It’s been such a difficult week for couples right across the planet with many people, including One Curious Dream wedding planning clients being forced to consider the unthinkable – postponing or cancelling their wedding due to the coronavirus pandemic. In the wake of coronavirus sweeping the globe, it’s safe to say we’re all in unchartered … Read More about Thinking of postponing your wedding? Here’s what you need to do!

Hooray! So, you’re recently engaged and getting ready to undertake your wedding planning journey, congratulations! Many couples relish the prospect of planning their wedding and can’t wait to get stuck into all of the wedding planning tasks, but for many, the thought of planning their wedding is a very daunting prospect! Whether you’re a professional … Read More about 5 things to consider before you hire a wedding planner

Is it just me, or does time seem to be taking on warp-speed powers whilst we’re in lockdown? This week has been so busy and has once again flown by, I can’t believe it’s Sunday already! First of all, I’d like to send huge love and hugs to one of our wedding planning couples, Shay … Read More about Diary of a Wedding Planner – Week 3

As professional wedding planners working across London & East Anglia (Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge & Essex), we’ve spent the past couple of weeks working on postponements for our wedding planning couples 2020 weddings due to the coronavirus pandemic. Whilst many of our clients have opted to transfer their wedding to next year and beyond, some of … Read More about Wedding Planning Advice – How to plan an autumn wedding

Look, folks, we know it’s strange times out there right now with coronavirus impacting the entire planet and weddings being postponed left, right and centre. But, amidst the madness, so many couples and our wedding planning clients are still focusing their energies on planning for a 2021/2022 wedding and want to get the ball rolling … Read More about How to create your wedding guest list!

As professional wedding planners with an awesome little black book of trusted wedding industry suppliers, we love being able to share the knowledge and wisdom from some of our favourite wedding industry pros! This time, it’s the turn of the incredible Tom from Browns Films, an awesome Norfolk videography company who is sharing his top … Read More about Browns Films – How To Throw One Helluva Party!

Our founder, London & East Anglia award-winning wedding planner, Jo Pyman, has been sharing her experiences of working from home and sharing an office with her husband across the past couple of weeks (check through our blog for her posts). Whilst we know that most of our wedding planning couples love spending time together, the … Read More about Home Working – The Ultimate Relationship stress test!

Let’s throw this out there to begin with – did you know that, on average, it takes over 250 hours to plan a wedding? For most couples who are looking to plan a wedding, that’s a lot of time to find alongside building careers, raising a family, and well, just life! As professional wedding planners, … Read More about Partial Wedding Planning – The Lowdown!

It probably won’t surprise anybody that 2021 looks set to be an extremely busy year for the wedding industry in general. At One Curious Dream, the majority of our 2020 weddings have been pushed back into 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Coupled with new wedding planning and wedding design clients booking in, availability is … Read More about 2021 Availability!

Well hey there! How’s your week been? I think it’s safe to say it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster of a week – most of us in the UK are still trying to figure things out amidst the lockdown and navigate our way through this new normal in our personal lives, and for businesses, … Read More about Diary of a Wedding Planner – Week 2

As professional Wedding Planners who work with couples across London & East Anglia (Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge & Essex), we’ve been working with our wedding planning clients across the past couple of weeks to help them postpone their weddings amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. Whilst it’s been a very challenging time for both our clients and the … Read More about Wedding Planning Advice – Don’t Make These Common Mistakes!

A quick update to let you know that due to popular demand, we’ve now released some additional Pay As You Plan Your Wedding slots for April. The perfect choice for couples who are enjoying planning their own UK wedding but feel they could benefit from professional wedding planning support and expert wedding planning advice throughout … Read More about Pay As You Plan Your Wedding – New Slots Released

So you’re engaged – congratulations! Whilst at One Curious Dream we know this will be an amazingly exciting time for any newly engaged couple, the start of the wedding planning process can feel a little daunting and overwhelming. Faced with a million and one questions about wedding planning and a ton of choices to make, … Read More about Wedding Planning Advice – Top tips for newly engaged couples

Welcome! I’ve wanted to write this blog for some time, but it’s one of those jobs that I just never seem to get round to! Given I’m now self-isolating, I thought, if not now, then when? Let me start by saying that the reason I wanted to share some insight with you about the weekly … Read More about Diary of a UK Wedding Planner – Week 1

We’re a creative old bunch here at One Curious Dream, and to be honest, our professional wedding planners and wedding designers take inspiration from everywhere to incorporate into the UK weddings that we plan! Elements of our UK weddings are inspired by fashion, architecture, nature, you name it, we include it! But, one of the … Read More about Wedding Inspiration – Where Can You Find It?

Wow – where do we begin with this beautiful Norfolk marquee wedding? At One Curious Dream, there’s nothing our team of Wedding Planners love more than a stunning marquee wedding, so when we had the chance to help N&J bring their dream Norfolk wedding to life, we jumped at the chance! Taking place at the … Read More about Real Wedding featured by Esther Wild Photography

After all of the blood, sweat and tears you’ve put into planning your UK wedding, it’s understandable that you’d want the plans to come together perfectly! For most couples, planning a wedding takes a lot of time and money, so it’s important that your wedding runs smoothly and that your vision is bought to life! … Read More about Should I hire a Wedding Coordinator?

At One Curious Dream, one of the first tasks we undertake with our wedding planning clients is to set a realistic and achievable wedding budget, after all, you don’t want to start married life with crippling debt! It’s likely that you will already have a rough wedding budget in mind, so as professional UK wedding … Read More about How to set your wedding budget – Wedding Planning Advice from One Curious Dream

We’re pretty straight shooters here at One Curious Dream, so we know that hiring a professional wedding planner is likely to be one of the larger costs you’ll incur when allocating your wedding budget. We’re often asked by potential couples why they should hire us and biased as we may be, there are so many … Read More about Here’s why you should hire a Wedding Planner!

As professional UK wedding planners, we’re fortunate enough to plan and design a wide range of tipi weddings across the UK. This absolutely stunning Norfolk tipi wedding took place at Barn Drift, the most beautiful dry-hire wedding venue on the North Norfolk coast. With a dream team of wonderful Norfolk wedding suppliers, this beautiful Norfolk … Read More about Real Wedding featured by Esther Wild Photography

It’s really not the most exciting of subjects but it certainly is very topical. At One Curious Dream, we have a very busy year of weddings ahead and our clients, as well as all other couples getting married this year, are very worried about how Coronavirus might impact their wedding. With a global client base, … Read More about Help! How will Coronavirus impact my wedding?

Wow – WHAT A WEDDING! It’s safe to say that the course of wedding planning took a sharp turn just 72 hours before the wonderful Karen and Michael were due to host their tipi wedding at Fawley Hill. With gale-force winds scheduled, we took the tough decision to move the wedding to an indoor location … Read More about Real Wedding featured by Mike Savory Films

So, you’ve decided to take the plunge and hire a UK Wedding Planner – congratulations! We’re probably a little bit biased, but it’s likely your wedding planning journey will not only be stress-free, but it may also actually be enjoyable with the support of a professional wedding planner by your side! As an award-winning UK … Read More about How much does a UK Wedding Planner Cost?

It’s always so exciting to have a real wedding video land in our inbox and this stunning trailer by Mike Reid Films is no exception! Shell and Kev had the most incredible Norfolk tipi wedding weekend in the most beautiful venue, Barn Drift, nestled by the sea on the North Norfolk coast. With an absolutely … Read More about Real Tipi Weekend Wedding Featured by Mike Reid Films

If you’re newly engaged and just starting out on your wedding planning journey – congratulations! I’m sure these first few weeks will have passed by in a whirlwind of ring-flashing, endless questions (when’s the big day?/am I a bridesmaid?/have you chosen a venue?) as well as lots of discussions about your vision and what will … Read More about Thinking of hiring a UK wedding planner? Here are the questions to ask!

On what felt like one of the coldest days on record, we gathered an incredible team of Norfolk wedding suppliers together to create the most dreamy boho luxury wedding styled shoot! With videography by the fabulous Mike Savory Films, photography by Tim Stephenson photography, floristry by Rambling Rose Florist and hair and makeup by Adie … Read More about One Curious Dream Boho Luxe Styled Shoot

It’s no surprise that as tipi wedding planning experts, we adore tipi (also known as ‘teepee’) weddings – perfectly suited to free-spirited couples who wish to have a relaxed, fun celebration, it’s no wonder our team of professional UK tipi wedding planners plan and design so many of them! Here’s our top wedding planning advice … Read More about Planning a tipi wedding? Tipi Wedding Planning Advice.

Did you know some UK wedding planners charge you a fee for organising your wedding PLUS accept commission/kickbacks from wedding venues or suppliers? In many cases, the suppliers will add 10% on top of their fee to cover the commission paid to the wedding planner, which means you inevitably end up paying more for your … Read More about One Curious Dream and the ‘No Commission Here’ campaign

Wedding coordination, on the day wedding planning, wedding day management – call it what you will, this wedding planning service is a lifesaver for couples who have planned their own UK wedding but would like to benefit from the knowledge and experience of a professional UK wedding planner and hand over the reins to their … Read More about Wedding Day Management – tell me more!

We’ve absolutely loved the amazing Festival Brides wedding blog for ages now, so when we had the opportunity to chat through what we do as UK Wedding Planners and how we help our amazing couples plan and design stunning weddings, we jumped at it! Festival Brides is an amazing wedding blog for couples who are … Read More about One Curious Dream chats with Festival Brides

Whether you’re hoping to plan your own wedding or are aiming to work with a professional UK wedding planner, here are some of our top tips to get your wedding planning journey off to a great start! Your day, your way. At One Curious Dream, our wedding planning ethos is very much ‘Your day, your … Read More about Newly engaged? Wedding Planning advice to get you started!

We are over the moon to confirm that we have added another wedding award to our collection having taken home the East of England’s Wedding Planner of the Year title at the 4th annual English Wedding Awards. Having clinched the title at a glitzy wedding awards ceremony in Birmingham, One Curious Dream Founder, Jo Pyman … Read More about One Curious Dream announced as Wedding Planner of the Year!

As top UK wedding planners, we’re often asked about our wedding planning processes and how we help our wedding planning clients. Whilst the wedding planning industry has grown significantly in the UK, there’s still an air of mystery about what we do and many still believe that wedding planners are only hired by the rich … Read More about What do UK wedding planners actually do?

As UK wedding planners, we know that the key to throwing an amazing wedding party is to create the right atmosphere. This week, one of our favourite DJ’s, DJ Sebina, gives her take on how to plan your evening wedding music. DJ Sebina says “There are so many ways to throw a party at your … Read More about Guest post – Choosing your evening wedding entertainment!

As professional UK Wedding Planners and designers, there’s nothing we adore more than planning a stunning winter wedding. Whilst many of our UK wedding planning clients select wedding dates throughout the summer wedding season, every now and again a couple decides to embrace everything that a winter wedding has to offer and frankly, as wedding … Read More about Top tips for planning and designing a winter wedding.

Brace yourselves… this is a good’un! We had the most incredible time planning and designing a stunning wedding for this amazing couple! With one of our favourite Norfolk wedding photographers on board, check out Tim Stephenson’s footage from the day, it’s one wedding not to be missed! You can look at the full wedding gallery … Read More about Real Wedding published by Tim Stephenson Photography

As professional marquee wedding and tipi wedding planners, one of the most common concerns that our couples raise is, you guessed it, the Great British weather! 2019 has seen a wide range of weather conditions (yep, heatwave and gale-force winds, we’re talking to you!), navigating the challenges of managing adverse weather on your wedding day … Read More about Rain-proof your marquee or tipi wedding!

We are so excited to announce that we’ve been shortlisted in the Wedding Planner of The Year category at the 4th English Wedding Awards – how exciting! Our founder, Jo, will be heading to Birmingham for a glitzy awards ceremony on the 26th November with some of our team to see if we can bring … Read More about One Curious Dream shortlisted for Wedding Planner of The Year!

As award-winning Norfolk wedding planners and designers, there’s nothing we love more than creating stunning weddings in beautiful places! We worked with Kate and Chris to design their gorgeous Norfolk wedding which took place at Langley Abbey – a stunning historic building that is perfect for creating the most atmospheric of settings. With a dream … Read More about Stunning Langley Abbey wedding featured by Mike Reid Films

As professional wedding planners in Norfolk, we always love the opportunity to work close to home! One of our all-time favourite venues, Chaucer Barn is THE most amazing setting for couples who wish to hire a dry-hire Norfolk venue and plan a beautiful wedding weekend. Hiring a dry-hire wedding venue gives you so much opportunity … Read More about Beautiful real wedding featured by James Powell Photography

What a stunning wedding this was! As Norfolk wedding planners, there’s nothing we love more than planning and designing beautiful marquee weddings – and this one was a stunner! Holly and Thomas decided to host their Norfolk marquee wedding at the family home near the Norfolk coast. On one of the hottest days of the … Read More about Stunning Norfolk marquee wedding featured by Mike Reid Films

Where do we start with this gorgeous wedding editorial that we recently curated with an absolute dream team? Blending boho with some serious luxe touches, we’ll let the amazing Whimsical Wonderland Weddings team tell you more! “If one thing is for certain, the popularity for pampas grass is high in the world of weddings. And … Read More about One Curious Dream published on Whimsical Wonderland Weddings

We loved seeing this beautiful Suffolk Bruisyard Hall wedding featured on the Rob Dodsworth Photography blog. The most stunning Suffolk wedding venue offering full weekend hire, this place is just perfect for couples who are hoping to plan a beautifully stylish and wonderfully relaxed Suffolk wedding. With some seriously gorgeous props, lots of handmade touches … Read More about Beautiful real wedding featured by Rob Dodsworth Photography

Jo Pyman, Wedding Planner and Director of UK Wedding Planners, One Curious Dream, shares her top tips for saving money in the Daily Mail. If you’re looking for ways to decrease the cost of your wedding planning, why not pop over to the Daily Mail and find out more about the wedding planning advice we … Read More about Jo Pyman, One Curious Dream Wedding Planner shares her top tips in the Daily Mail

Hiring a professional UK wedding planner could be the best decision you make when it comes to planning the wedding of your dreams. Once a luxury reserved for the rich and famous, UK wedding planners are now a necessity for busy couples looking for some ideas, help and support leading up to and of course … Read More about Why you should hire a wedding planner!

Sit back and feast your eyes on this beautiful, bohemian wedding that took place at Upthorpe Wood in Suffolk. This stunning wedding was full of amazing boho design and styling touches and includes lots of inspo for DIY brides too, pop on over to take a look on the fabulous Rock My Wedding here: Stunning … Read More about One Curious Dream feature on Rock My Wedding

As London wedding planners, we’re used to finding amazing wedding venues throughout the UK, but honestly, there’s nothing more exciting than searching for a unique, beautiful venue to host a London wedding! With engagement season just around the corner and a whole heap of newly engaged couples heading out to find the wedding venue of … Read More about Top tips for finding your dream London wedding venue.

As professional UK Wedding Planners, we’re so lucky to plan and design some incredible weddings in dry-hire venues – this is where you simply hire a beautiful piece of land or building and then plan your wedding from scratch. Whilst there’s so much more work involved in planning a wedding of this nature, one of … Read More about How much alcohol should you buy for your wedding?

Grab a cuppa and spend a few moments checking out this beautiful winter wedding which took place at the stunning Suffolk Barns. We were delighted to style this beautiful wedding with props from our hire range. If you’re looking for props or an award-winning stylist for your big day, don’t forget to check out our … Read More about Beautiful real wedding featured by photographer Tim Stephenson

If you’re looking for a UK wedding planner to help plan the wedding of your dreams – where do you start? And how do you ensure you find the perfect wedding planner for you? Here’s our top advice on what to look for when choosing your wedding planner! First and foremost, (and yes, we know … Read More about Looking for a Wedding Planner?

Now, THIS is one you will definitely want to check out! Pop on over to Tim Stephenson Photography to look at all the beautiful details at this elegant Norfolk wedding at Pentney Abbey – it’s one not to be missed! With props and styling by One Curious Dream, there’s some really dreamy details and gorgeous … Read More about Beautiful real wedding at Pentney Abbey featured by Tim Stephenson Photography

Suffolk Wedding Planner, One Curious Dream, is thrilled to be featured on Whimsical Wonderland Weddings. With absolutely stunning details inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream, this is one not to miss! Pop on over to this amazing wedding blog to view the full story: Read Full Story

We are absolutely overjoyed to have won the prestigious wedding planner of the year award 2019 (East of England) at The Wedding Industry Awards! Following a glitzy reception at the beautiful Hockwold Hall on Wednesday 16th November, which was attended by some of the East of Englands top wedding suppliers, One Curious Dream was awarded … Read More about One Curious Dream win Wedding Planner of The Year 2019!!

It probably hasn’t escaped your notice, but here, at One Curious Dream, we’re HUGE fans of marquee weddings. Why? Because not only do you have total control of how your wedding day looks and feels, quite often, this style of wedding enables you to choose all of your suppliers and the location of your big day, … Read More about Top tips for planning a marquee wedding

  We were thrilled to be asked to share some of our props and pretties for this gorgeous autumnal shoot that recently took place at Applewood Hall in Norfolk. On a day with unseasonably beautiful blue skies and an amazing team of creatives on board, we think the results look stunning! Pop over to Bride … Read More about Styled shoot at Applewood Hall appears in Bride Magazine

In this day and age, couples are absolutely spoilt for choice when it comes to finding resources to help you plan your dream wedding. Pretty much every couple on the planet will spend time pin-teresting, googling and reading wedding websites such as Rock My Wedding, Style Me Pretty, Hitched and Confetti for ideas and inspiration. … Read More about Top tips for planning your wedding!

  We’re delighted to be featured over on the Whimsical Wonderland Weddings blog for our work on a beautiful Norfolk wedding. This gorgeous wedding featured lots of greenery, bespoke perspex signage and some absolutely stunning Norfolk venues! With beautiful photography by Camilla Andrea, pop on over for a read! Read Blog  

Let’s face it, sharing the news of your engagement at work is super exciting – in fact, you’re bound to spend a fair bit of time graciously accepting congratulations from your colleagues and of course flashing that sparkly ring about the place! Having said that, one of the common dilemmas facing many modern couples when … Read More about Wedding Etiquette – What are the rules for inviting colleagues to your wedding?

Now guys, if there’s one topic that’s guaranteed to cause a bit controversy, it’s whether or not you should invite kids to your big day. On one side of the fence, there are those that firmly believe that children put the magic into the day, after all, you won’t get the brilliant pictures of knee … Read More about Should you invite kids to your wedding?

We are thrilled to publish the gorgeous shots from our Bold Bohemia styled shoot which took place last month. If you like bright, bold colours with a boho twist, this one is for you. You can read all about this incredible collaboration with some top wedding industry suppliers over on the Norfolk brides (www.norfolkbrides.co.uk) website, … Read More about One Curious Dream styled shoot – Bold Bohemia

As London wedding planners, there’s a very common grumble that crops up time and time again when planning a wedding, one that leaves couples pulling their hair out in fact – the dreaded RSVP situation, or should we say – lack thereof! Yes, we know you sent save the dates out well in advance and … Read More about How to get your wedding guests to RSVP!

There’s something so beautiful about a castle wedding, especially when it’s in the middle of Norwich city centre! Kath and David chose the beautiful Norwich Castle to host their wedding ceremony followed by a traditional Norfolk pub wedding nearby. We were delighted to offer our wedding day management service to Kath and David so that … Read More about Stunning Norwich Castle real wedding

As professional Norfolk wedding planners, a common question that we’re often asked is what information should be included on wedding invitations? Here are our top tips to make sure your guests are fully in the know! 1. Time, Date & Venue Seems really obvious but the point here is to make sure the information you … Read More about 4 Things You Must Include on Your Wedding Invitations

The team at One Curious Dream bloody love a good read and one of our fave spots online to pass away the hours has to be the amazing The English Wedding Blog (http://english-wedding.com/). So, it’s safe to say, that we are absolutely thrilled to have been included as one of their recommended top 15 planners … Read More about One Curious Dream feature as one of the top 15 recommended UK Wedding Planners & Stylists

WEDDING BUDGETS. We all have one and whether it’s a cash-conscious £5,000 or bank account-busting £125,000, there’s no right or wrong – it’s just about what you can, or want to spend. Amanda Griffiths, Editor of Norfolk and Suffolk Bride, takes a look at budgets for weddings across the Norfolk and Suffolk region with commentary … Read More about One Curious Dream provide commentary in the latest Norfolk & Suffolk Bride magazine

A lovely little mention for One Curious Dream on the Whimsical Wonderland Weddings blog this week as one of our gorgeous couples appeared in the real weddings section. Esme and Nick’s stunning wedding at the beautiful Easton Grange in Suffolk was full of beautiful, rustic touches. Pop on over to devour this seriously stylish wedding! … Read More about One Curious Dream appear on Whimsical Wonderland Weddings

Following our win of the best Venue Stylist in the East of England prize at The Wedding Industry Awards, we are delighted to have appeared in an article by the Eastern Daily Press covering the event. Pop over to the EDP website to read the full story! Read Article

The One Curious Dream team are absolutely thrilled to have been awarded the trophy for the best venue stylist of the year (East of England) at the 2018 Wedding Industry Awards. The trophy was awarded to the team at a glittering awards ceremony held at The Granary Barns in Suffolk on Wednesday 15th November. The … Read More about One Curious Dream win venue stylist of the year, East of England award!

For some serious wedding eye candy, pop on over to Whimsical Wonderland Weddings and check out this beautiful Suffolk wedding that we provided the prop hire for. With lots of greenery and some beautiful vintage touches, this is one not to be missed! So excited to see this beautiful Easton Grange wedding appear on Whimsical … Read More about One Curious Dream appear on Whimsical Wonderland Weddings

A very quick newsflash for you! The team of professional UK wedding planners at One Curious Dream are pleased as punch to have been shortlisted in the regional finals of the 2018 Wedding Industry Awards. After an incredible year, we were thrilled that so many of our amazing couples voted for us to be shortlisted … Read More about One Curious Dream Receive Prestigious Awards Nominations

So excited today to see this beautiful Norfolk tipi wedding appear on one of our favourite UK Wedding Blogs, Love My Dress! Fiona and Jack were a wonderful couple to work with and their Norfolk tipi wedding was full-on fun from start to finish! As well as sharing a blog about this amazing Norfolk tipi … Read More about One Curious Dream feature on Love My Dress

Let’s face it, guys, getting married in the UK is expensive! Whether you are just starting out on your wedding planning journey or your wedding is just around the corner, the chances are you have some sort of fantastic, colour coded, all singing, all dancing spreadsheet or software to help you keep track of your … Read More about Weddings are expensive enough! Here’s how to avoid some unexpected wedding costs…

We’ve had the pleasure of working with some amazing wedding planning couples in the UK so far this season and have absolutely loved seeing the different ideas and wedding visions being brought to life. One of our most popular style of wedding this year is the festival wedding or ‘wed-fest’ – think the great outdoors, … Read More about How to throw a festival wedding!

As much as there is something charming (and tasty!) about a traditional sit-down wedding breakfast, this year, more than ever before, our UK wedding planning couples are striving to break with tradition and are looking for ways to incorporate their own personality through creative catering options into their wedding day. From street food trucks, bbq’s, … Read More about Time for a feast! Quirky food ideas for your wedding.

As top UK wedding planners, there’s one question we’re often asked at One Curious Dream – what’s the difference between a wedding planner and a wedding coordinator? Firstly, we want to dispel a myth for you – having a  wedding planner or a wedding coordinator is not simply an American tradition or a luxury that … Read More about Wedding planner or wedding coordinator – which do I need?

At One Curious Dream, our Norfolk Wedding Planners work incredibly hard to create a wedding that is personal and unique to each couple we work with – no conveyor belt weddings here! One of the key aspects of your big day is the ceremony itself, however, many couples are still unaware that a celebrant led … Read More about Guest blog – What exactly is a marriage celebrant and why should you consider using one for your ceremony?

As UK wedding planners, we’ve spent lots of time this week helping some of our gorgeous wedding planning couples put the finishing touches to their wedding invitations but one common question that keeps cropping up is what information should you include on them? Here are our top tips to make sure your guests are fully … Read More about What information should you include on your wedding invitations?