The Wedding EDIT

The Wedding Edit - Tuesday 10th March 2026 - St.Ives Harbour Hotel & Spa

Enjoy coffee, a 2 course lunch, great conversations and informative speakers at our next wedding networking event at St.Ives Harbour Hotel & Spa, Cornwall.

Date and time - Tue, 10th March 10:00 - 16:00 GMT

Location - St.Ives Harbour Hotel & Spa

On Tuesday 10th March, Hazel Parsons wedding venue consultancy will be holding a wonderfully relaxed day of wedding networking at St Ives Harbour Hotel from 10am-4pm. 

Tickets are £75pp or grab an early bird before 10 pm on Tuesday 24th of February for just £65pp. Re-connect with other industry pros, grow your supply chain, meet new businesses and re-discover opportunities to collaborate or refer clients. This event is open to everyone, as long as you run, own, or work in a wedding business.

Attendees can enjoy a two-course sit down meal, refreshments, informative speakers, networking activities and great conversations alongside other wedding pros from the South West. The event is headlined by Alison Hargreaves the CEO and director of Guides for Brides and founder of the UK Wedding Association. https://guidesforbrides.co.uk/  https://ukweddingassociation.co.uk/ 

Event Schedule:

10:00am - Arrival - Tea, Coffee & Pastries, Mix & Mingle

11:00am - Welcome talk

11:10 am- Hazel Parsons - Award Winning Wedding Business Consultant & Planner - “Productivity & Sustainable Business Practices”

11:30 am - “Your Business Is Doing Well — But Is Your Money?” - Chris Hanbury - Hanbury Financial Planning 

12:00pm - Two-course sit down lunch 

1:15pm -  Networking activity 

2:15pm - Tea & coffee break

2:30pm -  “Why ranking for AI search is important, and what you can do to be No1” - Alison Hargreaves - Managing Director & Founder of Guides for Brides, Founder of the UKWA 

2:50pm - “The Weddings Journey” - Richard Lowe - General Manager of St Ives Harbour Hotel 

3:15pm - 4:00pm - Venue viewings, informal networking 

Book now to avoid disappointment, the wedding networking events always sell out! 

Winter Wedding Networking Is Back This November!

Coffee & Chat - Wedding Networking Event At Tredudwell Manor - Tuesday 4th November 1 - 3pm

Enjoy coffee, mocktails, great conversations and informative speakers at our next wedding networking event at Tredudwell Manor, Cornwall.

Date and time - Tue, 4 Nov 2025 13:00 - 15:00 GMT

Location - Tredudwell Manor, Lanteglos, Fowey

Join us for exceptional speakers and an afternoon of wedding networking

on Tuesday 4th November, 1pm - 3.00pm at Tredudwell Manor.

Hear from our fabulous informative speakers. Connect with other industry pros, grow your supply chain, meet new businesses and re-discover opportunities to collaborate or refer clients. This event is open to everyone, as long as you run, own, or work in a wedding business.

Itinerary:

1pm - Arrival

Informal networking, woodfired canapes, a choice of tea, coffee or mocktails.

Talk 1 - Valerie Shakerley - Tredudwell Manor - Their Journey In The World Of Weddings.

Talk 2 - Ashleigh Fletcher - Hair From The Heart - Topic - Connecting, Understanding & Captivating The Modern Gen Z Couple.

Talk 3 -Hazel Parsons, Award Winning Wedding Business Consultant & Planner. Topic - Exploring New Perspectives on Business Growth: The Power of Moving Forward When the Temptation Is To Stand Still.

Tours of Tredudwell Manor

Informal networking

3 - 3.30pm - FINISH

Tickets cost just £45per person - Book now to avoid disappointment!

Wedding networking is back this winter!

Wedding Networking - Coffee & Chat Event

On Tuesday 8th November, The Barn at Pengelly will host our wedding networking, coffee and chat event from 10am - 1pm.

Generate more enquiries for your wedding business this winter. Make sure you are at the next Cornwall Wedding Networking Event! Meet other wedding venues, caterers, event companies, industry experts and a wealth of other wedding suppliers.

Activities on the day include:

Arrival - Tea, Coffee, Cake & Networking

(Catering by Debbie Thorpe)

Talk - Using Tik Tok for your wedding business - Hanna & Tabitha, Unscripted Marketing.

Talk - Digital wedding marketing trends - Mark, Director, MIHI Digital

Open Q & A throughout the event - Weddings where next? - Hazel Parsons, Director, Out of The Ordinary Events

Welcome Talk & Showround - from the Team at The Barn at Pengelly

Finish

Tickets are £35.

***Spaces at this event are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.***

Tickets include tea/ coffee and cake.

Please note - this event is open to ALL wedding businesses

5 Useful Resources For Wedding Venues During COVID-19

With weddings, events and mass gatherings currently on hold in the UK, it leaves the wedding and events industry wondering where to go next. We have put together our Top 5 resources to help guide and support venues through the lockdown period and beyond.

1) Support and advice for you and your couples on cancelling or postponing their weddings. Rocks and Frocks Weddings have put together a really informative article to help guide us all through this, click HERE to find out more.

2) Guidance and advice from The Money Saving Expert on Employment, Self Employment and Small Limited Company Coronavirus Help click HERE to find out more.

3) Three Key Employment Issues During COVID-19 from the experts at Cloud Legal, click HERE to find out more.

4). Key information on contracts, COVID and Force Majeure from the Cloud Legal team, click HERE to find out more.

5). A thought-provoking article from Liene Stevens at Think Splendid on ‘How Wedding Venues Can Avoid Negative Reviews During COVID-19’, read on for some brilliant advice.

We are continuing to help and support our wedding venues over this time. to stay up-to-date with our latest information and advice join our Wedding Venue Academy Facebook Group. If there is a specific question you would like to ask or would like to hear how other venues are managing this is a great safe space to do this in.

Best wishes

Hazel & Beckie x

Photography credit for the image directly above - Verity Westcott Photography