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Press and Media Features
Guides for Brides are proud to have been quoted and/or featured in the following publications and media platforms...
Cosmopolitan: The Crown: Why didn't the Queen go to Charles and Camilla's wedding ceremony? (15/12/23)
The final series of The Crown features the wedding of King Charles and Queen Camilla. Former royal butler, Grant Harrold, spoke exclusively to Cosmopolitan on behalf of Guides for Brides, recounting his memories as a guest at the wedding in 2005.
Femail (Mail Online): Would YOUR husband take your surname after marriage? Research shows over a third of men would swap to their wife's last name in a 'growing trend' (21/11/23)
In research from Guides for Brides it was found that 1 in 3 men would take their partner's name after marriage. This was picked up by Femail (The Mail Online) publication and the article features expert commentary from our partners at Name Switch about the growing trends.
Hyphen Online: 'Muslims shun extravagant weddings as cost of living crisis bites'- 05/07/23
Saman Javed reached out to our team to gather information and data for her piece on Hyphen Online about how Muslim couples are saving money on their weddings with the cost of living crisis. Read the article here.
Wedding Trader: Feature on the Guides for Brides Customer Service Awards - 12/05/2023
Jessica Jex's article all about the Guides for Brides Customer Service Awards 2023 was published in the May/June 2023 edition of Wedding Trader Magazine. The article covers the awards and why they are important as well as showcasing the wedding venues and suppliers who were our category winners and highly commended winners.
The Modern Couple's Guide to Wedding Speeches: How to Write and Deliver an Unforgettable Speech or Toast - 09/03/2023
iNews 'Growing trend for cut-price weddings sees couples swap champagne and steak for English wine and pies'
iNews 'Getting married? Couples face wedding disappointment with wrong flowers and food due to Brexit'
Alison gave insight to iNews regarding the impact of Brexit on the wedding industry in particular cake makers and florists. You can find the whole article here.
Globe Echo 'Festival Tourism is Booming in Dubai' - 28/01/2023
You can see the entire article here.
Globe Echo 'Dubai Is The World's Favorite Destination For Weddings And Social Events' - 28/01/2023
You can read the whole article here.
Wedding Trader Issue 33 - 17/01/2023
Law Reform Article
The Independent - 10/06/2021
You can read the full article here.
Cosmopolitan - 30/04/2021
You can read the full piece here.
The Oxford Mail - 21/04/2021
You can read the full feature here.
BBC South Today - 19/03/2021
Guides for Brides' founder and director Alison Hargreaves was featured in a segment on BBC South Today about Step 2 guidance for weddings.
Bridelux Symposium - Luxury Planner Panel - October 2018
Alison Hargreaves founder of Guides for Brides and Beyond Weddings was asked to host the Luxury Planner Panel at this years Bridelux Symposium at the Ham Yard Hotel, London. Thank you to Bloomsbury Films for recording the panel of planning experts, Siobhan Craven-Robins founder of the National Association of Wedding Planners, Daisy Amodio founder of The Proposers and Leslie Mastin a luxury event planner from New York.
OK Magazine - 2018
Vogue India - July 2017