What exactly is a ‘Consultation’?
There is so much to think about when it comes to planning your Wedding. People will ask if you’ve done this, that and the other, which can lead you to feeling overwhelmed and under immense pressure to tick all the wedding boxes.
But if you approach Wedding Planning in an order that makes sense to you and what pops up as the most important things on your Wedding Wishlist, there’s no reason why planning your big day can’t be a pleasurable experience.
Ceremony dressing at Kelham House
That’s where our Iced & Spliced consultation process can help you, as it is designed to take the stress out of all those ideas spinning around in your head.
But what is a Consultation all about? And what happens during one?
It’s nothing scary. There’s no obligation to book either, although I do hope you see the benefits of using one supplier for multiple services (Read blog here), love what we offer and book on the spot of course…lol!
The consultation takes place in our purpose-built Showroom, which is part of our home and has all our sashes and drapes available to view, along with some of our popular centrepieces too. It’s a really relaxed way to talk about your wedding and what we can offer to help you create your dream wedding, without any horrible pushy salesy stuff, (neither Pete or I are like that!).
Crystal Candelabra with floral dressing at Iced & Spliced by Cakey Wakey
You get to meet George, our wonderful Coffee machine (yes, we have given him a name as he is essentially a key part of the team!!). If Coffee isn’t your preferred tipple, we have you covered so don’t worry – not that you are coming for the drink but it is good to know!
Once you’re settled on the sofa, we get down to essential information, such as your date and venue. It seems such a simple thing, but knowing your venue helps me to visualise the spaces you’ll be using and what to suggest what would work best for your colour palette, table scapes and styling. We work with so many of the venues that our couples get married at, we know them inside out so can really help you make the right choices.
We move on to images you may have saved on Pinterest or from magazines, things that you like and we talk about what your dream wedding would look like. Again, this helps me to see what inspires you and how we can get it from your head and into the real world.
Meeting space at Iced & Spliced by Cakey Wakey
To really help you visualise your ideas, I have a couple of the chairs used by our most popular venues, so we can look at how your desired colour scheme sits against that style of chair. Our couples find this so helpful because it really starts to bring the vision to life and that is one of the reasons we offer free consultations as part of The Iced and Spliced Experience.
It can be beneficial to have your Bridesmaids gowns ordered at this point, as having one to hand, or at least a swatch of the fabric, let’s us look at our extensive range of sashes and drapes, allowing us to pick the closest shade or look at alternatives for a more neutral look, if there’s no immediate match. But if you are not that far down in your planning, that is fine, we can meet closer to the date to finalise the colours and the choices.
Seeing a chair being dressed before you, appreciating the attention to detail that goes into making them look perfect for you, helps you to relax, knowing that all these little design elements are in a safe and knowledgeable pair of hands. Mine! I dress every chair at every wedding and, let me tell you, it is not as easy as it may look! It is nice for you to know that the person dressing your wedding (me!) is wanting for it to be as perfect as possible
If you’re interested in our bespoke Wedding Cake service, we’ll chat about how many people you need the cake to feed, I explain some of the traditions around the Wedding Cake and we look at designs you like. Again we will look at anything you have seen that you like and we can design something that will fit perfectly with your styling and your budget. Oh, and the best bit, at the end of the consultation, you get to take a box of our delicious cake samples home with you! This way, you can share the tasting experience with family members who may want to help you with your selections, or could be paying for your Wedding Cake as your wedding gift. There are always family members who just can’t resist cake! You can of course eat them all yourself, just remembering which one you liked the best!
The Moon Arch Wedding Cake backdrop
The Iced & Spliced Experience
My aim is for you to leave your Consultation meeting feeling relaxed and excited, knowing that I ‘get’ what you want to achieve and what experience you want to give you guests, while enjoying the Best Day Ever.
Your detailed quote follows on a day or so after the consultation, along with any Mood Boards I design for you or details that we discussed. These help you during meeting with other colour based suppliers, like your Florist, as the visual aides help them to understand your desires too.
Bespoke Mood Board example
So, it’s not all as daunting as you thought. There are no obligations and no charges associated with us meeting for our chat. All you need to bring are any colour swatches you may have plus images of what you’d love your venue, chairs & Wedding Cake to look like on your big day and we will talk you through your options in a really relaxed and friendly setting.
Wedding Chair dressing designs at Shottle Hall
Fancy arranging a Consultation? Pop a message over on our contact form, or find us on Social Media, sending a message through your preferred platform and we can look for a time and date to get together.
Let’s get your first step into the #icedandsplicedexperience booked
P.S. I know you are wondering about George – here he is – all styled up as you would expect!
