TWIA can help in different ways - your social media reach, enquiries from the TWIA directory, couples' feedback to name just a few 💪
✨ Boutique Bakery Chester, Cake Designer @boutiquebakery_chester on Insta
“It’s great, it’s a massive positive from the social media. You are incredibly good at like re-sharing everything on Instagram and everything. And so the spread is fantastic.
The Directory is incredibly useful. I’ve had couples who’ve come to me directly from the Directory and they’ve said they’ve used it because they wanted to get some of the best people in the North West and they found me through that. So it’s always been massively positive. That’s why I keep entering.”
✨ The Feel Good Florist, Florist
“Do you know, I ended a week before they closed, I had a dream about it, so I just felt like I had to do it. I thought why not? You know, I’ve had some lovely reviews off my couples, so I thought, well, I’ve got a chance. I may as well give it a go.”
✨ Rownhams House, Venue (Historic Building)
“It’s the first time we’ve entered and it just felt like it was the awards to enter, it’s the one where the couples actually vote for you. So we thought we’d give it a try and we’ve come out on top, which is fabulous.”
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Established in 2011, The Wedding Industry Awards is the only Regional and National client-voted, expert-judged Awards in the UK Wedding Industry.
👉 To nominate a wedding business you know or to enter your business into the Awards, click on the links in the comments
#TWIA #TWIA25
Damian clarifies TWIA terms: Enter v Nominate v Vote
👉 Entering TWIA - To be in with a chance of winning or benefitting from all the other aspects of TWIA, you need to enter your business into the awards.
Click on the Enter button on our website, fill in the various forms that you need to fill in, pay the entry fee and you are entered into the awards.
👉 Nominating a Wedding Business - This is simply a means by which anybody can tell us about great wedding businesses that they know.
Anybody can nominate any wedding supplier. That nominee then receives an email saying, Hey, you’ve been nominated, this is who nominated you and this is what they said about you, and they then decide whether to enter the awards or not.
So nominating someone is not the same as entering them into the awards.
👉 Voting for a Wedding Business - Voting is done by the recent clients of wedding businesses who have entered the Awards.
Once you’ve entered, we’ll give you a link that you can send to all your wedding couples who got married between 2nd October 2023 and 30th September 2024. These are your voting couples for the current awards, one vote per couple and only after their wedding. Nominations do not count towards the awards, only these votes.
✨ TWIA 2025 Lowdown:
- Your wedding couples married between 2nd October 2023 and 30th September 2024 are eligible to vote for you in this year’s awards
- Entries and nominations close on 23rd September
- Voting closes one week later on 30th September
- The judging process then begins
- Regional finalists will be announced online in early October
- Regional winners are awarded at our regional events throughout November
- Links for nominating, entering and all about the Awards and Regional Events are in our bio
👉 If you have any queries, please email us at [email protected] (email link in our bio) or book a 15-minute call with Damian (link in comments)
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Look back to our 2024 National Awards
6 months ago, we celebrated the best of the very best of UK wedding suppliers at our National Awards Event. What.A.Night! 🤩
Huge congratulations again to our National Finalists, Highly Commendeds & Winners.
Enjoy watching the awards highlights.
🎬 @joshcarr1327 on Insta, with Apollo Music, Apollo Soul, @k8lovesyou & @cirque.aria on Insta at Underglobe
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TWIA can help your wedding business in so many different - getting more clients, keeping you focussed on your business, what you do for your couples and your reflection on how far your business has come AND most importantly, your self-worth,
✨ Luna And The Lane, Wedding Planner & Stylist
“I've been seeing a lot of my fellow suppliers enter it year on year, and from the gains that they get from it in terms of sort of their own self-worth and being able to get more clients and things like that, it's been really sort of noticeable. And, you know, seeing all their sort of little certificates around and their awards has been lovely. So that sort of spurred me on, but also, it's just really nice to get a pat on the back sometimes, isn't it?”
✨ Enhanced Entertainment, Wedding DJs
“TWIA is amazing. They really focus on the best bits of the competition and your business. It's not just about the votes, it's about everything you enter into with your couples, and so they look at your social media, your website, and it keeps us focused on providing the best for our customers.
✨ Burlton Manor, Venue (Barn)
“I think it was just we got to a point with where we were, and we thought, "We're good enough to be here." I know that might sound a bit silly, but I suppose we were a bit worried that we couldn't be here, but then after doing a little bit of research, we thought, "No, yeah, we're gonna go for it."
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Established in 2011, The Wedding Industry Awards is the only Regional and National client-voted, expert-judged Awards in the UK Wedding Industry.
👉 To nominate a wedding business you know or to enter your business into the Awards, click on the links in the comments
Lula Weddings
TWIA 2024 Spotlight - @LulaWeddings, our National Highly Commended Musical Act (solo, duo or string quartet) //
Lula Weddings was crowned South Central Musical Act of the Year and went on to be Highly Commended at our National Awards!
👉 Listen to Lucy’s singing ‘God Only Knows’. Just gorgeous! 🤩
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TWIA can give couples the confidence to book you 🤩
✨ Queen Bee Bridal, Bridal Retailer (est. less than 4 years)
“Absolutely, absolutely. Any kind of consumer confidence is a bonus. It's a hotly contested industry. There's a huge amount of boutiques out there and some of them doing a fabulous job. And to be able to even just get through to the finals in such a prestigious award and again, get that consumer confidence of our brides has been a huge help and a huge bonus. And to even have a little something that we can put on a chest of drawers in the boutique has been fantastic. So yeah, definitely.”
✨ David Boynton Wedding Photography + Film, Photographer
“Massively, hence why I enter annually. The amount of enquiries, bookings as a result of entering to TWIA is the main reason. And obviously, the opportunity to win is a great feeling as well.”
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Established in 2011, The Wedding Industry Awards is the only Regional and National client-voted, expert-judged Awards in the UK Wedding Industry.
👉 To nominate a wedding business you know or to enter your business into the Awards, click on the links in the comments
TWIA helps you to celebrate how far your wedding business has come 🤩
✨ Lucent Hair & Makeup by Alice Maria, Make Up Artist
“What motivated me to enter was just knowing how highly esteemed the awards is in the wedding industry. Everyone knows about it, and it was the first time I've applied, but I know other people that have done so before and have just raved about what it means in the industry, and how much has helped them in their business so I thought it was about time I did it too."
✨ The Little Wedding Warehouse, Special Touch
“So we've been going for five years now, and we've never entered an awards, and I just think it's lovely to celebrate when we put so much work into it and when you work for yourself, you don't get that recognition really. So it's just nice to put yourself out there and, yeah, it paid off.”
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Established in 2011, The Wedding Industry Awards is the only Regional and National client-voted, expert-judged Awards in the UK Wedding Industry.
👉 To nominate a wedding business you know or to enter your business into the Awards, click on the links in the comments
TWIA 2025 Regional Awards Events
Did you know that the dates and venues for our regional awards events have now been confirmed? Put simply, our events are the biggest nights in the wedding industry.
They take place in November, and they gather the wedding industry together for a fantastic celebration. Damian will be on stage to announce the winners, and present them with their trophies.
So, make sure you've got your regional awards event date in your diary. Because if you become a finalist, you wanna be there. Right?
Regional Awards Event Details:
YORKSHIRE & NORTH EAST
Monday 11th November at South Causey Inn, County Durham
#TWIA25YNE
NORTH WEST
Tuesday 12th November at Larkspur Lodge, Knutsford
#TWIA25NW
EAST MIDLANDS
Wednesday 13th November at The Pumping House Exclusive Wedding Venue, Newark
#TWIA25EM
WEST MIDLANDS
Tuesday 19th November at Mount Hotel Country Manor Tettenhall, Wolverhampton
#TWIA25WM
EAST OF ENGLAND
Wednesday 20th November at Copdock Hall barn - Wedding and Events Venue, Ipswich
#TWIA25EE
SOUTH WEST
Monday 25th November at Aldwick Estate, Bristol
#TWIA25SW
SOUTH EAST
Tuesday 26th November at the Greentrees Estate, Haywards Heath
#TWIA25SE
SOUTH CENTRAL
Wednesday 27th November at Silchester Farm, Reading
#TWIA25SC
NORTHERN IRELAND (Monday 4th November), SCOTLAND (Wednesday 6th November) & WALES (Monday 18th November) are subject to entry levels & will be confirmed in due course
👉 Regional Awards Event tickets will be available after our Regional Finalists are announced in October. See our Regional Awards webpage for event details (link in comments)
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Book a 15-minute call with our founder, Damian Bailey
Do you want to enter The Wedding Industry Awards but have questions?
Book a 15-minute call with our founder, Damian Bailey (Link in the comments).
Damian can answer your questions and give you the clarity and understanding you need to help you decide whether to enter the awards or not.
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Couples voting and feedback are central to The Wedding Industry Awards 🤩
✨ Treseren Cornwall, Venue (Historic Building)
“I think we researched a lot to find out what awards are really valuable in the industry, and I think what's shone out from the TWIA Awards is that they are couple voted for, and we have a huge commitment to our couples and all our guests, and we wanted to see where we would land in it and how the feedback would come back to us, and we are really excited that we can get to read that after the awards. And it just felt like the awards that we should enter and see what happened.”
✨ Singing Waiters UK, Special Touch
“I just think it's such a prestigious award, it is so well-known to everyone in the wedding industry. It's based on real bride and groom's feedback, I think it's the award everybody wants to win.”
✨ Love Wedding Cakes by Amber Briggs, Cake Designer
“I think anyone likes to choose someone or associate with someone who's won an award or even just put themselves forward for an award, so yeah, yeah, it's all positive.”
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Established in 2011, The Wedding Industry Awards is the only Regional and National client-voted, expert-judged Awards in the UK Wedding Industry.
👉 To nominate a wedding business you know or to enter your business into the Awards, click on the links in the comments
Damian chatted to Roxy on the WedPro podcast The Wedding Business Hub 🎧
Damian shares:
- his journey from being a wedding photographer to creating The Wedding Industry Awards to recognise excellence in the industry
- the ethos behind TWIA
- the rigorous and client-voted judging process
- the awards' unique regional approach to celebrating wedding suppliers
- the importance of being true to oneself in the industry and the impact of awards on suppliers' confidence and marketing
In this clip, Damian talks about the braveness needed to enter the awards 💪
👉 Link in the comments to listen to the full podcast episode
#TWIA #TWIA25
TWIA brings the community together for the benefit of all
✨ Grace & Cake, Cake Designer
“The regional event has been amazing. I've had such a blast. I've met so many supplier friends who I haven't seen in ages, and I've made new supplier friends as well. So we're definitely gonna keep in contact. It's just such a wonderful industry to be in, and it really reinforces it tonight, being at these awards.”
✨ Kelly Anne Weddings, Wedding Planner
“Oh, it's been fabulous. As well as networking with loads of suppliers and meeting loads of new people, it's super supportive. Everyone is so nice to each other, and I've made some great new connections, which, for a wedding planner, is super important.”
✨ Rebecca Hobbs Floral (formally Bijoux Floral), Florist @rebeccahobbs on Insta
“Oh my God, it's been amazing. I've done wedding awards in the past. Nothing with the kind of energy that TWIA has had. It's just been phenomenal.”
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Established in 2011, The Wedding Industry Awards is the only Regional and National client-voted, expert-judged Awards in the UK Wedding Industry.
👉 To nominate a wedding business you know or to enter your business into the Awards, click on the links in the comments
Damian chatted to Kerry Curl: Wedding Hair + Makeup Coach about how The Wedding Industry Awards can help with visibility, credibility and recognition for your wedding business. Thanks so much for having us, Kerry!
In this clip, Damian shares a TWIA success story.
👉 Listen to the full episode via comments
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Award-winning wedding suppliers, all in one place!
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More than 10,000 couples each month searching the TWIA Directory for the best UK wedding suppliers for their weddings!
= A match made in heaven! 💕
TWIA Entrants, create or update your directory listing today
(Link to Directory in comments. 'Get Listed Today' or 'Login' at the top of the Directory site)
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TWIA can help you put your business on the map 📍
✨ AVE Creations, Wedding Planner
“I'm hoping that future couples will see this award and it will make me more reputable in their eyes, and also, just for them to see how much hard work I put into what I do, and I'll be able to share what the couples have said about me.”
✨ Along Came Eve Bridal Boutique, Bridal Retailer (est. more than 4 years)
“I think it'll just help put us on the map a little bit more, give us something to really shout about as well with our customers, and just really help to give our customers that extra level of trust with what we do.”
✨ Winters Barns, Venue (Barn)
“TWIA, as a badge, I think it's quite recognised. And we're really excited to be able to put that on our website. I think couples just seeing it gives them a big push, hopefully, to talk to us and get them in the door, and they can see what we're all about.”
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Established in 2011, The Wedding Industry Awards is the only Regional and National client-voted, expert-judged Awards in the UK Wedding Industry.
👉 To nominate a wedding business you know or to enter your business into the Awards, click on the links in the comments.
A very warm welcome to all wedding suppliers who have entered the Awards in our new Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales regions 👋 We’re delighted to see both familiar faces & newcomers in these regions.
Here are just some of the fantastic wedding businesses who have entered so far.
👉 Enter The Wedding Industry Awards or nominate a great wedding business here: https://www.the-wedding-industry-awards.co.uk
As always, all new and existing awards regions and categories are subject to a sufficient number of entries
#TWIA #TWIA25
Damian chatted to Kerry Curl: Wedding Hair + Makeup Coach about how The Wedding Industry Awards can help with visibility, credibility and recognition for your wedding business.
Thanks so much for having us, Kerry!
👉 Listen to the full episode via post comments
#TWIA
Have you seen your industry friends entering TWIA and thought, ‘I want some of that recognition for my business’?
✨Grace & Cake, Cake Designer
“So loads of my supplier friends were entering and they've had success in the past with TWIA. And I just thought, do you know what, I know I'm a really small fish in a really big pond, actually, I really, really care about all my couples and I'm so passionate about what I do. That actually, I do have a chance and I've gotta believe in myself and I'm so pleased I did.”
✨ Wedding Hair By Emma (Emma Forletta), Hair Stylist
“Oh, because loads of my famous hairstyling counterparts have been over the years awarded for so many great things through the TWIA and I really wanted to be part of it this year. I had so many of my brides this year really give me a load of commendation, and I was thinking, maybe this year could be my year.”
✨ Milton End Farm Exclusive Wedding Venue and Holiday Barns, Venue (Barn)
“We've seen it come up with a lot of suppliers that have come to the barn so far, and it seems like a hugely fair award in the way that it's judged. So we thought, do you know what, why not? So we went in, feet first, entered, and here we are.”
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Established in 2011, The Wedding Industry Awards is the only Regional and National client-voted, expert-judged Awards in the UK Wedding Industry.
👉 Nominate a wedding business you know or to enter your business into the Awards via post comments
Damian chatted to Roxy on the WedPro podcast The Wedding Business Hub 🎧
Damian shares:
- his journey from being a wedding photographer to creating The Wedding Industry Awards to recognise excellence in the industry
- the ethos behind TWIA
- the rigorous and client-voted judging process
- the awards' unique regional approach to celebrating wedding suppliers
- the importance of being true to oneself in the industry and the impact of awards on suppliers' confidence and marketing
Listen to the full podcast episode: https://bit.ly/damianonwedpropodcast
#TWIA #TWIA25
