XinMei & Bruce Anniversary Party

XinMei & Bruce

After being the bestman at Julia & Ian's Wedding the year before, Bruce decided that his wife XinMei deserved the Wedding Reception that she never had when they got married 5 year's before and I was lucky enough to be asked to plan the whole event. We had so much fun!

The party was to be held at the couples home and we were going to build a marquee over the tennis court. Sounds easy but it took a whole week to do so!

First we had to put up the main marquee & as you can see I was a great help?!

The marquee started from the back of the house, down to the swimming pool and then down to the tennis court - the couple were worried about rain but it turned out to be the hottest day of the year & it was actually lovely to have so much shade!

Once the marquee was up it was time to dress the venue & XinMei had a clear theme in mind - all white with some touches of Chinese red in places

We started at the front gates which we decorated with red Gerber and ivy, we also placed Gerber heads in all the shrubs & bushes in the front garden - giving a warm welcome to all the guests.

Around the pool area we scattered silk Chinese cushions & flower decorations made from oriental orchids and bamboo set in a row of red roses, finished off with beautiful lanterns the pool area looked stunning.

We also created these fantastic floral decorations for the pool using children's floats - they were worked a treat & looked brilliant. The pool bar and walk way was decorated with Chinese Lanterns for the oriental touch.

Inside the marquee everything was white & it look amazing & very classic including the Baby Grand Piano.

We also created a country garden inside the marquee just under the marquee windows to bring the outside in....................

We had Guests flying from all over the world & had to keep a constant check on airport collections & hotel drop offs and of course there was those last minute changes to the place names to contend with as well.

Guests starting arriving almost an hour early but we were ready and so were the caterers, Chapter One. As the Guests enjoyed Chinese canapes and champagne Lion Dancers made a surprise appearance dancing around the reception area & gardens it was a spectacular sight.

Guests were soon called in to dinner and were treated to a 5 course meal and some amazing wines from Bruce's own collection. Hugh Nightingale entertained each table with his marvellous magic whilst we seated 165 Guests.

Once dinner was over the couples daughter performed a 30 minutes show singing and playing the piano - some of her Father's favourite songs. It was then over to Carl Joseph to entertain on the piano and then dancing the night away to the DJ or chilling by the pool reception area.

The reception area had been redecorated to give a beautiful atmospheric glow just perfect for a summer evening................

Guests were treated to a fantastic firework show that was show stopping!!

4 in the morning the last Guest has left - time to go home!

The May/June 2009 Issue of Your Kent Wedding ran an article about Wedding Planners.

They interviewed one of our wonderful couples and this is the testimonial we are proud to tell you about.

Annya & Colin's Kind Words

From our initial meeting with Toni it was clear that here was a very organised, straightforward individual who was calming and comforting, practical and imaginative. I felt that a weight had been lifted and after our first meeting I felt I had someone who I could turn to with the wedding minutiae. I was extremely happy to be able to hand over the responsibility for the day.

Having a wedding saved my sanity, and probably my job and my marriage! Toni was available for everything. She met and interviewed caterers, attended the venues on numerous occasions, liaised with the florist and the photographer, organised invitations and took on the acceptance list and questions – of which there were many – from the guests, organised travel to and from the venue, found hotels for our out-of-town guests………..you name it, she organised it for us.

Most importantly however, Toni kept control of our budget. Would I recommend the services of ISIS Events as wedding planners I can wholeheartedly say that I do!

Annya's Stunning Bouquet

Julia & Ian

When Julia and Ian decided to get married it was an amazing day and a mixture of New Zealand and quintessentially British touches throughout the day.

As Ian is originally from New Zealand there were family and friends flying in all week to take part in the celebrations with the majority of them staying at Julia & Ian's home!

The couple were to have a Civil Ceremony followed by a Church Blessing at St Nicolas Church in Chislehurst with the Wedding Breakfast taking place at The Bulls Head in Chislehurst.

So after some last minutes preparations which included the boy donning the same socks! It was off to the Civil Ceremony

The Civil Ceremony was beautiful especially touching as Julia was given away by her son Cosmo.

Julia's choice of colours which worked beautifully ivory and chocolate brown. The theme was carried through from the Bridesmaids dresses, to the men's suits, then into the reception decoration. The overall effect was very classy and stylish.

The Church Blessing was very emotional and everything

Julia & Ian wanted it to be.


After the Blessing there was some time for the couple to be alone and take some stunning photographs.


It was then time to take the Guests back for the Wedding Reception where they were treated to a big band sound with Pimms.

The music was brilliant the weather was amazing!

Inside we continued the colour theme and added some NZ touches with the tables named after New Zealand Islands that Ian had visited as a child. The overall look was very stylish.

The couple chose a typical New Zealand cake for their wedding cake, mini fresh fruit Pavlova's were displayed on a tiered cake stand, they looked great and tasted even better. It was then time for the speeches and the children had written their own very touching speeches where were a tribute to Julia.




And then the band began to swing....................

It was a beautiful day, a wonderful evening and just time for one last romantic photograph.