I now have the official photos back from Saturdays event from the amazing In the Pink Photography The Rainbow wedding tent took a whole lot of organising and planning but the results were well worth it!

photo credit www.inthepinkphotography.com

The day was amazing with loads of lovely and very helpful people involved, some great exhibitors, entertainers, a wonderful fashion show, photo booth area and of course ‘that’ wedding!!.

I’ve already thanked everyone involved but I’d like to say a special thank you once again to everyone involved in the day, you were all totally fantastic!

photo credit: www.serendipityphotography.co.uk

photo credit: www.serendipityphotography.co.uk

The aim of the day was to provide information about Civil Partnerships in the form of a wedding fair, but I wanted to make it more than a wedding fair, I wanted it to be fun, entertaining…..an event within pride, that made people want to visit and come back to throughout the day.

I was a bit worried that people at pride wouldn’t take the tent seriously as maybe they were just coming for a day out, but it turned out that a lot of people had come specifically for tent and the information that was available to them!

photo credit: www.inthepinkphotography.com

The tent itself was full of some amazing people and some great decoration, a big thank you to Bunting Queen for the amazing bunting that she specially made for the tent, it looked totally fabulous and really made the tent special. Also thanks to Party Town for the balloons and to Orchis Florist for the paper pom poms.

And a BIG thank you to everyone who exhibited.

Boho Weddings & Events (that's me) photo credit: www.inthepinkphotography.com

Orchis Florist (photo credit: www.inthepinkphotography.com)

Museum Sheffield (photo credit:www.serendipityphotography.co.uk)

Irwin Mitchell (photo credit: www.serendipityphotography.co.uk)

Kimbos Cakes (photo credit: www.serendipityphotography.co.uk)

Catherine Elizabeth hair and makeup (photo credit: www.serendipityphotography.co.uk)

In The pink Photography (photo credit:www.inthepinkphotography.com)

One Life Ceremonies (photo credit: www.inthepinkphotography.com)

It's Your Choc (photo credit:www.inthepinkphotography.com)

Debbie Carlisle Bouquets (photo credit: www.serendipityphotography.co.uk)

Mirage Couture (photo credit: www.serendipityphotography.co.uk)

As well as the exhibitors we had some great entertainment thanks to Chris Heathcote for his great Swing set, the Salwa Belly Dancers for the fantastic show, Rich Williams for his DJ set and Catherine Elizabeth for her make up and hair demonstrations.

Salwa Belly Dancers (photo credit: www.inthepinkphotography.com)

Chris Heathcote (photo credit: www.inthepinkphotography.com)

Make-up & Hair demonstration by Catherine Elizabeth (photo credit: www.inthepinkphotography.com)

We also had a Bridal Fashion Show with suites and dresses and models from Mirage Couture and hair and make-up by Catherine Elizabeth.

In the Pink Photography also manned the Photo Booth which proved to be very popular!!

photo credit: www.inthepinkphotography.com

photo credit: www.inthepinkphotography.com

But the highlight of the day had to be the wedding of Bella and Lorna, it drew in quite a crowd in fact the tent was full with people queing out side to get a look at the gorgeous brides. The ceremony was conducted my Maria from One Life Ceremonies
The wedding was very personal to me as Bella is a good friend, she came to my wedding in Ibiza last year so it was a realy honour to have helped her and her girlfriend plan their day………Full post of this on the blog tomorrow.

All in all it was a great day, the whole of Sheffield pride got a huge turn out, 8,000 was estimated on the day. It was a real pleasure to be involved, I met some great people and even though I had my moments of stress i was so pleased that i did it!!

Full details of everyone involved:
Exhibitors:
Boho Weddings & Events www.bohoweddingsandevents.com – wedding planning for the unconventional couple
Orchis www.orchisfloraldesign.com – Floral Design
Museums Sheffield www.museums-sheffield.org.uk – a modern alternative for your wedding venue.
Irwin Mitchellwww.irwinmitchell.com – Solicitors
Kimbos Cakeswww.kimboscakes.co.uk – wedding and occasion cakes
Catherine Elizabethwww.catherine-elizabeth.co.uk – Proffesional Hair and make-up artist
In the Pink Photography www.inthepinkphotography.com – Civil Partnership Photography
One Life ceremonieswww.onelifeceremonies – alternative wedding ceremonies
It’s Your Choc www.it’syourchoc.co.uk – personalised chocolate favours
DC Bouquetswww.dcbouquets.co.uk – handmade vintage bouquets
Mirage Couturewww.miragecouture.co.uk – designer bridal gowns and suites.
Entertainers:
Chris Heathcote – 07734 324479
Salwa Belly Dancers – 07960 136691
Rich Williams – 07590 288074
Fashion Show:
Mirage Couture Bridal Gowns and Suites
Catherine Elizabeth Hair and Make-up
Orchis Flowers
Decoration:
Bunting Queenwww.buntingqueen.co.uk – bunting for sale or hire.
Party Town www.party-town.co.uk – Balloons
Wedding Ceremony:
One Life ceremonies

The day was amazing, hot, busy but fantastic, my legs are still acaking from all the running around, but it really was a fabulous day!

Everyone of the exhibitors was fantastic, the live entertainment was fabulous, the fashion show and the wedding of Bella and Lorna was perfect.
I will write up a full review of the day very soon once I have the offical photographs back from In the Pink Photography but for now I just wanted to give you a before and after shot of the tent itself.

BEFORE!

AFTER (photo credit www.serendipityphotography.co.uk)

A lot of hard work from everyone involved was put into making the day a success, but I think the results show that is was worth it!

Coming up this week on the blog will be more pictures of the day itslef, highlights from the very popular photo booth area and the wedding of Bella and Lorna.

This year’s event will be held on Saturday 26th June in EndcliffePark, Sheffield from 1pm to 7pm with free entry.
For that reason I thought that I would run a week long special on Civil Partnerships, sharing with you some great Real Weddings, and also some great supplier details.

So more about Saturdays Event. My main aim for the event was NOT to have it as any normal Wedding Fair. my aim has been to make it as interactive, fun and informative as possible, not your normal run of the mill Wedding fair, more of an event in it’s own right.

It’s fair to say that planning this event has taken a huge amount of time and effort so I really, really hope it’s a big success. We have some excellent suppliers exhibiting as well as some great entertainment!  AND an actual wedding tacking place……..which I’m super excited about!!!

Sheffield Pride is one of Yorkshire’s biggest annual live music events aimed at the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. Last year’s event was a huge success which was enjoyed by over 5500 members of Sheffield’s LGBT community.  The Irwin Mitchell Rainbow Wedding Tent –  is bigger and better than ever. The tent will reflect the LGBT communities and our aim is to make it as informative and fun as possible

 
So What can you Expect from the day?

• We have a number of wedding suppliers exhibiting, offering demonstrations of their products and services.
• Goodie bags to give out filled with Civil Partnership information and magazines.
• Live entertainment in the form of Swing Singer Chris Heathcote, Dancing from Salwa Belly Dancers, DJing from Sheffield’s finest Rich Williams. Plus a Sheffield exclusive, Big Ang presents Darren Brookes singing brand new track ‘Till the sunrise’
• A Photo Booth area for you to dress up and have your picture taken.
•  Make-up and hair demonstrations from Professional make-up artist Catherine Elizabeth
• A bridal fashion show showcasing all the latest wedding outfits from Mirage Couture and flowers from Orchis
• AND a couple getting married (well blessed…we can’t get over the legal technicalities I’m afraid!) with a ceremony area set up for you to watch the happy couple get hitched!

So you don’t miss anything going on here are the times of the events in the tent

1.00pm – Tent Opens
1.30pm – Chris Heathcote sings swing (set 1)
2.00pm – Salwa Belly Dancers – dancing and giving belly dancing lessons
3.00pm – Chris Heathcote sings swing (set 2)
3.30pm – Catherine Elizabeth Make up demonstration for women and men
4.00pm – Catherine Elizabeth Hair Bridal Hair demonstration
4.30 – 5.30pm – Rich Williams DJs
5.30pm – Blessing of our lovely couple
6.00pm – Wedding fashion Show
6.30pm – Big Ang presents Darren Brookes singing ‘Till the sunrise’
7.00pm – Close

Suppliers we have exhibiting are: Boho weddings & Events, Catherine Elizabeth make-up and hair, DC Bouquets, Irwin Mitchell, In the Pink Photography, It’s Your Choc, Kimbos Cakes, Mirage Couture, Orchis, One Life Ceremonies and Sheffield Museums. With the tent all decked out all in Pink!

 
If your in the Sheffield area this Saturday why not pop past and say hello, there is of course loads of other stuff going on at pride, with loads of other fabulous tents and great market stalls.
For more information go to: www.sheffieldpride.org.uk

If you would like to know how Boho can help plan your Civil Partnership go to: www.bohoweddingsandevents.com/Civil-Partnerships