{Press} You and Your Wedding – Jan / Feb 2012

It has been an exciting few weeks at Bow Occasions. One of my July couples, Martha and Stuart, was featured on Style Me Pretty last week and one of my June couples, Saleema and David, is featured in the January / February 2012 issue of You and Your Wedding Magazine. View the full blog post from Saleema and David’s wedding.

View more Bow Occasions press.

Love,
Louise xo

{Featured} Martha & Stu’s Wedding on Style Me Pretty

Today is a very exciting  day for Bow Occasions my fellow blog friends! One of my gorgeous couples, Martha and Stu, who married this July have only gone and got their wedding featured on Style Me Pretty!! I have been anxiously waiting to show off all of the gorgeous photography by the extremely talented Shell de Mar. So what are you waiting for? Head on over to Style Me Pretty and be sure to leave some love for this gorgeous couple. Their wedding was simply amazing and this is extremely well deserved.

And don’t forget to come back here tomorrow to see more eye candy and of course some insider details from moi!

Happy Wednesday lovelies.

Louise xo

PRESS: Cosmo Bride – August / September 2011

I am so excited about this latest piece of press for Bow Occasions. Back in March of this year, Dasha from Exhibit Emotions Photography and I collaborated on a Bright, Bold and Beautiful photo shoot which took place at my own wedding venue, Winters Barns in Kent.

This was the first photo shoot I had organised and it has resulted in great publicity for everyone involved. The photo shoot was first featured on Rock My Wedding in April which was enough excitement in itself. Then when I thought it couldn’t get any better, Cosmo Bride has used a selection of the reception photos as well as quotations from myself in a Reception Feature in the latest (August/September 2011) issue of the magazine.

Click on the photo below to view the full article or buy a copy of Cosmo Bride on sale now.

Thanks again to the following suppliers who contributed to the shoot. There were all fabulous and I have no hesitation in recommending each and every one of them.

Suppliers:
Venue: Winters Barns, Canterbury, Kent
Styling and Design: Bow Occasions
Photography: Exhibit Emotions
Dessert Table: Bow Occasions
Dresses: Adamo Bridal (Dress Designers – Alan Hannah, Cymbeline and Ugo Zaldi)
Make-Up: Mariam Jensen
Hair Styling: Love Your Hair Cassandra
Cupcakes and Cake Pops: Crumbs! Couture
Flowers: Blue Dove Weddings
Models: Victoria / Jess / Ethel
Paper Pom Poms: Paper Poms UK
Chairs: Ambassador Furniture Hire

Recently Engaged? Unsure what to do next?

I have been featured on my wonderful photographer, Modern Photographic’s blog today as part of her Wedding Wednesday Supplier series. Check out her wonderful blog to view the full article. I have also included a copy of the post below.

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Photography courtesy of Exhibit Emotions Photography

Firstly congratulations on your engagement. This is an extremely fun and exciting time and one which should be enjoyed and cherished. Unfortunately, the wedding planning process can easily be overshadowed with stress, be it from family pressures, finances or not knowing where to start.

So to help you along the way, I have put together some tips for those at the very early stages of the wedding planning process.

1. Budget

There are so many fun parts of planning a wedding, from choosing the dress to cake tastings but there’s no point starting these without having an idea of the budget. After all, you don’t want to find your dream venue or dress only to then realise it doesn’t work financially.

I can tell you that this is probably going to be one of the toughest parts of planning your wedding so it’s worth getting it out of the way early. Then the fun begins…

2. Guest list

Establishing a rough guest list works hand in hand with establishing your budget… after all, the more guests, the more you may need to budget. This is also a good thing to have when venue searching… You don’t want to find your dream venue and then realise that it won’t be big enough to accommodate your guests.

3. Research

Research, research, research! Find out what YOU love. Find out what your FIANCE loves. Write down what is important to you and what isn’t. Look though magazines and blogs and save the ideas you love. Put them in a safe place, be it a scrapbook or a folder on your computer. It is so important to remember that this wedding is about you and your fiancé. Your friends and family will have opinions but be true to yourself, if you don’t want a wedding cake, don’t have one. Don’t want a three course meal then don’t have one.

Optional: Hire a wedding planner

You may be under the impression that wedding planners are only for the rich and famous – wrong. Of course, wedding planners aren’t for everyone but hiring a wedding planner to assist with the whole planning process or even particular areas, is becoming more and more common. For example, Wedding Day Coordination is a great package that enables the bride and groom to relax on their wedding day. Your Wedding Planner will be there putting the finishing touches into place and will be the first port of call for suppliers, ensuring you can enjoy the day without any stress or worry.

About Bow Occasions

Bow Occasions is the brand name for Louise Angus, a wedding planner and event planner based in Kent. Bow Occasions specialises in creating unique and individual weddings and events. Louise loves weddings that are a little bit different, a bit quirky and fun.

From Full Wedding Planning & Design to Partial Planning to Wedding Day Coordination, Bow Occasions provides a wide range of wedding planning services. Bow Occasions is here to provide you with as much or as little help as you require by tailoring our wedding and event planning services to meet your needs.

Although based in Kent, Bow Occasions also covers London, Essex, Sussex and Surrey and is more than happy to travel further afield.

Special Offer

Bow Occasions is offering 10% off any wedding planning packages between now and 30^th April. Just quote ‘Bow Occasions Blog’ when enquiring.

Contact details

Website: www.bow-occasions.co.uk
Blog: www.bow-occasions.co.uk/blog
Email: hello@ bow-occasions.co.uk
Twitter: twitter.com/bowoccasions
Facebook: facebook.com/bowoccasions

Louise ♥ xx

Win a Wedding Planner in conjunction with Your Kent Wedding Magazine

Bow Occasions in conjunction with Your Kent Wedding Magazine has launched a competition for one of  it’s readers to win a bespoke wedding planning package worth £1,500.

Click on the image to download a PDF.

The bespoke package will include:
♥ Venue Sourcing and Supplier Sourcing, providing the winner with a shortlist to choose from.
♥ Supplier management, including arranging appointments, attending meetings and handling all wedding paperwork.
♥ Styling and design to help the winner identify a theme that is personal to them.
♥ Wedding Day Coordination to ensure that the big day goes without a hitch and that suppliers and guests have a point of contact.

I am so excited to be working with the magazine and looking forward to meeting the winning couple in a few months time.

If you would like to enter check out page 91 of the Jan / Feb 2011 issue of Your Kent Wedding Magazine or you can also enter on line at Your Kent Wedding Competitions. Entrys close on 25 February 2011 and you must be getting married in Kent to enter.

Good luck!!

Louise ♥ xx

Blogged by Belle Amour

Bow Occasions is featured on the Belle Amour blog today. Head on over and check out the feature.

PRESS: Bow Occasions on Brides Website

Bow Occasions was recently featured on the Brides Magazine website – my first bit of press coverage for Bow Occasions!!! HOW EXCITING!!!

I am currently offering 10% off any bookings made before 31st December 2010 for 2011 and 2012.

For more information on the services Bow Occasions offers and to find out how I can help you with any aspect of your wedding plans from Wedding Day Management to Full Wedding Planning & Design, please visit my website www.bow-occasions.co.uk or email hello@bow-occasions.co.uk.