On Wednesday night many of the UK's top wedding suppliers headed to London for the National Wedding Industry Awards which reward excellence in the Wedding Industry. The national winners were chosen by a panel of expert wedding industry judges and it was a fantastic night for Bristol, with four national winners based here.

Kirsten Butler, The Little Wedding Helper (below) won the Best Special Touch Category for her fabulous Venue Styling. Kirsten attended the awards ceremony at the Bloomsbury Ballroom and collected her award on stage to a rapturous reception.

                    


Michele Jetzer also won Best Wedding Coordinator at a venue for the second year running for her work at the Riverstation. The Riverstation said "Michele works hard with couples to ensure that each wedding is unique, meticulously planned and flawlessly executed. Michele has been working at riverstation for almost four years and this award is a testament to her tireless commitment and professionalism. Congratulations Michele!"


                                          

Michele looked stunning on the evening in a gorgeous Jenny Packham gown from The Mews of Clifton.

Hermione Harbutt also won her category for best Wedding Accessory. She said "We are delighted to announce that we have won the award for Best Wedding Accessories in the UK at The Wedding Industry Awards, the highest accolade! Thank you to all our wonderful brides!"

Congratulations also to Bramble and Wild www.brambleandwild.com, who won Highly Commended in the Best Wedding Florist category.

The Best Wedding Entertainment category was won by local magician Darren Campbell www.darrencampbellmagic.co.uk. A huge congratulations to all of the Bristol based winners.



Learn more about the awards here.

The National Wedding Industry Awards are held annually to recognise and reward excellence in the Wedding Industry. As the UK Wedding Industry is not regulated it's a great way to find quality suppliers as Brides nominate in each category and winners are picked by a panel of expert wedding industry judges, based on customer testimonials.

                                                           

We recently listed those Bristol wedding suppliers who had been regionally shortlisted. Now the regional winners have been announced and many of the South West winners are based here in Bristol. Again this year Kirsten Butler, The Little Wedding Helper won the Best Special Touch Catergory for her fabulous Venue Styling.

You can read Kirsten's hugely popular article for Bristol Wedding News on styling Village Halls here.



Michelle Jetzer also won Best Wedding Coordinator (Venue) for her work at the Riverstation. We recently featured one of Michelle's lovely Weddings, and you can read about all of the gorgeous details here. Michelle won the national award earlier this year so good luck to Michelle at the award ceremony in January 2013.



Congratulations also go to Kingscote Barn who won Best Wedding Venue. Hermione Harbutt also won her category for best Wedding Accessory in the South West. You can read all about the opening of her stunning showroom in Clifton here. Congratulations to the other local winners listed below,

Best Wedding Videographer: I Do Wedding Films www.idoweddingfilms.co.uk

Best Wedding Florist: Bramble and Wild www.brambleandwild.com

Best Wedding Stationery: Archibald Edwards www.archibald-edwards.co.uk

Best Wedding Menswear Hire: Men's Hire Thornbury www.menshire.co.uk

Best Wedding Entertainment Darren Campbell Musician www.darrencampbellmagic.co.uk

Best Wedding DJ: The Celebration Roadshow www.celebrationroadshow.co.uk

Best Wedding Hair Stylist: Fordham Hair Design www.fhdmobile.co.uk

Learn more about the awards here.

The Riverstation is hosting an Eco Wedding fair on Saturday 3rd November from 11am to 4pm. The fair is a must for couples who want their wedding to be environmentally friendly and sustainable. The fair is being organised by Michelle Jetzer who won Best Wedding Coordinator in a venue at the 2011 Wedding Industry Awards.




She says ‘The Eco Wedding Fair’ has all its stalls booked with the most incredible ‘Eco & Ethical’ companies the South West Wedding industry has to offer". There is free entry and an ‘Eco treat’ goody bags to those that register online and on the day there will be fashion, workshops, nibbles, bubbles,   advice from wedding experts, music, theatre, cafe, gifts to purchase, Rickshaw rides, wedding boat to explore, ice cream to taste, plus more!

Learn more and see the list of exhibitors here

The National Wedding Industry Awards took place in a glitzy ceremony in London last night with the national winners being picked by a panel of expert judges, based on Customer Testimonials.

A massive congratulations to Michelle Jetzer, who won the national prize for Best Wedding Coordinator at a Venue last night for her work at the Riverstation. We recently featured one of Michelle's weddings, and you can read about all of the gorgeous details in the full post here.



Congratulations also go to Kingscote Barn who won Best Regional Wedding Venue. Well done to all of the nominees, regional and national winners.

Learn more about the awards here.

The National Wedding Industry Awards are held annually to recognise and reward excellence in the Wedding Industry. As the UK Wedding Industry is not regulated it's a great way to find quality suppliers as Brides nominate in each category and winners are picked by a panel of expert judges, based on Customer Testimonials.

The Regional winners have recently been announced and some of the South West winners are based here in Bristol. This year Kirsten Butler, The Little Wedding Helper won the Best Special Touch Catergory for her fabulous Venue Styling. You can read Kirsten's hugely popular article for Bristol Wedding News on styling Village Halls here.


  

Michelle Jetzer also won Best Wedding Coordinator (Venue) for her work at the Riverstation. We recently featured one of Michelle's lovely Weddings, and you can read about all of the gorgeous details here.



Congratulations also go to Kingscote Barn who won Best Wedding Venue. We also featured this great venue recently, which really does go to prove that Bristol Wedding News tells Bristol Brides about all the best local venues and suppliers. Keep checking back for more fantastic Bristol suppliers and wedding news, tips and ideas.

Also well done to Ambience Bristol who were nominated in the Special Touch category. The Regional Winners will now go on to compete for National Awards at a glitzy ceremony in London in January. Good luck to Kirsten, Michelle and Kingscote Barn at the Awards.

Learn more about the awards here.

The lovely Kirsten Butler, aka the Little Wedding Helper held a brilliant launch evening at the Riverstation on Wednesday and the Bristol Wedding Industry were out in force to support her.

                                                      

The Little Wedding Helper is a Bristol based Wedding styling service and Kirsten is an expert at inspiring Brides and transforming a blank canvas such as a marquee or village hall into a spectacular venue. We are delighted to be featuring an article on Wedding style from Kirsten on Bristol Wedding News soon. Kirsten had beautifully decorated the Riverstation with gorgeous touches, such as vintage suitcases, pretty pastel bunting and stunning pink flowers supplied by Emma Norton Wedding Flowers.

                                                   

                                                    

There was a fantastic ambiance created by "Grammaphone DJs" Shellac Sound who offer a really original service by playing a selection of  music from the 20s, 20s and 40s on original 78s. This would be perfect for a vintage themed wedding and would make excellent background music during drinks or dinner.

                                           

Guests at the launch were spoilt for choice with delicious food with canapes provided by the Riverstation including to die for Pork Belly as well as pretty cupcakes with sparkly icing from Cheeky Cupcakes and absolutely delicious cakes and truffles from Chocolate Delores, who we will be featuring in full next week.

                                                        

Bristol Wedding Photographer Martin Pemberton was also on hand with his camera and set up a fantastic photo booth with a range of great props from tiaras to feather boas, hats and blackboards to write little messages on. This was in huge demand all night and would be a great fun entertainment idea for any Wedding.

If you are getting married and need some help with a theme or styling your venues, then we wholeheartedly recommend giving Kirsten a call. She even promises hot chocolate for her consultations and you can't say better than that. Well done Kirsten and the Riverstation for a fantastic evening.

                                                            

Check out The Little Wedding Helper website here or  Kirsten for  more information.