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Experience a planning agency like no other based out of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, The Bespoke Planner helps couples organise their weddings and other special occasions. The owner, Sarah Desborough, is inspired by her client's love stories, it's one of her main objectives to create loving atmospheres in which unforgettable moments thrive. We create spectacular, breath-taking weddings. Providing as much help that you require from initial planning to on day coordination, we will make your Wedding unforgettable.

Services Offered

The Bespoke Planner offers a variety of wedding packages based on your requirements. Sarah's most comprehensive collection is ideal for those who feel daunted at the prospect of planning their entire day. Here, you can avail yourself of venue and supplier sourcing, unlimited communication, RSVP management, table planning, timelines, on day co-ordination, and more. Aside from wedding planning, Sarah can also help organize also special moments such as honeymoons.

The Ultimate Package

Our ultimate planning service is exactly how it sounds, we provide a full, bespoke planning service from start to finish, planning your hen do, full wedding planning and honeymoon. This is the ultimate package as we can help you find your venue, source all of the best suppliers and ensure that every detail is focussed on. We can come up with ideas or listen as you bounce ideas off us and help you refine everything to ensure your wedding dreams become a reality.

  • Venue and Supplier sourcing
  • Unlimited phone and email communication
  • Face-to-face consultation over lunch or dinner
  • Up to 4 face-to-face meetings over a coffee or cocktails
  • Planning to create and explore ideas for themes
  • Budget management
  • Table planning
  • RSVP management
  • On day co-ordination
  • Hen do and rehearsal dinner planning
  • Honeymoon planning
  • Arranging accomodation for your guests
  • Handmade personalised bridal boxes for bridal party
  • Afternoon tea for bridal party
  • Styling process management including personalised, handmade stationary
  • Arrange dress alterations and dry cleaning after your big day

Full Wedding Planning

We provide full planning by creating every small detail for your wedding and making your vision become a reality, providing an honest service we will ensure your budget and vision is kept to throughout the proves. You can be as involved as you want, so you can leave everything down to us here at The Bespoke Planner or be involved with any element you’d like.

  • Venue and supplier sourcing
  • Up to 25 hours phone and email communication
  • Up to 2 face-to-face meetings over coffee or cocktails
  • Planning to create and explore ideas for themes
  • Budget management
  • Table planning
  • On day co-ordination

On day Co-ordination

If you’d like someone to take over the stress of wedding planning, this is the package for you. Taking over 4-6 weeks before your big day, we will contact all your suppliers and be there throughout your wedding, ensuring everything goes to plan whilst you focus on enjoying the day. We’re there, organising the suppliers, helping guests get to where they need to go and making sure that the day flows as it should. We are there to make sure everything happens on time and that the day goes off without a hitch.

  • Take over 4-6weeks before wedding
  • Contact and organise all suppliers
  • On day co-ordination
  • Up to 10 hours phone and email comminication

The Bespoke Package

We provide planning for your wedding on a bespoke basis, whatever you may need can be planned for and provided. This service is created to suit you're every need. Are you only looking for partial planning, more than on day co-ordination but less than full planning or even just someone to talk to about your wedding? If so, then this is the package for you. We can tailor a planning package to your exact needs, making it truly bespoke to your needs but also ensuring that your wedding dreams become a reality.

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Frequently asked questions

Size of weddings/events you organise:

Fewer than 100 guests
Between 100 and 300 guests
Between 300 and 500 guests
More than 500 guests

Services you offer:

Ceremonies
Venues
Technical equipment (sound, lighting, audiovisual...)
Wedding favours
Decoration
Stationery
Wedding invitations
Gift list
Music and entertainment
Car rental
Honeymoon
Wedding photography and video
Guest styling
Styling for the couple
Hair and makeup
Wedding coordinator
Hen/stag parties
Caterers
Other

What kind of ceremonies do you offer?

Civil partnership
Religious
Open-air
Symbolic
Themed
Eco-friendly
Humanist
Other

Do you organise non-Christian religion weddings?

Yes

What type of weddings are you specialised in?

Elegant and romantic weddings

How do you work?

Initially, a consultation via zoom to get to know the couple and their wedding. Dependant on the package, unlimited calls & emails will follow. We could also meet face-to-face for everything else

What are the forms of payment?

30% non-refundable deposit within 1 week of signing the contract, and then the remaining balance 8 weeks before the wedding. - via bank transfer
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Lariza M. Sent on 08/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn’t have asked for a better planner/coordinator

We had an absolutely wonderful experience with Sarah! We hired her just two months before the wedding and within that short timeframe, she managed to find us such amazing suppliers and helped us plan out our wedding!

Her attention to detail, creativity, and impeccable organisation made our special day truly unforgettable. From the initial planning stages to the flawless execution on the big day, she went above and beyond to ensure everything ran smoothly. Her professionalism and genuine care for our vision made the entire process enjoyable. I can't thank Sarah enough for turning our dream wedding into a reality!
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Marie P. Sent on 17/07/2023
4.8 out of 5 rating

Exceptional On-the-Day Coordination - Thanks Sarah!

I started speaking to Sarah about 20 months before our wedding. We must have gone though 300+ emails back and forth and it never showed that she was sick of me. My fiancé and father in law were not too keen on hiring an on the day coordinator as they thought it would be a waste of money but Sarah was worth her weight in gold and both said how amazing she was on the day and kept everything together which would not have been possible without Sarah.
She 100% excelled all my exceptions and was so brilliant on the day that I feel like I cannot sing her praises enough.

From the moment she stepped in, Sarah demonstrated her professionalism, expertise, and genuine dedication to making our special day perfect. She took the time to thoroughly understand our vision, preferences, and the specific details of our wedding. We worked together to create a timeline and itinerary to work though on the day which helped me feel less anxious.

One of Sarah's greatest strengths is her ability to handle any situation with grace and calmness. Things were thrown at her that we did not expect and Sarah went over and beyond the call of duty to sort those issues out and owned it until the problems were resolved. I felt relaxed that I knew Sarah was in control which is a first for me in any instance.

Sarah's interpersonal skills are great and she possesses a warm and friendly demeanor that instantly put us at ease. She effortlessly managed the various vendors, ensuring effective communication and collaboration among them. We had trouble with our photographer working very slowly and she kept on him to make sure we stuck as close to our timeline that we could. Without her, we would probably still be taking photos today 😂

Beyond her technical and professional expertise, I felt that Sarah genuinely cared about our happiness and well-being. She consistently went above and beyond to accommodate our requests and preferences. Her infectious enthusiasm and positive energy were truly invaluable and made the entire experience enjoyable and as stress-free as possible.

Sarah's presence on our wedding day was a true gift. Her professionalism, exceptional organizational skills, and unwavering commitment to our happiness were apparent in every interaction leading up to our wedding day.

If you're looking for an on-the-day coordinator then I wholeheartedly recommend Sarah.
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Daniella H. Sent on 06/05/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn’t have done it without her!

Sarah was an absolute god send in our wedding preparation process. Neither myself or my now husband are very organised people. We were really struggling in the run up to our wedding. You really don’t realise how much there is to do until you actually start the process! We reached out to Sarah and she immediately put us at ease. She went above and beyond and was there whenever we needed her. Even at ridiculous hours on a Sunday night when we had a panic! She kept us in the loop at all points and the quotes she got for us were fantastic. We know she saved us a lot of money! On the day of the wedding she took over any last minute situations that arose and enabled our day to run so smoothly. We had the best day of our lives and a lot of that was to do with her. Thank you so much Sarah!!! ❤️
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Rebecca K. Sent on 11/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Roarsome

Sarah was amazing and save me from a wedding that could have gone horribly wrong. When I was let down by my venue Sarah was able to save the day from setting up the venue, making it look amazing to actually delivering an absolute cracker of a ceremony. Sarah also created a few bits that I needed for decorations. Would highly recommend for any event.
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Louise T. Sent on 25/10/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding photography

Sarah helped and sorted us out a photographer
For our wedding photos. Sarah was so friendly & professional and sent us over a few options to choose from which was all such incredible
Packages and it was such a great deal! Our photos were perfect, thank you so much Sarah! Would highly recommend Sarah’s services as she has great knowledge and is amazing at what she does
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Sue W. Sent on 11/10/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Sarah created our dream event, highly recommend

Yes. I would highly recommend Sarah at The Bespoke Planner. She communicated with us at every element of planning our event and listened to exactly what we wanted. Nothing was too big or too small as she paid attention to every detail.
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