The UK Alliance of Wedding Planners Ltd

The UK Alliance of Wedding Planners Ltd The UKAWP was launched in 2004 to promote professionalism in the wedding industry and closed Sep 2023

It is our mission to promote professionalism, diversity and ethics within the UK wedding industry. We do this by empowering business owners to hold a high standard of excellence in the services they offer through membership and training. We provide a benchmark of credible and trusted suppliers for couples to use on their wedding day.

Goodbye and thank youThe UKAWP will officially close this evening so all that is left is for me to say thank you to ever...
15/09/2023

Goodbye and thank you

The UKAWP will officially close this evening so all that is left is for me to say thank you to every single student, member and friend of the UKAWP.

I’m so proud of this industry and how passionate you all are about your couples.

Don’t forget if you purchased a course you MUST download this from the portal onto your own computer. If you haven’t done this by tomorrow you will have lost the training and we cannot be held responsible.

Please stay connected with me over on and keep an eye out for workshops and courses some of which will be specific for the wedding industry.

Only hours remaining to purchase our courses and products.After this time they will no longer be available albeit I will...
15/09/2023

Only hours remaining to purchase our courses and products.

After this time they will no longer be available albeit I will be creating new courses for Bernadette Chapman

Courses and Products

Walking away from a nearly 20-year business is ridiculous, isn’t it?Or is it?When I first launched the UKAWP friends and...
12/09/2023

Walking away from a nearly 20-year business is ridiculous, isn’t it?

Or is it?

When I first launched the UKAWP friends and family thought I was nuts

Why would you train and support the competition?

Why would you freely share your tips and advice?

And don’t get me started on the “why won’t you take commission discussion”

You get the gist.

But my sole focus has always been on you THE WEDDING INDUSTRY. Unplanned, I became a spokesperson advocating for the wedding industry again and again.
During 2020/2021 I gave so many interviews in the press and on TV highlighting how the pandemic was affecting business owners.

But, I also found myself supporting businesses privately who reached out to me for help. You see, even when a member leaves the UKAWP they stay close to me. I will admit this resulted in me having a breakdown from mental exhaustion from helping with the utter devastation so many felt during this time.

I knew I no longer wanted to run the UKAWP but I absolutely couldn’t close at a time when I was needed by so many. So I waited. But following a path that no longer lights your soul results in your light being dimmed. I kept delaying.

I can’t close in wedding season. Should I wait until October, what about November? The UKAWP has an amazing history and reputation, why walk away from this? Am I crazy? The internal debates were immense.

But the truth is, like starting a family there is never a right time. I need to let go so I have the freedom to create more of what brings me joy. I’m itching to leap into creative mode, I have so many plans but currently no capacity to make it happen.

When I work with my consultancy clients it is based on creating the joy and freedom they desire. I wouldn’t be authentic if I didn’t do the same for me.

So although this chapter of the UKAWP closes,
👉 I will still be here.
👉 I’ll still be active within the wedding industry.
👉 I will still be creating courses and products
👉 I will still be active in the press
👉 I’m still going to be supporting and mentoring businesses. BUT it will be under my own name, not the UKAWP.

I hope you will stay connected with me over on

5 days left⁠⁠Just a reminder that the UKAWP will be closing its doors on the 15th of September and as such courses, cont...
11/09/2023

5 days left⁠
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Just a reminder that the UKAWP will be closing its doors on the 15th of September and as such courses, contracts and products will no longer be available.⁠
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Courses that are discounted include:⁠👇⁠
Business of Wedding Planning⁠
Wedding Planning Step by Step⁠
Marquee Receptions⁠
Wedding Design⁠
Mastering Instagram⁠
Marketing your wedding business⁠
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Contracts that are discounted include:⁠👇
Freelance contract⁠
Terms and Conditions for Wedding Planners⁠

You have until the 15th of September to purchase any course AND download it onto your own computer⁠
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To purchase please click link in comments
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P.S New courses and downloadable products will come under and are currently being produced to be rolled out from October.

**IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT**It is with regret and sadness that I have decided to close the UKAWP.I am so incredibly proud ...
22/08/2023

**IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT**

It is with regret and sadness that I have decided to close the UKAWP.

I am so incredibly proud of what the UKAWP has achieved since 2004, especially standardising professionalism in the industry. But we also experienced many firsts.

1) Launching the first wedding planner / supplier membership

2) Standardising a set of ethics to follow

3) Hosting wedding business workshops

4) Hosting 2 day seminars for wedding planners

5) Numerous courses + downloads

6) Wedding specific coffee mornings and evening soirees

7) Blazing a path for the no commission transparency

There are many reasons for my decision and truth is I have been battling with closing the UKAWP for a few years. There are many personal reasons including health and family, but primarily I don’t think it is needed now.

When I launched the UKAWP there were no memberships, industry bodies nor courses.

Our community was the only wedding planner community around.

Our courses were the only courses to take.

But in 2023 the online space has expanded. There are numerous wedding memberships, entrepreneur memberships not to mention courses and coaching. Which is truly so beautiful to see.

The result is I’m not so sure the UKAWP is needed.

Since losing my step dad in 2021 my focus has been “does it bring me joy”, and sadly running the UKAWP no longer does. It’s a tough decision to close a business that has been part of my business journey for (nearly) 20 years.

But I’m leaving behind a legacy, it feels right to walk away now and work on building new legacies. I have achieved so much over the last 20 years, grown as a leader, built relationships and supported many with personal and professional issues.

I’ll be honest, I no longer feel challenged, a light is shining in a different direction and like any true entrepreneur I must follow even though my heart bleeds at leaving the UKAWP behind.

I have so many plans for my consultancy business that I want to focus solely on this moving forward. This will include 1:1 consultancy, masterminds, training courses and downloadable products. Some will be wedding business focused and some for all creative.

Please know I am so incredibly proud of the UKAWP and all the business has achieved. Making this decision has been hard. Emotionally I feel tied to all my current and past students and members. But in order to scale my business it's time for change.

I hope you will stay connected with me over on Bernadette Chapman

UKAWP - Member Focus⁠⁠Magazine-worthy photos from Elite member .planner⁠⁠Swipe for more x⁠⁠"Bridal Party for a day! Frie...
31/07/2023

UKAWP - Member Focus⁠
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Magazine-worthy photos from Elite member .planner⁠
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"Bridal Party for a day! Friends for a Lifetime⁠
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Behold the bridal party team for ❤️❤️⁠"⁠
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UKAWP - Member Focus⁠⁠Beautiful images from Elite member ⁠Scroll to see the prettiest of stationery designs.⁠⁠⁠"Top tip ...
30/07/2023

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Beautiful images from Elite member ⁠
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"Top tip for your wedding stationery.⁠
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As you consider colours and patterns, don't forget about the text - the information you put on the invitation is the whole point of sending it out in the first place!⁠
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Your stationer will help by avoiding light ink on light backgrounds, and dark ink on dark backgrounds. Make sure that the colours of the text and background contrasts enough for the words to pop, whether it’s the menu your guests are going to enjoy or your post wedding thank you cards. If you’re using any hard-to-read fonts like an overly scripted typeface, do make sure the key information is still readable and clear.⁠"⁠
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Freelance Staff Contract⁠⁠If you are employing staff for even very short periods of time, it is crucial that you have a ...
29/07/2023

Freelance Staff Contract⁠
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If you are employing staff for even very short periods of time, it is crucial that you have a contract which protects both parties and makes clear certain obligations concerning confidentiality, invoicing, responsibility for tax/NI and insurance, to name but a few.⁠
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Suitable for small independent wedding planning businesses, the directors of UKAWP have developed a freelance staff contract drawing on their knowledge and experience of hiring ad hoc freelance staff both in the office for short periods and on-site at weddings. The contract was prepared in conjunction with an employment lawyer to ensure that it covers all the key legal aspects. It is not to be used as a replacement for a permanent or fixed-term employment contract.⁠
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The contract (and any variations thereof which are made by purchasers) remains copyright of the UK Alliance of Wedding Planners Ltd, with distribution only allowed to the purchaser’s client. Copying and publication of this contract is forbidden.⁠
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UKAWP - Member Focus⁠⁠Sharing this beautiful bridal portrait from member Victoria Storah Weddings & Events⁠"I’ve just re...
28/07/2023

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Sharing this beautiful bridal portrait from member Victoria Storah Weddings & Events
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"I’ve just received some sneak peek images of V&J's wedding from a couple of weeks ago by the talented and all I can say is wow! I can’t wait to share more with you all once the happy couple returns from their glorious honeymoon on the Amalfi Coast…I’m not jealous at all!⁠"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Wedding planner: Victoria Storah Weddings & Events
Photography: ⁠
Flowers: La Beau Fleurs florist
Venue: Nunsmere Hall Hotel
Dress: Jessica Bennett Bridal
Hair: Bridal hair by Hannah
Makeup: .sarahmarie⁠
Earrings: Anthropologie Weddings
Tux: THE BLACK TUX
Pocket square: ⁠⁠⁠⁠
https://www.victoriastorah.co.uk/

UKAWP - Member Focus⁠⁠Sharing this delightful set of images from member ⁠⁠"Passion, dedication and attention to details ...
27/07/2023

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Sharing this delightful set of images from member ⁠
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"Passion, dedication and attention to details 💓⁠
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Thank you so much Team for making this happen!⁠
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We are now published on ⁠
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Link in BIO 💓⁠"⁠
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Coordination & Styling: ⁠
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Photographer: ⁠
Videographer: ⁠
Cake Designer: ⁠
Makeup Artist and Hairstylist: ⁠
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Model 2: ⁠
Dress Stylist: .london⁠
Suits Designer: ⁠
Umbrella/Shoes/Hair Accessorize: ⁠
Floral Hoop and Lantern Installation: ⁠
Rings and Jewelry Designer: ⁠
Stationery: .art⁠
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Florist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠
www.enchantingweds.com/

UKAWP - Member Focus⁠⁠Be sure to scroll to see more fabulous shots from this lovely wedding with member Tania Russell We...
26/07/2023

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Be sure to scroll to see more fabulous shots from this lovely wedding with member Tania Russell Weddings
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⁠Creating personality in your wedding, it starts with a fab team.⁠
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Wedding Designer /Wedding Planner Tania Russell Weddings
Photographer ⁠
Venue Ashridge House
Couple & ⁠
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Jewellery L Guess Jewellers
Flowers ⁠
Stationery ⁠
Celebrant ⁠
Cake ⁠
Prop Hire ⁠
Custom Banners ⁠
Linen ⁠
Confetti Bombs ⁠
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Published ⁠
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https://taniarussell.co.uk/

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As the leading industry body for the UK wedding planning market, we are your trusted resource for accessing or joining its best and most respected professionals. Our activities are focused on membership, training courses, mentoring and specialised events for wedding businesses. Our website contains detailed information for couples on selecting a wedding planner and you can search for reputable and vetted planners across the UK using our directory.

All UKAWP members are vetted through the strictest of entrance requirements and abide by our code of business practice. Membership is based on the ability to meet our high standards and not simply a ‘pay to be listed’ model. We understand how important each wedding is and believe all involved have a duty to act with honesty and integrity.

Whether you are a bride, groom, planner, wedding supplier or journalist, we’re here to help.