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Foto Fhursday April 22, 2010
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Foto Fhursday is a weekly blog post containing free downloads to live, official and behind-the-scenes photos of Adam Thomas. It was originally Foto Friday but had to be moved due to #FollowFriday hence Foto Fhursday! (I hope knowing this makes you sleep better!)
Wedding Fayre @ Barcel?lton Hall April 20, 2010
Sunday 25th April 2010, 12.30pm – 4.30pm
Walton, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, CV35 9HU
This is the perfect opportunity to visit Barceló Walton Hall and meet local Wedding suppliers. You will receive a complimentary drink on arrival, then wander at your leisure and see our function rooms set up for Weddings to give you Inspiration, or take advantage of a Hotel show round with the Wedding Coordinators.
The day will also feature fabulous fashion shows with live performances from Adam Thomas.
For further information please call 01789 842424.
Music Monday April 19, 2010
My latest #musicMONDAY post is now live on the Adam Thomas Blog! This week’s artists and tracks are:
- Spotlight: Babyface
- My (Own) Track of the Week: Earthbound
- Ready To Pop: Ryan Shaw
- Back Beat: Jamiroquai
Foto Fhursday April 15, 2010
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Foto Fhursday is a weekly blog post containing free downloads to live, official and behind-the-scenes photos of Adam Thomas. It was originally Foto Friday but had to be moved due to #FollowFriday hence Foto Fhursday! (I hope knowing this makes you sleep better!)
Music Monday April 12, 2010
My latest #musicMONDAY post is now live on the Adam Thomas Blog! This week’s artists and tracks are:
- Spotlight: Michael Buble
- My (Own) Track of the Week: Red
- Ready To Pop: Anthoney Wright
- Back Beat: Hootie & The Blowfish
Wedding Fayre @ Upton Hall April 11, 2010
Today’s venue: Upton Hall in #Northampton! Nice steady flow of people for the wedding fayre!
Wedding Fayre @ Upton Hall, Northampton April 8, 2010
Sunday 25th April 2010, 11pm – 3pm
Quinton House School, Upton Hall, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4UX
Marquee Showcase
You are invited to our Spring Marquee Wedding Fair at Upton Hall for the Northampton Wedding Fair – a superb showcase to view a marquee set out for weddings and the opportunity to meet over 20 leading local wedding specialists in beautiful surroundings.
Superb Setting
Quinton House School is now licensed for Wedding Ceremonies that are held in the Ballroom, which will also be on show.
The day will also feature fabulous live performances from the UK’s best wedding singer, Adam Thomas.
For further information please call 01933 625773
No Wedding Regrets: Tip#8: Make A Budget April 8, 2010
Make A Budget
It doesn’t matter how much or how little you and your partner earn (or how hard-up or rich your friends and family are!), there is always a budget of some kind to stick to. “Budget” has to be the most un-romantic word associated with a wedding and, because we all tend to ignore the things that we don’t like in life, wedding budgets often get missed out or, at best, get completed half-heartedly!
Why Do A Budget?
Although putting a budget together doesn’t seem like an exciting job, it can actually be quite fun if you approach it in the right way! There are so many small things that get overlooked: petrol for the shopping days out… and of course the lunches once you’re there; dyeing those bridesmaid shoes to match the dresses; fancy pens for people to sign the Guest Book with… and the list goes on! Try to underestimate your budget so that you have a buffer zone which allows for this added expenditure: the last thing that you want is to cause money worries and extra stress just before your big day so plan ahead, be realistic and, most importantly, be flexible…
Budget Calculator
The first step is to source a wedding budget calculator and this seems to be one of the best out there: AOL’s Wedding Budget Calculator
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Type in your overall budget: this is decided upon by looking at what you can realistically afford in the timeframe that you’ve allowed yourselves and also takes into account any outside donations that may have been offered too
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The calculator will now give you the average prices for each of the items on the planner! You can then click and drag the dials to see how spending more or less on each of the items will affect your overall funds, therefore personalising your budget to reflect your own priorities
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Once you’ve paid for something, you can select the ‘Payments’ tab to input how much you’ve spent on that particular item and then use the ‘Save’ button to keep a record or printout!
Prioritise!
The most important thing to remember about budgets is that you can still have what you want (even with a very limited budget) so long as you are clear on your priorities: let’s face it, if the most important thing to you both is that £3,000 dress that you’ve set your heart on (but the overall budget is £7,000) this IS still possible but you’ll have to make big sacrifices elsewhere: maybe you won’t need cars because the ceremony and reception are in the same place, maybe having a Saturday wedding is not important and therefore you can qualify for weekday venue discounts, perhaps neither or you want to invite too many people… each couple has different priorities.
I used to cringe when suppliers asked me what my budget was because, in reality, most people will base their choices on their gut reaction rather than their budget. I have had brides spend around £1,000 on booking Adam Thomas for their wedding entertainment when they had originally set aside £300 for a disco – sometimes you see something that, although you hadn’t planned for, you know will just make your day… something that you feel was the missing link.
Once again, the best thing about a budget planner is that you can then foresee any problems caused by this ‘overspending’ and adjust your budget for other items accordingly… you’ll know in advance where you will need to make the sacrifices (rather than being disappointed when the money runs out half way through your planning!) Get what you want by simply knowing your priorities and planning ahead… the world is your oyster!
Just Testing my RSS Feeds… Sorry! April 8, 2010
Very sorry everyone but just gotta test the RSS Feeds from my site… Sorry about the inconvenience!
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