It’s the end of September and I can’t quite believe that we are now three quarters of the way through the year. This is the second of my planned 2 weekends off and while many people are out celebrating payday or having final drinks before Stoptober...

I’ve posted quite a lot of feedback recently and I appreciate some might question it’s authenticity. So here’s an actual letter which appeared on the doormat a week ago which presents the opportunity to show you in black and white what a recent client had...

It’s just been announced Martin Bashir is returning to the BBC as a reporter. You probably know him from his deeply personal interview with Princess Diana about her marriage on Panorama or the much talked about documentary with Michael Jackson. But did you know he is...

A lot of my work is based on personal recommendation via clients I have worked with before. The rest comes from events companies or wedding planners. Natasha Small is one of the latter and I worked with her on a wedding at Rhinefield House earlier this year : “When...

Following my post about how good last Saturdays party felt from my perspective, I’ve had this email from Natasha. “Thank you so much for all your hard work! Everyone has been raving about the party and I’m so impressed that we kept so many people on...

Big Jay popped around this morning for his annual visit. He’s a friendly chap and we have good banter in the half an hour or so he’s here. Jay is a PAT tester, and he checks and certificates all my sound and lighting gear every year. Plus the odd hair dryer. Not mine…...

On Saturday night I ended a looooooong run of weekend summer events with a private party in The New Forest. I had been booked for this over a year ago and although details were very sketchy at the time it was obvious this was going to be a brilliant evening. The party...

This weekend I’ve spent more time in marquees than my own bed but it’s been great fun. Last night I was back on the sand helping the team from Beach Weddings Bournemouth with an Indian themed wedding. As I was packing away last night I realised that today...

I’ve been looking forward to last nights party since I was booked the previous summer. The groom Tom is a fellow wedding supplier and one of the nicest people you will ever meet and so as a consequence has some great friends too. Turns out his new in-laws also...

I always like to do a daytime set-up whenever possible. It’s usually a lot more convenient for couples to have everything already in place rather than interrupting their day with banging and clanging in the corner and from my perspective it’s more relaxed to just...