PLANNING SOS 51 All night long MIKEY FELL, UKEBOX www.ukeboxband.co.uk | @ukeboxband We’re engaged! Now what? We know how tough it can be to find that perfect live entertainment to tie everything together and ensure your guests have a great time. With Ukebox you’ve not only got amazing musicians onstage, but also a huge talking point for your night. Our testimonials speak for themselves when people say how much fun they and their guests had with us. It’s a stressful time full of decisions, we know. So, we offer everything in one including lights, PA systems, music between sets and of course an amazing party. If you want to keep all of your bookings together, let us look after your DJ, duos for the daytime, photography and even the wine list. How long is best in terms of performance time? Obviously you’re in control but usually two 45-minute or two 60-minute sets seem to work best in our opinion, which leaves enough time for evening food or just a bit of a break for your friends and family to catch up and enjoy the company. What’s your top planning tip? All of your guests are there to have a good time. You have the perfect audience to lay on an amazing night. So, relax, enjoy the time spent planning it and don’t let any decision cause you too much worry. You’ll have an amazing time and the day goes so fast. Anything you want to know no matter how big or small, get in touch and we can have a chat about what you’d both like to see for your live entertainment. https://nestalloyd.co.uk Sweet success NICOLA THOMAS, BOUTIQUE BAKERY www.boutiquebakery.co.uk | @boutiquebakery_chester We’re engaged! Now what? Your first priority is your venue but once you’ve chosen this, then do think about all your suppliers, particularly if you’re getting married in the busier summer months. A lot of wedding suppliers, such as cake designers, are single person or small businesses and restrict the number of orders they take each week. You don’t have to know exactly how you want your cake to look but if you’ve found a designer you like, don’t hesitate to pay the deposit and secure your date; all the exciting finer details can be worked out nearer the time. Can we try different flavours of cake before we decide on our favourites and choose a combination for the final bake? Yes! I regularly send out sample boxes throughout the year, which can be ordered through my website so you can try your choice of flavours from my menu. Then, once you’re booked in, you have the chance to try even more flavours at your design and tasting consultation, before choosing the tastiest for your wedding cake. What’s your top planning tip? Think about the number of guests you want to serve and the design of your cake as two separate things. Thanks to the use of either cake dummies or cutting cakes, your big-day bake can be as big or small as you wish while still serving your guests without tons left over. Have a dream of a towering 10-tier centrepiece but only have 70 guests? That’s fine, we can design your cake using a number of dummies, spacers or substitute tiers mixed in among the real cake tiers so you get the masterpiece you want, without having to eat cake for the rest of your married lives together!
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