About us

Wed-Start is owned by Isabel Smith, a wedding industry veteran with over 10 years’ experience planning weddings all over the world.

Recognising that there is a lot of planning advice out there (some excellent, and some utterly appalling!), she wanted to make true expertise accessible to everyone, only working with experienced wedding planners who really have seen it all!

“Most of the couples I meet are really excited to start planning their wedding, but get utterly overwhelmed once they start looking in to things. So much goes in to a wedding, and you only have the one chance to get it right so of course it can be terrifying! The idea behind Wed-Start is that couples can have time with really experienced planners to ask questions and help them map out their wedding day and how to make it happen. We aim to take all that initial stress out of the process so they can have fun planning, without missing anything out or going over-budget.”

Why Wed-Start?

“Not everyone wants or needs a wedding planner, just a bit of expert advice to get them going. A decent head start - or a Wed-Start!”

Isabel Smith

Our advice is…

…tailored to your plans
Online advice is general and sometimes contradictory. We focus on making your day what you want it to be.

…an affordable investment
We will make sure your budget covers everything, and prevent you from making expensive mistakes.

…from real wedding experts
All our planners have a minimum of 5 years experience planning weddings from end to end.

“The consultation was so useful and I use the planning documents all the time. The excel is amazing and has helped with all stages of planning and budgeting. I definitely think that what we paid will have saved us far more by having a clear plan for the planning process rather than just heading in blind.”

Laura P.

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