This blog is now based on the How 2 I Do website and is therefore no longer updated. Click here to view and enjoy the new and regularly updated blog.
Why not also visit my other blog Bristol Wedding News, which is packed full of ideas, tips and inspiration for Bristol Brides. Visit Bristol Wedding News here.
There are still lots of great articles and Wedding planning tips on here so please take a look around. Thanks for visiting.
Thursday 22 December 2011
Friday 12 August 2011
Our Great New Wedding Planning Workshops in Bristol
How 2 I Do now offer three different Wedding Workshops depending on what stage you are in with your planning and where you would like professional support and inspiration.
The How 2 Get Started Planning your Perfect Wedding Workshop is designed for those who are just taking the first steps into planning their Big Day. It covers all of the basics of where to start planning as well as fantastic inspiration for venues, Wedding planning timescales and crucial key questions to ask suppliers. Those who attend this workshop will also receive a free copy of How 2 I Do's useful new 50 page book called "The Essential Guide to Getting Married in Bristol", which is worth £10.00.
How 2 Afford your Dream Wedding is designed for those who need some practical budgeting help. It shows couples how to allocate their budget to be able to afford everything they need for their Wedding. There are also lots of money saving tips and advice and a fun exercise to knock thousands off your total budget, plus they will be sent an interactive budgeting tool, making the £20 per person fee well worth it.
Finally there's How 2 Make your Wedding Day Sparkle. Steph from How 2 I Do named it this as she says it's all to do with the little touches and behind the scenes planning that make a Wedding seem really polished and run smoothly and seamlessly. This Wedding Workshop covers Wedding Style and Themes as well as more practical areas like contingency planning and timescales for the Big day. Couples who attend this workshop will come away with an inspirational mood board, a sample table plan and a personal timetable to ensure that their Wedding runs like clockwork.
The workshops cost just £20 each per person or you can book all three for £50 per person. You can learn more about the workshops including dates and locations on the How 2 I Do Website or contact Steph by email.
The How 2 Get Started Planning your Perfect Wedding Workshop is designed for those who are just taking the first steps into planning their Big Day. It covers all of the basics of where to start planning as well as fantastic inspiration for venues, Wedding planning timescales and crucial key questions to ask suppliers. Those who attend this workshop will also receive a free copy of How 2 I Do's useful new 50 page book called "The Essential Guide to Getting Married in Bristol", which is worth £10.00.
How 2 Afford your Dream Wedding is designed for those who need some practical budgeting help. It shows couples how to allocate their budget to be able to afford everything they need for their Wedding. There are also lots of money saving tips and advice and a fun exercise to knock thousands off your total budget, plus they will be sent an interactive budgeting tool, making the £20 per person fee well worth it.
Finally there's How 2 Make your Wedding Day Sparkle. Steph from How 2 I Do named it this as she says it's all to do with the little touches and behind the scenes planning that make a Wedding seem really polished and run smoothly and seamlessly. This Wedding Workshop covers Wedding Style and Themes as well as more practical areas like contingency planning and timescales for the Big day. Couples who attend this workshop will come away with an inspirational mood board, a sample table plan and a personal timetable to ensure that their Wedding runs like clockwork.
The workshops cost just £20 each per person or you can book all three for £50 per person. You can learn more about the workshops including dates and locations on the How 2 I Do Website or contact Steph by email.
Saturday 23 July 2011
A Great Resouce for Bristol Brides
I am delighted to announce my new Blog -Bristol Wedding News. I decided to launch this blog back in May as at the time there were lots of blogs from individual Bristol Wedding businesses but no dedicated resource where Bristol Wedding suppliers could showcase their talent, news and offers and Bristol Brides and Grooms could get all of the latest news from the Industry.
So after a few months of keeping a low profile Bristol Wedding News was unveiled this week to a fantastic response with page views going from 90 to almost 700 in the space of a few short days. In the future it will feature planning tips from How 2 I Do as long as all of the latest news, ideas, tips and inspiration from the world of Bristol Weddings. Wedding suppliers can submit their news, special offers, pres releases and pictures to be included by email.
Take a look at Bristol Wedding News now...enjoy!
Take a look at Bristol Wedding News now...enjoy!
Friday 15 July 2011
New Planning Services and Packages Available from How 2 I Do
We are delighted to launch a a range of new Wedding Planning Services and Planning Packages on how2ido.co.uk. We now offer the following services in addition to our Wedding Planning Workshops
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The Busy Couple Package offers Wedding Planning Workshops to inspire the Couple as well as five "How 2" Consultations to use as and when they like. The icing on the cake is On the Day Coordination to ensure that everything runs smoothly on the Big Day.
Finally we offer the more comprehensive Professional Package, that includes Venue Search, Budget Consultation, Supplier Search, ten "How 2" Consultation and On the Day Coordination. This Package offers a really flexible modern approach to Wedding Planning and means that the Couple can totally dictate how and when they want to use How 2 I Do's expertise and time.
Learn more about these packages here
- Venue Search
- Budget Consultations
- Planning Tools Disc
- Gift Vouchers
- On the Day Coordination
The Busy Couple Package offers Wedding Planning Workshops to inspire the Couple as well as five "How 2" Consultations to use as and when they like. The icing on the cake is On the Day Coordination to ensure that everything runs smoothly on the Big Day.
Finally we offer the more comprehensive Professional Package, that includes Venue Search, Budget Consultation, Supplier Search, ten "How 2" Consultation and On the Day Coordination. This Package offers a really flexible modern approach to Wedding Planning and means that the Couple can totally dictate how and when they want to use How 2 I Do's expertise and time.
Learn more about these packages here
Monday 11 July 2011
Don't Miss Our Fantastic £100 On the Day Wedding Coordination Offer
If you have spent months or even years planning your Big Day you want it to be perfect. However the one annoying thing about being the Bride is that you are not available on the morning of the Wedding to check that all of your plans are being followed. If this makes you nervous then How 2 I Do On the Day Wedding Coordination could be the perfect solution to allow you to relax and enjoy your day, safe in the knowledge that any problems will be dealt with efficiently, professionally and discretely.
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Our On the Day Wedding Coordination Service guarantees that you have someone calm, organised and professional on hand just for you to ensure that your day runs like clockwork and that your vision for your dream Wedding becomes a reality.
Before the Wedding How 2 I Do Provide
Our On the Day Wedding Coordination Service guarantees that you have someone calm, organised and professional on hand just for you to ensure that your day runs like clockwork and that your vision for your dream Wedding becomes a reality.
Before the Wedding How 2 I Do Provide
- A complimentary consultation by phone or in person prior to booking
- A meeting in person 4-6 weeks before the Wedding to make a detailed plan of your suppliers and Wedding day timescales
- A visit to your Venues to meet the staff
- Identification of potential issues and firm contingency plans
- Liaison with all of your suppliers to confirm their attendance and timings for the day
- Support for you in the run up to your big day
- Visit your Venue(s) in the morning to ensure that everything is set up correctly
- Be there to ensure that your flowers and transport arrive on time
- Ensure that the Best Man and Ushers understand the timings of the day
- Meet you at the venue before the Ceremony to answer any questions and provide reassurance
- Ensure any recorded music is played on time
- Make sure the day runs smoothly and on time
- Handle any problems that arise discretely and professionally
- Provide large umbrellas in case of rain and an emergency kit
- Assist your photographer in calling people for group shots (if required)
- Make any announcements required
- Double check the reception room before you begin your wedding breakfast
- Assist with and coordinate the room turn around for the evening reception
- Ensure that your evening entertainment arrives and sets up on time
Wednesday 29 June 2011
Win a Fabulous Wedding Prize
If you’re getting Married I'm sure you have been spending lots of money on things for your Big Day. Well finally here’s your chance to get something exciting for your wedding totally free and with very little effort involved. Read on to find out how to win one of our great Wedding related Prizes from How 2 I Do.
This great promotion begins at 9am on Friday 1st July, 2011
Entering couldn’t be simpler. All you you need to do is first “Like” our How 2 I Do Facebook page (if you already like it then it's even simpler) and then just write a brief message on our wall. You can find Our Facebook Page here.
Your message must begin with the words “I love How 2 I Do because…” so that we know it’s a competition entry and then simply add your own brief personal message afterwards. You can write whatever you like. Perhaps tell us how we can help you plan your Big Day or why you deserve a fabulous Wedding freebie.
For example “I love How 2 I Do because they make wedding planning easy and stress free”
Anyone who completes this task between 9am on the 1st July and 5pm on Friday 16th July will be in with a chance to win one of these amazing prizes, which will be allocated throughout this period at random. Only one entry per person is permitted, but a couple can each enter separately, so get your Grooms involved too to double your chances.
The 10 amazing Prizes on offer, which are worth over £400 are…
One How 2 I Do Gift Voucher for 2 Wedding Planning Workshop Places worth £60.00 (to be used on any Bristol How 2 I Do Workshop – subject to availability)
Three How 2 I Do Workshop places for our Sunday 31st July Bristol Workshop, each for 2 people worth £60.00 per couple. This Wedding Planning Workshop is at the Avon Gorge Hotel in Clifton, Bristol from 1:30pm to 4:30pm
One stunning Swarovski crystal and faux pearl tiara from www.PrincessBridetiaras.com worth £50.00
Two interactive wedding planning tool discs worth £10.00 each, shown here as part of our Planning Pack (the full pack is not included in this promotion, but is provided as part of the workshop). The discs include our budget allocation and monitoring tool and our planning timescale tools.
Three Free Wedding Photo Sharing Accounts with Share My Wedding worth £12.50 each to allow all of your wedding guests to upload their photos for you to view. Read more about Share My Wedding here.
Please note that there is no cash alternative to these prizes. This promotion ends on the 16th July 2011. You can Learn more about the Workshop and Planning Tool Prizes at our How 2 I Do website.
So make your way over to our Facebook page now, click on “Like” and write your message. We’ll post a comment under any winning messages telling you which prize you have won. If you have won something, just email us with your contact details and we'll send you your prize.
So make your way over to our Facebook page now, click on “Like” and write your message. We’ll post a comment under any winning messages telling you which prize you have won. If you have won something, just email us with your contact details and we'll send you your prize.
Good luck from How 2 I Do - See you on our Facebook page
Tuesday 21 June 2011
How Wedding Planning Workshops Can Help You
Wedding Workshops are a relatively new concept, but one that is fast growing across the UK and America. They are specifically designed to bridge the gap between the DIY Bride and the Professional Wedding Planner. Most workshops offer affordable group planning help and inspiration in a simple format that allows Brides, Grooms and anyone else involved in the planning to come along and learn all of the basics in a few hours.
I think this concept is going to grow and grow and will in a few years become second nature to newly engaged couples. Much like attending ante-natal classes to prepare for the arrival of a new baby, which allows you to learn everything in a short space of time in a supportive group environment as opposed to spending hours looking online and in endless books.
It has been estimated that planning a wedding takes 250 hours. On top of this planning a wedding requires diligent research, patience, extreme diplomacy, super organisational skills and a good understanding of finance to keep everything on track. Wedding Planning Workshops can cut down this planning time drastically because the bulk of research has been done for you and you are provided with a concise set of options.
The other key advantage of a wedding workshop is that the facilitator will share all of their skills and experience with you as well as offering tips, inspiration and tools to organise and simplify the planning process. Our How 2 I Do Wedding Planning Workshops run regularly in Bristol and show couples firstly all of the elements that go into planning a wedding and then timescales of when they need to be completed by.
We then move on to our interactive budgeting tool that shows you how to allocate out your budget to afford everything. This in combination with our money saving tips could knock thousands of a typical wedding budget and mean couples can sometimes afford their dream day with just a few simple compromises like making some elements themselves. More importantly we also tell people where not to cut their budget as some things such as photography should never be done yourself.
We also cover what to look for in a venue and key questions to ask when attending a viewing. Our planning pack provides a list of 30 great local venues in the Bristol and Somerset area. Our workshops also cover how to make your wedding really stand out by giving couples loads of options for entertainment and food and drink so they can try something other than the traditional 3 course meal and Church organist if they want a more individual approach.
Our couples also get a planning pack to take home that summarises the workshop and lists local suppliers. It can also be used to store their other planning documents. They also get a disc with the interactive planning tools to organise their budget and planning timescales. So if you want to find out more about How 2 I Do Wedding Planning Workshops then please contact me by email steph@how2ido.co.uk or give me a call on 07725 656682. Alternatively pop along to http://www.how2ido.co.uk/.
Steph
I think this concept is going to grow and grow and will in a few years become second nature to newly engaged couples. Much like attending ante-natal classes to prepare for the arrival of a new baby, which allows you to learn everything in a short space of time in a supportive group environment as opposed to spending hours looking online and in endless books.
It has been estimated that planning a wedding takes 250 hours. On top of this planning a wedding requires diligent research, patience, extreme diplomacy, super organisational skills and a good understanding of finance to keep everything on track. Wedding Planning Workshops can cut down this planning time drastically because the bulk of research has been done for you and you are provided with a concise set of options.
The other key advantage of a wedding workshop is that the facilitator will share all of their skills and experience with you as well as offering tips, inspiration and tools to organise and simplify the planning process. Our How 2 I Do Wedding Planning Workshops run regularly in Bristol and show couples firstly all of the elements that go into planning a wedding and then timescales of when they need to be completed by.
We then move on to our interactive budgeting tool that shows you how to allocate out your budget to afford everything. This in combination with our money saving tips could knock thousands of a typical wedding budget and mean couples can sometimes afford their dream day with just a few simple compromises like making some elements themselves. More importantly we also tell people where not to cut their budget as some things such as photography should never be done yourself.
We also cover what to look for in a venue and key questions to ask when attending a viewing. Our planning pack provides a list of 30 great local venues in the Bristol and Somerset area. Our workshops also cover how to make your wedding really stand out by giving couples loads of options for entertainment and food and drink so they can try something other than the traditional 3 course meal and Church organist if they want a more individual approach.
Our couples also get a planning pack to take home that summarises the workshop and lists local suppliers. It can also be used to store their other planning documents. They also get a disc with the interactive planning tools to organise their budget and planning timescales. So if you want to find out more about How 2 I Do Wedding Planning Workshops then please contact me by email steph@how2ido.co.uk or give me a call on 07725 656682. Alternatively pop along to http://www.how2ido.co.uk/.
Steph
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