tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766642363059526882011-11-28T00:53:41.788+01:00This blog will bring you stories from real weddings in Spain. We aim to give useful information that will help to fast track plans for people organising a wedding in Spain. We will be available to answer questions where possible. We have seen it all after three years so we hope we can prevent you making any major mistakes along the way!www.spanishdreamweddings.comSue Dankerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16188486004177374658noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676664236305952688.post-54421093424601040732011-02-16T16:15:00.003+01:002011-02-16T16:27:26.264+01:00

This wedding took place in a standard sized 4 bedroom villa located in the hills overlooking Fuengirola. The price for rental for one week was €2500 and the grounds offered the couple a perfect location for their wedding of 40 guests. We set up their blessing ceremony shown above using the chairs and chair covers provided by the catering company and simple lime green chair ties and petals to add

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We arranged a small intimate wedding in this villa which is owned by Lord Goldsmith back in 2009. This villa sleeps up to 10 people and ranges in price from €6000 per week to €10000 per week. Shorter rentals may be possible but not in peak season. The grounds are vast andthe house is accessed via a lake. The front of the house is shown here and the back of the house is also vast with a private

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Here is an other gem of a venue we haverecently added to our portfolio of private villas. This old equestrian centre is located only 10 minutes from Puerto Banus and Marbella. You can have your ceremony organised on the grounds with one of our ministers, or you could also marry in the churches in Nueva Andalucia, Benhavis, San Pedro and Marbella. Transfer times from all of these locations are

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We recently had the pleasure of working with Mauricio and Claire from London to arrange their wedding day in Spain. They first contacted us in May, for an October wedding which is a lot less time than we would usually like to arrange a wedding from start to finish. They were looking for something different, rustic, remote yet near enough to the coast for beachside pictures. Between their viewing

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We are going to be at Dublins RDS this weekend for the Bride of the Year Show. I hope to see you all there. We are also exhibiting at the NEC Wedding Show in Birmingham 4th to 6th of March. We are available for private appointments but they need to be booked in advance as demand is high.We now have a full time representative in Ireland, based in Dublin but will travel to other areas of the

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I called by La Cabane beach club at the Los Monteros hotel in Marbella two weeks ago after hearing the good news that they have re-opened after a long battle and strike which saw the workers without pay for 19 months.Last year I was responsible for planning the very last wedding there on May 29th. As a wedding planner I like to be organised and check all details as many times as possible to make

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Villa Padierna is located in the middle of the stunning Los Flamingos golf course in the area of Cancelada west of Marbella. It´s palatial setting and unique ampitheatre makes it a popular choice of venue, and with a minimum price tag of €20,000 per wedding,the venue truly lives up to its five star status.Last month Michelle Obama stopped by for a visit, with her daughter Sasha and stayed as

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There is no better place to be than in the Villa del Mar, a private villa within the grounds of the Marbella Club which overlooks the main Marbella promenade. Located on the exclusive Golden Mile, the Marbella Club has welecome celebrities such as Grace Kelly and Jackie O, and weddings here place our brides in the same location where time has almost stood still.This wedding was very entertaining

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When I first met Gillian and Donal we discovered they lived in an area in Dublin where I used to live and that we shared some mutual friends which is always good if they want to check me out! On first impressions I knew that Gillian would be a stunning bride. As a hairdresser herself, the idea of somebody else doing her hair for her wedding day was a particularly scary idea.On her second trip

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Leanne and Daragh contacted us early last year and had already started their planning process. They had visited Malaga city and were trying to settle on their venue but couldn´t communicate sufficiently with the hotel due to language difficulties, and had visited three churches but had no idea how to check availability or reserve the church.On the face of it, we were asked for a part package

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Last week we attended two menu tastings for two of our June 2010 weddings. On both occassions we were delighted with the results and the quality of the food and service was indeed five star.Both weddings are scheduled to take place in the beach club, but as it is not open yet they prepared the tastings in the main restaurant in the hotel. I particularly enjoyed last Monday´s as it was the first

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My poor brides. I switched computer back on last Thursday and one by one the emails arrived from brides who had just woken up in 2010, panicked to bits that they were now in the year of their wedding, rather than thinking it was a year away.We made sure that before Christmas that we carried out as much preparation as possible so that they could relax and enjoy the holidays without worrying about

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Hello there and welcome to my new wedding blog. Up until now I have been intermittently writing a newsletter to keep my existing and future customers informed as I experience this wonderful journey working as a wedding planner here on the Costa del Sol. Moving slowly into this new decade, I am finally attempting to master the art of blogging. I will keep writing a bi-monthly newsletter, but I

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