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Guides for Brides 5* Customer Service Awards 2015 - The Winners

Guides for Brides 5* Customer Service Awards 2015 - The Winners


Alison Hargreaves Guides for Brides Bio
Alison Hargreaves Updated:
8th of March 2023

This year we launched our first 5* Customer Service Awards.  The Awards were a huge success, and we would like to congratulate everyone who was nominated or voted for. To win an Award is a huge achievement, recognising and rewarding the great customer service that these businesses have been providing in the industry. We asked each of the winners to share what this achievement meant to them.

South East - Flowers by Kirsty 

"I am so incredibly chuffed to be given the Guides for Brides 5* Customer Service Award. My business has only been going for just over 2 years so I really didn’t expect to be recognised among well established businesses.

I really do LOVE what I do and so by getting this award it tells me that my passion and enthusiasm is really coming through not only with my floral creations, but also with how I treat every wedding as a one off unique, brilliant experience for my couples.

Getting recommendations and great reviews are so important for any business, so I’m really pleased I entered for this award!"

flowers by kirsty

South West - Trish Rawlins, Professional Make-up Artist

"I am so honoured to have won this award. To be short listed and then a finalist was reward enough but to win was icing on the cake. I am so proud to have the clients who have taken the time to write the most incredible reviews, these reviews have helped to grow my business and are also responsible for this award, I thank you all."

Winners - trish rawlins

Midlands - Leigh, Pink Confetti

"We were more than excited and delighted to be awarded the Guides for Brides 5* Customer Service Award for the Midlands as providing our customers with an outstanding service was our highest priority when we opened almost 5 years ago. The fact that the award is based on feedback from our customers, not just the number of votes, makes it all the more special #beyondhappy!"

pink confetti winners

East - Mark Greatbatch, Toastmaster

"Winning this award was a real shocker to me, did not expect it at all. My focus is always on the experience the bride and groom have on their wedding day. Understanding how they want  their day to work is the key and then delivering it for them.

Winning this award will hopefully let couples see that having a Toastmaster with them on their day really does bring massive benefits. To be included with winners from the industry who are always considered essential to any wedding really brings toastmasters into the the conversation.Thank you Guides for Brides and all of the fantastic couples that i have had the privilege to have looked after."

mark greatbatch

North West - Merewood Hotel

"To win an award that is judged purely on the feedback of the couples who have been married at Merewood is really special. We pride ourselves on providing a truly personal experience for every couple. We don't work to a set wedding package, but instead tailor each wedding to every couple as we want their day to be as individual as they are. There are lots of fabulous hotels in our region and we were really honoured to have been shortlisted (along with our sister hotel Cragwood) for the awards - but to WIN is just the perfect start to 2015 for our team of wedding co-ordinators and chefs!"

Winners - Merewood

North East - The Coniston Hotel & Country Estate

“We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded this very important ‘Customer Service’ award at the Coniston Hotel. The whole team, led by Louise Bolton MD, works tirelessly to ensure that all our guests have a wonderful time during their visit for whatever occasion. Weddings are a very important part of our business and we continuously endeavour to exceed the expectations of not only the bridal party, but their guests too”

coniston hotel award

Northern Ireland - Larchfield Estate

"We were all absolutely thrilled to hear that we had won the Guides for Brides Customer Service Award –  as delivering excellent standards of customer service has always been at the heart of the family run business at Larchfield.

Our policy is to offer support and help with all aspects of the wedding/event, yet at the same time giving the client the flexibility to have the day that they want. We always respond to enquiries and emails within hours rather than days, and are always on hand with recommendations and advice which we can offer based on years of experience in the events industry."

Winners - Larchfield Estate

Overseas – Exclusive Yacht Weddings

"It's recognition that we are on the right path; and that hard work is proving positive. It proves that the company and it’s team are doing what they love, and what they have a passionate about and it works.

Professionally it means we can connect with more people on a bigger scale, assist more people in marrying here in Cyprus, including celebrities and it means that our contributions to the wedding industry are being noted and most importantly it demonstrates the Company’s ability to provide that Dream day. It means that we, as a team can create the most wonderful day and hold the highest knowledge to assist in all solutions."

exclusive yacht weddings
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Alison Hargreaves Guides for Brides Bio

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Alison Hargreaves

Alison has been advising brides, grooms and bridesmaids for more than 25 years. She has an unrivalled knowledge of the British wedding industry and frequently appears on podcasts and expert panels. She regularly attends international wedding conferences to keep the UK at the forefront of wedding planning trends.

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