Category: Wedding Planning

How To Write Your Wedding Guest List

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Writing the guest list for your wedding is not always the easiest of tasks, especially if you are trying to keep everyone happy and not cause any family dramas. Here at Briar House Barns we’re experts at wedding planning and we’ve helped lots of brides plan their perfect wedding day. One of the first things that you need to do when wedding planning is decide on the number of guests, as this will determine what size wedding venue you will require and how much money you will need to budget for. Deciding on who to invite and who you shouldn’t invite can become overwhelming, but don’t panic as we have some handy tips to help you. Firstly, you need to get a list of everyone that you and your partner

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Why you shouldn’t choose a hotel for your wedding

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There are plenty of downsides to holding your wedding at a hotel, which we believe seriously outweigh the positives! One of the most important decisions that a couple makes when booking their wedding is the venue, as this will set the tone for the whole day. So,  you need to think carefully right at the start of your planning as a hotel wedding is not always the easy option that it seems. Firstly, it is highly unlikely, unless you have the wedding budget to book out the whole hotel for your exclusive use, that you will have the whole place to yourselves.  While the hotel may make an effort to separate their wedding events from other hotel guests, you will not get the complete privacy and exclusivity that you want.

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Your 12 Month Wedding Planning Guide

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Congratulations on your engagement! If you’re anything like the many brides that we meet here at Briar House Barns, you will be riding high on the newly-engaged celebrations, but there may be that slight worry of how on earth you now go about planning that wedding day that you’ve always dreamed of! First of all, don’t panic!! You have plenty of time and we are here to help you every step of the way.  There will always be non-negotiables or bespoke aspects to your big day, but as a general guide, and to help you get started on your planning, we have set out a handy 12 months to go guide below.  You can treat it as a checklist when getting started in your planning and add to it as

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