A friendly team with LOADS of choices and a great shop. I've taken pictures there, and they're just down the road from me.

On Guildhall Road, Northampton, Lizzi (who is also a designer herself) has created a lovely shop.

Melanie's creations are beyond cupcakes in my humble opinion. They're little works of art, and can be so unique. Check her out!

Hockely's, based in Northampton, make very fine cakes which I can confirm from frequent personal experience, are also delicious!

They have a shop in town that I'm sure you already know about. I buy my flowers there ;-)

Sofia is a friend and a great florist, who does stylish and beautiful work.

I happen to know a lot about sound, and it makes me cringe when a DJ shows up with a lousy distorted blaring £100 kit from maplins. Andy's rig sounds and looks fantastic - you can really enjoy the music. And his style and mixes were excellent.

Georgina is absolutely lovely and a great makeup artist. I use her whenever I need makeup for a photoshoot.

Lorraine was in charge of make up for the now famous wedding of Charlie and Emma. Based in Earley but she does travel a bit!

A good resource for all kinds of wedding suppliers.

Hogarths has a funky and modern yet classy feel, with large open space for huge group photos, a beautiful "woodland" area with a stream and stone bridge, and honeymoon suites to die for

Wroxall is a beautiful estate with it's own chapel, intriguing ruins and lovely period features in the main house

Lovely gardens and different areas for photos and large groups. The new barn suite is a great venue and the old house is also charming.

Has a large conservatory dining area and nice gardens. Great suites too.

An amazing new venue with modern funky design inside, large open grounds and secluded woodland bits, great architectural features.

A really large venue for big guest lists! The main room is nice, and the grounds are big and attractive with an awesome secret garden and fountain

A beautiful old building in Stratford upon Avon with nice gardens for Summer

Almost a castle - beautiful high ceilings and opulent furnishings. Great gardens and grounds

Has a friendly feel for a very warm family celebration. Balcony and some gardens.

I've worked with Steve a few times now and heard great things about him from brides. He's always very friendly and great fun to have on your wedding day.

Let's face it, lots of hotel function suites could use some tarting up. Party Linen are the kiddies for the job. I love their slogan: "turning ordinary spaces into extraordinary places".

Abigail Carter creates very personal and unique stationery. She created a beautiful and meaningful design for my good friends wedding last year.

Carl Dean impresses me with his closeup magic, sleight of hand and general showmanship.