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Alison Hargreaves
Alison Hargreaves Updated:
3rd of January 2024

As wedding industry experts, we are often featured in press and media coverage within conversations about the wedding sector, bridal fashion and more.

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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)

Screenshot of Cosmopolitan article: The Crown: Why didnt the Queen go to Charles and Camillas wedding ceremony?

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.

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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)

Screenshot of Mail Onlines Femail Publication showcasing story featuring new research from Guides for Brides

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.

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Hyphen Online: 'Muslims shun extravagant weddings as cost of living crisis bites'- 05/07/23

2023 hyphen online wedding article written by Saman Javed.
Hyphen.

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

Wedding Trader feature on the Guides for Brides Customer Service Awards

The final part of the wedding trader feature on the Guides for Brides customer service awards showcasing the winners and highly commended award winners

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

The Modern Couples Guide to Wedding Speeches
Courtesy of Heidi Ellert-McDermott

iNews 'Growing trend for cut-price weddings sees couples swap champagne and steak for English wine and pies'

Guides for Brides features in an article on the front page of the iNEws

iNews article about the price of weddings in the UK

iNews 'Getting married? Couples face wedding disappointment with wrong flowers and food due to Brexit'

Screenshot of iNews report with quote from Guides for Brides Founder and Owner

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

Festival Tourism is booming in Dubai featuring Guides for Brides
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Globe Echo feature Guides for Brides text from article
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You can see the entire article here.

Globe Echo 'Dubai Is The World's Favorite Destination For Weddings And Social Events' - 28/01/2023

Globe Echo Article featuring Guides for Brides founder Alison Hargreaves
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Globe Echo Article featuring Guides for Brides founder Alison Hargreaves quote
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You can read the whole article here.

Wedding Trader Issue 33 - 17/01/2023

Law Reform Article

Wedding Trader Law Reform Article With Guides for Brides Founder Alison Hargreaves
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Wedding Trader Article Issue 33 Law Reforms
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Guides for Brides Podcast Feature in Wedding Trader
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Wedding Trader Podcast Feature Guides for Brides
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Wedding Trader Guides for Brides Podcast Feature
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The Independent - 10/06/2021

independent article featuring Guides for Brides June 2021 text
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independent article featuring Guides for Brides June 2021 text
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You can read the full article here.

Cosmopolitan - 30/04/2021

cosmopolitan article of pandemic weddings featuring Guides for Brides
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cosmopolitan article of pandemic weddings featuring guides for brides text
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You can read the full piece here.

The Oxford Mail - 21/04/2021

Guides for Brides Customer Service Awards in The Oxford Mail
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The Oxford Mail Online article of the Guides for Brides Customer Service Awards
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You can read the full feature here.

BBC South Today - 19/03/2021

Alison Hargreaves Director & Founder of Guides for Brides on BBC South Today
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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

About Guides for Brides Wedding Planner

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Vogue India - July 2017

Inside Vogue India magazine feature

Profiles of luxury wedding professionals featuring Alison Hargreaves of Guides for Brides

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Alison Hargreaves

About the author


Alison Hargreaves

Alison founded Guides for Brides in 1995 and has been advising brides and businesses ever since. She has an unrivalled knowledge of the wedding industry and is part of an international network of wedding professionals and entrepreneurs. Alison frequently appears on podcasts and expert panels as well as judging various wedding awards.

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