What’s Cooking in 2019 – Our Favourite Caterers Tell All – Part 2
You may recall the culinary colour and taste that burst onto the blog in January. Well, I promised a short Part 2 and today here it is: I asked a selection of my favourite old and new caterers, with a collective tonne of wedding experience, to share their predictions for what’s hot and in demand right now when it comes to wedding food. As leading venues, it’s important that you...
From A Bride’s Perspective: Online and on social
Eleanor, bride-in-planning-mode is back! I’m delighted to welcome back to the blog this lovely millennial bride who is sharing her insights during her own wedding planning journey here to help you as successful wedding venues understand and deliver a great experience from early sales, planning through to the wedding day and beyond to the likes of Eleanor. Today Eleanor is covering your all-important online and on social presence... An online...
What Do You Do When Wedding Sales are Stagnant?
If you’re struggling to convert your enquiries into booked dates and confirmed weddings; know that you’re most definitely not alone. It is, without doubt, a SLOW kind of start to the year for many sectors and the wedding venue sector is by no means immune. We don’t need to look too far to be aware that there is a key factor that’s causing a lot of engaged couples to hesitate, to...
What’s Cooking in 2019 – Our Favourite Caterers Tell All
Well I don’t know about you but I’m rather missing all the festive foodie delights this month, so I thought it only fitting to cheer our palettes as we navigate the rest of winter with a two-part feature on what’s going to be cooking in your wedding kitchens during 2019. I asked a selection of my favourite old and new caterers, with a collective tonne of wedding experience, to share their...
From A Bride’s Perspective: Making a couple’s life easier after choosing your venue
This is the second in a series I’m really excited about bringing to you, my lovely wedding venue readers. This blog feature is written by Eleanor Hopkins. Eleanor is a former team member of both my wedding planning and consulting business and is currently a bride in the midst of planning her own beautiful wedding. Knowing Eleanor well, although she is absolutely unique, she very much typifies the thinking and lifestyle...
An Exclusive Event for Wedding Planners at 113 Chancery Lane, London
Growth in the UK wedding planning business has flourished before our eyes over the past 10 years and we have found that Planners themselves are playing an integral part in a venue’s growth and development within the wedding market. Today I’d like to share with you a client case study detailing exactly how we worked with one of our ambitious venue clients, introducing them to the wedding planning market in...
3D Tours – how do they work and why should your venue have one?
They are much talked about and like a lot of tech, are starting to become the norm and to be expected and demanded by the modern millennial bridal customer. So what do you need to know about 3D tours? How do they work? What’s the latest tech out there and what are the benefits to you and your venue? Today I’m pleased to introduce you to Liv Rafferty, of HeadBox, who...
Venues with Heart – How Character Can Really Make An Impact
Let’s hear it for the wonderful Danielle Rolfe, from elegant private home and characterful wedding venue, Penton Park. I’m privileged to be consulting with Danielle, her husband Guy and the whole Rolfe family (who are the most inspiring, hard working, committed, energetic and warm-hearted people). The Rolfe family are an absolute asset to the wedding industry, with a genuine collaborative spirit and couples who choose Penton Park are in for a...
BLOG POST: From A Bride’s Perspective – Sustainable Wedding Choices
I’m thrilled to be introducing you to a brand new voice on the Kelly Chandler Consulting blog. This is the first in a series I’m really excited about bringing to you, my lovely wedding venue readers. Enter: Eleanor Hopkins. Eleanor is a former team member of both my wedding planning and consulting business and is currently a bride in the midst of planning her own beautiful wedding. Knowing Eleanor well,...
Photo Shoots – How they work
Question... Should you build photo shoots into your planned promotional and marketing activity as a successful wedding venue? Absolutely! Whereas inspiration shoots used to be purely for the ultra-creative industries, they are now an essential ingredient in building a successful venue business and being able to present and importantly attract your target market, whatever and whoever that market is. I see great results time and again with my venue clients...