Inspired Event Management

30/10/2024

WEDDING LIGHTING: working with experienced suppliers to create the ‘spectacular’, not just inside, but outside too! Wow wow wow!!!

If you’re planning a celebration in 2025 or 2026, please do get in touch! You won’t regret employing the services of an experienced planner! Jenny, founder of Inspired Event Management (est 1998), has been organising high-end events for over 25 years, the majority in tent structures, so we have a huge amount of experience to share with you over the months of planning your special occasion be it a party or wedding!

Photo from a September wedding for nearly 200 guests where we offered On The Day Management services.

29/10/2024

EXQUISITE COUNTRY WEDDING with style….

A huge amount of meticulous planning went into creating this incredible wedding reception at the bride’s parent’s house.

The garden was measured out to the nearest few centimetres and the square tent was erected centrally. The pure linen cloths were brought up from a London supplier, we had meetings with hire companies to play around with table settings, meetings with the florist to fine tune the exact shades of flowers and candles. A tasting with the caterers helped to firm up the menu, and this was just for the dinner part of the celebrations.

The nightclub tent was built on top of their swimming pool which also required some fastidious planning!

Why use the services of a wedding planner? Because they take care of so much of the detail, and you only get involved with the pleasurable decisions to be made! Wedding planners who have many years experience of working at the quality end of the industry, such as myself with over 30 years under my belt, can guide you and remove so much stress.

If you’re planning your wedding for 2025 or 2026, and floundering, please call us now. We charge a fee for our services and do not take commission from any suppliers as we are working on your behalf to get all the best arrangements in place from both a financial and practical viewpoint.

11/10/2024

BEST OF BRITISH PARTY: And so this incredible choreographed party continued what with exciting modes of British transport for guests to arrive in, a British Brass Band, and, much to my surprise, I was asked to source a Dalek (an Inspired Event Management ‘first’) to schmooze with the guests during their bowl food supper (fish & chips, bangers & mash, Asparagus Pea & Parmesan Risotto)!

Initially I got a quote from an agency for a Dalek and despite my client confirming by return that she wished to go ahead, the Dalek was then not available. Never one to give up, I began researching Daleks in the vicinity of the party! Before I knew it I was part of a Facebook Dalek building group - which led to me finding the most obliging Dalek guru who brought his pride and joy RAD along to the party! I feel honoured to have now been made a member of The Norfolk & Suffolk Dalek Society!!!

The party continued inside and out with the swimming pool covered with red, white and blue helium balloons at different heights above the water, Shepherd Hut loos, British puds including Spotted Dick, Eton Mess & Lemon Meringue Pie.

The most brilliant Britpop band got the whole crowd dancing - even Bojo and Mrs T let their hair down on the dancefloor!

The party continued the following day with a Landrover Defender arriving to serve coffees and pastries.

A hog roast and salads etc fuelled the guests before some very competitive ferret racing rounded the weekend off! It was a very close race between Bad Boy Bubba and Sexy Beast!

Thankyou to my client for allowing me to share some images of this INCREDIBLE weekend, whilst keeping guest identities under wraps.

It was a pleasure to organise these celebrations - as you can see Inspired Event Management will always give 110% to try to ensure that we achieve all you ask of us!

10/10/2024

BEST OF BRITISH PARTY: Continuing from previous post….some guests arrived in Del Boy’s Reliant Robin - it was hilarious every time this well-loved old car drove into the party!

Meanwhile, a 25 piece brass band played during reception drinks - British music of course including the National Anthem!

No detail is too extreme for us to organise to make your celebration personal to you, and hopefully to exceed your expectations too!

Our client asked that no guests take photos at the party, nor post anything on social media - so we are grateful to be able to post just a few photos of select moments from this epic party, whilst keeping guest’s identities hidden.

09/10/2024

CONSIDERING BOOKING A WEDDING OR PARTY PLANNER? Let me assure you that it’s highly unlikely that you will regret this decision! Especially a company such as Inspired Event Management led by Jenny Loyd who has over 30 years experience of working at the quality end of the industry.

We will guide you over the months of planning your celebration, we do not ‘take over’, we obtain quotes on your behalf from appropriate suppliers - often reputable companies whom we have worked with before.

We throw inspiring ideas into the pot, and we also guide you based on our experience of knowing what works ‘best’!

We do not take any commission from suppliers - we work on your behalf to get the best arrangements in place from both a practical and financial viewpoint. We charge a fee for our services which includes all anticipated travel costs as well as miscellaneous sundries, so there are no surprises!

Why post a picture of Uncle Bulgaria you may wonder? Well this is just one example of how far we will go to meet our clients dreams and wishes.

It was a pleasure to organise this Best of British summer family party, where guests arrived dressed in a multitude of outfits from The Spice Girls, to Mrs Thatcher, Bojo and Ali G! A lot of guests stayed in a hotel nearby and we organised a vintage 1949 bus to pick them up early evening and bring them to the party. The driver in those days sat in his own secluded compartment away from the passengers, so we needed to find a ‘conductor’ to welcome the guests onboard. My client asked me to make sure it was a Womble - just to really get the party theme going!

No detail is too small for us!!!

More amusing photos to follow….!

PS We have many years experience of planning Corporate Events too ranging from Family Fun Days for large crowds, retirement dinners, awards ceremonies and Out of the Office bonding glamping Festivals!

We also have organised many large Celebration Life gatherings offering sensitive support throughout planning and on the day.

04/10/2024

04/10/2024

40th BIRTHDAY PARTY BY A RESERVOIR: Now that the summer season has come to an end, one of the most enjoyable Autumnal jobs is to go through all the photos from every summer event - which occasionally results in me seeing details which I didn’t even know had happened on the actual day! It’s also a wonderful way to relive every celebration without walking another 25,000+ steps!!!

On this occasion, my client brought me on board having booked her tent and caterer but with lack of precious time she needed assistance with co-ordinating all suppliers, managing the finer details of her birthday party which always elevate any event, such as having more than enough candles, some effective lighting inside and out, hiring in trees and shrubs to decorate the interior, getting personalised t-shirts printed up for all catering and bar staff, menus, enough casual seating (which she created from pallets), wraps/throws for warmth to name but a few items.

Additionally, with the tipis on her land being set very close to their reservoir, she was keen to ensure that that was a spectacle rather than a dark mass of water!

After much research and presenting various options (including the idea of a tethered lit up hot-air balloon being suspended above the water), we had an eye-catching illuminated display of laser lights and different styles of fireworks at intermittent intervals over the water throughout the evening!

The whole party, with 150 guests, had a supercool vibe! Luscious amounts of oysters were served alongside canapés followed by a range of curries. A wide range of cocktails were served, many in mirrored discoball cups!! The sun came out which was a total thrill after an appallingly windy and wet set up - and meant that all guests could enjoy a truly amazing sunset in a very special corner of Suffolk!

13/02/2024

Honoured to have been invited to chat with Jenna Ackerley today on her lunchtime show on Suffolk Sound radio about my career in the hospitality industry! Topics covered included working at Buckingham Palace, my cabin boy looking after me on HMYB(!) and working for top class caterers in London who underlined the tablecloths AND ironed them too on the tables before laying up! No wonder I’m into attention to detail at all the events we plan nowadays! I’m on from 66 minutes! Listen again for 7 days!

07/01/2024

YOU RAISE ME UP, so I can stand on mountains,
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas,
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders
You raise me up to more than I can be….

Josh Groban

Thanks to Jess & Rob for collaborating on this feature - for whom I provided full wedding planning and built their celebration from the ground up catapulting them into married life!

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06/01/2024

Throwback to a gloriously sunny and happy day when I provided On the Day Co-ordination for Rosie of Weddings By Rosie Ltd at her own wedding! Added to which I met the talented and charming Stephen Walker Photography!

27/12/2023

ENGAGED?! Congratulations! Exciting times ahead as you begin your wedding planning journey!

But if you’re feeling nervous about decision making, don’t know where to begin with creating a budget and find the whole responsibility of organising such an occasion overwhelming, please do get in touch. We are very experienced at helping brides, their fiancés and families with this task and would be delighted to help!

We offer a full wedding planning service where, with nearly thirty years experience of organising bespoke quality wedding celebrations, we are well placed to guide you every step of the way over the next few months. We will oversee the set up and manage the day, or you may prefer to engage us on a consultancy basis. Either way we do not take commission from suppliers and work with your best interests at heart.

This is one of my all time favourite photos of one of my brides from a while back. I LOVE the majestic (oak?) tree towering over Lucy! Isn’t nature wonderful! A superb photo by Stuart Bebb of near Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire, 25 miles from London.

23/12/2023

WISHING A MERRY CHRISTMAS to all our wonderful clients who have entrusted us with their events in 2023 and over the years prior to this!

And a HAPPY NEW YEAR to brides, their fiancés, their families and party clients with whom we are currently working on their 2024 celebrations!

Thankyou too to all the conscientious, loyal suppliers who contribute so much to our events, and to faithful freelance colleagues in the industry who tirelessly assist on peak weekends!

What a year it’s been - a round up reel of 2023 will follow….This time almost a year ago I headed off to explore the world and took this photo in Ho Chi Minh City!

16/12/2023

VENUES: Much of our work takes place in marquees as that is where clients need the most help, with guidance on choosing the most appropriate structure for their celebration, as well as advice on generators, power, loos and lighting etc. However we always LOVE working in venues and here’s a throwback to a three day wedding at Somerleyton Hall, Suffolk. The Winter Garden was set up for lunch in an informal style with gingham ribbon tied napkins and textured tablecloths. The night before we served dinner to guests at the same long table for about 90 guests (and yes I know the chairs weren’t straight at the very moment in time that I took this photo) - they had just been used for the Ceremony in the Orangery!

It was a full on experience for everyone concerned with a wide range of activities including guests pimping the Wellington Boots I had ordered for all of them followed by wearing them to do a Scavenger Hunt around the grounds and into the Maze, guests learnt to Salsa dance, we organised Casino tables, some singing waiters joined the party and the final activity to clear any sore heads - or make them worse - was a Samba session!

08/12/2023

THANKYOU following one of my most refined and theatrical lunch parties of all time!

One of the UK’s top outside caterers produced the magic, with the staff having a dress rehearsal before the guests arrived. The art of clothing the two long L shaped tables for +/-120 guests, how the tables were laid for just a few courses at a time, the exquisite range of glassware in which the carefully chosen wines were served……it was like a fairy-tale which I spent many an hour working on with my clients and suppliers of repute.

Can we help you in 2024 or 2025 by creating a party for you and your guests to remember for MANY years to come!? Please do get in touch now or message to schedule a call - we are always happy to chat in the evenings or weekends if more convenient with busy lives!

27/11/2023

STUNNING AERIAL WEDDING DRAPES created by Rosie, for her own wedding on the family farm and which I had the honour of managing on the day!

Together with her family, she created this visually stunning installation with hundreds of meters of fabric draped horizontally and vertically throughout their grain store and WOW what an awesome effect! The entrance was softened with curtain style drapes making an even more dramatic entrance for guests once they came inside for dinner.

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08/11/2023

Throwback to ON THE DAY MANAGEMENT of an August wedding for almost 400 guests, who dined in five tipis, virtually on the foreshore of the River Alde! What an exquisite location on the family farm - and even their dogs attended the celebrations!

It was mighty windy but we brought all the bride’s plans together on the day and I worked with all the contracted suppliers to make the day run as smoothly as possible!

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08/11/2023

Throwback to ON THE DAY MANAGEMENT of an August wedding for almost 400 guests, who dined in five tipis, virtually on the foreshore of the River Alde! What an exquisite location on the family farm!

It was mighty windy but we brought all the bride’s plans together on the day and I worked with all the contracted suppliers to make the day run as smoothly as possible!

09/10/2023

WEDDINGS BY THE SEA: fondly remembering this wedding in Walberswick. So many photo opportunities for both after the Church Ceremony in the ruins, then romantic shots a few minutes walk away on the river/coast, and a tremendous reception

If you’d like to hold your wedding celebrations by the sea in 2024 or 2025, do contact us for some inspiration!

07/10/2023

It was a pleasure to be interviewed recently by Rio Lounge - Boutique Furniture Hire…..

I love it when my clients choose their stylish furniture!

16/09/2023

GRATEFUL CLIENTS: It’s an honour and privilege to be entrusted with organising each and every event; they are all tailor-made to suit our clients which is one of the many reasons that I love my profession - every day is different!

It’s so rewarding to reach the moment when ‘it all comes together’ and the first guest arrives!

It’s even more incredible when you receive an email with words such as this after the party; in this case it was a three day birthday party weekend where we organised everything from finding a venue for the main ‘gala’ dinner, liaising with caterers for three events, entertainment, production, stage, catering hires, recommendations of drinks quantities, transport for guests to and from their accommodation, Saturday activities in the locality such as high speed rib rides on the North Sea, e-biking, birdwatching and Clay Pigeon shooting and many, many other little details such as calligraphed place names etc etc.

15/09/2023

DETAILS of a COUNTRY WEDDING: when you have a great photographer such as who searches out unique places such as this rustic sky blue doorway for a quick photo - you’re onto a winner!

We were involved with planning this wedding from the beginning with all the intricacies of obtaining marquee quotes, site meetings, changing the location of the marquee, getting the field topped and paths mown through the shoulder-height grass, to overseeing the build and managing the event.

The couple were infact already married a month or so prior to the big day, so they held a non-religious ceremony in the beautifully recently restored barn, with guests sitting on bales of straw covered with toning fleeces in pistachio, beige and ivory shades. Drinks were held adjacent to the natural swimming pool, which if you stay you are welcome to swim in. Meadow boxes of locally grown English country garden flowers adorned the end of each row of bales and jam jars of said flowers were hung on the back of chairs.

Guests meandered through the gardens to the sailcloth tent decorated with minute warm white fairy lights and sage, latte and ivory paper hanging lanterns swayed gently in the breeze in the roof space.

Blush pink linen hemstitched napkins tied with raffia, a buff place tag and a sprig of pink lavender were placed around the long wide tables. Tall willowy silver birch trees decorated with fairy lights towered over guests within the tent breaking up the vast expanse of ivory canvas.

Following dinner and some amusing speeches, Hannah whisked the happy couple off for sunset photographs before the band struck up and the service of cocktails began including ever popular zingy Palomas!

The celebrations continued with an informal lunch the following day.



Wedding Videography

08/09/2023

INSPIRED EVENT MANAGEMENT: As a busy summer season of events draws to a close, I am returning to ‘the grid’ to bring you a wonderful range of photos taken at a huge variety of events from weddings and Corporate Events, to private parties - often lasting over several days, to some incredibly moving and emotional Memorial services. As always there are some clients for whom we sign NDA’s (Non-disclosure Agreements), or others who simply wish to keep their celebrations private. Throughout all the planning of every event, client confidentiality is of utmost importance.

For those of you who are new followers, this is me, Jenny Loyd, owner of Inspired Event Management. I have been working at the quality end of the hospitality industry for over 30 years (wow - it really doesn’t seem that long - and I still love it as much as ever!). I have a huge list of tried and tested suppliers both in East Anglia and nationwide, trusted staff, and loyal colleagues in the industry with whom I enjoy working on a regular basis.

Most clients come to us for full event planning and management though we do work on smaller projects/specific events too at certain times of the year. We charge a fee for our professional services and do not take commission; we are always working on behalf of our clients to get the best arrangements in place both financially and practically. We will guide you over the months of planning, obtaining quotes, explaining their idiosyncrasies and generally ensuring that the whole process is as pleasurable and stress-free as possible. We can oversee set up which can often take the best part of a week - sometimes longer, and we manage the event on the day(s).

Please do get in touch now if you’d like some help with a special event in 2024!

Thanks to for these new headshots taken primarily for our new website which is currently under construction!