Top Ten Tips for Hosting a Winning Wedding Showcase or Open Day

Hosting a Winning Wedding Showcase | Kelly Chandler Consulting

I know a thing or two about designing, planning and hosting venue-based wedding events aimed at couples planning their upcoming wedding. Whether we call it an open day, a showcase or (shudder shudder) a wedding fair, there are certain ingredients that I know really work in delivering superbly attended events, with the right audience finding…

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Spot-on Gifting | Gifting Advice for Wedding Venues

As the season of gifting is most definitely upon us, I thought I’d set down some tips which your venues and properties could find useful in planning how to win and wow your clients and customers in 2017.  This post was prompted with a great deal of inspiration from the amazing team who head up…

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Chiswick House & Gardens – Industry Showcase

Cast your mind back to the switching of the seasons and the changing of colours and today’s post is dedicated to showcasing a collaborative industry event which I headed up on behalf of one of my consulting venue clients, the beautiful Chiswick House & Gardens. The team at Chiswick House & Gardens are always seeking…

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No Nos and Must-Dos in hosting wedding planners

You’re keen to market your venue through wedding planners (good decision), but how do you do this most effectively – how do you get it right and what should you avoid? Here’s my quick checklist based on a lot of years experience being one of these wedding planners: We’re a very lucky lot – wedding…

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Should our venue work with independent wedding planners?

It might come as no surprise that I answer ‘yes’ to this question. I am proudly biased as a company owner and wedding planner with my other hat on at The Bespoke Wedding Company. I am however, still surprised that more venues don’t target wedding planners as a good route for business as I constantly…

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