Katie & Jonathan’s chic London wedding at The Engine Rooms, with Elegante by Michelle J

Published by Claire Gould on December 3, 2025

Our love of intimate weddings and after parties started back in 2020. It’s an approach to weddings I absolutely adore: meaningful ceremonies with closest family and friends, followed at a later date by epic celebrations. Katie and Jonathan did this beautifully, realising after they’d had their civil wedding that they loved the idea of hosting an unforgettable celebration in a contemporary space in London. Having just 6 weeks to plan everything, they turned to luxury Jewish wedding planner Elegante by Michelle J to curate and plan their dream wedding!

The Engine Rooms is far from your typical wedding venue – but it does have character. By day the showroom is filled with classic cars. By night, it transforms to a wedding and party space for up to 350 guests – perfect for Katie and Jonathan’s Jewish wedding celebrations.

Transforming a blank canvas venue into a wedding space is never easy, and in this case, hiring an experienced, lovely, and highly-recommended wedding planner was a must. (Katie and Jonathan had already booked Totem for their wedding entertainment and Adam Nathan as their catering company, both of whom recommended Jewish wedding planner Michelle Jacobs.) Michelle did a beautiful job bringing floral styling and luxury details to soften the venue’s aesthetics and give it a dusky, modern wedding feeling. Michelle also sourced their wonderful photographer Claudine Hartzel.

Michelle created a floorplan that incorporated each of the event spaces and made each area feel as though it flowed into the next. “We also had a production team to make the space feel curated and designed with staging, lighting and dance floor. Production is an important part of any immersive experience, no matter the size.” – Michelle Jacobs, Elegante by Michelle J.

How to plan a wedding in 6 weeks

“When asked about how to plan a wedding in 6 weeks, my advice would be this: although your lead time is shorter, don’t treat the complexity and detail of the day any differently than you would a big wedding planned over a full year. If you are daunted by the prospect of pulling everything together in a short time frame and already have the majority of your suppliers booked, but want some expert support in the form of wedding planning consultancy, the Elegante Piccolo service was designed for you. Don’t be intimidated by the weight of it all: invest in expert support, and no one will ever know your event hasn’t been months in the planning.” ~ Michelle Jacobs