Now, if you book with Big Bouquet we can assure you there will be no need to worry your photographer isn’t going to turn up or delete all your images, but that isn’t to say that you shouldn’t take precautions to cover your wedding.

You’re probably going to spend more money on your wedding than any car you’ve ever bought, and you wouldn’t ever dream of driving that around without insurance so why shouldn’t you take the steps to cover your wedding?

Insurance is the sort of thing a nagging older relative would rant about, rather than your photographer, we know, but we always endeavour to lend a helping hand to every part of your wedding wherever we can. Not only that, but we told quite a sad story at the weekend that’s far too sombre for these pages but nevertheless made us twig we should remind you all to look into insuring your wedding.

It’s not the cheapest by a mile, but we were surprised to hear that good old Marks and Spencer are now offering insurance to cover everything from lost rings, damage wedding dresses even a re-jiggling of dates. So next time you’re in there looking for your special wedding day bra and pants see if you can pick up a leaflet or check out the website.

This time last year we were fighting the crowds on Bournemouth beach during what was probably the hottest Easter weekend for a long long time. Today, I am sat here writing this blog with the heating on full belt and with two chunky jumpers on, it's that cold!

Unfortunately (but exciting too), the Big Bouquet wedding season starts this weekend and it looks like it's going to be a bit of a wash-out to say the least.

Whilst you can't avoid the notorious British weather, there's no need to panic about your beautiful hairdos and silky dresses if you're with us - this photographer is prepared.



We're now fully stocked up on these wonderful completely waterproof parasols which we will gladly loan out to our couples and their special guests (just as long as you don't mind us looking like trainspotters in our Kag In A Bags) so there's no need to worry about hiring or buying your own. We're sure there's enough to worry about. So, as long as it's not torrential you shouldn't be restricted to indoor shots.

Of course, parasols look great in the summer too, for those elegant garden party shots. So if you fancy using them, just let us know and we'll get them out!

If your wedding plans are starting to get on top of you, you're starting to get nervous about your big day or budgets have started to spiral out of control then we recommend a dose of 'docu-therapy'.


OK, so we're a little bit late on catching on to this one, but we chanced upon 'Don't Tell The Bride' on BBC3 last night. If you think you've got it bad, spare a thought for these poor brides. The concept of the show is that the couples are given £12,000 to spend on their wedding under the condition that the groom carries out all the preparations, chooses a dress etc? What a nightmare!

If you missed it and want to see what we're talking about then you can watch last night's show on BBC iPlayer here. We're looking forward to next week's and it should make you feel like your preparations are going as smooth as a silky, female-picked bridal gown!

Finding a wedding photographer who can capture photographs in a style you like is one obvious thing to look out for when on the hire hunt. However, what happens after the wedding is just as important. You should be asking yourself questions such as 'how long is it going to take to get my pictures back after the wedding day?' and 'will I have any say in the final presentation?' There's nothing worse than not knowing where you stand weeks after your wedding.

At Big Bouquet we will work closely with you to ensure your final package lives up to all your expectations. If you're happy for us to create and order your final presentation package, without further consultation, we'll endeavour to get your bits and bobs out to you within 2-3 weeks. However, if you'd like to have some say in presentation options such as photograph books we will make the checking process easy enough to OK in an internet cafe whilst you're still away, or as soon as you get home.

We don't waste time posting you out drafts of books. This can add weeks onto your final bundle. With our book preview feature, checking the layout of the page is as easy as flicking through real pages.

All you have to do then is give us the 'OK to go', or let us know if there are any pages you'd like tweaking!