What is your most memorable wedding?
A seemingly derelict farm yard that was transformed by sheer dedication and hard work, and a all hands on approach that produce a perfect day in the remotest part of the Welsh countryside that saw the celebrations continuing well into the small hours!
Describe your style in 5 adjectives.
genuine, honest, faff free, candid, undemanding
What about your business are you most proud of?
We've built our business into our full time employment. This was just a pipe dream. It's been time consuming, hard work....and expensive, but the fact that we're surviving in an extremely competitive part of the 'wedding industry' gives us reassurance that we are doing something right, and that others need.
What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?
Book your suppliers as early as you can. If you know the ones you want (photographer included) get them tied down as early as you can. Get them at current prices rather than risk seeing their prices rise ready for the following year.
What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?
At one wedding, instead of place name cards for the guests, the couple had actual random photos of each individual from somewhere in time. It caused an absolute hoot!
Describe your typical process with a couple.
You reach out to us with an enquiry. We'll meet up with you for a no obligation chat about things weddingy. We'll let you know exactly how we do things and the reasons why. Most of our couples know that already which is why they contact us. If you decide we are a good fit, we'll get you booked in with an agreement and deposit payment to secure the date. A full day wedding option will include a pre wedding session. We will arrange a time and location to do this when it's right for you. This is really good fun, and a very informal and relaxed experience. It's a chance for us to catch up again, pass updates onto each other if required, and for you to have some nice photos of you both before the main event.
Just before the wedding day, we will send over a small checklist for you to complete. This will help us in making sure we run a very efficient service on the day. We will ask for locations, times, phone numbers (just in casies) a go to name besides yourselves in case we need anything, and to not bother you on your best day ever with any concerns. A list of your required and important group photos (if you want to have these).
On the wedding day itself we really aim to stick to our ethos, which is for you to Relax. Have Fun. Be Yourselves. We will do our thing while you do yours. When it comes to some newly weds photos of you both, we will usually ask if the couple would like to spend a few minutes alone, and go for a walk together for a 10-15 minute break away from everyone else. we'll then take some natural and unposed photos of you both just being yourselves, together. It can be a welcome break for you both. If you don't want to do this, then that's fine.