The Wallace Collection museum, the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel and countless historic European castellos, borgos and villas are just some of the venues we have planned weddings at that fall into the heritage, public or famous...
To host a wedding at Kew Gardens is to enjoy a piece of this UNESCO World Heritage Site in a truly special, unique way. Celebrating amongst its botanical collection of over 50,000 plants is a spectacular experience, a leafy oasis just a short distance from Central...
Our most bookmarked blog of the year is back! Newly updated, our 2026 Jewish holiday calendar is the one to have on hand when choosing the date for your upcoming wedding. We cover which days of the week you should and shouldn’t choose for your simcha, all the...
Georgia and Tom were married at the iconic Savoy hotel wedding in March, gathering friends and family at one of London’s most well-known and spectacular venues. Their Jewish celebration was meticulously designed and lovingly planned, working with the Savoy’s beautiful...
If you spend any time on my website, blog or social media accounts you’ll find lots of dreamy destination wedding stories, expert wedding planning advice and insights into the values and approaches that are integral to Elegante by Michelle J as a business and brand....
It was around this time last year that I first met Daniella and Adam, who were living in Hong Kong and planning a wedding in Tel Aviv. They had planned all along to marry in Israel, however travel restrictions still in place there looked more and more likely to...
When starting to plan your wedding one of the first tasks you should undertake is to decide on a budget. Working with my couples, right at the beginning of the planning process I break down their budget into the different elements of the day and assign part of it to...
When it comes to why you need a wedding planner, there are countless reasons to mention involving the planning process itself. However, a great wedding planner really comes into their own on your wedding day too. At Elegante by Michelle J I always put together an...
There is something truly enchanting about Osea Island, a wedding destination with enigmatic exclusivity nestled only an hour from London. Over time Osea has earned itself a place as one of my firm favourites, and I had the great pleasure of helping Cian and Emily plan...
Upon meeting Candy & Sam they were quick to tell me how much fun Hallowe’en was for Candy growing up with parties year after year and, when Sam moved to London to start his career, they made sure that Hallowe’en became “their thing”. With so many of their friends...