A beautiful way to celebrate in the Spring or Summer, an outdoor wedding leaves plenty of opportunity for personalization and creativity. Whilst UK law means you must be formally married in a fixed structure, this can include a band stand, wooden hut or archway. Alternatively, an outdoor wedding can incorporate a blessing ceremony following an …
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My First Few Events End of Year School Celebration The first event I assisted with was an end of year school celebration at Clifton College. Working in such beautiful grounds, it was amazing to see CMC Marquees build a huge light and airy marquee, which helped make this event Covid safe. It was exciting to …
Read moreAlastair Currie Events Update – Where We Are
31 Aug 2021
Where we are – as a business, an industry and a team. After a tumultuous 18 months, we have been operating at full capacity this Summer planning and delivering parties, weddings (have a peek here) and corporate experiential and brand events – and with a full Autumn order book ahead. The team has pulled together …
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We now enter Step Three of the Government Roadmap as of Monday 17th May, and the question is – what does this mean for events? Well firstly, with the roadmap moving forward and gatherings of up to 30 guests now possible, we are seeing a real increase in enquiries as people start to consider what …
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Waiting for your call! With the roadmap in place and plans afoot, we’re ready and waiting for your call – for any event design & management, wedding or party planning for Bristol and the South West. We have a huge range of enquiries rolling in right now – from major wedding celebrations for 2022 & …
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In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the varying restrictions placed on guest numbers for wedding celebrations and the exact format of these events (no dancing, sit down dining only), we have taken care in revisiting our relationships with the fantastic range of venues in Bristol many of whom we have worked closely with for …
Read moreHow to Plan a Small Wedding
26 Jan 2021
There’s no doubt about it, the pandemic has well and truly changed the way weddings are designed and delivered, that’s not news to us or to our couples! We are seeing the need to change plans with short timescales, and be flexible with the options available to us – making the absolute best of an …
Read moreHow to Take Your Event Online
14 Jan 2021
It’s more important than ever to be adaptable! Taking your events online allows you to continue to reach your different audiences, to reach your goals and potential as a business. Having a digital-first mindset will set you up for success going forwards. Virtual events are incredibly versatile and have the potential to be just as …
Read more#WeMakeEvents – The Survival Tour
14 Oct 2020
On Monday 12th October, we – along with hundreds of other workers from the creative and events industries were very proud to come together in Central Bristol to raise further awareness of the #WeMakeEvents campaign. The gathering even made headline news – read The Times article here. We were very proud to come together to …
Read moreA Different ACEs Summer Season
30 Sep 2020
After what has been an unusually quiet summer for the ACEs team, it has been lovely to look back at the selection of super special events we have created for our clients in this new normal that we are all living in. In a time where we are all valuing the smaller things in life, …
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