Candy & Max got in touch at the start of last year. They had a date, venue, band & cantor for Sept that year. They were a bit stuck with all the rest, had busy lives and needed help with simply getting things off the ground. They had clear visions and ideas of what they wanted for their day, just needed someone onboard that got them and could take their visions and make it happen!

I’m so pleased that this funloving couple came to me & trusted me and my team with their big day. In a few months, we had all the big tickets in place…catering, photographer, decor, chuppah, florist and they could get on with thinking about all the fun they would be having! And it was lots of FUN.

Few words from C + M

We were drawn to you as a wedding planner because you seem to specialise in the slightly quirky, and that’s definitely applicable to us! We have lots of different strands to us, culturally, and so it would be amazing to capture some of those things in our big day.
Thank you for putting our dreams into a room

This was going to be a Jewish wedding. Because it’s on a Saturday (which is Shabbat the day of rest in Judaism) meant that we had to wait until sundown for their Jewish ceremony, making the whole day a bit topsy turvy in the format. It worked very well with guests having gin cocktails on arrival, a big sharing feast (selected guests as carvers), Jewish dancing before the ceremony at sunset and then lots more high energy dancing!

This is part of the intro Candy + Max did when they first got in touch. The whole story behind this couple really got me and again I’m so happy I could play a part in their love story together. What a couple!

Also worth mentioning is that one of our big early achievements as a couple was that Max became the first person in the world with cerebral palsy to trek to Everest Base Camp on horseback, and I went too. We’re not normally that outdoorsy, but we do like a challenge!
I bring this up, because I wanted to mention that Max uses a wheelchair, and so we want to make sure that everything is accessible to him, and also that this part of him, and of our relationship is kind of... incorporated into the wedding, rather than pretending it’s not a big factor in our lives.

There are so many brilliant pictures from this wedding which started with a small ceremony at Islington Town Hall, then onto drinks & lunch fest the grand hall at Old Finsbury Town Hall, Jewish ceremony and all the dancing you can wish for! Here’s a selection of snaps by amazing storytelling & candid shots extraordinaire Kristian Leven Photography.

Ceremony #1 @ Islington Town Hall

Lunch & Dancing part one @ Old Finsbury Town Hall

This wedding was a through and through coming together of minds & cultures. Max is Mexican and Candy’s family is French and Australian. That mixed with their love for blue & gold colours we got to work with incorporating all of this into the decor & design. At the end, we had white Mexican bunting (came from Mexico), table design of blue & gold tones with lots of green foliage & spots of colours in the flowers. Light, bright and summery design. Most importantly, it was exactly the right mix of everything they love. Check out the name cards, painted by Max and Candy did the calligraphy. Talented team!

No end of their talents. Candy also sang on stage with Cantor Tamara. A surprise for Max.

Jewish ceremony + all the fun dancing!

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Catering - Jimmy Garcia | Florist - Catherine Short | Jewish Band - Shir | Groom Suit - Ozwald Boateng

The title of this post says it all - this wedding had all that C+W love. Big foodies, gin + beer lovers, you can find these two at one of London’s many street food markets or checking out a new restaurant most weeks! It was such a fun year long planning this fusion wedding, with all the mix of styles, from London street food market, restaurant service food, gin bar, rustic barn with industrial charm vibe. The Cheery Barn provided the perfect setting. X

Nice words from the lovely Claire & Will

“Dita was amazing. From the moment we met her, we were all totally on the same page. We shared a really similar vision, so working with someone like Dita made the planning process a really creative, exciting and enjoyable experience. We totally trusted her throughout the entire process.
She was easy to trust - she made everything so easy, practical and solvable. No idea was impossible or too extreme. She was always aware and sensitive to our budget - often more than we were (appreciated, by the way!) and she genuinely put her heart and soul into our wedding. She is dedicated end to end - no job too beneath or above her. We know this as we witnessed her elbows deep in garbage the day after the wedding (photos to prove...) ;)
Thank you so much to Dita for creating the most unforgettable day of our lives that would not have been one ounce the same without her.”
Will & Claire

Wedding Photographer - Chris Barber Photography

VENUE SET UP

The minute we set foot at The Cherry Barn we all knew it ticked all the boxes. Bags of rustic charm with industrial features. A labour of love by the very lovely owners, Mel & Steve. Big thanks to Hire Love for all their help with the furniture, decor & styling help. Rustic Boho charm ceremony with cross back chairs, vintage rugs, pillar candles, & muslin draping. The Cherry Barn garden was the setting for our London style street food market, and the dining area was done in a romantic vintage style with copper cutlery, gold rimmed wine glasses, pink Boho tumblers, modern plates and not one, but three kinds of napkins. Why choose if you like all?

Event Photographer - Jess Jill Photos

FOOD & DRINK

Claire & Will wanted to bring some of trendy London to the East Sussex countryside in the form of a street food market - we have food stalls, make your own gin bar, fizz, Negroni’s, Aperol spritz & Fuller’s frontier keg as a nod to their west London roots.

Event Photographer - Jess Jill Photos

When we had our first planning meeting it was at Will’s work. We talked about the food they really wanted and it was clear that actually Will, who is a chef, wanted to design the menu and plan the dishes to make them extra special. Like the sea bass which was the first dish he cooked for Claire. Served on the day complete with picture evidence of said first cooking date. The amazing Peruvian inspired wedding food was made by Will’s work colleagues and guests were treated to a feast of flavours & colours. Yum!

My trusted team came down from London to deliver the food & reception drinks service.