Ella Bella Weddings & Events

24/04/2025

🎉Get ready Essex! I will be at Marygreen Manor Hotel along with some awesome suppliers on Sunday 4th May 11am-3pm with Quirky quiet hour 2-3pm for our nerospicy couples. Inclusivea and accessible of course! With some workshops on the day that are free to attend. 🍾

See you there!!! 🙌🏻

28/03/2025

How lucky am I? To work for such a wonderful company! Supporting our charity Amy and Friends. 🫶🏻

🚨 BIG NEWS FOR QUIRKY WEDDINGS! 🚨

Hey, Quirky couples! 💍✨ We’ve got some important updates as we gear up for our EPIC Autumn fayres! 🍂🎉

💖 We’ve always been super proud to be the only alt wedding fair in the UK offering FREE entry for the past 6 years, making sure planning your big day stays FUN and affordable. But with constant rising costs 😩, we’ve had to make a tough call…

🎟️ From September, entry will now be just £5! BUT WAIT—there’s a silver lining! 🌟 50% of all ticket sales will go directly to Amy & Friends, an incredible charity doing life-changing work!

💜 Who are ? 💜
This amazing charity supports children & young adults with Cockayne Syndrome and DNA repair disorders—rare conditions that lead to a shortened life expectancy (average age just 12.4 years).

Amy & Friends helps families by:
🤝 Providing essential support networks & advocacy
🏥 Assisting with specialist medical care & research
💙 Connecting families so they never feel alone

Every penny makes a HUGE difference! And now, thanks to YOU, simply attending our fayres will help fund this vital work. 🥰 Those of you who know the Quirky team well will know that this charity means so much to us personally.

So now, not only can you get inspired for your unique, fun, and inclusive wedding 💒🎶, but you'll also be making a real difference in people’s lives. 🌍💖

Our VIP Tickets will still be here for £20 and include:
🥂 Prosecco on arrival + Pimp Your Prosecco Bar!
🛍️ An exclusive Quirky Weddings tote bag stuffed with £30+ worth of goodies!
📖 A free copy of Quirky Weddings Magazine

✨ All fayres up until our last Spring fayre on 18th May will still be free ✨

We’re SO excited to reveal our amazing venues & suppliers for the upcoming fayres this Autumn! 🌈 This season is going to be EPIC! 🎉 Keep your eyes peeled 👀

💜 Thank you again to our wonderful Quirky Weddings family for your constant support and love! 💜

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26/03/2025

Not every couple dreams of a packed dance floor and a DJ spinning pop hits. If the thought of a traditional wedding reception makes you yawn, it’s time to think outside the dance floor! There are so many ways to keep your guests entertained without relying on music and dancing. Over on the blog this week I’m giving you some ideas for alternative wedding entertainment… https://ellabellaevents.co.uk/alternative-wedding-entertainment/ 👀

28/02/2025

🧬 It’s rare disease day! And I’ve been blessed with 2, one in a million babies! 🧬

It took 6 years to get Ella and Chloe’s rare diagnosis of Cockayne Syndrome and what a journey it’s been so far, tinged with sadness and hard times ahead, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

🫶🏻 They taught me how to live 🫶🏻

31/01/2025

Let them!

If you haven’t heard about it yet, go check out Mel Robbins ‘The Let Them Theory’ on YouTube or read her book as for me it has been mindset changing! 🤯

Over on the blog I talk about how you can apply it to your wedding planning. The Let Them Theory: Wedding edition! Go check it out 👀

https://ellabellaevents.co.uk/the-let-them-theory-wedding-edition

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14/01/2025

I’m ready for festival weddings 🏕️ outdoor weddings 🌳 themed weddings 🤠 spiritual weddings 🔮weddings filled with animals 🐶 colourful weddings 🌈 gothic weddings 💀 woodland weddings 🪵 weekend long weddings ☕️ celebrant led weddings 🤘🏻dancing 💃🏻games ⛳️ bands 🎸 cake 🍰 and true love 💜 bring on 2025!!!

I’m for the weirdos, the neurospiceys, the g**s and the theys, that are looking for something different for their wedding day.

Hit me up if you think I’m the planner and coordinator you’re looking for, I’m not for everyone and that’s ok ✌🏼

Check out the website for more info 🫶🏻

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09/01/2025

🤘🏻 Over at .weddings the next Fayre in Norfolk is at Applewood Hall on the 9th Feb that I am managing 🙌🏻 if you are interested in exhibiting, slide into my dms and I’ll give you all the info! 🤘🏻

05/01/2025

Where do I start?

Thank you to everyone who came and supported us on the night and toasting Ella’s 18th birthday. Thank you to Jayne, Meg and the team coming down to host the barmy bingo. To everyone who bought raffle tickets online, your prizes will be making their way to you in the post (I did manage to win the 3D cast voucher, get in there!) and to everyone who wished us well at the event, we managed to raise just over £2000 for Amy and Friends Cockayne Syndrome and Trichothiodystrophy Support!!! Which is just fantastic I can not thank you all enough.

Much love as always The Bardens 🫶🏻

04/01/2025

It’s today!!! 🥳

Barmy bingo at Grundisburgh Hall in Ipswich, IP13 6US. Kicking off at 7pm (doors will be open from 6pm) all in aid of Amy and Friends Cockayne Syndrome and Trichothiodystrophy Support

We can’t wait to see you all, if you haven’t got your tickets yet or you would like to support us by buying raffle tickets you can still do that here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/barmy-bingo-tickets-1072257564239?aff=oddtdtcreator 🎟️

Raffle prizes include a bread maker, large hamper, £100 paintballing voucher, vouchers for family days out, meals out, photography session, 3d casting (have I said already that I want this one?) plants, chocolates, biscuits, bottles and more…

All the info you need for this evening is on the link too, with accessibility, times and what to expect for the evening. ⏰

We will be providing a glass of Prosecco or Nosecco to raise a glass to Ella’s 18th birthday 🥂 There will be some crisps to nibble on and a sweetcart 🍬 We have paid for the venue and any extras so everything this evening from the ticket sales and the raffle will be going straight to Amy and Friends, for the wonderful work they do for our family and others like us.

Thank you so much to everyone for your support we could not do this without any of you ### 🫶🏻

Photo: Big Fish Photography

28/12/2024

☝🏼ONE WEEK TO GO, until our charity Barmy Bingo Event in aid of Amy and Friends Cockayne Syndrome and Trichothiodystrophy Support (sorry you’re going to be sick of me this week!) ☝🏼

🎟️ Tickets and all the info you need for Barmy Bingo are here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/barmy-bingo-tickets-1072257564239?aff=oddtdtcreator 🎟️

🥂 We will have a sweet cart, a glass of Prosecco for toasting Ella’s 18th Birthday and some awesome raffle prizes up for grabs including play2day, Jimmy’s Farm and Cinema tickets to name a few… 🍬

Can’t wait to see you all 🫶🏻

Please share with your family and friends 🙏🙏🙏

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas, from my family to yours!

Love Ella Bella Weddings and Events ###🌈

Photographer 📸 Big Fish Photography