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Giant Garden Games for Hire
So, you’re planning a wedding or other large gathering and you want something a bit different. Either in place of a modern beat combo or disco – or to bridge the gap between the end of the wedding breakfast and the wedding singer starting their set. Have you considered giant garden games? They might be just what you’re looking for. Who doesn’t love Connect Four or Jenga? Well they’re even more fun in outsize form.

Budget Wedding Backdrops
Being the fabulous wedding venue dressing service that we are, we spend quite some time doing our research for our clients and sometimes browse the Internet to see what’s new in the wedding and party dressing world.
It’s important to us – and in the end to you – that we’re up to date with the new trends in venue décor.

Caring for Your Engagement Ring
You’re engaged! Congratulations. Your significant other has popped the question. He – or she – has proposed. You’ve said yes and you’re now sporting a gorgeous ring. One that you’ll want to show off to all the world – and why not? We’re in a digital world, so that doyenne of the jewellery world, Beaverbrooks, has a useful article about how to take the perfect engagement ring selfie.

Putting Pantone into Your Wedding Décor
Just as November heralds the arrival of the Beaujolais Nouveau to the wine merchants, so early December brings the announcement of the new Pantone colour of the year. Which, for 2020 is PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue. We’ll look at putting the Pantone into your wedding décor later. First, let’s have a look at what Pantone says about their new colour of the year.

Do Suppliers Charge More for Weddings?
Do Suppliers Charge More for Weddings?
I once read a post in a forum put there by a prospective bride. She was complaining, with some bitterness, that when suppliers hear the word wedding they see it as a cue to double or triple their prices. A claim that sparked quite some discussion. But is it true? Do caterers, cake-makers, venue dressers and photographers etc hike their prices at the very mention of the wedding word? And if they do - are there any good reasons why suppliers charge more for weddings?

A Wedding Planning Timeline
You’re engaged. Congratulations! Enjoy the celebrations because, if you intend to marry within a year or two you'll need to start plotting and planning now. But fear not! For we have a super helpful wedding planning timeline to help you along, based on an 18-month planning schedule.

Ombre Themed Wedding Décor Inspiration
In this post about Fabulous Functions UK in the media, we describe a vintage themed photoshoot of which we were a part at Heythrop Park Resort on the edge of the Cotswolds. This time around, this ombre-themed wedding photoshoot photoshoot action took place at The Bear Hotel in Hungerford, Berkshire.

Choosing Bridal and Venue Accessories
Bridal and venue accessories - Things to think about when making your choices.
When you’re planning a wedding there’s a mammoth list of things to think about. Then there’s things to think about the things to think about! Before you do a passable imitation of Gustav Klimt’s ‘Scream’ let me explain:

Wedding Chair Decoration
Your wedding chair decoration is an important feature or your venue decor. Whether you're having a small intimate wedding with close friends and family or a large Do, your guests will notice your chairs.