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“This should’ve been A Real Wedding”: @ London’s Grand Sapphire

During wedding season I get to work with some amazing suppliers who are passionate about their craft & delivery. As a planner some couples come to me with a venue in mind but most need us to find their venue for them, which is perfect. Getting a couple to visualise the endless possibilities a venue has to offer on a site visit in an empty space can be challenging, however thats what makes my role so great.

I had the opportunity to collaborate with some of these amazing creative suppliers at London’s luxurious venue Grand Sapphire. We set out to transform this venue in a way it had never been done before… By the end of the shoot we were all just saying ‘this should’ve been a wedding!’…lol It felt like a wedding day. Working with Yemi Kosibah, Anthoy’s London on the suits, MUA Beauty Boudoir & Papachichi Style on hair it definitely felt like a wedding.  All photos by the Talented Adebayo Deru & Videography by Samon films

I worked closely on styling & design with Mary from Designer Chair Covers to go from fresh flowers, to silks flowers, gold rim charger plates and luxury ivory & gold rim chairs we came up with a classic timeless wedding look that would show off current trends and set some new ones.

Theres something about this wedding cake style that is romantic, regal & Classically timeless just beautiful by Tees bakery . For those that know me well I am obsessed with a good table setting and a well folded napkin.

Entertainment at wedding gets over looked often and there are so many way it can add to the guest experience as well as add a bit of culture.

Moving forward with the times we used the LED visual screen by Production team & AV company VNV live… what an amazing job on this seamless gold mirror dance floor, stage, lighting & DJ booth.

Grand Sapphire can host up to 800 guests and have great catering options for Nigerian, Ghanian, Jamaican (afro-caribbean weddings), Asian and English weddings. So if you’re looking for a venue to London, with a car park for even 300 guests they have banquet rooms to accommodate your guests.

Much thanks to the following amazing suppliers for their contributed and patience towards this amazing shoot. Credit & website links below:

Venue: Grand Sapphire

Shoot concept & design: MatiGonoEvents

Photographer: Adebayo Deru

Videography: Samon films

Violinist: Iyanna Monique

Decorator & flowers: Designer Chair Covers to go

Sound Lighting production & Dance floor: VNV Live

Dj: Danny Yega

 Napkins & chairs: Adivha event hire
Cake: Tees Bakery

Dance Performance: Fantiacrobats

Cars: Smart City Prestige

Makeup: Beauty Boudoir

Hair: Papachichi Style

Wedding dresses: Yemi Kosibah

Suits: Anthony’s London

Bridesmaids Dresses: Little Mistress

Models: Groom – Isi Ijagbone, Best Man – Saffori Tajah, Bride – Abena, Bridesmaids – Stacey Chellz, Genoveva Abogo

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Sarah & Kwaku

At Just As Planned, we have had the privilege to join a very special couple as they embarked on their journey to their wedding day.  Sarah and Kwaku are a couple we hold dear to our hearts. We have been there since Sarah said ‘yes,’ all the way until the last wedding guests left the dance floor.

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Luxury cake designer GC Couture launches 2016 Season

Don’t we all just ‘Love’ a bit of wedding cake! We recently had the pleasure of attending the launch of GC Couture’s 2016 new cake collection ‘Seasons of Sugar’ on the 27th October 2015. In attending the event, we not only got to see firsthand the masterpieces they had created as well as  the quality of their creativity, artistry and capability, but also had the opportunity to divulge in tasting the cakes too.
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Asif & Faiza – ASIAN WEDDING at Boreham House

Asif and Faiza’s Asian Wedding at Boreham House, Essex, was an amazing day filled with love, laughter and their closest family and dearest friends.
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Obi & Ada – Selsdon Park Hotel

When I saw that international code pop up on my phone +234 and I knew it was going to be an important call. Ada rang us all the way from Nigeria to organise her dream wedding here in London. She told me she had been referred to us at Just As planned by one of our previous brides. With less than 9 months to plan this wedding we got to work straight away looking for their ideal venue.

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Lade & Hassan – The Langley

When I got the call to do this wedding, it was a really big honour and I knew what time it was. The bride & groom knew what they wanted and had already started planning with the help of the groom’s sister who did a fantastic job and was extremely key to the whole process. I knew that their expectations were high and Just As Planned would have to deliver on a different level. Our groom, being from an events background, as well as his whole family was already very well organised so in turn what he needed from us was to deliver his wedding Just As Planned.
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Ada & Nnamdi – Gibson Hall

When we first met Ada & Nnamdi they presented us with a very clear vision of how they wanted their big day and the plan A, B and C that needed to be put together. We’ve never worked with a groom so hands on you would have thought he was the bride.
Nnamdi was hands on due to his accounting and events background, he runs an initiative in London called Ncity London, which brings together those interested in the Nigerian and African professional network.
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