Your Devon and Cornwall Wedding - Page number 59 - May/June 2021 (Issue 31)

SMALL YET PERFECTLY FORMED We love the idea of having a micro wedding but are worried about upsetting guests. Can you give us any advice? Meet the experts: Cornish wedding planners Hazel Parsons and Rebecca Edwards are partners of Out of the Ordinary Weddings, an event and wedding planning service with a team of highly- skilled event planners creating extraordinary weddings. Hazel says: We have seen an increase in interest in smaller weddings recently and our advice is don’t feel guilty about keeping numbers low and only inviting your nearest and dearest, your friends and family should understand that it’s your special day. With smaller numbers it allows you to spend money on other things that you might not normally have considered. Why not make a weekend of it and spend more time with your closest friends and family before and after your wedding? There are plenty of ways that you can share your day with absent friends and family and help them to feel part of your celebrations. For example, you could live-stream your ceremony. There are also options to use technology in your choice of entertainment to bring in-person and virtual guests together. CherryTop Weddings has a great entertainment product that does this (www.cherrytopweddings.com). Al though the pandemic meant that some couples had to postpone their weddings, it has offered ways in which to be creative. Some of the most beautiful weddings that we’ve helped to plan have been small weddings. 07900 954 051 | https://outoftheordinaryweddings.com www.facebook.com/outoftheordinaryweddings | www.instagram.com/outoftheordinaryweddings ALL IN THE DETAIL We’re having a small, intimate wedding this summer and want a photographer who can capture the finer details and precious moments as they unfold – can you help? Meet the expert: Suzanne McFadzean is an Axminster-based, yet national wedding and portrait photographer specialising in elegant and timeless documentary-style wedding photography. Suzanne says: It’s important that a couple and their chosen wedding photographer get along well and have a good rapport because this is what helps create wonderful wedding photos! Your photographer is going to be there right from the start of your day and often until the evening so choose with care! With years of experience under my belt, I can help each couple through their special day capturing those intimate, often unseen moments that keep the memories alive forever. It’s important to have the portrait pictures and family images along with those of the finer details that so much work goes into preparing. Because each wedding is very different and requirements vary, it’s important to settle on a plan for the wedding photography that best suits your needs. I offer three wedding photography packages, Bronze, Silver and Gold, plus a bespoke service should couples want a multi-day celebration or even a destination wedding. My Bronze package allows for a short day of photography between three to five hours which is ideal for a mid-week winter wedding. My Silver package includes a full day of photography from the bridal preparation to the first dance, a pre-wedding shoot (which is a great way of meeting and building that initial relationship with your photographer) and a ten-page luxury album, plus more. Finally, my Gold package offers (but is not limited to) a 10-hour day of photography, a luxury 20- page album, two smaller parent albums plus 10 mounted and boxed prints (in addition to the online gallery and USB stick containing all of the high resolution edited images). Even with these packages, nothing is set in stone. It’s best to start with a chat about what you’re planning and what you both want and to be sure that we get on well. 07484 163 901 | www.suzannemcfadzean.co.uk www.facebook.com/MrsMacWedding | w ww.instagram.com/suzie_mcfadzean EXPERT ADVICE 59