A big hello to all the lovely wedding suppliers and creatives out there! This month we’re giving our wedding supplier directory a revamp, and welcoming some amazing new folks to our pages!

This morning I wanted to say a warm welcome to acoustic wedding singer Matthew Stephens. Matthew provides music for your entire day, from the ceremony through to the evening party.

He’s based in Yorkshire and regularly travels to weddings in Manchester, Liverpool, Cheshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottingham, The Lake District and more.

This is a guest article from our friends at Entertainment Nation. Header image credit: York Place Studios

Whether you’re newly engaged or you’ve waited for your big day through multiple postponements, this summer is shaping up to be full of joyful celebrations as we finally seem to have an end in sight to social distancing rules and COVID restrictions.

We think weddings this summer will be a little special – naturally all weddings are happy occasions to be celebrated, however this year they come with the additional celebration of family and friends coming together once again and seeing each other for the first time in what feels like forever!

Happy weekend, lovely. I wanted to share something happy and inspiring and FUN with you today, courtesy of #englishweddingmember Fortune Band.

A video tells a thousand stories, so turn the volume UP and have a little dance in your slippers, to these awesome clips of Fortune Band in action!

1) Wedding at Borgo Egnazia Puglia, showcasing Fortune’s 8-piece band + DJ who took care of all music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, party & DJ for after-party.

2) A highlight showreel of some of Fortune Band’s favourite weddings around the world over the past couple of years.

An expert advice article from English Wedding members Jam Hot Band

Your wedding will be one of the best days of your life. Marrying your perfect partner surrounded by everyone you hold dear makes for a truly wonderful experience – couple that with choosing to tie the knot in a jaw-dropping foreign destination, and the magic is increased ten fold! There are so many exciting aspects when it comes to planning a destination wedding – but also a few more elements to consider than if you get married at home in the UK.

Header image by Midlands wedding photographer JS Coates Photography
Article by English Wedding member Bands for Hire

The events of this year have scuppered plans for thousands of soon-to-be-wed couples across the globe, but whether you’re delaying or simply getting on with it, there’s no reason why your big day should be any less special.

Micro weddings have been on the rise for the past couple of years and are sure to increase in popularity as uncertainty around guest numbers continues into 2021.