constructed over the client’s pool) and then proceeded to offer an impromptu acrobatic performance for a good 10 minutes... this was one of the many highlights of this special event.

And the final word comes from the client on the following day: "We've been delighting in the universally positive feedback we've received from our guests. 'Best party ever' is a phrase I keep hearing and we really do have you to thank for that."

Our next big party is Glee Meets Abba, can't wait for that one! More party updates to come this summer....


Gilly

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Two become one...

It's a beautiful morning here in our Surrey studio, we've had a lovely weekend and even managed to fit in watching some of the Glastonbury highlights! Anyway, we just wanted to let you know that our increasingly popular blogs are changing. We are in the process of merging of wedding and events blogs to give you one all new & shiny blog.

The reason why we have decided to do this is that there is such a cross over between our wonderful weddings and posh parties that we didn't want you to miss out on any tips, advice or news that could be used whilst planning your wedding or a fabulous party. Such as today's topic...

Sun is shining on our Vintage style

Our vintage service is flourishing for both parties & weddings and with celebrities such as Lily Allen embracing the Vintage theme at her wedding this month we don't see that trend slowing down.

Our range of Vintage crockery range can make all the difference to your wedding theming giving guests something to talk about, here's what one of our recent brides told us:

"We just wanted to let you know how pleased we were with the vintage crockery etc yesterday. It looked fabulous and as gorgeous as we had hoped!

The baroque glasses went down a storm and many people asked about where they could buy the iron tables and chairs.

Thank you for all the hard work that went into the arrangements, we could not have been happier."

And it's not just weddings, last week we organised an 'Indian Summer ‘Christening’ event. This was a lovely family day for 70 guests in Cobham. Our client wanted to celebrate their daughter’s christening at home amongst travelled family and friends. We provided a lovely canapé finger buffet with vintage crockery and glassware. The garden was setup with parasols, tables and chairs, service points, bunting and multi coloured votives, adding the multi coloured feel to a beautiful garden. All topped off with beautiful handpicked flowers from the meadow!

So if you have a wedding, christening, baby shower, family party coming up and you like the idea of going Vintage then please do give us a call on 0845 4599 814.