The Pure White Wedding Company

The Pure White Wedding Company provides a first class Wedding Planning and Management service for todays busy couples.

Based in the heart of Warwickshire I believe passionately in the romance, elegance and sophistication of marriage and this philosophy underpins everything I do. I work with only the very best venues and introduce my clients to the most reputable and reliable suppliers whom I know and trust.

I offer a number of different services to clients including a Full Wedding Coordination and Management service, On the Day Coordination and a 6 Week Before the Wedding service which includes On the Day Management.  Of course all weddings are unique so I also offer a bespoke service designed around your individual requirements.

The Pure White Wedding Company are an accredited member of the UK Alliance of Wedding Planners (UKAWP) the leading industry body for the UK Wedding Planning market. I am also a member of the Wedding Association and therefore can be intrusted to supply both my clients and suppliers with nothing short of an exemplary service. I am fully insured and always work on a contract basis with my clients. I adhere to a strict code of conduct and ensure all discounts and commissions are passed directly to them.

The Warwickshire Wedding Supplier Network Evening Jan 29th 2013

The Pure White Wedding Company are going to kick start 2013 with a Warwickshire Wedding Supplier Network Evening January 29th 7-930pm at Dunchurch Park Hotel, Rugby, Warwickshire.  This event is open to all Warwickshire based suppliers and suppliers who offer services in Warwickshire.  This is a fantastic opportunity to get everyone together - from bridal shops to florists, venue owners to photographers - and support each other through 2013.  It is a very informal evening giving everyone  the opportunity to mix and mingle with each other, make new contacts and catch up with old! We have the lovely ladies from Warwickshire Life Magazine attending and available for suppliers to chat to - you may even get your picture in the next issue of their fabulous magazine.  Come along and savour the delights Dunchurch Park have to offer, sip a glass of fizz and nibble on canapés!

Please contact me on lisa@purewhiteweddingcompany.co.uk for further info on this unique event. Would be great to meet you all x

Vera Wang Launches New Wedding Collection with Interflora

Launching on 1 October 2012, and with prices for the designs starting from £64.99 for a bouquet, the Vera Wang Wedding Collection by Interflora will include a stylish selection of bouquets and buttonholes as well as fab floral designs to dress your ceremony and reception. Divided into three theme-led collections, Modern, Traditional and Romantic, there’s sure to be a design to suit your aisle style.And when you spot something you love, you’ll be booked in for a private consultation with a specially selected Interflora florist so you can talk over your ideas and choose the perfect blooms for your big day.

I think they look absolutely stunning – the colours are amazing. Take a look at
www.interflora.co.uk for more info.

Getting Married Any Time of the Day (and night!)

Couples will be able to marry at any time of the day or night in England and Wales from October 1st. The round-the-clock ceremonies follow the lifting of a 176-year-old ban on getting hitched outside the hours of 8am-6pm.

One of the first venues to embrace the Las Vegas-style weddings will be Blackpool Tower where couples can tie the knot at sunrise, midnight or even 3am.

Local authorities and churches will not be forced to conduct marriages outside the traditional hours and at least 15 days advance notice will also still be required.

Venues for civil partnerships are also expected to conduct day and night weddings.

Laws which impose time limits on marriage solemnization date back to 1836 and were introduced in order to prevent clandestine marriages, which were deemed to be a particular problem in society at the time.

The change was brought in by the Home Office following a cross-government survey, Your Freedom, which gave the public the chance to suggest which unnecessary laws should be repealed.

Kate Shane, general manager of Blackpool Tower is looking forward to ceremonies being held 380ft above the ground at the top of the tower.

She told the Sunday Times: ‘We are really excited about this change as it now means we can offer sunrise, sunset and even midnight weddings.’

Registrar General for England & Wales, Sarah Rapson said she was ‘pleased’ at the relaxation of the wedding hours.

She added:’Marriage and civil partnerships are something very personal to every couple that chooses to undertake them and this change will allow people to make their day unique to them.’

Las Vegas has been the home of night-time weddings for decades and a favourite venue for celebrities to marry in haste and then regret their impulsive behaviour.

Singer Britney Spears married her childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander at 5am at the Little White wedding Chapel wearing jeans and a baseball cap.

The marriage was annulled after lasting just 55 hours.

Radio Two presenter Chris Evans married actress Billie Piper at the Little Church of the West in 2001. They were divorced in 2007. Bob Geldof and Paula Yates got hitched there in 1986 and divorced 10 years later.

But actor Michael Caine and his wife Shakira who married in a Vegas chapel in 1973, will soon celebrate the 40th wedding anniversary.

Kelly Chandler, director of the UK Alliance of Wedding Planners, welcomed the change, describing it as a ‘positive move.’

She told the Sunday Times: ‘Wedding planning is so personal and individual and this change is just an extension of that, allowing people to make it that bit more unique to them.’

Taken from an extract of The Daily Mail September 30th.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2210713/Couples-wed-24-hours-day-176-year-ban-lifted.html#ixzz295Jbcg00

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2210713/Couples-wed-24-hours-day-176-year-ban-lifted.html#ixzz295JFR5vj 

A Lovely Love Story …

I just wanted to share with you one of my favourite civil ceremony readings ….. about two dinosaurs falling in love!! It really is one of the sweetest….

A Lovely Love Story – Edward Monkton

The fierce Dinosaur was trapped inside his cage of ice.

Although it was cold he was happy in there. It was, after all, his cage.

Then along came the Lovely Other Dinosaur.

The Lovely Other Dinosaur melted the Dinosaur’s cage with kind words and loving thoughts.

I like this Dinosaur thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur.

Although he is fierce he is also tender and he is funny.

He is also quite clever though I will not tell him this for now.

I like this Lovely Other Dinosaur, thought the Dinosaur.

She is beautiful and she is different and she smells so nice.

She is also a free spirit which is a quality I much admire in a dinosaur.

But he can be so distant and so peculiar at times, thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur.

He is also overly fond of things.

Are all Dinosaurs so overly fond of things?

But her mind skips from here to there so quickly thought the Dinosaur.

She is also uncommonly keen on shopping.

Are all Lovely Other Dinosaurs so uncommonly keen on shopping?

I will forgive his peculiarity and his concern for things, thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur.

For they are part of what makes him a richly charactered individual.

I will forgive her skipping mind and her fondness for shopping, thought the Dinosaur.

For she fills our life with beautiful thoughts and wonderful surprises. Besides,

I am not unkeen on shopping either.

Now the Dinosaur and the Lovely Other Dinosaur are old.

Look at them.

Together they stand on the hill telling each other stories and feeling the warmth of the sun on their backs.

And that, my friends, is how it is with love.
Let us all be Dinosaurs and Lovely Other Dinosaurs together.
For the sun is warm.
And the world is a beautiful place
Readings are such an important part of the civil ceremony - take your time choosing and find one that means something to you as a couple and will always remain close to your heart in years to come. Your guests will love to oooh and aah at sweet readings which relate to your relationship and love for each other.

Have Fun

Lisa x

 

Shop Cotswolds Summer Edition

The Pure White Wedding Company were lucky enough to be asked by the wonderful people at Shop Cotswolds to contribute to a special Wedding Tips article – top tips for Cotswolds brides – and naturally we shouted “Yes” to the lovely Jo Clarke…..

 

Industry experts – from Wedding Planners to Bridal shop owners - across the Cotswolds have given advice to brides on how to approach the big day. It really is full of very useful tips and advice.

 

Here is a snippet of our tip

 

Wedding Planning

Lisa from the

 

Pure White Wedding Company… “Remember it is your

special day, if you are not using a wedding planner to manage your day and take away the stress then always delegate. Ask other members of the wedding party to help – assign them all specific jobs – draw up a timeline so everyone knows exactly what is going on and who needs to do what. And most importantly, enjoy – leave your watch at home and be swept away by the excitement of it all. Your wedding day really is the most special, wonderful day ever!”

 

 

If you havent already seen this first class publication then take a peek asap – Shops Cotswolds promotes business’s in the Cotswolds and the quality of the magazine is excellent. The magazine is now prefered reading in many of the bedrooms in the Cotswolds top hotels! For more information

 

www.shopcotswolds.co.uk

Choosing where to host your wedding is one of the biggest decisions you will make

Some couples know exactly where they want to celebrate their special day - whilst others take a little more time and look at countless venues before they make their choice. Lots of couples base their choice on a previous wedding they have been too and had a great time - and lots of couples may choose the local hotel...... but there is so much choice out there, take your time and make sure you find the right one. Now it is no big secret - but here at The Pure White Wedding Company we love Barn venues - really love them.... they offer something just a little different, you have a totally exclusive venue so there is no chance of bumping into another bride and something of a blank canvas to design your day around.  Warm, welcoming and full of character barns offer something a little unique and leave your guests wanting more!!

Very often, barn venues will give couples a choice of caterers to use so you are not as restricted with menu choice as you would be with a hotel. Most will allow couples to provide a certain amount of wine with no or little corkage and can offer to buy the remaining bottles so you do not have to worry about getting it home! As most are privately owned staff are very accommodating and bring a natural warmth to your day. And then you have the picture postcard setting - beautiful countryside and wonderful photograph opportunities. So, before you dismiss a barn as your wedding venue, go take a look..... sneeky peak at one of my favourites - Dodford Manor in Northamptonshire - very new and very lovely - and the owners Simon and Annabelle are fab too and really do go the extra mile when it comes to helping you organise your dream day.

 

www.dodfordmanor-venue.co.uk

 

Wedding Fayre Ettington Park Hotel

The Pure White Wedding Company are very pleased to be exhibiting at Ettington Park hotel in Stratford upon Avon on Sunday 17th June 12-4pm. This is a beautiful country house hotel, part of the Handpicked Group and really is a fabulous venue to host your wedding.

 

 

 

The hotels grounds offer couples plenty of lovely photo opportunities (weather permitting of course!!) – but if the rain does pour down on your day you are blessed with a beautiful interior within the hotel.

 

Ettington Park Hotel really is the place for you if you want a romantic, traditional wedding with a warm atmosphere, wonderful food and when the day is done you can retire upstairs to one of the luxurious bedrooms.

If you are popping along to the fayre it would be lovely to say hello – oh, did I mention the free cupcakes on offer!!

Take care

Lisa x

Welcome to the Pure White Wedding Company

We will be blogging on all the wonderful things that make a wedding journey so special - from the excitement of the engagement to the day after the big day !!  We will share with you little secrets along the way and bring you the latest fashions and news from the wedding world.