Last August, Team Elegante took Chicago-based Claudia and Dan and their loved ones to Hampshire’s ‘party palace’ for a weekend of celebrations against an elegant country house setting. Their three-day Avington Park wedding was luxurious, romantic and absolutely packed...
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...
Today I'm taking you behind the scenes of a Dorfold Hall wedding, which took place against all odds in the summer of 2021. This exotic and luxurious Jewish wedding was designed, styled and overseen for a very special bride - Tracy is one of my oldest school friends,...
In this blog post, Michelle Jacobs of Elegante by Michelle J takes you through all the ways in which a wedding planner adds value to your wedding spend and helps to make your wedding the best that it can possibly be.
Recently, I headed to the Essex coast with a mission; to create a Jewish destination wedding on Osea Island. Osea Island is a small privately-owned island, available for exclusive hire for weddings and special celebrations. Right now, many of you may be reluctant to...
If you are considering hiring a wedding planner, one of the first questions you will probably have is ‘how much does a wedding planner cost?’. There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question, and it can vary greatly between planners. In order to explain a...
What is a UK destination wedding weekend? Are you in love with the idea of a destination wedding weekend, but not convinced that inviting your guests to travel overseas is the right thing to do ? Have you considered a UK destination wedding weekend as an...
Jasmin and Brett celebrated their marriage with family and friends on a beautiful, rural island just off the Essex coast in a fabulous UK wedding weekend. One might be forgiven for thinking we had departed the UK, but the reality is that the venue was just a one hour...
Are you planning a UK Destination Wedding? Are you clear about what a UK Destination Wedding is? In this blog post, I explain what I consider to be a UK Destination wedding, why and how they are becoming more popular and why a specialist destination wedding planner who is used to planning overseas weddings will […]