Recommended local wedding suppliers

For simply stunning wedding films I have to recommend Nick from Bloc Weddings or Paul from Burton Media

For the eco concious bride who wants British, organic, seasonal flowers, then the go to florist is Fuchsia Blooms, based in Hampshire. Jane uses only local flowers and herbs grown in her garden and she also gathers wild blooms to complement her beautiful scented bouquets.

Wild Evie is based in Guildford and worked in weddings and event management for 10 years before going back to her first love – floristry. Her gypsophila clouds are amazing and she is great fun.

Flowers by Primrose is based in South West London but is happy to travel into the Home Counties. Recently married herself, Primrose knows what the modern bride wants and she can help translate your dreams into reality.

I also recommend Katherine at Wild Orchids in Farnborough. Her work is lovely, she was part of the team that did Dermot O’Leary’s wedding flowers & not only that but she’s very down-to-earth & will both listen to your needs & offer advice if you want it.

If you want faux flowers then try Faux bloom, based in Camberley. Emily Jane offers bridal flowers, floral walls, suspended floral designs and more, both for sale or to rent. She also has accessories to hire, everything from candelabras to table plans.

Several recommendations here. For both hair and make up, try Colette at CJ Beauty  Hair Design and Makeup by Michelle or Melissa Oldridge

For just make up Chloe at CG Makeup artist

For Just hair Mels up dos

Sometimes you just don’t want to have to do all the decorating for your wedding – why not leave that job to the pros?

But if you do want to hire anything and I mean anything for your wedding then the top people are AB Event hire. They literally hire everything from candyfloss machines to charger plates to chairs – perhaps they should rename themselves A-Z Event hire! And they do of course offer an event styling service.

Chair Cover Dreams, run by Maxine, is based in Shepperton. They offer everything from chair covers to love letters to centre pieces.

Blooming Fabulous Flowers offers event prop hire, everything from flower walls to light up letters. Based in Windsor

For ballon arches and decor check out Izzy at Artize.events

Need a saxophonist for your drinks reception? Elijah Paul is outstanding, especially when he plays with your DJ on the dancefloor – believe me the crowd goes wild!

If you’re a jazz fan, then look no further than this trio Salon Privé Jazz to bring the timeless sounds of the American Songbook to your wedding day.

Would the gentle sound of the harp be the icing on the cake for your ceremony, drinks reception or wedding breakfast? Then speak to melissa, the London Harpist

For an all female string quartet get in touch with Reflection strings.

If you want to surprise your spouse and guests you could book singer waiters, The Tailored Tenors. Professional West End singers, they offer bespoke entertainment from ceremony to evening, as well as their singing waiters package.

Steel band anyone? Juma Steel Band

If you’re looking for a magician then I highly recommend Robert Fox, he performed at a family party and everyone was blown away and still talk about his mind-blowing skills.

Dean Jorgensen does some fantastic close-up magic, delivered with humour and plenty of audience participation. He also offers a Master of Ceremonies package.

Check out Dean Leavy  for another magical performer to amaze you and your guests.

For Lawn games, candy floss, Popcorn, glitter tatoos or a pop-up VW camper champagne bar have a chat with Vanilla Moon

If you want large-scale and beautifully bright confetti, then get yourself onto the Flutter Darlings website. All their confetti comes in one inch (2.5cm) circles, which is bigger than most other confetti. This will flutter, making it hang in the air longer and giving you epic photos.

For all of your wedding stationery needs contact LouPaper Wedding Stationery. She is fabulous, I did her evening calligraphy course a couple of years ago. What she doesn’t know about calligraphy isn’t worth knowing!

Also Natalie who runs Flamboyant Invites offers both bespoke and off the shelf stationery that can be adapted to your theme and colours.

Liz Gatherer of Wedition is your go to woman for this. Not only do you get your very own personalised wedding magazines, Liz can also secure you other vendor discounts via her suppliers, which will save you money.

Cake so important!!

My personal favourite is Barnesy Bakes, we order as much cake as possible from her at any and every opportunity! Her wedding cakes are divine, so pretty and truly delicious.

Cakes by Nina “If we can Dream it we can make it Happen”, based in Camberley

Jeni’s Cakes & Flowers does cakes, as well as flowers, balloons, sweet carts and a whole host of other things.

If you want a white London cab for your wedding day, contact paul sweeney on 07969177778.

For beautiful classic cars try GCS.

If a VW camper van is more your idea of fun then speak to Vanilla Moon

Vanilla Moon, the VW camper van hire also offer a campervan photobooth.

For a Magic Mirror speak to John or Jamie at Picture Perfect Photo Booths

I’ve use Jessica Aspin Travel for my own holiday and she sent one of my couples on their “holiday of a lifetime” on their maldives honeymoon. Jessica prides herself on being up-to-date with all the latest travel news and is very happy to advise you on all aspects of your honeymoon travel plans.