FREE Wedding Open Day - The Carlton Hotel - Bournemouth - Sunday 25th April

Come along and meet Bellissimo and the team and a whole host of local suppliers and exhibitors who help make Dorset's "wedding world" at The Carlton Hotel Bournemouth on Sunday 25th April 2010 from 10.00am to 4.00pm

This is a completely free event with bubbly and canapes on arrival. Free parking available at the Hotel. This is a great opportunity to be shown around both of Menzies Hotels on the East Cliffe - The Carlton and East Cliff Court to see what function suites and rooms they have available for your wedding and have an opportunity to meet suppliers all under one roof.

The Hotel are running promotions for Sunday lunch and afternoon tea on the day so bring along your family and friends to enjoy the day.

We have stands covering everything from flowers and chair covers to accessories and bridal gowns and operate on a "no duplication" policy so you will see variety at this relaxed and friendly wedding fayre without several suppliers offering the same service and competing for your attention.

Bridal fashion shows will take place at 11.30am and 2.30pm featuring bridal gowns and mens wedding attire.

We are also going to be entertained by a string quartet and a vocalist who will perform example sets of what they could be playing at your wedding

For more information on this event please log on to our upcoming events page at where you can download our pdf flyer - or call or email us with any queries

A full list of the confirmed exhibitors will be published shortly

Mothers Day Cupcakes

We have just taken delivery of several boxes of beautiful Mothers Day cupcakes ready for tomorrow - courtesy of Simply Cupcakes based in Dorset www.simplycup-cakes.co.uk. Think there will be some very happy mums out there tomorrow. Clare from Simply Cupcakes is just one of the local businesses who will be exhibiting at our Wedding Open Day on Sunday 25th April which is taking place at The Carlton Hotel Bournemouth between 10am and 4pm. Come meet Clare and all of the other exhibitors

You and Your Wedding Magazine

Don't miss your copy of this months You and Your Wedding Magazine packed full of inspiration for planning your own wedding. Make sure you see the feature of top tips for saving on your wedding plans. Bellissimo are delighted to have one of their top tips featured in this article so be sure to get your copy to read all about it!

40th Birthday Party at West Beach, Bournemouth

(Images courtesy of Columbia Photography - www.columbiaphotography.co.uk)

We were delighted to receive the professional pictures today from the 40th birthday party which we arranged at West Beach, Bournemouth at the end of January and some are featured above. All images are kindly supplied with the permission of the wonderful John Howarth of Columbia Photography, Bournemouth. The lucky birthday boy had a great party which started with a champagne reception and delicious canapes overlooking a very calm but chillingly cold Bournemouth sea front. His lovely wife surprised him with a wonderful short film about family live and achievements which brought a tear to lots of eyes!

We had great fun organising this event and it was a lovely crowd on the night. Music was courtesy of DJ Mike Artwell who always provides the best music to get everyone up and dancing.

Many thanks also for the lovely kind words which we are happy to share with you about our involvement in this event:

Dear Melanie

Thank you for making my husband's 40th birthday celebration such an incredible success. Steve and I have literally received dozens of messages from our friends thanking us for a great night. From your early assistance, to the final weeks, to the day of, everything you touched was wonderful and exceeded my expectations. The venue was just what I had envisioned-elegant yet fun and trendy, the food was delicious and the DJ knew just what music to play to get everyone out dancing and having fun. I am also grateful to you for the extra effort you put in to make sure my slideshow presentation went off without a hitch. There is no one that I would have trusted more with that laptop! You are a true professional, an expert in your field, organised, patient and always calm, cool and collected. I just can't sing your praises enough and would recommend you to anyone looking for an event planner.

With very best wishes

Stephanie Thorne

PS Don't be surprised when you get a phone call from Steve about organising my 40th at the end of the year!

A little love with Valentines Cupcakes from Cupcake Co, Poole

Today I was given one of my lovely Valentines Day surprises with delicious cupcakes from Cupcake Co, Canford Cliffs, Poole in Dorset. They delivered a presentation box with a lovely red organza bow with two fabulous cupcakes - one vanilla and one chocolate both beautifully decorated and the just the lightest sponge! I have used this company before for events and have to say that their cupcakes are superb and the service from this mother and daughter team is very reliable. See http://www.cupcake-co.com/ for further details and happy Valentines Day to all! xx

Compass Magazine Winter Party

In January we were delighted to be asked to help Compass Magazine with their winter party which was held as a thank you to their clients and associates and..of course - a celebration of the winter season!

Pictured here, our proprietor, Melanie Kiani is with Cate, the Ice Queen who graced the guests on entry to the event and was supplied by http://www.H2ohentertainment.com so huge thanks to them

Pictures from the event will appear in the next edition of Compass Magazine - for further details see http://www.compassmags.com/

Thanks also to David from Positive Films for the above image - David also took all of the photos of guests arriving to the event which will feature in the next edition of Compass Magazine - pleasure working with you David!

Feel the love this valentines day .... with a very unusual gift!

(images courtesy of www.inventorspot.com)

We couldn't let Valentines weekend pass without a little bit of humour rather than the traditional "hearts and flowers" approach so above is a small selection of some of our favourite valentines gifts which we have found! Wishing all you love birds out there a very happy Valentines Day - hope its all you want it to be and there are lots of lovely big sparkly stones being given! xx