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I had no idea what a 'Dry Hire Wedding' was until I read a blog from Laura at Devine Bride and I'm not sure I could face the organisation! Potentially you can be responsible for sourcing everthing from the portaloos to the wedding guest book (we'll help you with that) and everything in between. So, the plus side is that you get to have the wedding you've always wanted in the location of your choice. You can shape the entire day. You have the tablescaping of your dreams, the lighting that you've saved on Instagram three years ago, the catering...

Every wedding needs a wedding guest book, as the day will fly past and the messages from your guests will be ( along with the photo album) the way to bring back all the fun of the day. However, every wedding also needs a Wedding Guest Book monitor. Before the Big Day you need to nominate someone who's task is to go around all the tables of your tipsy guests asking them to sign the wedding guest book. You need to pinpoint the slightly bossy aunt, the over friendly usher, the garrolous friend - you know the one - and...

We launched our 'jewel bookcloth' range of photo albums and guest books about 4-5 years ago ( unimaginable what has happened since then!) and knew they were going to sell well. We quite often use the tagline 'reassuringly expensive' to describe them, as you know when you hold them, that they are something to treasure. They just feel beautiful. Anyway, we've now expanded the range to include some new, brighter more zingy colours. From an incredibly iridescent bubble gum pink to a vivid, opulent green with a red, orange and yellow inbetween. We've also added some new foil colours in...

Condolence books play such an important role at a funeral. They allow people the chance to express their feelings, pass on a heartfelt message to the bereaved family, speak to the deceased maybe one more time and they are invaluable for those left behind. For some reason I'm always surprised at how many condolence books we do, which is silly really as it makes perfect sense that people would want a keepsake to record all the emotion of a desperately tricky time. I think people get real solace from knowing how far and wide their loved one reached. Having work...