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I’m Laura…

I’m a wedding planner and run a multi award winning blog as the backbone to my website offering planning tips, advice and inspiration to those planning a wedding. My planning services are bespoke and flexible, so my tag line is ‘pick + mix wedding planning’. Couples can pick and choose which elements they need help with and we’ll take it from there. I offer creative ‘pick + mix’ soluti

ons to planning, budgeting, and coordinating weddings. And I’m obsessively organised. The experience has to be easy, yet unique, innovative, and personal for my clients. Above all, it should be stress free and fun. It’s a celebration after all! I have personally planned and worked on some 170+ weddings and events to date (under Devine Bride and as a consultant at a handful of wedding venues), and I know what’s worked, what’s not, and what’s fun! From planning power hours to partial planning, help on the day to hire a bridesmaid, and everything in between! My speciality is difficult dry hire venues. I’ve planned and styled a goth wedding in an industrial metal works warehouse but also an ex fashion editor’s pretty Chiswick marquee wedding too. I’ve planned a wedding at the Love Actually church followed by the most elegant Christmas reception, but also many a warehouse party wedding. I tend to help couples who know what they want and what they are doing, who are generally quite creative and non-traditional, but just need a hand to bring their vision to life, hone in on the finer details of the planning, and make it all happen on the day. I am based in East London but, due to popular demand, I also have a Glasgow based team for venue dressing, set up and styling (in addition to my London based planning team – which is me and a few wedmin helpers, plus a few trusted freelancers for wedding day help as needed). Good to Know

-I try to chat with couples on Facetime or Skype for their initial consultation, but also love meeting for drinks anywhere we can make it work around my crazy self employed weekday schedule, and around seeing my husband.
-I love working with fun couples on bespoke weddings.
-I only take on a few full planning and partial planning packages a year to be able to focus on them fully, and give them plenty of planning time.
-The rest of my bookings are made up from a mixture of my pick + mix services.
-I don’t work on commission. Ever. Working on a commission basis promotes favouritism, and my aim is always to match the right supplier to the right client – for the client’s needs and wants only.
-I’m not a fan of traditions, hierarchy’s, or anything that doesn’t promote equality.
-I’m also not fond of chair covers.
-I don’t wear black at weddings as guests usually think I’m the caterer!
-I usually wear a smart colour so I’m easily found and identifiable, by guests and staff alike, however my aim is to blend in as if I were a guest (dress code wise).
-I hate clipboards and headsets and don’t use them at weddings! For peace of mind, I am also:

💪🏼 Fully insured
💪🏼 Level 2 Emergency First Aid trained
💪🏼 Level 2 Fire Safety & Fire Warden trained


My Working Week Consists of…

3 days a week I’m either at my desk in my (pink) home office in Walthamstow or working from The Wing in Fitzrovia
2 days a week I freelance at a wedding venue in Islington (usually Wednesdays and Fridays)
My weekends are usually spent wedding-ing Mar-Oct
…I sometimes see my husband on a Sunday! At Christmas time I work on a lot of corporate Christmas parties and events (usually Oct-Jan)

Some stage pics, stage whispers, deep convos, and lols from  Live last week , captured by the wonderful  ✨Cc       🌟    ...
09/04/2024

Some stage pics, stage whispers, deep convos, and lols from Live last week , captured by the wonderful ✨
Cc 🌟

You may have seen on my stories I’ve been banging on about , are you coming?? ✨ It’s going to be a wedding show like no ...
23/03/2024

You may have seen on my stories I’ve been banging on about , are you coming?? ✨ It’s going to be a wedding show like no other! And I’ll be on the panel of excellent wedding planners answering your burning questions and revealing a few confessions…! 🔥💥
BUT we are just closing the show… the line up before us is awesome!!! 🌟
And a real variety show! No burlap in sight or in chat ❌
Discount code REVELRY50 to nab a massive 50% off as it’s the final few weeks!! ‼️
What are you waiting for?? Find out more at 👌🏼
See you there!! ###

Spring is in the air! Can you feel it? Can you see it? The sunshine is fighting its way through in London and I’m here f...
21/03/2024

Spring is in the air! Can you feel it? Can you see it? The sunshine is fighting its way through in London and I’m here for it! 🥰
This gorgeously light filled image by from Leanne + Nick’s beautiful day at The Asylum last summer… which was teetering on the edge of autumn and brought us loads of gorgeous light that day ☀️
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Cleaning up last year’s photos and getting on with this year’s!
What are you most looking forward to in Spring?

An absolute JOY to relive this Christmas wedding in the latest issue of Your London Wedding  ❤️ Rachel + Chris, you were...
19/02/2024

An absolute JOY to relive this Christmas wedding in the latest issue of Your London Wedding ❤️ Rachel + Chris, you were a dream 👌🏼 Thank you for letting me share your day with the world 💕 And for trusting me with your vision 🥰 It was everything I hoped it would be for you 😍
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Coordination: ™️ 🙋🏼‍♀️
Ceremony venue: The Asylum
Reception venue:
Ceremony canapés + drinks:
Ceremony music:
Dress:
DJ:
Flowers (inc 🎄)
Hair:
Make up:
Live artist: Jenny Robbins
Magician:
Photographer:
Transport:
Videographer:

Happy finally February and happy Friday all! 💕 After a ‘damp January’, as quoted by my v good friend Caitlin, I’m reliev...
02/02/2024

Happy finally February and happy Friday all! 💕 After a ‘damp January’, as quoted by my v good friend Caitlin, I’m relieved to say I’m rolling in Feb full of optimism, love and with a drink in hand! 🍹 Like my very stylish 2023 bride here, the wonderful Katie from ❤️ Forever taking notes and always inspired by her style, business, branding, ambitions, drive, work ethic, and dance floor moves 🌟 What. A. Babe.
Lots to look forward to this month, including more sunshine and slightly lighter, brighter days ☀️✨
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Honoured to have this wedding featured in YLW this month 💕💕💕
02/02/2024

Honoured to have this wedding featured in YLW this month 💕💕💕

Now trending for 2024… balloons like you haven’t seen them before ❤️‍🔥🎈 This from when I went to the  last week with my ...
11/01/2024

Now trending for 2024… balloons like you haven’t seen them before ❤️‍🔥🎈 This from when I went to the last week with my wee boy...
Sustainable? Not fully. But loads of interesting things making me think more about space, installations, and fun things, textures, colours, and features for weddings! 💖🔥
You heard it here first 🎈🎈🎈🎈

09/01/2024

Now offering again.. ✨ venue consultancy ✨ I used to freelance a lot pre-pandemic, but then things… changed, life changed! I’m a stage I can offer this again, with even more expert experience and knowledge 💥
Get in touch if you are a venue, or aspiring venue, looking to maximise your bookings, grow sales, and ensure your couples and guests leave telling all their friends about your venue! 🥳
From weddings to Christmas parties and Corporates, I have personally planned and worked on some 180+ weddings and events to date (under Devine Bride and as a consultant at a handful of wedding venues), and I know what’s worked, what’s not, and what’s fun! 👊🏼
Are you ready for engagement season?? 💪🏼
Together we can work on:
🤍 Enquiries and your client journey
🤍 Viewings and show rounds
🤍 Contracts, event schedules, and payment plans
🤍 Create departmental workflows (bar, catering, operations, accounts)
🤍 Finesse client communication and questions
🤍 Your FOH and main team
🤍 Supplier connections and recommended suppliers
🤍 Your socials and branding
🤍 Your website
🤍 Your quarterly targets
🤍 General operational, H&S, and HR matters related to weddings and events
What are your waiting for?? 📋
Laura x
📸 cover photo by the wonderful at

05/01/2024

2023, you were great! 🎉👀🥇 I ended 2023 retaining my crown as one of the TOP THREE wedding planners in London! THRILLED to start 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ on a high! 🥹 Nothing but thankful for my clients, friends, and wonderful family for supporting me in my small biz ❤️
➡️ “All of our wedding planners actually face a rigorous 50-Point Inspection, which includes local reviews, history, business standards, ratings, satisfaction, trust, price and their trading excellence. Only the bee’s knees!” ⬅️
Thank you 🙌🏼
A very happy and healthy new year to absolutely everyone far and wide ❤️
And a MASSIVE thank you to ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE READING THIS for your amazing support. Now and always. And to all my wonderful clients for their patience and for trusting me to help them.

A winter white wedding a week before Christmas 💕 My last wedding before Christmas and before the end of the year, at one...
29/12/2023

A winter white wedding a week before Christmas 💕 My last wedding before Christmas and before the end of the year, at one of my favs, St John 🐷
Feeling very grateful for this year and everything it brought with it 🫶🏼 Highs and lows certainly, but lots of fun, smiles, love, and amazing weddings 😍
Thank you again to this beautiful couple for having us all as a small part of your big day, and for trusting me with your hard work and vision 🥹❤️
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Wishing you seasons greetings and strong coffee from me and mine, to you and yours. Wishing everyone far and wide, happi...
25/12/2023

Wishing you seasons greetings and strong coffee from me and mine, to you and yours. Wishing everyone far and wide, happiness and health always ###

Waltzing into Christmas like… Amy + Elliot from back in Aug, 📸 by the wonderful  (As featured in Vogue)I still have more...
22/12/2023

Waltzing into Christmas like… Amy + Elliot from back in Aug, 📸 by the wonderful (As featured in Vogue)
I still have more BTS of Lise + Josh’s day from last Saturday at St John to show you on my stories, but for now here’s another glam one at St John instead from the end of summer ❤️
Dress:
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Photo:
2nd photo:
Super 8 video: .co
Ceremony:
Reception: .John.restaurant
Florist:
Dj:
Discoball:

Running off into Christmas MARRIED! 😍✨🎄🎉 Congrats again to my gorgeous couple from last Saturday, L+J, who had the most ...
21/12/2023

Running off into Christmas MARRIED! 😍✨🎄🎉 Congrats again to my gorgeous couple from last Saturday, L+J, who had the most stylish and relaxed, fun London day 💕
My last wedding of 2023 🥰 What a wedding to finish on!! 🔥
Thank you again to this beautiful couple for having us all as a small part of your big day, and for trusting me with your hard work and vision 🥹❤️
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It wouldn’t be Christmas if I didn’t revisit this gorgeous winter weddings I did a few (5?! How??) years ago 😍🎄 Taking u...
14/12/2023

It wouldn’t be Christmas if I didn’t revisit this gorgeous winter weddings I did a few (5?! How??) years ago 😍🎄 Taking ultimate Christmas inspo from Caroline + Greg’s wedding at *THE* Love Actually chapel, and taking all the Christmas cheer with me into this weekend’s winter wedding, my last of the year ❤️
Christmas spirit loading… 🎅🏼🧑🏼‍🎄
Wedding Planner: ™️
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Bride:

Reviews like this make it all worth it 🥹❤️😭 Thank you to Emma + Nick for having me 💕
14/12/2023

Reviews like this make it all worth it 🥹❤️😭 Thank you to Emma + Nick for having me 💕

All my weddings are my favs, they’re all my babies, but this was a fav for this year as it was in my hood, on my doorste...
13/12/2023

All my weddings are my favs, they’re all my babies, but this was a fav for this year as it was in my hood, on my doorstep, in Walthamstow 😍
I’ve lived in London for over 16 years, East London for over 12, and Walthamstow for 5, but this was my first Walthamstow wedding! It was a real coming together of local suppliers for this super fun couple. 💕
Off the back of ‘s post for Small Business Saturday and Black Friday a couple of weeks ago, massive shout out to this most excellent local team that made this wedding happen on the day 🔥
Thank you to all of you for being part of my 2023 ✨
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When you realise it’s December! 🍻🥰🎄🎅🏼 We made it! 🫶🏼 I haven’t shared enough of this glamorous couple! Their wedding par...
01/12/2023

When you realise it’s December! 🍻🥰🎄🎅🏼 We made it! 🫶🏼 I haven’t shared enough of this glamorous couple! Their wedding party this summer was all kinds of epic! 🪩
I’ve had a wild summer but I’m ready for December! Another wedding to go and some corporate Christmas party planning then it’ll be time for Santa ❤️
Supplier dream team:
Planner: TM (🙋🏼‍♀️)
Venue:
Band:
Bar:
Cake:
Caterer:
Disco ball:
Photographer:

Party vibes only, over here at Devine Bride ✌🏼🪩 Perfectly planned on the inside, to make it seamlessly fun and relaxed o...
13/11/2023

Party vibes only, over here at Devine Bride ✌🏼🪩 Perfectly planned on the inside, to make it seamlessly fun and relaxed on the outside 🥳
I don’t employ anyone to do my social media so have been somewhat absent recently as I actually knuckle down with work for the festive season 🙃 But hiiii, still here busy planning away behind the scenes! 👋🏼
This from Gemma + Sonnie’s stylish wedding last September in Hackney 😍
Wedding Planner: ™️🙋🏼‍♀️
Photographer: .co
Ceremony venue: Hackney Town Hall
Reception venue:
Party venue:
Balloons:
Cake:
Entertainment:
Flowers:
Hair:
Make up: .makeup
Transport:
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Dress:
Bridesmaid dresses:
Groom’s suit:

The tale of the disco ball, the DJ, and the delicious cake! 🪩 🎶 🍰  Finally getting round to getting some pics back from ...
25/10/2023

The tale of the disco ball, the DJ, and the delicious cake! 🪩 🎶 🍰 Finally getting round to getting some pics back from some of my weddings this year and couldn’t be happier or prouder 🥰 What a season! 🥹 Adore seeing all those special moments back again 😍 The moments that had hours of deliberation, hours of quotes, hours of styling, hours of set up behind them, to make them happen ✨
This from Lou + Tim’s sparkly studio 54 vibes wedding party this summer 💃🏼 🕺🏼
As ever, thank you to + Tim for having me, and trusting me with your vision 🙏🏼
Supplier dream team:
Planner: ™️🙋🏼‍♀️
Venue:
Band:
Bar:
Cake:
Caterer:
Disco ball:
Photographer:

Happy Monday! ☀️ Show me a purer smile than those just married ones 😍🥰 Those twinkling eyes as well ✨Leanne + Nick on th...
09/10/2023

Happy Monday! ☀️ Show me a purer smile than those just married ones 😍🥰 Those twinkling eyes as well ✨
Leanne + Nick on their wedding day last month looking absolutely radiant post ceremony ❤️ I adore these moments! One of my fav parts of the whole day! Definitely this one a well 💕
The team that helped me make it all happen:
Venues The Asylum + AMP
Photo
Ss
Catering
Hair
Florist
DJ:

Hello again! I’m Laura, the wedding planner behind Devine Bride! It’s been a long hot summer, how bout you? 🤪 Many weddi...
30/09/2023

Hello again! I’m Laura, the wedding planner behind Devine Bride! It’s been a long hot summer, how bout you? 🤪 Many weddings, dance floors, disco balls, and so so much love 🫶🏼
The end of September already! Seeing out my official season, my birthday month, and a holiday last week in Mallorca and feeling so grateful 🥰
Here’s me, working at a wedding last September at , expertly captured by long time business bestie, mega babe, and the kindest soul around, ❤️
What makes a great wedding planner?
Great communication skills, amazing organisation skills, on point admin, someone as good on excel as they are on canva and photoshop, an eye for design, attention to detail, marathon stamina, and of course a great sense of fun… if you ask me! 🙋🏼‍♀️
Oh and personally, better still, is a planner who only posts pics on their feed of THEIR real weddings 👌🏼
No styled shoots, inspo pics, or AI here ☠️
Regardless if clearly stated or not, a false feed is false marketing in my eyes ❌
Back from hols refreshed and ready to take on my remaining events and weddings for 2023 🙌🏼
No wedding this weekend but we’ve popped down to Hackney for a bit of a fun and food 🥰
Happy weekend all ###

3 Saturdays ago during the last light of summer 🌤️ Leanne + Nick had a gorgeous light filled ceremony at The Asylum, fol...
20/09/2023

3 Saturdays ago during the last light of summer 🌤️ Leanne + Nick had a gorgeous light filled ceremony at The Asylum, followed by a feast and a big old party at AMP Studios just down the road 😍
Such a pleasure, as always, to help make it happen for them ❤️ Almost as big a pleasure to work with this awesome team who put it all together:
Venues
Photo
Ss
Catering
Hair
Florist
DJ:

I had one my weddings featured in  last weekend but they didn’t credit me 😭 In fact, they hand picked which suppliers to...
05/09/2023

I had one my weddings featured in last weekend but they didn’t credit me 😭 In fact, they hand picked which suppliers to credit.. 🤨🤔🫠
Never mind, lovely to see it up there anyway and so glad the world can enjoy these glorious pics as much as me 🥰
Here’s a screen shot and some more lovely pics from it ❤️
Amy wore an incredible custom dress by her friend & talented designer which was the focus of the feature, and Elliot’s suit was by .
Photographer
Second photographer
Super 8 .co
Ceremony
Restaurant .john.restaurant
Florist
DJ
Disco ball
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Babes and bows 🫶🏼🎀 Some pretty in pink images to brighten up this August BH Mon 💕When prep’ing for weddings, I always lo...
28/08/2023

Babes and bows 🫶🏼🎀 Some pretty in pink images to brighten up this August BH Mon 💕
When prep’ing for weddings, I always look back at weddings I did from around the same time the year before to try to predict the weather, temperature, vibe… anything and everything really that might help me be even better armed and geared up for this month and next 💪🏼
This from Gemma + Sonnie’s stylish September wedding in Hackney last year🥂
Wedding Planner: ™️🙋🏼‍♀️
Photographer: .co
Ceremony venue: Hackney Town Hall
Reception venue:
Party venue:
Balloons:
Cake:
Entertainment:
Flowers:
Hair:
Make up: .makeup
Transport:
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Bridesmaid dresses:
Groom’s suit:

One of my fav pics from last weekend’s wedding 😍 A moment of calm; the couple seeing all the hard work they had put in t...
24/08/2023

One of my fav pics from last weekend’s wedding 😍 A moment of calm; the couple seeing all the hard work they had put in to the planning, and all the details coming together, before guests came in to dinner 🥰
The couple now live in New York so we were planning from afar. But you wouldn’t know. They were both hot on it, super efficient on admin, and couldn’t wait to come back to party! (And party they did! 🪩🎉)
Amy wore an incredible custom dress by her friend & talented designer & Elliot’s suit was by 💫
Photographer
Second photographer
Super 8 .co
Ceremony
Restaurant .john.restaurant
Florist
DJ
Disco ball

   | The best of days. Thank you Amy & Elliot, this weekend was such a joy with you both, seeing you celebrate your love...
22/08/2023

| The best of days. Thank you Amy & Elliot, this weekend was such a joy with you both, seeing you celebrate your love. The couple hosted their wild friends & family at a special ceremony in Hackney followed by an epic dinner at .john.restaurant

Amy wearing an incredible custom dress by her friend & talented designer & Elliot’s suit by 💫

Second photographer
Super 8 .co
Planner
Ceremony
Restaurant .john.restaurant
Florist
DJ
Disco ball

THRILLED to be one of  recommended suppliers following the launch of their shiny new website 😍 This from Sara + Ryan’s w...
15/08/2023

THRILLED to be one of recommended suppliers following the launch of their shiny new website 😍 This from Sara + Ryan’s wedding I worked on last month at Hackney Town Hall, but I’m back there again this Sat 💕
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Autumn vibes 🍂 and fit for a feast 🍽️ This wedding was a few years ago in September in South London but still inspires m...
13/08/2023

Autumn vibes 🍂 and fit for a feast 🍽️ This wedding was a few years ago in September in South London but still inspires me 😍 It was a fusion of fun, food, culture, and a really good party!
Such a pleasure T+K ❤️ Must be about time for a vow renewal??!
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Better Together ⚡️💗 I remember being up a ladder hanging this neon so clearly! 😂 Like it was yesterday! In reality this ...
10/08/2023

Better Together ⚡️💗 I remember being up a ladder hanging this neon so clearly! 😂 Like it was yesterday! In reality this was one of my first weddings back post covid in the summer of 2021 💕
Currently working on plotting some first and last dance songs for my next few weddings… The best end to my day is seeing my couples tear up the dance floor and let themselves go ❤️ It brings me so much joy to see them have such a good time surrounded by everyone they love 🥹
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Riding that Malibu wave on the Barbie train… 💕 here’s a throwback to a moodboard I did to help one of my couples during ...
26/07/2023

Riding that Malibu wave on the Barbie train… 💕 here’s a throwback to a moodboard I did to help one of my couples during covid for their 2021 wedding, which is giving me Malibu vibes, but maybe slightly more Selling Sunset than Barbie 😂
Such a fun one, this one! 😍
Sometimes the brief is vague and I help fine tune it, sometimes the brief is very specific and we’ll work to make it wedding-ready, either way I’ll make it epic for you! I have a design background and my Canva and Photoshop is always open!

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Pick + Mix Wedding Planning | Multi Award Winning Blog

Bespoke services, flexible help, pick + mix planning!

Styling + Set Up | On the Day Coordination | Partial Planning | Hire a Bridesmaid

Devine Bride is run by Laura Devine – hi! I’m a wedding planner based in East London and run a multi award winning blog as the backbone to my website offering planning tips and advice.

My tag line is ‘pick + mix wedding planning’; couples can pick and choose which elements they need help with, and we’ll take it from there.