How to deliver personalised weddings in an impersonal online world

Here are a few easy ways in which wedding suppliers can offer couples a detailed and personalised experience online with very little effort required!The internet opens minds; that’s undoubtedly true. It provides answers to questions we’d once ponder but perhaps never resolve. It provides inspiration for pretty much everything we do – or could do. … Continue reading How to deliver personalised weddings in an impersonal online world

How to Plan a Rustic Wedding

So, you’ve decided you want a rustic themed wedding. What a beautiful choice! Rustic weddings are unique, elegant, and super relaxed. They lean heavily into the outdoorsy, DIY, perfectly undone style of the countryside, making them great for couples who love nature, cherish simplicity, and want a laid-back atmosphere.From the moment you start planning, you’ll … Continue reading How to Plan a Rustic Wedding

How wedding venues can work 2018 trends into any space

Wouldn’t it be incredible to know exactly what a couple is looking for in a wedding venue before they even visit?Truth be told, a lot of the time, couples don’t really know themselves what they deem most important in a venue until they’ve visited a few and have come to realise what they are, and … Continue reading How wedding venues can work 2018 trends into any space

5 tips to guaranteeing wedding show success

 Can you believe we’re already reaching that period when wedding bookings begin to slow but the number of national and local wedding fairs begin to ramp up in anticipation of 2018 / 2019 bookings?The smartest wedding pros will already be signing up to showcase their unique supplier services at wedding events from September through to … Continue reading 5 tips to guaranteeing wedding show success

Venue Showcase: Ashmolean Museum

Set amongst the cityscape of Oxford’s dreaming spires, the Ashmolean Museum is a magnificent venue for your wedding, civil partnership or celebration. A wedding venue like no other. Founded in 1683 the Ashmolean is the oldest public Museum in the world. Displaying half a million years of art and history, the spaces provide a stunning … Continue reading Venue Showcase: Ashmolean Museum

Patchwork’s Top 10 Wedding Gift Ideas

Whether you’re planning to ask for the items you might expect from a traditional wedding gift list, charitable donations or cash contributions (the most popular option for couples right now), just remember – whatever you do, don’t say, “No gifts!” (Unless you’re going for the world record for the biggest collection of salad servers. In … Continue reading Patchwork’s Top 10 Wedding Gift Ideas

How wedding suppliers can generate interest from Pinterest in 2017

Did you know that Millennials now use Pinterest as much as Instagram? There’s something strange happening in the wedding industry where Pinterest and wedding suppliers are concerned…Predominantly viewed purely as an online scrapbook designed to help wistful couples build a vision for their big day, the word ‘Pinterest’ seems to incite an involuntary groan from many wedding venues … Continue reading How wedding suppliers can generate interest from Pinterest in 2017

Venue Showcase: Applewood Hall

Situated in the quaint village of Banham, one of Norfolk’s best-kept secrets Applewood Hall offers an undeniably unique wedding venue for your special day. Once the grounds of the Grove Farm orchard, Applewood Hall served as the store during the harvest season. Now an elegantly decorated entertaining space, it offers a licensed bar, dance floor, … Continue reading Venue Showcase: Applewood Hall

22 Questions To Ask Your Wedding Caterer

The catering may be the most costly part of your wedding reception, so let’s get this right. We’ve put together everything you might want to ask, so you can sit back and enjoy that spring roll, and that piece of beef. Oh and that chocolate pudding and that treacle tart. So print out these questions … Continue reading 22 Questions To Ask Your Wedding Caterer

Harry and Meghan’s Wedding Could Cost 2million GBP

    Today’s couples spend an average of £16,842 on their big day, with the average wedding size being 78 guests for the ceremony and 83 guests for the evening. But Harry and Meghan aren’t like today’s average couples. They’re having everything from bespoke silver plated fanfare trumpets to a “drone destroyer”, so it’s safe … Continue reading Harry and Meghan’s Wedding Could Cost 2million GBP

The Ultimate Guide to Wedding Insurance: 2024 Edition

Planning a wedding can be a daunting task, but it’s also one of the most exciting moments in your life. Unfortunately, as with life in general, things can sometimes go wrong, and that’s where wedding insurance comes in. This isn’t exactly the most exciting of topics – many brides and grooms don’t even consider it. … Continue reading The Ultimate Guide to Wedding Insurance: 2024 Edition

The Wedding Industry Awards 2017

Anyone who is anyone in the wedding world knows that The Wedding Industry Awards are the event of the year. And with so many incredible wedding suppliers across the nation the awards sets the wedding industry bar very high.    But that only makes us even more excited to shout about all of our amazing suppliers nominated … Continue reading The Wedding Industry Awards 2017

Professional Wedding Dance Tips from Strictly Come Dancing’s Kristina Rihanoff!

Written by Kristina Rihanoff Kristina Rihanoff is a world professional ballroom dancer, dance instructor and dance choreographer. We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to interview professional dancer and choreographer and Strictly Come Dancing veteran Kristina Rihanoff! With her recent launch of Bespoke Ballroom, a luxurious high end dance platform offering performances and classes, there’s … Continue reading Professional Wedding Dance Tips from Strictly Come Dancing’s Kristina Rihanoff!

The Bridebook.co.uk Wedding Awards 2018

The Bridebook.co.uk Wedding Awards 2018 are here! Whether you’re a fairytale castle or an alternative wedding dress designer, a self-trained florist or a french pastry chef, you’re all eligible to be recognised for the incredible work that you do in the British wedding industry.The Bridebook.co.uk Wedding Awards 2018 gives all of our venues and suppliers … Continue reading The Bridebook.co.uk Wedding Awards 2018

50 Best Rustic Wedding Ideas

We can’t blame you for wanting to plan a rustic themed wedding. Rustic is, after all, the most popular wedding theme of 2024! It’s down to earth, casual, and embrace the perfectly imperfect beauty of nature. But, with so many decorations, cake types, venues, and even attire that can constitute a rustic wedding theme, it … Continue reading 50 Best Rustic Wedding Ideas

Harry and Meghan’s Royal Wedding is Expected to Cost £32million

  Bridebook.co.uk, the UK’s number one wedding planning  app, has broken down the costs of the biggest wedding of the year. Today’s couples spend an average of £17,913 on their big day, with the average wedding size being 78 guests for the ceremony and 83 guests for the evening. But Harry and Meghan aren’t like today’s average … Continue reading Harry and Meghan’s Royal Wedding is Expected to Cost £32million

Every Hot 2016 Wedding Trend You’ll See This Wedding Season

Let’s face it – who runs the wedding world? Bloggers. Wedding bloggers are the ones who tirelessly provide us with endless wedding inspo to swoon over, give us tips on the best venues and suppliers, and pick up on the biggest trends long before any of us could. They are the mavens of the wedding … Continue reading Every Hot 2016 Wedding Trend You’ll See This Wedding Season

How Much Does Wedding Catering Cost? The 2024 Average Revealed

When it comes to hosting a memorable wedding, food and drink are a huge contributing factor. Including canapés and arrival drinks, a three or four-course wedding breakfast and a spread for the evening buffet, your guests will spend a large portion of their time at your wedding enjoying some delicious food and drink.But how much … Continue reading How Much Does Wedding Catering Cost? The 2024 Average Revealed

Supplier Stories: Heaton House and the Importance of Reviews in the Wedding Industry

Welcome to this week’s Supplier Story! ‘Supplier Stories’ is an original Bridebook Business article series, where we go behind-the-scenes and into the wedding world through those that know it best – the experienced and talented venues and suppliers across the UK.So whether this is your first story or 10th, enjoy as we look into the industry as a whole, … Continue reading Supplier Stories: Heaton House and the Importance of Reviews in the Wedding Industry

Pippa Middleton’s Wedding Is Expected To Cost £246,949

Bridebook.co.uk, the UK’s leading wedding planning website and app, has broken down the costs of the most hotly anticipated wedding of 2017. Whilst the average UK wedding costs £16,842 in 2017, Pippa Middleton’s wedding will cost almost 15 times as much at £246,949 ($320,113 USD, €292,699 EUR). There will be 4,333 other weddings happening in … Continue reading Pippa Middleton’s Wedding Is Expected To Cost £246,949