Category Archives: The Elite

The Elite: Mark Niemierko interview

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Wed­ding and event styling by Niemierko. Image credit: www.alloravisuals.com

Mark Niemierko is the wed­ding plan­ner who inspires the whole of the UK wed­ding indus­try, a hugely tal­ented and cre­ative man who lets his work speak for him. I approached Mark shyly via email for a mini-interview and he very kindly obliged. I almost fell off my chair.

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The Elite: Mark Niemierko — a mini-interview

Luxury wedding planner Mark Niemierko (5)

Photo credit: www.segeriusbruceblog.com

Mark, your inspi­ra­tional wed­ding plan­ning and design has earned you an unri­valled rep­u­ta­tion in the wed­ding indus­try. What does it take to be so suc­cess­ful in wed­ding plan­ning?

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The Elite: Allister Freeman interview

The Elite wedding blog logoAllis­ter Free­man is a top UK reportage wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher & pho­to­jour­nal­ist — his pho­tog­ra­phy has a tran­quil­ity and a ten­der­ness to it which for me is unri­valled in the indus­try. I’m thrilled to share Allister’s insight­ful inter­view as part of The Elite on Eng­lish Wed­ding blog today.

Allis­ter Free­man cares deeply about wed­dings, his clients and the indus­try he inspires — that’s clear to see from his work and from his wed­ding pho­tog­ra­phy blog. His real wed­ding blog posts are per­sonal and gen­er­ous; his thoughts on wed­ding pho­tog­ra­phy and advice posts are con­sid­er­ate, use­ful and compelling.

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The Elite: Caroline Castigliano interview

The Elite wedding blog logoCar­o­line Cas­tigliano is one of the UK’s favourite wed­ding dress design­ers and I’m delighted to say she’s joined The Elite on Eng­lish Wed­ding with an inter­view for you today.

With a his­tory of impres­sively ele­gant, gra­cious and lux­u­ri­ous wed­ding dress col­lec­tions, the Car­o­line Cas­tigliano brand is soon to cel­e­brate 21 years in the wed­ding indus­try. It’s a fab­u­lous achieve­ment and an inspi­ra­tion to see such qual­ity and style from a bridal designer at the very top of her game.

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The Elite: Chris Hanley Interview

The Elite wedding blog logoThe sec­ond in my series intro­duc­ing you to the Elite of the UK wed­ding indus­try: Chris Han­ley is a top UK wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher, always in demand for wed­dings at fab­u­lous venues and a def­i­nite per­sonal favourite of mine!

This year Chris’s work has been cho­sen by Queens­berry to pro­mote their lux­ury wed­ding albums, by Chan­ti­cleer Bride to pro­mote their 2012 col­lec­tion and by Hen­grave Hall to pro­mote one of the UK’s lux­ury wed­ding venues. Chris is an elite wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher, a tal­ent, a mas­ter of his craft, a gen­tle­man and… quite cheeky. The Elite wel­comes Chris Han­ley Pho­tog­ra­phy.

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The Elite: David Fielden interview

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David Fielden is a lead­ing UK bridal­wear designer, an inspi­ra­tion to many, a cre­ative force at the cut­ting edge of bridal fashion.

David’s cat­walk shows never fail to cre­ate a buzz in the wed­ding indus­try, and his 2012 cat­walk with its theme of urban decay — with the del­i­cate sub­text of love over­com­ing hard­ship — was no exception.

David Fielden: The Elite: an interview

I asked David to share a lit­tle insight into his col­lec­tion, his inspi­ra­tion and his designs.

David, your bridal cat­walks always cause a stir: this year’s Urban Destruc­tion theme was espe­cially thought-provoking. Is there a phi­los­o­phy behind the styling of your events?

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The Elite on English Wedding blog

The Elite wedding blog logoTime for a lit­tle indul­gence I think… how about a proper nosey and a really good look at the very best in the UK wed­ding indus­try? I’ve invented a new fea­ture: The Elite.

I’m on a jour­ney, an adven­ture to redis­cover the guys at the top of their game — the design­ers, the pho­tog­ra­phers, the mas­ter crafts­men who inspire us all. The guys with vision, cre­ativ­ity and a real pas­sion that’s dri­ven them to the very very top. Why don’t you join me as I inves­ti­gate The Elite. Through­out Decem­ber and Jan­u­ary I’ll be inter­view­ing some famous names in the wed­ding indus­try. David Fielden comes first…

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