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Venue Showcase: Holdsworth House Hotel & Restaurant

Built in 1633 this venue is a four star family owned hotel, packed full of character and history. They have been hosting weddings for 60 years and know how to make your day perfect. You’ll find open fires, cosy lounges, fine antiques and tapestries that together create a sense of history, calm and comfort We … Continue reading

Supplier Stories: The Barns at Lodge Farm explains the biggest challenges faced when starting a wedding venue

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 … Continue reading

Supplier Stories: London Wedding Venue Queen Mary Shares Insights on Staying Unique in a Changing Industry?

Welcome to this week’s Supplier Story! ‘Supplier Stories’ are 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 venue and supplier professionals across the UK. So whether this is your first story or 10th, enjoy as we look … Continue reading

Venue Showcase: The Magic of Blake Hall Weddings

In this exclusive feature, we’re shining a spotlight on Blake Hall Weddings and Events Ltd. With its magnificent and lovingly restored 17th-century barns, beautiful surrounding gardens and stylish accommodation, it’s the perfect elegant and flexible setting for your big day. Plus, at this exclusive-use venue, you’ll be supported by a truly passionate and experienced team, … Continue reading

Bridebook Business: Are we in the midst of a Wedding Industry Revolution?

It’s fair to say that technology and digital innovation has already changed pretty much every industry in some way, and the wedding industry is no exception. Sure, we can blame ‘the rise of online’ for the outlandish requests we receive as wedding suppliers (I’d like a unicorn, please) or we can accept the challenges and opportunities … Continue reading

COVID-19: why wedding venues should be offering virtual tours, and how best to do them

There have been some brilliant, thought-provoking conversations happening over on our UK Wedding Venues Slack Group. One of the most popular topics people have asked for advice on is virtual tours. Hamish Shephard, Founder of Bridebook & Hedsor House created an educational video on why all venues should be offering virtual tours through the coronavirus … Continue reading

3 Ways to Survive Wedding Season 2018 (that don’t involve wine)

It’s lurking on the horizon…peak wedding season 2018. And whilst we can’t really complain about being busy, we also are. Fortunately we’ve rustled up three essential survival tips to help you face wedding season 2018 head on. We’re ready for you… Savvy wedding suppliers know that the best time to build their business is during the quieter months, … Continue reading

Venue Showcase: The Petersham Hotel

The Petersham Hotel boasts magnificent views of the River Thames and surrounding meadows. This historic hotel provides the most wonderful backdrop for an intimate wedding. We talked to Terence Filipe-O’Neill, the Events Manager at The Petersham Hotel, to find out more about this stunning venue. Tell us about yourself! I have been in the wedding … Continue reading

Venue Showcase: The Wellbeing Farm

While you may not be able to view wedding venues physically right now, we want to make sure you’re still exploring your options and to shed some light on the incredible teams at some of the best wedding venues in the country! With our Venue Showcase series, you will learn more about what makes each … Continue reading

From enquiry to booked: 10 top tips to increase your wedding venue bookings this Engagement Season

Engagement Season is now fast-approaching, with Bridebook’s recent predictions in the Evening Standard that December 21 and 22 will be the most popular dates for proposals this year! Considering that 40% of couples are estimated to get engaged during the festive period, between Christmas and Valentine’s Day, it is imperative to be ready to turn … Continue reading

COVID-19: Information and Resources for Wedding Professionals

We fully understand the impact that COVID-19 is having on the wedding industry and on you, our wedding professionals. That’s why all of us at Bridebook HQ are pulling together to provide you with as much support as possible. We’ve created a series of educational articles and videos to help you and your team navigate … Continue reading

Why it’s more important than ever to be transparent with your pricing

More often than not, one of the very first questions wedding venues and suppliers will be asked by couples is “how much do your wedding services cost”. Price transparency has been a highly fractious debate within the wedding industry for as long as we can remember, and for years wedding suppliers have battled this ‘opening question’ … Continue reading

Using local SEO to attract local brides and grooms

Location plays a huge role in the search terms and phrases couples use when planning their wedding. Here are 5 simple ways to dominate local SEO in the wedding industry. 5 simple ways to dominate local SEO in the wedding industryWe’ve already discussed why content is key to SEO success and how to make it work … Continue reading

COVID-19: 9 productivity hacks to help you and your wedding venue team work effectively remotely

In an industry centred around first impressions and showrounds, working from home is likely to be a big change for all wedding venue teams. Bridebook have put together 9 productivity hacks to help you and your team tackle remote working as effectively as possible – you might even find yourself still using these when things … Continue reading

16 Best DIY Wedding Ideas

Many of you might be thinking of hiring a wedding planner to plan your wedding and get your wedding venue decorated. But Wait! There’s another fantastic way in which you can get a stylish wedding touch on your own. Yes, you’ve read it correctly, you can do it on your own, and that’s why we’re … Continue reading

Why Targeted Accounts are the wedding industry game changer of 2018

Did you know that Targeted Account selling is now recognised as the number one approach in lead generation by successful wedding suppliers?Targeted Account management – or taking a strategic approach towards developing relationships and partnerships with specific companies or industry heavyweights – is being hailed as a game changer in B2B marketing for 2018.For suppliers, the wedding … Continue reading

How Savvy Wedding Suppliers use Instagram to get Bookings in 2017/18

If you’re not already present on Instagram or you think you could be doing something better, these are just some of the ways in which wedding venues and suppliers can see a dramatic uplift in online engagement through relatively little effort. Ever heard of the saying “a picture paints a thousand words”? Well, this statement rings … Continue reading

Post-Quarantine Wedding Trends

After weeks of being inside, forced apart from our nearest and dearest, weddings seem like a lifetime away. And yet, the day will come when life will be full of loved ones, laughter and celebration once more. We can expect some significant effects on weddings to come later this year and into 2021. The 2021 … Continue reading

Why successful wedding suppliers spend more time choosing the right profile pictures

Wedding venues are 90% more likely to be shortlisted by couples if they pick a powerful profile picture.Wedding venues are 90% more likely to be shortlisted by couples if they pick a powerful profile picture.As the saying goes, you only get one chance to make a good first impression.The profile picture you choose to introduce … Continue reading