Are you still searching for the perfect photographer to capture your wedding memories forever? Well let me introduce you to the rather wonderful Howard Lucas, who is a wedding photographer based in Dorset, but is available throughout the UK and beyond…

{w} Hi Howard, could you firstly tell {www} readers a little bit about you?

I’m Howard, a full time wedding photographer working throughout the UK and hopefully one day (soon) abroad. I live in the little seaside town of Swanage on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset with my wife and two young daughters. I like drinking coffee and making bread, usually to eat with cheese.

{w} What do you love/dislike about your job?

I love being part of the day itself, observing, to a certain extent taking part and always enjoying the fun, the joy and the emotions that inevitably surface. If there was one thing I dislike then its probably being away from my family when they are enjoying our local beach.

{w} How did you get into your business and into the wedding industry?

I’ve been really fortunate to find something I really love doing. It hasn’t been a straightforward journey having been pointed in a completely different direction from school by my careers adviser. This led me into marine engineering, motor racing, the music industry. During this time photography was always there. Once I started photography professionally I spent two years second shooting and assisting other photographers before I shot a wedding on my own. (more…)

Sara Gabriel’s ‘Alex’ Sash (Image by James Christianson)

I so love welcoming wonderful new sponsors to the WWW family, and this afternoon i get to introduce you to the fabulous Lockets & Lace. I so love the beautiful accessories stocked at Lockets & Lace i know you guys are going to fall head over heels for many of their pieces…

{w} Hi Sophie, could you firstly tell {www} readers a little bit about you?

Hello! My name is Sophie and I’m the owner of Lockets & Lace, a new online wedding boutique bringing you the most incredible accessories and veils from designers around the world. We are incredibly proud to be the first UK stockists of Sara Gabriel Veiling and Headpieces!

Sara Gabriel’s ‘Connie’ Hair Ribbon (Image by James Christianson)

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Afternoon lovelies, i have the perfect sweet afternoon treat for you today. I have the utter pleasure of getting to know the lovely Claire from la Dinette.

la Dinette create the most beautiful handmade natural Macarons and Cannelés de Bordeaux.

Claire was kind enough a couple of weeks ago to send me a sample of her gluten free Macarons, and they were incredible. So i cannot enthuse enough about Claire’s beautiful treats. They are soooo pretty and delicious, perfect for a wedding, party or a perfect pastel pick me up.

Claire is also offering WWW readers 10% off all orders made in April, simply use the code WWW10. Wow thank you so very much Claire…

{w} Hi Claire, could you firstly tell {www} readers a little bit about you?

I am Claire the founder of la Dinette, a London based bakery that specialises in Macarons and Cannelés de Bordeaux. I am French and moved to London in 2005 after studying Art Management in Paris. I first came to London to stay for a year or so to improve my English but I met my husband here and have never left!

Finding a job in my field was tough so I ended up working in the food industry which made me realise how much I loved food and that cooking could also be a way to be creative.

{w} What do you love/dislike about your job?

I love running my own business. I feel really lucky and privileged to be able to organise my life how I want it. I have a 10 month baby and working from home means that I can spend a lot of time with him which is amazing, but it also means that you have to be super organised and disciplined. What I really love about my job is the feedback I get from my customers, making people happy with sweet treats is pretty rewarding!

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Are you looking for the perfect entertainment to get your party going? Well this afternoon i have the pleasure of talking to Paul Gosling Weddings, DJ extraordinaire.

Manchester based Paul has 10 years of experience producing and DJing and i love that Paul personalises his sets to suit his couples perfectly.

{w} Hi Paul, could you firstly tell {www} readers a little bit about you?

I’m an award winning DJ and Music Producer based in Manchester in the UK and I’ve been producing, performing and playing music all over the place for over 10 years now. I’m getting married myself to my beautiful partner Sarah in 2014 so we are very familiar with the trials and tribulations facing couples planning their weddings!

Images by Luke Hayden

{w} What do you love/dislike about your job?

There is nothing I dislike about my job, I started DJing when I was in my early teens and I saw a good friend of mine play at a party for a few of our friends. He asked me to take over when he got bored and that was it, I was hooked. I loved how you can make someone’s night just by playing the right record at the right time, I’ve seen that happen so many times now and I never get tired of the smiles on peoples faces.

{w} How did you get into the wedding industry?

I’ve been producing and DJing as a professional for record labels almost since I started out in the industry and I continue to do that now, I began working in the wedding industry after a friend asked me to perform at his wedding. It spiralled from there with his family and friends getting my details and passing my name around.

I love how with wedding DJing you can talk through the importance of music with the couple before hand, I find just learning about couples helps me tailor make a really personal record box to them creating really personal moments that everybody can enjoy, which I love.

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If you are still looking for wedding inspiration and some tip top suppliers i have a date for your wedding diary.

The Giant Wedding Show is the biggest wedding event in Derbyshire and has a whole host of suppliers setting up there for the day. The Giant Wedding Show is to be held on Sunday 7th April 2013 11am – 3pm at Osmaston Park Estate Marquee, Ashbourne, Derbyshire DE6 1LW. To find out even more about the show read on as i talk to organisers Hannah and Ben…

{w} Hi Hannah and Ben, could you firstly tell {www} readers a little bit about you?

We run two businesses, Derbyshire Wedding Fayres and HBA Photography and on 7th April 2013 we will be running a giant wedding fayre at Osmaston Park in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. It should one of the biggest wedding shows in the county!

{w} What do you love about your fayre?

We love to organise an interesting wedding fayre with a lots of great local exhibitors, we always make sure that there are a wide variety of stands and not too many of the same thing.

{w} What sort of wedding people will be there?

We’ll have a great variety of suppliers such as florists, photographers, videographers, cars including a camper van, candy buffets, chocolate fountain, make up & hair, dresses & suits, marquees, stationery, music, ice cream carts and many more! (more…)