RECOMMENDATIONS

109b Manor Lane,Lee Green. London SE12 8LT.

Where do I begin.... Deco brides is one of the most amazing bridal shop's that I have ever come across. If I'm honest, when I have been to other bridal dress shops, I have noticed that the staff can be a little bit... cold in their personalities and not too helpful. However let me introduce to you DECO BRIDES. This shop not only specializes in designer wedding dresses, but they have one of the best bridal hairdressers I have ever seen. Halil is the owner of Deco brides and he is the type of hairdresser that is capable of doing the likes of Angelina Jolie to a world premier. If I'm honest I am extremely fussy with hair and makeup and I'm known for being a perfectionist, so to me, it is important that my brides hair on their wedding day is perfect to complete her look. Halil has been in the wedding hair industry for many years and I can assure you that if you go to see him for your bridal hair trial you will be over the moon. At Deco brides they can also help you with arranging your perfect vintage car or limo to your venue and also your bridal flowers all under one roof. So take the pressure off visiting many shops and go and visit Halil and his professional and very friendly team.

You can call them on : (Hair Salon - 0208 318 7645)    (Wedding Dresses - 0208 297 8174) to ask for advise or make an appointment. Also you can visit their website www.decobrides.co.uk

Eyelashes are a very important enhancement to your bridal makeup, if you have naturally short lashes. However, I would not recommend that you have strip lashes applied for your wedding day, as when you get happy tears they are more than likely to lift off, as the glue that they are supplied with is not strong enough. However I advise all my brides to have Semi permanent lashes for their wedding day as a beautiful enhancement to their natural lashes, ( If like mine, your lashes are quite short and fine.) I have been having semi permanent eyelashes for many years now and I cannot recommend anyone better than Natasha. Semi Permanent lashes are perfect for brides, as the lashes are also perfect for your honeymoon.

Natasha Horner has been working in the Beauty industry for six years now. She first qualified as a Beauty Therapist in May 2006, then attended a private college for nine months and achieved a credit in her ITEC Level 2 Beauty Diploma exam. In 2007 Natasha qualified as a Lash Technician. This innovative and exciting new treatment has grown and grown in popularity. Over the past eighteen months the demand has exploded in such a way that she is now a now a full time self employed Lash Technician. In September 2010 I furthered her training with Nouveau by completing the Masters qualification. The process of lash application is completely relaxing with no skin contact whatsoever. There is a style and look to suit every individual, from the most subtle and natural to the daring and dramatic! Full details of the treatment can be found on the website www.nouveaulashes.co.uk. With four years of dedicated lash experience, you can be confident that you are in the safest of hands and will have a look created tailor made to your needs.

Elaine, specialises in bridal hair design and works extensively with me on weddings. I highly recommend Elaine. She is professional, reliable and very approachable. With over 40 years of experience between us, no wonder previous brides say "we are a great team". For further details on hair and makeup trials, please contact me.

Like with all my recommendations I only choose the best in the wedding industry for my brides and they are all personal recommendations too. Phil Webster is one of the best wedding Dj's in Kent, Surrey, Sussex & Essex. I have personally attended more weddings than anyone I know, so I have seen many different forms of entertainment. A Dj in my opinion, is another profession where you have to get the best, as a top DJ will be able to create the perfect ambiance for your wedding breakfast and bring the dance floor of your venue to life. Phil listens to what your requirements are and what tracks/songs you like to listen to and what you do not want played at your wedding. He also specializes in Mood lighting, which creates the most beautiful soft lighting in your chosen colour theme, soft lighting the walls and dance floor and even the outside of the venue which looks sensational. Every time when I'm at a wedding with Phil, the wedding guests are asking for more music to be played even though its the end of the night, which is always a fantastic way of knowing that you chose the right Dj and that you and your guests had a wedding night to remember. Give Phil a call on: 07929 266 354. or visit his website. www.choicedj.co.uk

On your wedding day I cannot stress how important it is to have a videographer. To be able to capture the atmosphere on your wedding day is priceless and one of the South East's top videographers is Terry. His company is TDH MEDIA. I have been to many weddings where he has been there to capture the brides wedding morning, throughout the day and evening. In my opinion Terry and his team are first class. When you meet Terry he is the kind of guy, that has such a big personality and makes you feel completely relaxed, although you will find you will be laughing a lot as he is a funny guy, which is fantastic as he helps to keep you calm and feel like a celb on your wedding day. Not only does TDH MEDIA specialize in digital videography but also photography, which is perfect as everything is done by Terry and his team. A brief example of what to expect as one of his highly recommended packages is where filming and photography begins at the venue where the bride is getting ready. This may include shots of attendant family or friends, as well as tasteful and discreet coverage of bridal preparations such as finishing touches to hair and make-up, or placing of jewellery, tiara or veil. From there, our team heads directly to the ceremony venue to set the scene. We capture guests arriving and meeting with the groom, and entering the venue, followed by the bride's arrival. We then film and shoot the entire ceremony (with prior venue approval). TDH MEDIA also can record your wedding speeches in full, capture the cutting-of-the-cake, first dance, and evening party scenes, as well as video messages. These give your guests the opportunity to leave a special message, just for you, to be included on your DVD.

I cannot recommend Terry and his team highly enough. Visit his website www.tdhmedia.co.uk or call him on 0208 300 0174 or 07989596491.

Louise is one of the leading freelance beauty therapists in the South East. She has so many qualifications within her field, she truly is a highly sought after therapist, not to mention that\she makes you feel relaxed and completely pampered.

Many brides ask me to make their skin look flawless. Ideally your skin should be in tip top condition for your wedding day, this results in healthy, glowing complexion.

Louise specialises in an endless list of incredible treatments, from Deluxe Facials, to ensure an amazing complexion. Full body massages to ease away wedding planning stress. Waxing ( to be carried out a few days before your wedding/honeymoon ) amongst many more treatments available. Louise has been my beauty therapist for many years and I cannot recommend her highly enough.

Please contact Louise on 07961135110.

I would like to take the time, to introduce to you, someone, who in my opinion, is one of the best Photographers within the wedding industry. Robert Hooper at http://www.roberthooper.co.uk will make you look sensational even if you feel you are not photogenic.

Due to his amazing talent behind a lens and his fantastic personality, Robert does get booked in advance, so take a look at his website and give him a call as soon as possible.( However if you don't have long to plan your wedding, its worth giving Robert a call once you have booked your venue.) In my opinion, Photos really are the only necessity to capture your wedding day, so its very important that you don't book just any photographer. Do your research and its always good to go with highly recommended people. Robert Hooper really is one of the best in the business and I'm very honoured to have worked with him. Below is a bit more information from http://www.roberthooper.co.uk

A bit about me... Robert Hooper.

I've been doing photography since I was about 12, so that's 30 years - shot my first wedding maybe 6 years ago and love it. I also do other types of portraiture, lifestyle portraits and baby portraits etc (even pets) but the vast majority of my work is wedding photography. When I shoot a wedding I'm not interested in going home with the same old drab stuff that others may do - I really want to take something more than that - something creative. Of course, we cover all the basics and make sure we do a really good job of that too - but I'm also looking for that extra "something" to really make my clients go "Wow". Then I've done my job well! My absolute favourite brides are those that really trust and believe in me, and give me the time to really go to town and take the best pictures I possibly can of them. Lindsay and Joe were a good example - we did a pre-wedding shoot a few weeks before the wedding and Joe in particular was a little uncomfortable about having his picture taken... but after they'd seen the results of that shoot, by the time the wedding day came around they were both really up for it' with regards to the photography and so we got some great pictures of them. I love that. I shoot exclusively using Canon equipment, and go pretty gear-heavy - but I use only the best kit and believe in using the right equipment for the job to get the best results. My assistants Karen and Kev can testify to this with their aching backs from carrying everything - but they also both take a pretty mean picture themselves. J Almost every wedding we shoot also has an album included in the package too, and we use the best albums available to really show off the wedding photos to best effect. I'm not the cheapest photographer out there... but photography is an area where you really get what you pay for, and I really believe that in 20 years the wedding album and the photos in it will be priceless