Helen Carter Weddings provides bespoke wedding planning throughout London and the South East. We have a wide range of services available, from full wedding co-ordination to venue or supplier sourcing and wedding day management. We’re passionate about creating distinctive and stylish events, and are dedicated to ensuring our clients enjoy a unique, personal and stress-free wedding day.
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
Posted in Design Concepts
Our new monthly design board can now be viewed here. As an alternative to the traditional red and green colour schemes that are so popular at this time of year, I’ve used a silver, gold and eucalyptus colour palette combined with elegant decorations to create a Christmas-themed design. I hope it puts you in the mood for the festive season!
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Posted in Design Concepts
Before becoming a wedding planner I used to be a research scientist, and even though I no longer work in this field I do still have a love of science. As a planner I’m always looking for ways to weave the personalities and tastes of my clients into their wedding, and when I spotted this beautiful celebration over on Style Me Pretty that was designed to reflect the couples’ scientific backgrounds, I just couldn’t resist creating my own science-themed design board.
Monday, November 16th, 2009
Posted in Design Concepts
Our monthly design board is now live, and can be viewed here. I always find November to be a bit miserable and a long stretch until the excitement of Christmas arrives, so I’ve opted for a glamorous evening soiree with a warm colour palette of teal, purple and grape to chase away the winter blues.
Monday, October 26th, 2009
Posted in Design Concepts
I have to admit that I’m not the biggest fan of Halloween, but even so I still love the idea of a holding a Halloween-themed wedding. Now I’m not talking about anything outrageous, like guests attending in fancy dress or monsters scattered around the reception room, but rather using blended tones and decor to add a touch of glamorous spookiness to the proceedings.
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Posted in Design Concepts
I have another rustic board to share with you today, which will be the last of our autumnal design concepts. I’m still finding myself hugely inspired by the colours and features of the season, and this week I’ve based my wedding design around the humble acorn.
Monday, October 12th, 2009
Posted in Design Concepts
Our monthly design board is now live. I’ve again been inspired this month by the natural beauty of the autumn season, and have created a rustic design with an earthy brown palette punctuated by touches of deep aubergine. You can see the board and full details of the design here.
Monday, September 28th, 2009
Posted in Design Concepts
There’s something about rivers and lakes that I find quite enchanting, and I just love the idea of getting married next to the water’s edge and making the most of nature’s beauty. So today’s board has water as a central theme, coupled with candlelight for added romance.
Monday, September 14th, 2009
Posted in Design Concepts
I recently spotted this fabulous turquoise and yellow bridal shower over on Style Me Pretty, and was totally inspired to apply the colour scheme to a wedding celebration. I just love the way that the two colours are so different, but yet work so well together and create a really vibrant atmosphere.
Monday, September 7th, 2009
Posted in Design Concepts
Our September design concept uses a blend of green, burnt orange and yellow to reflect the changing of the seasons from summer to autumn. I’ve also incorporated a seasonal Harvest Festival sub-theme through rustic styling and the use of seasonal fruits and vegetables. Full details of the design can be seen here.
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Posted in Design Concepts
Up until the last 10-15 years white lace was a main form of decoration for the wedding dress and veil, and was a significant part of the wedding design. However, tulle and chiffon ruffles, soft silk flowers, diamante crystals and satin bows have led many brides to avoid this beautiful material for fear of their wedding looking old-fashioned, fussy or dated. So this week I’ve created a design board that celebrates the delicate elegance of white wedding lace, but retains a chic and contemporary style.
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Posted in Design Concepts, Planning Advice
One of my favourite wedding blogs is Abby Larson’s Style Me Pretty, which is jam-packed with gorgeous weddings and design inspiration. If you haven’t already, make sure you pay it a visit, but be sure to allow plenty of time because you will end up swooning at all the beautiful details!
Abby’s recently added a fantastic new feature called the “Style Circle”, which includes a tool where you can create your own wedding design boards. I use Photoshop for all of my design concepts, but as not every bride has access to this software (or indeed the patience to use it!) I thought I’d check it out, and here are the results…
Monday, August 17th, 2009
Posted in Design Concepts
On Wednesday I will be celebrating my third wedding anniversary. Apparently this is the year we become aware of the durability of our relationship, which is why leather is the traditional gift (personally I’d be happy with flowers or chocolates, but there we go!) .
Anyway, I thought it would be nice to create a design board based on my original wedding colour scheme of pale gold with subtle hints of soft pink. Whilst I had a traditional wedding, I’ve decided to incorporate a vintage feel into today’s design.
