Creating that powerful first impression with paper goods

Black calligraphy writing on a white envelope with calligraphy pen | Kelly Chandler Consulting

Vaishali Shah, founder of luxury stationery company Ananya Cards, creates and designs some of the most gorgeous stationery for wedding couples. In this blog, Vaishali will guide you through how you can create an amazing first impression with stationery designed to resonate with your couples and give that ‘WOW’ factor that takes venue appeal to another level.

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Wedding Inspiration at Waddesdon Manor – Insights and Images

Today’s post is dedicated to a now well-established and well-talked about wedding showcase that I’m proud to produce on behalf of the venue’s in-house team.  Wedding Inspiration at Waddesdon Manor returned for the 4th time this spring and I’m sharing with you some images, insights and some of the key ingredients to this highly successful…

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The wedding venue and professional blogger – a great match

As part of my wedding market training day I offer to wedding venues, we talk a lot about modern marketing methods that successful venues adopt, and naturally, working with professional blogs is a key part of that. My last training group were lucky to have a short presentation from Louise Beukes of well-known wedding blog,…

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Do you offer these on-trend wedding products and services?

The smart venue needs to show they understand and can deliver a modern wedding. Keeping on top of wedding trends and offering up to date products and services is key to that. Whether it’s buying and supplying products “in-house” or making sure you have the right range of suppliers on your list who can help…

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Wedding ceremony facts for the new wedding venue

The start of the year has been very exciting here at Kelly Chandler Consulting. I’m working with a diverse range of start-up locations interested in launching as wedding and private events venues; from rural farms and their owners looking to convert barns and outbuildings to East-London warehouse owners looking beyond photo shoots and office space…

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An image says a thousand words – Photographing Your Wedding Venue

Never has the power of the image been so great – we’re constantly surrounded by photos. Photos all around our social media feeds are bursting with image after image and millennial couples (those born from 1978 to 2000) want to actually see exactly what they are getting before booking, so it’s critical they see your…

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Top Ten Tips for Hosting a Winning Wedding Showcase or Open Day

Hosting a Winning Wedding Showcase | Kelly Chandler Consulting

I know a thing or two about designing, planning and hosting venue-based wedding events aimed at couples planning their upcoming wedding. Whether we call it an open day, a showcase or (shudder shudder) a wedding fair, there are certain ingredients that I know really work in delivering superbly attended events, with the right audience finding…

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