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Engaged over the festive period? Congratulations!

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Congratulations to everyone who got engaged over the festive period. It’s a special time of year and now it will be even more special for you. My late wife, Ce, and I got engaged on Boxing Day a long time ago so I know how it feels.

4 Tips to get you started

So now the big adventure begins. Plenty of big decisions to make but please don’t worry about it – there is plenty of good help and advice to be had. Make sure you take some time for just the two of you to find out what each other want. It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement and get carried away.

1. Why not start with the simple “describe your wedding in 3 or 4 words” exercise. Both of you write down you words without showing each other and then talk through your ideas.

2. You can CLICK HERE to see my Your WOW Wedding booklet. It’s full of great advice.

3. Then talk to your married friends and family. Ask them what they loved about their weddings and ask them if there’s anything they’d do differently.

4. My final recommendation is to visit wedding fairs and talk to the exhibitors. You don’t have to book anything, just ask questions and listen to the answers you are given. If you really like a supplier get their details and do some research on them. My first fair of the New Year is on Sunday 5th January – I’ll post full details early next week.

That’s it for this post. If you got engaged over the festive period don’t forget to request your free WOW Wedding Guide and CONGRATULATIONS!

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Rhinefield House Wedding Fayre This Sunday

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It’s Rhinefield House Wedding Fayre this Sunday and Ce and I will be there. It is one of the most popular venues in the area and I’ve done lots of weddings there with more booked for this year. CLICK HERE for more about Rhinefield House Weddings.

The Rhinefield House Wedding Fayre is always a great event with lots of couples looking for great suppliers and many of my friends will be exhibiting including Carole from The Flower Stables and Kim and Krysia from Kim Collins Photography.

As always, I recommend that whenever you visit an event like this you should try and speak to EVERY exhibitor – they are experts and will usually be happy to help with advice even if they can’t do your date.

I haven’t managed to attend as many wedding fairs as usual this year so I’m really looking forward to Sunday, PLUS I now have a new WOW Wedding events scheduled to tell people about.

This Sunday’s Rhinefield House Wedding Fayre starts at 10:30am and ends around 3pm, there is a £2 entry fee which includes a bridal bag and show guide. It’s organised by the excellent Stylish Events. The Fayre is actually held in The Hurst Castle Suite which is away from the part of the hotel where weddings normally held but there will be plenty of signage to direct you. I look forward to seeing you there.

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“Creating Your WOW Wedding” Eve ~ Recap

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It’s Creating Your WOW Wedding eve … not a day that’s written into modern legend yet – but you never know!

As promised yesterday, here to mark Creating Your WOW Wedding Eve is a run-down of the countdown and what I’ve covered …

30 ~ Weave CLICK HERE
Weave what you may ask!

29 ~ Others CLICK HERE
Who are they and how can they help?

28 ~ The Why CLICK HERE
The second W in WOW stands for WHY

27 ~ Back To Basics CLICK HERE
Why is your wedding like a movie.

26 ~ Help CLICK HERE
Choosing your team ~ 2 videos to watch

25 ~ Never Too Much CLICK HERE
When is you day full and what’s too much.

24 ~ Your Perfect Venue CLICK HERE
How do you find your perfect venue?

23 ~ More Venue Thoughts CLICK HERE
Does exactly what it says on the tin.

22 ~ Real Weddings CLICK HERE
Real Weddings are a great place for inspiration.

21 ~ Rainy Days CLICK HERE
What if it rains on your wedding day?

20 ~ Numbers CLICK HERE
The budget

19 ~ The After Party CLICK HERE
… and there’s more

18 ~ The Centrepiece CLICK HERE
There’s plenty more joy to be had

17 ~ Charity CLICK HERE
Could you help others through your wedding

16 ~ The Kiss CLICK HERE
Practise, practise, practise

15 ~ How Much CLICK HERE
Why do things seem to cost more for a wedding?

14 ~ Wedding Insurance CLICK HERE
It might sound boring but you need to think about it.

13 ~ Bouquets and Buttonholes CLICK HERE
Great advice from Carole at The Flower Stables

12 ~ Bring Back The Receiving Line CLICK HERE
What is it and why should you have one

11 ~ Read The Small Print CLICK HERE
A couple of fab tips from Jane at Winslowe House ~ Read the small print and look for flexibility.

10 ~ Ushers CLICK HERE
Use them!

9 ~ Ceremony Music CLICK HERE
Setting the tone for everything that follows.

8 ~ How’s It Going To Sound CLICK HERE
Music plays such an important part.

7 ~ Wedding Quiz CLICK HERE
Connect everyone with a great ice-breaker.

6 ~ Photographs CLICK HERE
Sharing your photos will help engage your guests.

5 ~ Friends Requests CLICK HERE
Get everyone involved in creating a great party.

4 ~ Baked With Love CLICK HERE
Bake some treats to use as favours.

3 ~ Evening Photos CLICK HERE
Don’t forget to capture the evening fun.

2 ~ The Red Arrows and Rainbows CLICK HERE
I took a look at other vents and moments to keep an eye on.

1 ~ Grand Finale CLICK HERE
Bringing your perfect day to a planned end

As I look back on Creating Your WOW Wedding Eve, I’m amazed out how much I’ve shared – it’s like I’m some kind of wedding expert. 😉

Once tomorrow is done I promise I’ll calm down – so please forgive me wittering on, but I’m so excited …
… after all it is flipping’ Creating Your WOW Wedding Eve! If you haven’t reserved your places email me NOW paul@thepartydj.co.uk

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Wedding Tips ~ The Story So Far

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The Party DJ YouTube

This year I’ve been trying to produce a flow of YouTube video-blogs/vlogs including plenty with wedding tips and advice for couples who want to create a fun day for their family and friends. All the pictures I use in these short videos are of weddings I’ve been DJ/MC at – real couples just like you.

It would be great if I could get some feedback, likes, shares … whatever! Just click on the highlighted pink title of each episode to see the video.

Episode 4 is about Wedding planning ~ where to start

In episode 5 I talk about setting The Budget for your wedding

Episode 6 looks at When? is good to hold your wedding

Episode 7 deals with choosing your wedding Venue

Episode 8 is Choosing Your Team (part 1) looks at making the best use of your wedding party – Bridesmaids and Groomsmen etc.

In Episode 9 I look at Your Team ~ Your Suppliers

Show 10 was the Valentines day episode and it was called Practice

Episode 11 is called First Impressions

Episode 12 30 Minutes

Episode 13 Wedding Ceremony Music

Episode 14 How’s It Going To Sound

As well as the videos I also have a series of booklets and events – if you’d like to know more please get in touch. The next event is on “Creating Your WOW Wedding” and it’s being held on Tuesday 28th April – admission to this one will be FREE but you will need to book tickets/spaces – drop me an email for more information and a FREE PDF of the “Your WOW Wedding” guide. paul@thepartydj.co.uk

PLEASE LIKE< BOOKMARK< SHARE< COMMENT ~ Thanks WOW Wedding Expert Hampshire

Episode 12 ~ 30 Minutes!

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Here’s another video-log with wedding advice to help you with planning your big day.

This time I focus on the ceremony, those 30 minutes where everything changes forever!

There are a number of ways you can create your own special atmosphere and start the whole celebration in a way that will engage all your guests – we’ll talk about music another time – for now I want to look at the principles I talk about in the WOW Wedding guide where the focus is on …
Weaving in your own personalities,
getting Others involved,
and explaining Why things are significant.

This is episode 12, so if you haven’t see the other eleven then check them out, they are full of great wedding advice to help you.

If you’d like a copy of “Your WOW Wedding” containing more information on creating Your WOW Wedding push the contact button or email paul@thepartydj.co.uk

Please like, share, and comment on this video, and let’s stamp out boring weddings

Sophie & Tom in Wedding Ideas magazine

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1 coverThe April edition of Wedding Ideas magazine arrived in the newsagents this week and one of my couples from last year are among the featured weddings. Hey it’s Sophie & Tom in Wedding Ideas magazine.

Their wedding was held at Bartley Lodge, almost a year ago, at the beginning of May. In fact it was on May the fourth which explains some of the pictures you’ll see in the article.

I was introduced to Sophie and Tom by Mia, their photographer, and I was able to help with plenty of ideas that were included in their amazing day. Tom told me after their wedding that when we first met he couldn’t understand where I was going with my questions about their vision for the day but by the time I left he was really excited about my involvement with their planning.

At just £2.99 Wedding Ideas is great value for money with lots of great ideas to help couples plan their wedding day. There are also competitions with over £10,000 worth of fabulous prizes to be won including a chance to win a Photo Booth from our friends at Gigglebooth!

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Happy March Everybody!

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Great Hampshire weddings

February was quite a month with lots of Wedding Fairs, meetings, and my first WOW Wedding event. I haven’t posted as often as I’d have liked but hopefully that will change in March.

My campaign to stamp out boring weddings continues and I’m delighted to announce that following on from that first WOW event I’m in the process of scheduling three more this year and I’m also bringing back the Bridegroom’s Workshop full of great advice to help really make sure they make the most of their wedding day. I’ll be announcing the dates for the next events later this week so stay tuned!

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