We asked Emma Murray-Jones 20 Questions to find out more about the person behind her brand. Emma has worked with luxury weddings, events and venues including The Ritz London, Sheraton Grand Park Lane, Le Meridien Piccadilly, W Hotel London and Marriott Hotel Group. Emma now offers a personalised luxury planning experience and writes regularly for wedding and event blogs and media. About Emma "Creating the perfect setting and surroundings for each of my clients and ensurin

We asked Ross Willsher 20 Questions to find out more about the person behind his brand. An interview highlight was Ross describing his funniest career moment when a wedding party member disappeared and reappeared in quite unusual circumstances! Ross Willsher is not only an amazing photographer, he's also an author and podcaster, and a very good storyteller! We really enjoyed our interview with Ross, hope you do to! ABOUT ROSS WILLSHER "I’m Ross and in no particular order,

We played '20 Questions" with Major Sports Event Specialist, Sharifa Wilkinson to learn more about the person behind the expert. Bringing an international perspective to her experience, Sharifa has travelled all over the world, working on world class sporting events in Canada, the United States and Australia. Sharifa has worked for the Organising Committee in the Functional Areas of Venue Management and Games Operations Planning for three international multi-sport events;

A great way to create environmentally friendly events is to think about what and how you serve your food. Here are three things for you to consider: 1) Locally sourced and organically grown food. Work with chef caterers that have good relationships with local farms and producers so that it becomes built into what you offer to your guests. 2) Food that comes in plastic free packaging. A touring band we worked with required all food and beverages in their green room to come in

Sustainability and weddings can be thought a somewhat incongruous pairing; we are well aware of the somewhat profligate nature of some of the wedding day elements, whether it’s a cake too big to be consumed by the number of guests, a dress that’s only worn once, or flowers that are binned later that night. I hope this feature helps to give you some ideas around how you can make your wedding less impactful on the planet but still stylish and everything you dreamed it would be.

Exhibitions by their nature create astonishing amounts of waste. From paper and packaging, to single use floor coverings and furniture items, plus copious numbers of carrier bags and give-aways, the industry has had to battle against its actual and perceived damage to the environment. Exhibition stands themselves are frequently never used again – once the exhibition closes its doors, the stands and their contents usually end up in a skip headed for landfill. With the general

We asked Claire Potts 20 Questions to find out more about the person behind her brand. Claire is a creative & artistic cake designer and owner of Claire's Sweet Temptations. (An interview surprise was finding out Claire started her career in horticulture!) Claire's passion was inspiring and she's all about taking a client's vision & creating the perfect cake for their event or wedding. An award winning cake designer, Claire is based in Cornwall. But her stunning creations a

In our quest to find out more about the people behind leading event industry roles and brands, we played "20 Questions" with Roger Hooker, Event Operations Director, Formula E. One of the most inspiring and positive leaders in the event and sports event industry, Roger answered questions about his career and opened up on some aspects of his personal life, including the favourite part of his day and his guilty pleasures during lockdown! About Roger Hooker An international

While weddings are a wonderful chance for friends and family to get together and celebrate the union of two people, they can actually be very damaging to the environment. And, with table decorations, flowers, and food that’s thrown away at the end of the day, it’s not really surprising. Luckily, there are many ways to make weddings more sustainable. If you’re wondering how to plan a greener event, then we’ve got you sorted. From the type of invitations you send to the clothes

We played 20 Questions recently with International Major Event Specialist, Karla Pleasance. Discover Karla's totally surprising early career, why she needed to learn patience while working overseas and why the favourite part of her day had a lot to do with home-schooling! Karla has 25 years experience, from the ExCeL London start up in 2000, through to producing events right across the United Arab Emirates and the GCC region. Karla had lived and worked in the UAE for the pas

We played 20 Questions to find out more about the person behind the successful brand The Honeymoon & Holiday Fixer. Founder, Britt-Marie Monks was incredibly honest about the rewards and challenges of owning your own business. And we also found out how Britt-Marie has combined her two great career passions - travel and weddings - to become one of the UK's leading independent honeymoon travel agents. Plus she shared a few unexpected stories about herself and a few fun facts

Charlie Mussett is a Freelance Event & Safety Consultant working across Event and TV production. We played '20 Questions" with Charlie to learn more about the person behind the expert. We learnt more about his passion for events, who his role models had been and what he wishes all event managers would pay more attention to - and a few fun facts about his guilty pleasures, his favourite part of the day and what life lessons he has learnt along the way. As a specialist in pro

We played 20 Questions with Wedding Industry Leader and Influencer and Co-Director of the NAWP and found out a lot about the person behind the Siobhan Craven-Robins brand! Including which famous British music icon’s house she celebrated her 11th birthday at! A National Association of Wedding Professionals (NAWP) Director, Siobhan is also widely recognised as the UK's first professional wedding planner, has planned weddings for celebrity clients like Joan Collins and works

We wanted to get to know the real people behind London's Leading Event Industry Professionals, so we've been playing "20 Questions" with Fola Salako, Event Manager at "One Great George Street". Find out more about Fola's most rewarding and challenging experiences in the event world (including as head of Events at Leiths ExCel London and as an Event Coordinator at Tottenham Hotspur FC and Crystal Palace FC. And learn more about her life and interests and the characteristics t

We wanted to get to know the person behind the Guides for Brides brand, so we've been playing "20 Questions" with Founder and Director Alison Hargreaves. Find out more about how and why Alison formed Guides for Brides, what she finds most challenging and rewarding about being a business owner and learn a few surprising details about Alison and her life along the way. (Look out for info on dream dinner guests, pony clubs and rose wine!) "Guides for Brides have been helping br

We wanted to get to know the people behind Industry Brands and leaders so our School Director, Maria O'Dea has been playing "20 Questions", learning more about those who drive the industry and having a little fun along the way! 20 Questions Series launches on 29 January so watch this space!