“There is not a better way to describe Oskar other than the wedding Guru!!
He is a true professional and his attention to detail is incredible. No matter what questions or worries my husband and I had he was always on hand to offer answers, support and reassurance. He made sure the run up to our wedding, our wedding day and the day after were as stress free and enjoyable as possible. Even keeping us in check when we had forgotten things.
I can honestly cannot recommend Oskar highly enough and I will never forget how relaxed and at ease he made us feel.”
Nicola – The Bride
Why Wedding Planning?
I am often asked why I chose a career in wedding planning and I don’t really have one straight answer to this question. I also can’t honestly say that I planned for weddings to become my passion, they just did.
I started my career with hotels in 2009 when I entered my undergraduate course in Events Management at university. This was exactly 10 years ago last October! The management at the hotel I worked for very quickly picked up on the fact that I have an excellent attention to detail. For this reason, I was quickly moved to predominantly look after the weddings there and deliver them on the day. Both the management and the couples felt at ease with me at the steering wheel of all things weddings and I started realising that I really enjoyed weddings and I was good at running them. It was back then that I learnt about the practical logistics of delivering successful weddings, giving me a well-grounded experience for my next career steps.
Five years forward and I found myself in my first wedding planning role for four hotels in Edinburgh’s city centre. This is when I started learning about certain regulations and procedures relating to wedding planning, giving me a completely new perspective on this complex process. I grew my connection base with other venue coordinators and a strong network of wedding suppliers.
From there, I quickly progressed to take on my first management role in weddings for a portfolio of three luxury venues, this is when I was honoured by many of my wedding couples who nominated me to receive three Scottish VOWS Awards recognitions and I also received an industry recognition from the Scottish Hotel Awards during this time.
Following my success, I was privileged to support a team of nine venue coordinators UK-wide as a mentor in their wedding planning efforts and also presenting training workshops to venue coordinators annually at a national wedding workshop.
It was mid-year 2019, that I thought of planning weddings independently and for couples across the whole of Scotland or even world-wide.
So… why wedding planning? Because I absolutely love what I do, and I find my work incredibly rewarding and satisfying. I love seeing my couples faces on the day of their wedding, I always get a little tear…
What’s my favourite part of the job – you might ask?
I can’t say that there’s just one part of my job that I enjoy the most, but I most certainly have my favourites!
People – I just love meeting new wedding couples! They come to me excited, but at the same time a little overwhelmed and this is when I can provide them with much needed reassurance and just simply offer a pleasant introductory conversation. You’d be surprised how much of a bond you can create with a couple over many months of wedding planning, which makes it all even more fulfilling. I still keep in touch with many of my wedding couples to this day, and love hearing about their milestones!
Is there any one piece of advice I could give wedding planning couples?
Enjoy it all, because it goes faster than you think! I hear many couples throughout my career saying they would do it all over again as it’s gone way too fast, so take your time to truly enjoy your wedding planning together. If you can take time with your wedding plans and work on them together, you’ll find it bringing you both closer and you’ll experience some incredible things during this process. If you find yourself needing some help with your plans – I’m sure I could give you some advice.
Any particular stories that remain in my mind?
