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Technophobes beware, Little Fish have finally taken the bait and joined the twenty first century by creating a Little Fish Facebook group. The group, which is via invitation only, is for clients past and present to have a space to discuss everything to do with their Big Day.

So whether you have just got engaged and have no idea where to start hunting for the designer dress of your dreams, or you've celebrated your second wedding anniversary and want to relive the highs and the lows; this is the site for you. And of course, there's room to upload your wedding pics so everyone can see how fabulous your wedding was!

To join, please search for 'Little Fish Events' and we will accept you as a member. To join facebook, visit the site at http://www.facebook.com/ to register.

See you there soon!

Little Fish Hook Top Award

We're Wedding Planner of the Year!

Little Fish Events, are thrilled to have been awarded ‘Wedding Planner of the Year’ for the second year running at the Yorkshire Brides Annual Industry Awards. The Awards, now in their third year, were launched to recognise and reward the bridal industry talent in and beyond the region. Yorkshire Brides is the North’s biggest and most prestigious designer wedding show, and this year they invited wedding suppliers to think about the cost of the big day on the environment with a challenge for eco-friendly entries. The top tier winners were announced at a Black Tie dinner and Little Fish were thrilled to receive recognition for their hard work and talent. A team of independent judges voted for the winners who collected their awards by celebrity stylist Bradley Taylor.

Winning entries included a couture bridal gown made with 100% natural silk; a tiara fashioned out of CDs; wedding stationery featuring planting seeds; and a storyboard detailing conflict free diamonds, eco hotels and email invites.

Commenting on the event, Yorkshire Brides show director Cathy McConaghy said: “We continue to receive top class entries year on year, making the job of judging even more difficult. It is great for wedding suppliers to gain the recognition they deserve and be given this prestigious accolade.”

“We decided to give our Awards an eco-friendly theme this year in direct response to demand by readers of the Yorkshire Brides magazine and wedding show visitors for more ethical products and services. We always look to raise the bar with the Awards and this year’s winners met the brief to create wedding products using locally sourcing, organic and locally grown produce and/or recyclable materials.”

Hannah Skinner, Company Director for Little Fish Events said “Completing this year’s entry was really challenging. Many suppliers are now offering eco options and green products, but pulling everything together into a creative unique storyboard was difficult. I am not sure quite how many hours I spent researching and designing!"

Hannah’s storyboard included all the major elements of a wedding day, from a stunning gown designed using organic kind silk, Jewellery from recycled gold using conflict free diamonds, an organic wedding breakfast menu using locally sourced fresh ingredients and a honeymoon based in a luxury eco-lodge right here in the UK.

“I decided upon a herb garden theme to tie everything together” Commented Hannah. “Instead of the usual cut flower centre pieces, I designed large urns overflowing with basil, mint, dill and rosemary. Wedding favours were miniature pots of herbs planted in recycled cans that the guests could take a way and transfer into their gardens. I even managed to find gorgeous pink glass dragonflies that added a quirky edge to the whole wedding style. They are fair trade and made in Cape Town by a project dedicated to improving the lives and working conditions of local people.

“I am over the moon that all the hard work has paid off and I’m now really interested in offering more eco and green choices to my brides. It’s amazing what ethical options are out there if you just take the time to look beneath the service. Weddings can be chic, stylish and responsible.”

Little Fish Events are delighted to announce that are a direct result of the awards, they will be designing a full range of stationery using 100% recycled card, paper and envelopes by the end of the summer. They will also be developing a Green Policy to reduce their waste, recycle and reuse where possible. This year they have planted two trees at the National Forest in the East Midlands to help offset their carbon footprint and look forward to doing the same in 2009.

Little Fish Events also picked up the runner up prize for Customer Service Award for a small or new business, which was voted for by the public.

Hannah has been running Little Fish Events since 2004 and assists busy brides and grooms all over the UK to make their wedding day memorable for all the right reasons. For more details on the services they offer, please visit the main website.

Sarah and Gary Still Buzzing!

Honey Makes a Sweet Theme

Sarah Gibson and Gary Marsden along with their beautiful little boy Sam, were married on July 12th at St Pauls Church, Stalybridge with their reception at the Heygreen Hotel in Marsden. And Little Fish Events were there to help them every step of the way.

Sarah and Gary hired Hannah at Little Fish to complete for them a full storyboard of the day, developing a theme to tie everything together and designing lots of little finishing touches to wow their guests. They also had a venue plan and took advantage of the On The Day Management Service so they could relax and enjoy the wedding. Little Fish also created all of their wedding stationery and favours.

We settled on the idea of using pears as place settings, as the hotel had a gorgeous English Country feel about it, and with the lemon tones in the dining room, we needed to keep the wedding colours muted. Before long, bumbles bees had entered the scene, and were to be found nuzzling into the flowers, hovering over confetti boxes and decorating tiny jars of honey with mini drizzlers, which were presented as favours to the ladies.

Sarah looks absolutely stunning in an Ian Stuart dress, which left Gary speechless... for the first time since we met him! The day ran like clockwork, with each wedding scene flowing into the next. The guests had a ball and the bride and groom didn't stop smiling all day. We really enjoyed making their day just a little bit special.

Good luck for the future Sarah, Gary and Sam. It has been a pleasure. Hannah and the Little Fish Team.

Congratulations Mr & Mrs Spencer

Helen and Lawrence tie the knot




We were thrilled to be involved in the wedding of Helen and Lawrence at the Bridge Hotel, Presbury Village, Cheshire on Saturday July 5th. The couple, who both looked radiant on their big day took advantage of our Venue Styling Package, wedding stationery, favours, and On The Day Management Package to ensure everything ran like clockwork. We were really pleased with the look of the room which utilised stunning black table cloths with English Country Garden floral arrangements in huge martini glasses. An abundance of candles, lanterns and greenery completed the modern look, which had a quirky vintage twist.

Guests were led through the civil ceremony with orders of the day, before viewing the bay tree table plan and taking their seats. The meaning of every ones name was printed on their napkin wrap place cards and we combined the table names with stunning menus. Guests played Best Man Bingo during William's hilarious speech, and enjoyed old fashioned lollipops as the groom did his speech. Tiny jars filled with dolly mixtures adorned the pillows of those staying at the hotel bidding them to sleep tight.

We thoroughly enjoyed working with Helen and Lawrence, they were full of creative ideas and just needed help to pull everything together into a cohesive plan and have an extra pair of hands on the day itself.

All the very best for a very happy future together, Hannah and the Little Fish Team.

A Beautiful Wedding Website...FREE

A little thank you to our loyal customers



At little Fish Events we want to offer our clients the best possible service at the best possible price, so when we saw a way to take our beautiful stationery designs and incorporate them onto the web, we jumped at it! And what's more, for the rest of 2008, we are offering you the opportunity to claim your FREE wedding website, courtesy of Little Fish Events.

All you need to do, is secure an order for our fabulous stationery or favours to the value of £495 or more for a FREE mini site to host all your important wedding details, directions, gift list information and your story. For those brides taking advantage of our superb styling and planning packages, spend over £2,500 to receive your fully interactive website including a dedicated URL, photo gallery, online guest book, RSVP service and much more.

Sarah and Gary, who are tying the knot on July 12th this year, are using Little Fish's services for all their invites, favours and stationery as well as enjoying a full Venue Styling Service and On The Day Management. They were thrilled to receive their free wedding website, which you can view by clicking here.

For further on our wedding website offer please visit http://www.littlefishevents.co.uk/Littlefishevents/weddingwebsites/

Fishing For Compliments

Yorkshire Brides Industry Awards



We are very aware that brides wear holes in their shoes and have earned their stripes for the time and effort they put into the search for those truly magical ingredients that make up a memorable wedding day. And while doing this, they've got to know suppliers from gown designers to wedding planners, caterers, stationery designers, jewellers, florists, photographers and hundreds more.

Now they're inviting YOU to cast your vote in the Yorkshire Brides Wedding Industry Awards 2008.

This year Little Fish Events is entering the awards categories for 'Finishing Touches & Wedding Planner of the Year' and also 'Stationery Designer of the year'. If you think that the service we have provided for you deserves recognition, then we would thoroughly appreciate your vote.

To tell them who's providing service par excellence, please click on the link and complete the on-line form http://www.yorkshirebrides.co.uk/awards_voting.php

With thanks for your support,
Hannah and the Little Fish Team.

Ebay Shop Launched!

Another Way to Fish for Products...



We are thrilled to announce that our ebay shop is now open! To celebrate the launch, we are offereing a full refund of your sample purchase, when you place an order of £75 or more before June 30th 2008. Offer applies to one sample per customer and excludes the cost of P&P.

All the best with your wedding plans!

To visit the ebay shop, please visit http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Handmade-Wedding-Invites-Favours

To see our full range of designs please visit http://www.littlefishevents.co.uk/Littlefishevents/brochure.html

To see our full range of products please visit http://www.littlefishevents.co.uk/Littlefishevents/stationery.html