Shannan & Conor Wedding Planning Journey
When Shannan first got in touch, many of the major decisions had already been made. Her venue, the gorgeous Wootton Park was booked, suppliers had been secured and her dress had been found. From the outside, everything appeared to be on track.
However, as the planning process continued, it became clear that what she needed wasn't more supplier recommendations or additional checklists. She needed support, structure and someone to help her navigate the many decisions, emotions and challenges that come with planning a wedding.
Together, we created a personalised wedding planning framework, including detailed budgets, planning spreadsheets and realistic timelines to keep everything organised and manageable. Through regular planning meetings, we worked through priorities, explored options and ensured every decision remained focused on what truly mattered to Shannan and her partner.
One of the most rewarding parts of our work together was helping her reconnect with the bigger picture. Wedding planning can easily become consumed by budgets, logistics and other people's opinions. By taking a step back, we were able to refocus on how they wanted their wedding day to feel and what they wanted it to represent as a couple.
Throughout the process, I provided planning support, guidance and coaching, helping Shannan work through difficult decisions, manage concerns and build confidence in her choices. Rather than telling her what to do, my role was to help her find the answers that felt right for her and create a wedding that genuinely reflected who they were.
This journey is a wonderful example of how wedding planning support can provide far more than organisation alone. With the right structure, guidance and encouragement, couples can enjoy a calmer, more confident and more enjoyable planning experience from start to finish.
What the couple said...
Well what can I say!… what an absolutely amazing service.
By the time I found Nicole I booked most of the “big things” like vendors etc and found my dress! In my head everything was moving on nicely. Initially I was unsure of how helpful I would find it but I thought I’d take the plunge, as I knew at some point I’d find things overwhelming and my brain would turn to mush and I am so glad that I did!
I suffer with anxiety and as I say I knew at some point the anxiety would probably take over, but nicole is such a calming and lovely person and makes me feel so relaxed and also helps me feel validated in my feelings, thoughts and decision making! Which as you can imagine is difficult to balance when you’re the bride! as you are always so worried about what other people may say, how they may feel and worried about the wedding causing drama!
Which leads me onto my next point. The one thing I feel that I have loved the most about working with Nicole, given that I was already in deep with wedding planning, after my first meeting with Nicole I realised that I had let the wedding planning and budget take over ! And had forgotten actually what both my partner and I wanted from our wedding, and I had stopped thinking about the bigger picture!
Nicole helped me strip back down to what we wanted for our day, how we wanted to feel on the day and what our goal was and has been there every step of the way to make sure that we achieve this! And helped us make sure that the day is about US! She has been there to help me overcome any challenges or difficulties I have faced but not by giving me the answer but supported me to find the answer myself and find strategies on how to manage it moving forward.
My partner is a money/ budget man so he has loved the the support from Nicole around this and the spreadsheet she’s made for us to make sure we are on track! Me! Well I’m all about a to do list and Nicole did that for us! This has helped me stay on track with everything, not put anything off but also not get overwhelmed with everything I have to do either and has set me realistic and achievable timescales to do it in! I truly look forward to our meetings.
Nicole thank you so much for your help and support, I don’t know what I would have done without you!