Monday 24 October 2011

Bright Lights in a Dimmed Room

We're back from The Luxury Wedding Show. What a weekend! As with all worthwhile pursuits, it was, at times,  quite stressful - the memory of a hugely protracted build up on Friday will, I imagine, live with many of the exhibitors for a long time to come - but the show went on as planned and was undeniably a very classy affair. From a luxury point of view, the show really lived up to its name with hall after hall of high walled stands all covered in a soft white nubuck-like fabric and a dazzling array of exhibitors. I've come away buzzing with ideas and inspiration. We met some great people. Our fellow exhibitors in the first floor gallery (which turned out to be the only space in the Saatchi that isn't flooded with bright natural sunlight - who knew?) we're the fabulous Illustries, Josef Koppmann, Le Papillon Patisserie, Sandbanks Luxury Events and Honeybells Tent Hire - all a pleasure to meet and showcasing a quite stunning portfolio of work and experience that really brought home to us how fortunate we were to have been selected to be a part of it all.  I took some photographs of our stand (below). As with the National Show, we enjoyed a fantastically uplifting response from visitors and had a great time chatting ourselves hoarse with prospective clients and other industry professionals. I was delighted that our designs, including the new guest list signature frame, were well received and now have a lot of follow up work to do and a long list of ideas to explore going forward. My thanks to all who took the time to talk to us.





























Thursday 13 October 2011

Beautiful New Photos

What a day we had yesterday. I hit a wall at about four o'clock and had to have a lie down but then, it's fair to say I've been burning the candle at both ends for the last few weeks. Just over a week to go until the Luxury Wedding Show and there are one or two more preparations to be made. First up: some great photography. I took my daughter and her friend, Oscar, along to the photo shoot with Jenny & Keith McAvoy - Wedding Photographers extraordinaire. The odds were against us; the rain wouldn't stop, time was limited and the kids were a little ornery to say the least. But that still didn't stop Jenny and Keith taking some really fantastic pictures though. Here are some of my favourites.
















Saturday 8 October 2011

Here We Go Again!



Only two weeks left until The Luxury Wedding Show at big beautiful Saatchi Gallery on The King's Road and BOYGIRLBOY will be there. We will be exhibiting a wider range of different bespoke designs and rubbing shoulders with the likes of Vera Wang, Vivienne Westwood, Carolina Herrera, Aston Martin, Brides Magazine and NotOnTheHighStreet Weddings.  If I sound a little awestruck. I am. The show will be a fantastic opportunity for us to continue the wonderful momentum we got up when we launched at The National Wedding Show last weekend where BOYGIRLBOY had an amazing reception. After our experience in Earls Court I am champing at the bit to go out there and meet some more lovely brides. We will be at Stand 1010 on the first floor if you're thinking of paying the show a visit. We look forward to seeing you. More information here.

Tuesday 4 October 2011

Official Launch at The National Wedding Show Earls Court


 I've barely had time to get back from London and take my coat off and I'm already getting e-mails about this weekend's launch at The National Wedding Show in Earls Court. We we're quite literally overwhelmed by the response to BOYGIRLBOY's new service and we met some really fab people too.  My personal pick of the show was Emma Drew's amazing Cake Maison, mega blog Rock My Wedding and I Am Staggered - a really original service for the boys involved in weddings (who they?) - lest we should forget them.
 I also met some really lovely engaged couples and was highly complimented by the positive feedback we got for our bespoke seating plans. The bespoke guestbook signature frames were also a hit. I've just finished e-mailing a new client who has ordered one for her wedding in Scotland in May. I suspect that attendance on Saturday and Sunday seemed impacted by the unbelievably hot weather but it didn't stop a really decent number of people braving the somewhat feeble air conditioning in the hall to come talk to us.
 We arrived home yesterday a mixture of euphoria and exhaustion but we've had some sleep and are looking forward to the next chapter. We've launched now so now it's just down to us to get the word out.
How exciting! : )