Recommended Suppliers

I know all too well that wedding planning can make your head spin. You go along to wedding fairs and speak to suppliers but it can be difficult to know what you do and don’t need for your big day, and which suppliers are the best to work with.

On this page I’ve pulled together details of some great local wedding suppliers. All of these suppliers are people that I’ve actually worked with, either at a wedding or on styled photo shoots, so I can speak for the quality of their work. While I know and like the suppliers listed here, they are all people that I believe in and none have paid or offered any other compensation to be featured here.

Cake Makers

Mon Bel Amour

Angela of Mon Bel Amour provided the cake for our bohemian styled photoshoot as featured in Bride Magazine. One of the highlights of that shoot was getting to share the delicious naked wedding cake that she baked.

Floristry

Born to Bloom

David of Born to Bloom created a completely stunning arrangement which really captured the vision of lush bohemia for our the Bohemian Dreams photoshoot.

Stationery

Lily and Lottie

Charlotte creates beautiful and stylish wedding stationery which incorporates multi-colour printing and paper-cut work with colours to tie perfectly in with your wedding’s colour scheme.

Wedding Dresses

Exclusively Yours Bridal

Blandford based Exclusively Yours Bridal Boutique is an award-winning supplier of wedding dresses and provided the stunning gown for our collaboration on the Bohemian Dreams Photoshoot which was featured on bride.co.uk

Entertainment

Pegasus Disco

As well as being a really great wedding DJ, Mark of Pegasus Discos offers complete wedding entertainment including fun and games with his Funk Trunk and acting as a master of ceremonies through the day. Add to that he’s also a really lovely guy!

The Defectors

The Defectors are an 8-piece soul and funk band playing crowd pleasing hits from the 1960s onwards. With a full brass section, the Defectors are sure to get your guests up and dancing all night. I can personally speak to the quality of the Defectors, because I was their bass player until earlier this year (so on this one I might be a little more biased). Even though you don’t get me any more you’ll still get a great band that will keep your guests dancing until the very last breath.

Basement Hire

If you’re looking for something a little more informal but you still want to have some tunes that people can dance to, and a microphone for the speeches, then Basement Hire in Wimborne do a great DIY party pack with everything you need. Just plug in your phone or iPod loaded up with your playlist and away you go. Basement Hire have top quality gear, the speakers sound great and go loud, if you’re planning that kind of party!

Basement hire also provide high quality lighting. It’s not just for your disco you know – carefully considered lighting can really help to transform a space, which can be particularly important if your reception is in a large room or one which doesn’t have much of its own decoration.

Catering

Artisan Cheese Catering

Artisan Cheese Catering offers a stunning alternative to traditional wedding cakes with her cheese and pork pie wedding cakes. Stacey, who is behind Happily Ever Afters uses really high quality award winning cheeses which are locally sourced. As well as cheese wedding cakes, stacey offers artisan cheese bars which are great and cost effective option to feed your wedding guests.

Venue decoration and hire

Granny’s China Cupboard

Granny’s China Cupboard specialises in hiring vintage china which adds an extra level of sophistication to your wedding or any event. If you’re planning a rustic or vintage themed wedding, then hiring chinaware from Granny’s China Cupboard will really make the look.

White Willow Wedding and Event Styling

White Willow Wedding and Event Styling offer full wedding venue styling packages and are always on the pulse of the latest wedding trends. They will work hard to style and dress every element of your wedding day. In Debby’s capable hands you’ll know that you’ll have a stunning wedding venue and even the blankest of canvases can be totally transformed.