Helen Carter's Page

In our time as wedding planners we've lost count of the number of times we've had a consultation with a bride, only a few days later to receive a phone call or e-mail with the line “thank you for meeting us but our friend is going to help us instead”. Now there’s absolutely nothing wrong with having a trusted friend or relative helping you organise your wedding – in fact, if you’re planning everything yourself then we absolutely recommend that you ask friends and/or family to…

There are so many tricky decisions to be made when planning your wedding, and the guest list can be one of the biggest headaches. Apart from deciding how many old friends or distant relatives to invite, there will be the inevitable decision whether to include children on the invitations.

For some it’s a no brainer – couples with their own children are often at a stage in their lives when they feel they simply can’t, or don’t want to, exclude children…