Emily and Tom, Albright Hussey, Shrewsbury

When it comes to wedding planning, there’s a lot to be considered and many, many jobs to tick off. There’s no doubt it can be just as daunting as it is exciting! Here’s my top ten tips to help you plan your perfect wedding celebration…

1. Film your wedding:

Ok, I’m getting this one in early, no surprise! I’m definitely biased, but I’d highly recommend hiring a videographer to cover your big day. I’d be delighted to discuss your plans and answer any questions you may have.

2. Start planning early and write everything down:

Securing your ideal venue, main vendors and wedding date is the key to a smooth planning journey. Using a wedding planning app or checklist helps keep you on-track with deadlines and appointments.

3. Set your budget:

Knowing how much you have to spend on each part of your wedding day will really help, especially in the early days of planning. Allocating funds to the venue, catering, photography, videography and entertainment as early as possible will help when planning.

4. Choose the right venue:

The perfect venue sets the mood you want for your wedding day. Consider things like location, size, style, accommodation and facilities when browsing. Remember the most important thing is to pick somewhere you both love!

5. Select your vendors carefully:

Meeting with potential suppliers in advance will help you make sure that you’ll get on well with them during the process and on the day. Read their reviews, ask for recommendations and make sure that their portfolio matches your plans.

6. Personalise your day:

There’s a lot of choices to be made during the wedding planning process and plenty of opportunities to bring your personalities and love story into every aspect of your wedding, from the ceremony readings and wedding vows to the decorations, music, and menu. Consider incorporating meaningful traditions, cultural elements, or DIY touches to make your wedding day uniquely yours.

7. Get your friends and family involved:

Ask for help when you need it, people will be happy to help and be involved (but remember that you're still in charge!) or consider hiring a wedding planner if you’d really rather take the pressure off!

8. Prepare for the unexpected:

Everything can and does happen on a wedding day, from a forgotten bouquet to a marquee washing away to a ring going missing. Embracing everything that may happen is probably the best philosophy! An emergency kit can help prepare for some smaller issues too – things like safety pins, stain remover, paracetamol, and a sewing kit might just save the day.
 
9. Drink water:

A wedding day is long, intense and awesome – it’s very easy to go from champagne to wine to shots without much in-between – but of course, it’s always good to pace yourself and stay hydrated.

10. Take time to enjoy the moment:

You’ve done it! You’ve planned and put together a brilliant wedding day, now is the time to take it all in together, take a deep breath and admire all of your hard work!


 
Hopefully these wedding planning tips will be useful as you plan your wedding day. I’d be delighted to discuss your wedding video requirements and answer any questions. Good luck and enjoy the planning journey!

Happy New Year to everyone, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas break and if you're now engaged, then a massive congratulations! Whichever stage of the wedding planning process you've reached, I'd be delighted to discuss your plans and if you have any questions about wedding video please feel free to get in touch.

I look forward to all of my 2024 weddings, it looks set to be another busy and fun year! I still have a little availability towards the end of this year and into 2025, my 2026 diary is open too!

Tammi & James getting married at the Mill Barns venue in 2023

Well, here we are again, I can't believe how quickly this year has gone by! I had a great summer peak-season, filming for lots of wonderful couples, covering many fantastic wedding days across Shropshire, the West Midlands and beyond.

There's still some weddings left in the diary with my filming year coming to an end after Christmas this year. Until then there's lots of wedding videos rolling off the edit-production line and winging their way to my couples to enjoy with their family and friends.

If you're in the process of planning your wedding I'd be delighted to discuss your plans. Whatever stage you've reached in the journey if you have any questions please let me know.

I'm going to have lots and lots of wonderful wedding days to share on here, and on my Instagram and Facebook pages soon, in the meantime here's a highlights video for the lovely Steph and Lewis from Stockton House earlier this summer.

Well, I can't quite believe we're already past the halfway point of the year! It's been a brilliant wedding season so far, I've been having lots of fun filming for many happy couples and working with some excellent wedding suppliers.

So far this year has seen me filming all over Shropshire, Herefordshire and Staffordshire with my longest trip so far down to Amersham for the lovely Charlotte and Sarah...

If you're currently in the planning stages and have any questions about wedding videography and what it involves, please feel free to get in touch - I'd be delighted to chat about your day. Meanwhile peak-season continues at full steam, I'm pretty much either constantly at a wedding or in a dark edit suite at this time of year - but I wouldn't change a minute of it!

The evenings are getting longer and the temperature is rising (just a little!) which can only mean that wedding season 2023 is upon us! I've got more weddings than ever before this year and I'm looking forward to them all. Thanks to everyone who has booked in with me for 2023. This year will see me filming all across Shropshire, the West Midlands, Herefordshire with a few longer trips down south and up north.

Here's a few highlights videos from last year, all recently featured on my Instagram. First up Stef and Lucy from Tower Hill Barns, an absolutely cracking venue. This was a beautiful, scorching day last summer and full of fun from start to finish!

Kathryn and Sam chose the stunning Tyn Dwr Hall for their wedding celebrations, and what a great autumnal day it was, I had a lot of fun filming for this lovely couple.

Alcumlow Wedding Barn was the beautiful setting for this great couple - Elle and Dave, who tied the knot last summer. A great day and a packed out dancefloor too! If you're planning your wedding for 2023, 2024 or beyond I'd be very happy to discuss your plans.

THANK YOU so much to all of my 2022 couples, what a brilliant year it was with more weddings than ever before. So many awesome days, full of love and fun! Thanks also to all of the fantastic suppliers and venues I had the absolute pleasure of working with last year. If you’re recently engaged, then congratulations - I’d love to discuss your wedding plans! I'm taking bookings now for 2023, 2024 and beyond. If you have any questions about any aspect of my wedding video service please let me know, I’ll be very happy to help.

The countdown to 2023s weddings is on… and I can’t wait!!. Here's my video round-up of 2022, featuring weddings across Shropshire and the UK. It's so nice to look back over the years work - although impossible to fit everyone in to this clip!

What a great year it's been! So many lovely wedding celebrations to film and we're not done just yet. I've still got quite a few Shropshire wedding days between now and the end of the year. Soon enough it'll be 2023, and my 13th year in the wedding business. Here's to a great winter season, and a brilliant 2023 to come!

Here's a few recent highlights videos from this year. First up Hayley and Edwyn and their lovely wedding day at one of my most frequently visited venues, Rowton Castle, near Shrewsbury.

Here's the highlights video for Ella and Frank, who married in style at the Wroxeter Hotel, near Shrewsbury, another venue I've enjoyed filming at several times this year.

It's been a brilliant year so far, with so many lovely couples, excellent venues and a lot of fun to be had! I've been filming all across Shropshire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire and beyond already this year, meeting lots of great new photographers and other suppliers along the way.

The peak season is here and it's all systems go across the wedding industry, but my clients can still expect to receive their finished videos within 4-5 weeks of the wedding day. I'm looking forward to August and beyond, fingers crossed we've got a bit more sunshine coming our way yet!

I've ventured down to the Roman Baths in Bath twice this year, including for the wonderful wedding of Nathalie and James. It's a truly stunning venue and an unusual place to tie the knot, what a day it was...

Spring is definitely in the air this week and that can only mean that the peak wedding season will soon be here. I can't wait for what is promising to be my busiest year to date. I'll be filming for lots of lovely couples all across Shropshire, the West Midlands and UK and I'm looking forward to being a part of their celebrations.

Some weddings this year have been in the diary for a long time, having been rearranged from 2020, so it'll be excellent for them to finally be able to go ahead and celebrate in style! If you're planning your wedding I'd be delighted to discuss your plans, whether its for 2022, 2023 or beyond.

Have a fantastic spring and here's to a great season of wedding celebrations! Here's a little look back at the wonderful wedding of Gina and Bhu, who married at Pendrell Hall on a beautiful summers day back in 2019....

What a great year 2021 turned out to be, so many wonderful weddings, fantastic couples and lovely suppliers. I filmed more than 70 weddings last year, a new record for me, with so many rearranged weddings from 2020 to fit in the diary. I know in many ways it was still a very tough year for everyone, and I hope that you all had a safe, healthy and happy Christmas and New Year.

Congratulations to all of the newly engaged couples out there, I'd love to hear your proposal stories and if I can help with any questions about wedding videography just let me know. This year I'm also pleased to have launched online delivery for all of our wedding videos, meaning you'll be able to watch your video on any device at any time.

2022's first few weddings have now been filmed and I can't wait to get back out there again in a few weeks. Fingers crossed for a good year all round!

This year I'll also be sharing many more videos from 2021's weddings, to get started here's a highlights video from a lovely 2021 wedding at Plas Dinam for the awesome Adam and Hannah...