The Wedding Coven

07/11/2024

💕📢 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT 📢💕

Hello lovely people!
I’m writing this with a heavy but very full heart 🩷
After 5 and a half amazing years of planning and coordinating the most amazing weddings for the most amazing couples, the time has come to close the doors of Lily Jones Events/The Wedding Coven.
It is definitely not a decision I have taken lightly as LJE is my baby and I'm so proud of everything we’ve achieved but unfortunately the time has come to evaluate my workload. Not only is .weddings expanding super rapidly but I’ve also been given the opportunity to get involved in another amazing alternative wedding business.
Further to this, my health and mobility in particular has declined and I need to be more realistic about what I can manage, while also raising a family. Those of you who know me personally know that I was diagnosed with a chronic illness a few years ago and so I just don’t know how much I’ll be able to manage year on year - not the best when you’re planning weddings years in advance. The on the day management of weddings has a marked effect on me. The 16 hour days on my feet takes me several days to recover from and be able to walk again without pain. Overnight the part of the job I loved with all my heart turned into the part I dreaded.
Lily Jones Events was expanding rapidly and we reached full capacity for weddings for 2024 so it seems outrageous to close a business that was blooming but its not a decision I’ve taken lightly. I had plans to launch The Wedding Coven wedding planning club this year but my body had other ideas and then the opportunity of a lifetime presented itself. But who knows, the coven may have a place in my life in the future when life calms down.
I, of course, have weddings booked up to 2026 so I will still be planning and coordinating up until then and all my couples have been informed (they’re not getting rid of me that easily!) My final wedding will be with an amazing couple at one of my first and favourite wedding venues - Longton Wood - in 2026.
You’ll still find me running Quirky Weddings across the UK with my amazing team and this means I can dedicate more of my time and resources to continue growing Quirky! So while I’m sad, I’m also super excited for the places I can go with Quirky and the difference we can continue to make in the wedding industry! Plus more on the exciting new news soon!
I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for welcoming me into the wedding world with open arms and for all the support from the amazing people and businesses I’ve met along the way!
A huge thank you to the couples who trusted me with their wedding days over the last 5 years. It was an absolute pleasure to work with each and every one of you and I can end my wedding planning days confidently saying I never had a bridezilla or groomzilla to deal with! Please keep in touch 🩷
Huge thank you as well to my event staff, I absolutely couldn’t have done my job without your help and some of you have been by my side for the full 5 years! You were an absolute dream team!
Thank you to all the suppliers who worked alongside me throughout the years and especially those of you who I now call friends.
It’s time to say goodbye! But I’ll still be very much part of the wedding world and you can get in touch with me via .weddings
🩷 Thank you for all the memories 🩷
It’s been a blast!
Lily x

30/07/2024

⚡🌈 QUIRKY'S COMING HOME TO KENT! 🌈⚡⁠
It's been a while since I ran my own .weddings fayre as I've been busy supporting my team across the UK, but it was definitely time to come back down!
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Not only that, we'll be heading to my own venue that I coordinate! A BRAND NEW festival wedding venue on the stunning Folkestone coast! 🎪🌳🌊⁠
💜 I can't wait to show you everything this EPIC wedding venue has to offer on Sunday 8th September! 💜

💕 Of course, I'll be bringing along a selection of my favourite unique and inclusive wedding suppliers with me to show you that you truly can have your day, your way! 💕⁠🎉 We'll have food and drink, a bouncy castle, camping tents set up by and even s'mores around the firepit courtesy of 🔥🍫 plus photographers, celebrants, florists, cake makers and more in our stunning marquee from 🎪
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⭐ Grab your tickets TODAY from www.quirkyweddingfayre.co.uk ⭐⁠
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🌈 SUNDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER⁠
🌈 11AM-3PM⁠
🌈 FREE ENTRY⁠
🌈 VIP UPGRADES AVAILABLE⁠
🌈 2PM-3PM IS QUIET HOUR⁠
🐶 DOGGY FRIENDLY (of course!)
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💜 Interested in exhibiting? We're already 50% sold out of stands so get in touch today if you want to join us! All the info and application form at www.quirkyweddingfayre.co.uk/exhibit As this is my own venue, I've managed to cut the price right down so it'll be a STEAL with all the added benefits of an awards entry, directory listing, magazine advert, lunch and more included! 💜⁠ (I'm particularly looking for a glitter bar and outside vendors)
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LET'S GET QUIRKY THIS SEPTEMBER KENT! 💋⁠

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15/07/2024

💚💜 They did it! 🤘 💜💚
These two epic humans tied the knot at the weekend! 🎉
I’ve been working with Laura & Jack for over a year planning their awesomely alternative wedding and these two really are the perfect example of doing ‘your day, your way!’
And wasn’t it just perfectly captured by the awesome 👌 (swipe for more epicness 👉)

💕 Thank you for trusting me to bring your awesome ideas to life 💕
It’s always sad saying goodbye to my amazing full planning couples 😭

Also a big thank you to lovely Holly over at for coordinating the day for me all the way up in Leeds! 🦊 🌙

⭐️ Thank you L&J also for the amazing review ⭐️
“Lily organised our wedding pretty much start to finish, we had our venue which was very DIY and we had no idea where to go next. Lily worked with us constantly to make our day perfect, we had constant communication and nothing was ever too much trouble from organising last minute quotes to chasing up venders. Lily understood our chilled out vibe for the wedding and helped us to create the perfect day. Having Lily really took away so much of the wedding planning stress, there was so much we would have missed without her. She really made our day perfect” 😢 💕

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01/03/2024

⚡️ DRUM ROLL PLEASE… 🔮 As promised, it’s time to reveal the re-brand! 🔮
The Wedding Coven is going to be EPIC! ✨ For the wedding businesses and engaged couples that need a little bit of extra magic! ✨ THIS is the ultimate wedding community!

✨ I’ll be slowly revealing more about the Coven bit by bit and my Social Pages will be slowly making the transition over the next few weeks but if you’d like to be the first to know when The Coven is launched (plus gets lots of exclusive perks) then head over to www.theweddingcoven.co.uk and sign up to the mailing list hear more! (or you can visit via the link in my bio!) ✨

⚡️ Let’s make some wedding magic! ⚡️

🖤💜 Thank you all so much for your support over the years with LJE! It’s now time I gave something back to all you amazing wedding businesses! I’m super nervous about this rebrand so any love and support you can give it will be amazing! 💜🖤

28/02/2024

✨🪩💜HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!💜🪩✨
Lily Jones Events is 5 years old today! 🥳

This day 5 years ago I took a deep breath and launched both and ❤️
It sure has been a rollercoaster! It’s been damn hard work, late nights, a lot of tears along the way and pushing through, but we’ve made it to the 5 year point and I’m so proud! I’ve met so many amazing people along the way! Thank you all so much for your support over the years! Thanks to my amazing couples who trust me to plan and coordinate their big day and to all the suppliers who help me bring them to life and have welcomed me into the wedding community 🙌💜

⚡️🌈A huge big thank you to my amazing team! We’ve had a lot of changes recently but I think I can safely say that this current team is definitely a dream team! 🫶 Thank you for coming on this adventure with me and for trusting me! And for all the support you give me as well everyday! Today I received a beautiful bunch of flowers and a few days ago an awesome mug (I’ll share in the stories!) and how many small business owners can say that they have a team who can sense when things are tough for you and send little boosts of encouragement! 🥹

📣 So I guess this post is the perfect time for an exciting announcement! Lily Jones Events will be rebranding! And I’ll be slowly revealing it over the next few weeks starting tomorrow! It’s scary but so exciting and I’m so ready to take LJE off to new heights 🚀 I hope you’ll all follow me on the journey! 🌍 📣

🪩⚡️ I don’t usually celebrate business birthdays much apart from the odd social post but this one felt like a milestone that needed celebrating so I asked the amazing to make me a cake that screamed me! 🎂 I absolutely love it! 🫖 🍰

Here’s to another 5 years (although with a new name! 😉) 🎉
Let’s do this! 💋

31/12/2023

✨ 174 is my lucky number of 2023! ✨
And what a year it’s been! 🫶💕

✅ I organised and ran 174 weddings and events this year! 💪 (which is probably why I haven’t posted on this Instagram in over 2 months!)
✅ I hired 4 new people to join my crazy team 🎉
✅ I launched the UK’s first alternative wedding awards! 🌈
✅ I wrote, edited and published two more issues of Quirky Weddings Magazine 🖊️
✅ Won the LuxLife Global Wedding Award 2023 for Most Unique and Bespoke Wedding Planning and Styling in the UK 🏆
✅ Took over Venue Management of two Wedding Venues 💒
✅ Passed my Level 1 Reiki Healing Certification 🔮
✅ Passed my ICS Level 5 Customer Service Certification

Professionally 2023 has been pretty darn good overall, so here’s to building on that in 2024!🤞🥂

Personally, it has been an up and down year that has posed many challenges but I’ve made it through to the other side! 💪

🌈 So what does 2024 have in store for Lily Jones Events? 🌈
BIG CHANGES are incoming! As well as lots more fun!
Stay tuned for more details soon! 🤫

🫶 A huge big thank you to everyone that has trusted us with their big day this year and to everyone who worked with us to create them! I’m going into 2024 fully booked and ready to rock n roll! Can’t wait to see the amazing weddings of 2024! 🫶

✨🎉 Happy New Year Everyone! 🎉✨

31/10/2023

📣 All my Kent Small Business Owner friends! 📣

🎄 I know too well that when you work for yourself, you don't always get an 'Office Christmas Party' so FSB Kent are throwing you one instead! 🎄

We've been members of FSB for a while now and it really is such a fabulous small business community to be part of!

✨ Celebrate the festive season with their community of amazing Small Business Owners at our FSB Kent Christmas Gala Dinner in Canterbury! ✨

Enjoy a two course festive dinner 🍽 glass of prosecco on arrival 🥂and festive entertainment 🎶 as well as networking with lots of other local small business owners!

🥂 Let's toast the end of the year together! 🥂

Book your place here before 21 November: https://www.fsb.org.uk/event-calendar/fsb-kent-christmas-gala-dinner2023.html

Hope to see some of you there! 💕

⭐ It's never too early to start thinking about Christmas!⭐

🎄✨ Join us for our FSB Kent Christmas Gala Dinner! ✨🎄

📅 Date: Weds 6 Dec
🕔 Time: 5.30pm-9pm
📍 Venue: Verena Holmes Building, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK

Get ready for an unforgettable evening with:
🥂 Welcome glass of prosecco (or alcohol-free prosecco)
🍽️ Two-course meal
🎉 Festive entertainment

You can even pre-order your wine (with discounted prices) from K and L Wines and Spirits UK Ltd to savor with your meal.

👗 Dress Code: Black tie/Dress to impress

🎟️ Tickets:
FSB Members: £35
Non-Members: £45

Book your tickets early, and you can reserve up to two per email address. Ticket sales close at Midday on Tuesday, November 21, so secure your spot now to avoid missing out on this fantastic event!
Book your tickets here: https://go.fsb.org.uk/3Q2i1g9

Let's make this holiday season extra special. See you there! 🥳🌟

16/10/2023

🩷 And that’s a wrap on Wedding Season 2023! 👏🩷
What a beautiful 6 months it’s been seeing all our couples off into married life! 💍 We ended it in style with A&G’s super chic day on Saturday at 👌
It’s definitely been a rollercoaster 🎢 and the toughest year in business so far! Of course working in weddings is a mega high but this year we’ve also sadly had mega lows as well ☹️ for the first time ever (and I hope the only time!) we’ve had to cancel and fully replan a full on festival wedding weekend due to a tragic accident a week before the big day that took the lives of not one but two of the couple’s parents 💔 We’ve had to deal with the press knocking the door down and suppliers who were not as understanding as one would have hoped! We’ve had to navigate the huge issues that this Summer’s outrageous weather brought us and so many other challenges that this season threw at us, all while dealing with my own personal tragic family news that completely ripped my world apart 💔 Wedding planning in 2023 has been far from a piece of cake but somehow I’ve made it through to the other side! 🫶
📱 As you can see, the season’s trials and tribulations are the reason for my obvious lack of social media presence over the last few months 📱

🩷 A big thank you to all our 2023 couples for trusting us with your big day! I love you all and wish you all the best the future! Please keep in touch! 🩷

✨I’m super excited to be back in the office and back to planning my 2024 couples’ weddings (which are already shaping up to be epic!), launching my new venue and jumping headfirst into an awesome upcoming Autumn/Winter season at including the first ever Quirky Wedding Awards!✨

🧡 I’ll be making some big changes to LJE over the next few months so keep an eye out for them! And we are sadly having to close our bookings for planning and coordination for 2024 & 2025 due to being fully booked! I’m still offering my Zoom advice sessions though so if you need a planning helping hand then please still get in touch! 🧡

Onwards and upwards towards the end of the year and into 2024 we go! 🙌🌈
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11/08/2023

🩷🎉 J&S are getting married tomorrow! 🎉🩷 We’ve been coordinating with these two lovebirds for over a year now and we can’t wait to see them get hitched! We’ll be the ones crying at the back for sure! 😭
See you at the alter (well, it’s actually an amazing lake!) tomorrow! 👰‍♀️ 🤵‍♂️

Lovely working with and again too! 🩷

This wedding will mark midway through our 2023 wedding season! Still lots more awesomeness to come! 🙌

p.s My Ireland lovelies! I miss you and definitely need a trip back soon! ☘️

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✨The Dream Team✨
CONCEPT, PLANNER & STYLIST
VENUES
PHOTOGRAPHER
VIDEOGRAPHER
HAIR & MAKE UP
MODELS & .jennings.16
SHOOT ASSISTANT
CELEBRANT
DRESSES
BOUQUET & BUTTONHOLE
CAKE
HAIRPIECES
VEIL
STATIONERY

01/08/2023

How has it already been a year since C&S and A&D got married?! 😱 That double wedding weekend was amazing! A logistical nightmare but amazing! We pulled together everyone in the team to head between Kent and Sussex to get these two fabulous couples married!
you did me proud running C&S’s stunning backyard wedding while I was down in Sussex and looking at these gorgeous photos by and brings a tear to my eye 🩷

We were planning with C&S all through the pandemic and with A&S for a whole year so it was a very emotional day!

💜 Happy 1st Anniversary C&S and A&D 💜

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28/07/2023

✨🥂 FEATURED 🥂✨
This week has been absolute chaos so I’ve only just got around to sharing the awesome news that our super chic and fabulous shoot with has been featured this week on - one of my favourite blogs! 😍

So I can finally share some of these amazing images! 😍 This fabulous team brought the vision to life and I loved working with each and every one of them! We had so much fun creating this - there was pizza, champagne towers, balloon baths, awesome cake and one hell of a sea view at 🌊 🏖️

Swipe to see some more of and looking absolutely gorg!

Big thank you to the team at for featuring us! 🙏🏻 🩷 I’ll pop a link to the blog in my stories so you can have a nosey!

Now back to the chaos of wedding season! Got to get my couples down those aisles! 🎉

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CONCEPT, PLANNING & STYLING |
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MODELS |
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HAIR & MAKE UP |
CAKE |
FLORIST | .flowers
STATIONERY & SIGNAGE |

25/06/2023

🩷 The sunshine has us reminiscing on coordinating Anna & Liam’s beautiful wedding day last month! 🩷 They sure kicked off our 2023 wedding season in style, both returning home to England from Australia to get wed in sunny Kent! And boy did Kent deliver on the sunshine! ☀️
We’re absolutely loving these gorgeous images by 😍 Thank you so much for sharing them with us Becca! 🙏🏻
Swipe for a little sneaky peek, the snaps will be heading onto our gallery on the website soon! 👉👉👉

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12/06/2023

🎉 Welcome to the Team Lauren! 🎉
I needed a new right hand lady and we searched high and low for a long time but we finally found her! 🩷
Lauren is our new Wedding & Event Coordinator aka wedding Wonder Woman! She comes to LJE with bags and bags of event and wedding experience and I’m so happy to have her joining the team! 🙌

Sadly my health has declined drastically from where I was last wedding season and I just can’t be running around fields and remote venues for 16 hours straight every weekend anymore. 😭 So while I’ll still be doing all the planning, prep, scheduling and logistics, Lauren will be the one bringing the weddings to life! I will of course be there the day before and for a few hours on the wedding day if I can manage it so I can see all our beautiful couples off into wedding life! I couldn’t be more thankful to Lauren for helping me keep LJE alive at what has been a really tough time coming to terms with my new limitations 🙏🏻

I’ll be introducing Lauren to all our amazing couples over the next few weeks and if you’d like to pop her an email you can contact her on [email protected]

🩷 Welcome to our world of wonderfully unique weddings Lauren! We have lots of fun! 🩷

25/05/2023

✨⭐️ WE WON! ⭐️✨
🏆 Most Unique Bespoke Wedding Styling & Planning - UK 2023 🏆

I’ve been itching to let you all know this amazing news since I found out in February and now I finally can!
I’m so thrilled and honoured to have won the Global Wedding Award for ‘Most Unique Bespoke Wedding Styling & Planning’ for the UK!
🩷 It’s so overwhelming to be recognised at an international level and be chosen among all the amazing other wedding planners and stylists across the world! I’m in awe of you all and was a bit shell shocked when I found out that little old me and my little business was included 🩷
Thank you to my amazing couples over the last 4 years for trusting us with the most special day of your lives and to my amazing team who help to make it a reality! I couldn’t do what I do without you! 🩷

What an awesome boost of positivity this is as we head into our jam-packed wedding season this weekend! 🙌

I’m off to celebrate with a HUGE cup of tea (because it’s only a Thursday and I’m old now! 😂) ☕️

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22/05/2023

🖤 What an awesome surprise on my birthday, which is apparently also , to appear in ‘s ‘Favourite Goth Inspired Weddings for Alternative Couples’ 🖤

This Gothic Gorgeousness is from way back in Jan 2020, just before Covid hit, but it’s still as stunning as ever! 🖤

Pop over to to see the full article which includes even more epic Gothic wedding inspiration!

Happy everyone! 💜 I suppose it’s quite fitting that I share my birthday with it, you know I love me a bit of epic darkness, especially when it comes to weddings!

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CONCEPT & PHOTOGRAPHER
WEDDING PLANNER & STYLIST
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PROPS & FURNITURE
HAIR & MAKE UP
CAKE
DRESS
SUIT
BOUQUETS & BUTTONHOLE
CAPE & ACCESSORIES
LACE BOOTS
BALLOONS

21/04/2023

🥂 Gettin’ that Friday feeling! 🥂
Yesterday was shoot day so of course today is sneak peek day and oh my lordie, has done it again! 😍
Yesterday was spent with an awesome team creating awesome wedding magic giving all the chic 60s yet modern vibes! We drank from champagne towers 🥂 had balloon bubble baths 🛁 smushed as much of yummy cake into our faces 🍰 ate pizza on the floor 🍕 and danced in the rain ☔️
Because that’s what my photoshoots are about - having fun creating what you love! 🖤

I love it when I have a vision in my head and a dream team just gels so well that it comes together! Thank you so much to this awesome team below 👇 if you’re not following them then you should be! 🤘🎉

I’ve got lots more sneaky peeks to show you but I’ll save them up to keep me going until I see the rest of this frickin’ awesome gallery! 🎉

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CONCEPT, PLANNING & STYLING |
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HAIR & MAKE UP |
CAKE |
FLORIST | .flowers
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