Style Your Wedding

Over the past 16 months I have had the pleasure of realising one of my ambitions of becoming an Event Manager for a well known Wedding venue 'South Farm' in Cambridge. I have learnt some invaluable skills and also seen some amazing Wedding ideas. Although I had to give up running Weddings when I took on a full time role last October I did however continue to work at 'South Farm' showing further Bride & Grooms around the venue. This was only ever a couple of shifts a months and was always great fun it never felt like work as everyone I met was so excited to be visiting the venue. I have decided to give up this casual work though and so I wanted to say thank you to South Farm for giving me the chance to realise an ambition of mine and it was a huge pleasure to learn these skills at such a well respected and relaxed venue.

South Farm have been running Weddings for a number of years now and have perfected the planning and running of every Wedding. When I was the Event Manager for Weddings last year many people would comment that they would hate to do such a job and say it must be such a stressful role. Yes it was stressful to ensure that the day runs perfect for the Bride & Groom, anyone who says it isn't would be lying however South Farm is such a relaxed venue and the staff who support you during the running of the Wedding made this job an absolute pleasure to have experienced. The organisation behind ensuring each Wedding goes perfectly can not be faulted, the use of the Wedding planner which I referred to as the 'Bible' for the day is created to ensure there is no room for errors on the Bride & Grooms special day.

As a creative individual I loved to see what themes and ideas each bride would use for on their special day and I have to say I have seen some amazing ideas over the past nine months, with the most popular theme being 'Vintage'. A lot of bunting has been put up and taken down, with one Bride using fabrics from her life as the flags these were taken from old bedding, clothing and other personal items (what a lovely personal touch) The most popular flowers I have seen are wild looking flowers in jam jars some Brides adding candles to the tables whilst some painted jam jars and others wrapping them in tea stained paper. Even though this has been a constant theme I have seen through-out the last sixteen months everyone puts their own individual twist on the idea, which is lovely to see.

One Wedding which sticks in my mind and one idea which I use when I am talking the potential Bride and Grooms around the venue is an actual 'Fete' which guests could use after the Wedding Breakfast and before the evening party. So much effort was put into this idea the games included hook a duck, Coconut shy and Splat a rat. I wish I had photos to show you but I have found some great ideas on the internet below.

Although I will be sad not to be able to visit this venue every month I am pleased to be getting my weekend back to myself, hopefully it will mean I can spend more time on my blog which is being rather neglected at the moment. I will ensure I stay in touch with how the venue is developing by reading their blog and following them on Facebook as is it great way to see how one venue can be tailored to suit each Brides and Grooms personal style.

http://www.south-farm.co.uk/weddings/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/South-Farm
http://www.southfarming.co.uk

Happy Fathers Day!

Happy Fathers Day to the most amazing Dad a daughter could ask for. So kind and thoughtful so generous and so caring I have definitely been blessed with one in a million I could not ask for a better Dad (or Mum for that matter) My parents are both truly amazing xxxx 

World Cup Fever 2014!

As the World Cub begins in true brit style I am sure we are all optimistic that this year could be the year! I love the way the whole country gets behind such an amazing sporting event; and this comes from someone who is not interested in football at all.  I will however be watching every England match where possible and have even entered the draw at work so am also behind Italy, Holland and Bosnia Herzegovina. Although having said this I am behind England all the way on Saturday night. 

As a proud nation I a sure there are a lot of you out there who will be planning a World Cup party over the next few weeks. So here are a few ideas to create an over the top 'World Cup Party'! I am sure there are ways to make it classy however thinking about it I am not sure that many blokes out there would care for a classy world cup party. 

As you can imagine there are hundreds of pages on the web where you can buy flags, bunting and various other World Cup goodies from. Here are just a few ideas which I have found, follow the links below to buy your goodies for your very own 'World Cup Party'.

http://www.peeks.co.uk/football-world-cup-2014/football-decorations
http://www.partypacks.co.uk/international-event-bunting-cid16455.html
http://www.partydelights.co.uk/themes/pinata-standard-pinata.aspx
http://www.partydelights.co.uk/football/england-party-supplies.aspx?pmo=pafootballparty

A 'Style your Event' party would not be complete without cupcakes. So why not purchase some of the below goodies and make your own World Cup cupcakes. These are a great way to keep the kids occupied and also a way for you all to get involved in World Cup Fever. Click on the link below to purchase any of these ideas. https://www.cakecraftshop.co.uk/shop/777/692/

For further inspiration take a look at this amazing World Cup party page on Pinterest it is full of many individual and exciting ideas. 

http://uk.pinterest.com/whittakerfamily/world-cup-party/

Good luck England your Country is behind you and to everyone else enjoy the many celebrations over the next month! #Worldcup2014

Style your Flower Clubs 50th Anniversary

My Mum is an amazing lady and an extremely creative one which I am sure is where I get my love for being creative from. As part of the local flower arranging club she has asked me to help plan their 50th Anniversary. I was honoured to be asked as I love to help my Mum out where possible and like to make her proud.


The theme has already been picked by the 'Eversden & District Flower Club' committee so I have been given the theme 'Afternoon Tea' to work with. They have a demonstration by Christopher White planned for the evening called 'The Beauty of Nature' so I will look at combining these two themes together in the decorations, invites and extras which I suggest for the celebration.
I have found these amazing decoration ideas on Pinterest below and so proceeded to put together a mood board for my Mum to present to the flower club committee. 

Alongside my 'mood board' I also created a poster. I went for a basic design by using the stunning image of these beautiful flowers hanging in jam jars from Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/pin/153544668517069129/

The day came for my ideas to be shown to the committee and I am happy to say they loved my ideas and so the joy of decorating their event is mine. Further details about developing and creating my decoration ideas will follow with a write about how the event goes after the 5th July. 

Looking forward to enjoying 2014!

Life has been pretty hard these last 6 months or so with many changes to get used to including dealing with loosing my Nan. So 2014 is going to be my year to enjoy life, be the old Charlotte who loves having fun and being slightly crazy sometimes. I plan to make the most of this year spend quality time with my family and friends and see where this year takes me.

I am sure a lot of you have decided upon some usual & unique new years resolutions. I usually go with the norm of eating healthier and working out more. However this year I am gong to make sure I do not loose myself again and make sure this is a year to remember. I am going to make myself my priority which will include spending time on the things I love including 'Style Your Event'. So I hope you will all enjoy what events I decide to arrange and write about this year.

Style Your Birthday!

Finally I hear you say she has managed to write another post, well I hope that is what your all saying. After a troubled few months I am feeling back on track more positive and ready to face the world and enjoy blogging again.

So I am going to start with the excitement of having recently celebrated my 34th Birthday. I was well and truly spoilt by the family and all my friends, they are all just amazing.

So then how did I style my birthday up well my friend Laura @mclaurs introduced me to the amazing new artwork that is flash tattoos! If you love the idea of having a tattoo just to match your outfit, or to jazz up that little black dress then look no further the flash tat is the perfect accessory. It is a must for your Christmas list if your still yet to write it.

http://flashtat.com

I have to agree with my friend Laura that the best selection of flash tats are the Sofia selection. I chose to have one of the large peacock feathers on my wrist whilst Laura went with a diamond design on her back & Amina went for a diamond design on her arm. They are like any other transfer tattoos and are easy to put on with water. The good news is they also last up to a week so you can wear them for a few events if you have a few things planned in the same week.

http://flashtat.com/shop/sofia 

Laura and Amina styling out their flash tats

My peacock tattoo

We received some amazing comments about these whilst out and I will be purchasing some of these to use for future Birthdays, Christmases and parties. 

Start shopping now & treat yourself to a flash tat. 

Life's little changes...

Life has been rather hectic over the past few months hence the lack of posts. There have been many changes including breaking up with my long term boyfriend which means sharing the hound Harley this breaks my heart every time I hand her over. I know she is only a dog but for all dog lovers out there I am sure you will understand, my house just isn't home without her.

It has also been a very sad August too as my Nan was taken ill and unfortunately she lost her fight after 6 weeks ill in hospital so I have had to say goodbye to an amazing, loving Nan. She is missed everyday, but I have amazing memories of her so will laugh at these whenever I am feeling sad. Particularly memories of playing Wii Dance with her last Christmas she was always up for a laugh and never one to not say what was on her mind. xxx

I have certainly missed writing and am now determined to get my blog back on track posting at least twice a month on events which I organise and also giving others ideas for events which you are arranging. Thank you for being patient with me and I hope you will continue to read and use my event ideas as and when you are arranging an event for that special person.