Regional and National Awards - recognising and rewarding excellence amongst wedding professionals in the wedding industry.
Eastablished in 2011 to recognise and reward the very highest standards in the Wedding Industry and to help couples make a better educated decisions when looking for suppliers for their weddings.
18/02/2025
Our next awards year opens very soon. Register your interest via our bio links to be one of the first to hear about it and to receive a cheeky little entry fee discount.
“There are so many benefits of entering. The voter feedback, the networking, the brilliant events. Just give it a go…you never know!” - . Thanks, Adam 👊
13/02/2025
Damian chatted to Becca Pountney - Wedding business consultant and speaker on the Wedding Pros Who Are Ready To Grow podcast.
In this clip, Becca and Damian talk about the ways to approach entering The Wedding Industry Awards.
🎧 To listen to the full episode, search for ‘wedding pros who are ready to grow’ in your go-to podcast player or click on the link in comments.
The next awards open later this month 🤩
09/02/2025
TWIA 2025 Spotlight - National Band of the Year //
Back Chat Brass became our Yorkshire & North East Band of the Year in November and went on to be crowned our National Winner 🎺🤩
Show some love for the guys playing at Ed and Liv’s wedding Thicket Priory - North Yorkshire Wedding Venue. What a band and what a great entrance! 🙌
05/02/2025
Wow, TWIA 2025 is a record-breaker!
We received a whopping 27,355 client votes along with such fantastic feedback 🤩
Well done to all entrants and a big thank you to all your couples.
We're loving all the feedback on your socials. Tag us in your posts and we'll share them to our Stories.
31/01/2025
Register your interest for the next awards and be among the first to hear about it when entries open in mid-late February 2025.
Entered the Awards this year or previously and excited to do it all again? 🙋🏽♀️
or ready to enter for the first time? 🙋🏼♂️
Register now (link in comments)
26/01/2025
Wow, what an amazing National Awards night, celebrating the very best of UK Wedding Suppliers 🤩
Here are just a few of the moments captured by the fantastic & .
All photos are now available to download via our National Event page (link in bio)
Huge congratulations again to our National Finalists, Highly Commendeds & Winners.
23/01/2025
The morning after the night before 🤪
What a fantastic night and what an amazing supportive industry we work in!
Congratulations to every one of our National finalists across the country, you’re doing a great job for your couples and you should give yourself a huge pat on the back.
Have a great 2025 and we look forward to seeing you soon.
22/01/2025
What a night celebrating the very best of the best UK Wedding Suppliers! 🥳
Massive congratulations to our 2025 National Winners 🤩
Band - (Yorkshire & North East)
Bridal Retailer (est. LESS than 4 years) - (East of England)
Bridal Retailer (est. MORE than 4 years) - (Yorkshire & North East)
Cake Designer - (South West)
Caterer - (East of England)
Celebrant - (Wales)
DJ - (South East)
Event Team - (West Midlands)
Florist - (North West)
Hair Stylist - (South Central)
Magician - (South West)
Make Up Artist - (South Central)
Mobile Bar Services - (East Midlands)
Musical Act (solo, duo or string quartet) - (North West)
Photo/Video Entertainment - (East of England)
Photographer - (North West)
Planner - (East of England)
Seamstress or Tailor - (South West)
Special Touch - (South West)
Stationery - (South West)
Venue (Barn) - (East Midlands)
Venue (Historic Building) - (South West)
Venue (Hotel) - (East of England)
Venue (other) - (South East)
Venue Stylist - .occasions (West Midlands)
Videographer - (West Midlands)
Newcomer - .violinist (Yorkshire & North East)
Please see our separate post for our amazing Highly Commended wedding suppliers ✨
Thank you to all of our finalists, guests & judges
uber-cool venue event.group for the amazing production
Kate Ashman .aria for the awesome acrobatics & choreography
for the fabulous entertainment
for the fantastic DJing
22/01/2025
Massive congratulations to our 2025 National Highly Commended Wedding Suppliers 🤩
Band - (West Midlands)
Bridal Retailer (est. Less than 4 years) - .elizabeth.bridal (East Midlands)
Bridal Retailer (est. More than 4 years) - (South East)
Cake Designer - (North West)
Caterer - (South East)
Celebrant - (South West)
DJ - (Yorkshire & North East)
Event Team - (South West)
Florist - (South West)
Hair Stylist - (South East)
Magician - (Yorkshire & North East)
Make Up Artist - (East of England)
Mobile Bar Services - (East of England)
Musical Act (solo, duo or string quartet) - (South West)
Photo/Video Entertainment - (South East)
Photographer - (South East)
Planner - (South Central)
Seamstress or Tailor - (East of England)
Special Touch - (South East)
Stationery - (Scotland)
Venue (Barn) - (Yorkshire & North East)
Venue (Historic Building) - (East Midlands)
Venue (Hotel) - (South East)
Venue (other) - (Yorkshire & North East)
Venue Stylist - (North West)
Videographer - (South Central)
Newcomer - (East of England)
Please see our separate post for our awesome National Winners ✨
21/01/2025
Just 1 day to go until we announce our 2025 National Winners & Highly Commendeds. We’re getting really excited now!
National Finalists & Guests…
✔️ Awards Chic outfits sorted?
✔️ All set to celebrate the best of the best in the UK Wedding Industry?
✔️ Ready to be wowed at the uber-cool Underglobe?
Tag us in your socials & include &
20/01/2025
Only 2 days to go until our National Awards Event, celebrating the best of the very best of UK Wedding Suppliers 🥳
Here are Awards night details.
Venue:
The Underglobe, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London, SE1 9DT
Timings:
7.30pm – 8.30pm: Complimentary welcome drinks and bowl food, pay bar, and live entertainment.
8.30pm – 10.00pm: Awards Presentation live on stage with TWIA Founder, Damian Bailey.
10.00pm – 12.30am: Party with Tux Fizz live on stage.
Dress code: Awards Chic!
Tag us in your countdown posts & include
19/01/2025
3 days to go until our National Awards Event! 🤩
On Wednesday, we announce our 2025 National Winners & Highly Commendeds at the biggest night in the UK Wedding Industry.
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National Finalists & guests, are you ready to party with us at the super-cool Underglobe? 🥳
Tag us in your countdown posts & stories & add &
17/01/2025
We are delighted that TWIA award-winning Tux Fizz will entertain us at our National Awards Event at Underglobe.
Watch the guys bringing the Tux Fizz party 🤘
🎬 on Insta
14/01/2025
Our National Finalists in the Best Newcomer category ✨
Bridal_Hair_By_Natasha - Scotland
Charlotte Kennedy Violinist - Yorkshire & North East
Archie - Musician - North Westsinger on Insta - East Midlands
Jenessa Hawks Florist - Wales
Music With Eve - West Midlands
Sammi Sings - Weddings and Events - East of England
Mad Mash Media - South West
Mole Hill Media Wedding Films - South East
Celebrations by Suzi - South Central
Good luck to you all 🍀
14/01/2025
Our National Finalists in the Videographer category 🎬
Jst Married Wedding Films - Scotland
on Insta - Yorkshire & North East
on Insta - North West
Wedding Films by Andy Tatt - East Midlands
Carpe Diem Videography - Wales
on Insta - West Midlands
Films from Lewis - East of England
Thompson Wedding Films - South West
on Insta - South East
Spice Wedding Films - South Central
Good luck to you all 🍀
14/01/2025
Our National Finalists in the Venue Stylist category 💗
Pretty Little Details- Wedding & Event Styling - Scotland
Pear Tree Lane - Venue Styling & Floral Design - Yorkshire & North East
Thornton Events - North West
Ruby & Co Events - East Midlands
QUIRK IT - Wales
Lush Occasions - West Midlands
Events by the Emporium - East of England
Creative Collections - South Westsussex on Insta - South East
The Wed Shed. Event Hire & Venue Styling - South Central
Good luck to you all 🍀
13/01/2025
Our National Finalists in the Venue (Other) category 💒
Oaklands - Yorkshire & North East
Hilltop Country House - North West
Hothorpe - East Midlands
Highfield Hall - Wales
Birtsmorton Court - West Midlands
Jimmy's Farm & Wildlife Park - East of England
Larmer Tree Gardens - South West
Highley Manor - South East
Blacknest Golf & Country Club - South Central
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Our story
Damian and Anna Bailey set up TWIA to act as an industry voice offering a third source of advice to anyone organising a wedding. TWIA recognises and rewards excellence in the wedding industry and helps couples all over the country make better-educated decisions when booking their wedding suppliers.
Damian is an award-winning wedding photographer, recently having shot his 500th wedding and still shooting weddings week in, week out (www.damianbailey.com). Prior to his wedding photography career Damian was in event management running both his own event company and working for other companies organising conferences and Awards all over the world. Anna, is also from a strong event management background.
Damian and Anna recently followed their own advice, entered TWIA into a business awards and WON!
For the last 13 years, Damian has been photographing weddings all over the country, pretty much every weekend. No wedding supplier sees more of a wedding than the photographer. He or she sees almost all other types of wedding supplier and their work from florists and make-up artists right through to caterers, DJs and bands. From the bride getting ready right through until well into the dancing, the photographer is there.
Week in, week out Damian sees talented, dedicated people working hard to help couples create fantastic weddings. The differences between wedding suppliers is considerable but the price point and marketing is often very similar. Couples organising their weddings rely on marketing by wedding suppliers and word of mouth recommendations from their friends, family or their wedding venue amongst others.
The Wedding Industry Awards ensure that there is a credible and reliable independent regional and national awards process and events. These are the only client-voted regional and national awards in the wedding industry and our judging panel is second to none in its breadth and depth of expertise and experience. This means that the results have real meaning and are useful to both the entrants and anyone organising a wedding and looking for great wedding suppliers both regionally and nationwide. We want to help anyone organising a wedding to make better educated decisions when looking for their suppliers.
If you are a wedding supplier, wouldn’t it be great if couples could see that you'd been involved in TWIA or maybe even won or been shortlisted for an award for your dedication, skill and hard work? That you are great at what you do not just because you say so but because your clients say so and because our expert judging panel agree?
If you are organising a wedding and are confronted with a long list of potential suppliers, which would you book? The one who has entered, been shortlisted or won an award based on what their previous clients and our expert industry judges have said about them, or one of the others? Winning an award wouldn't be the only reason to book but it would certainly help, right?
We are proud that the TWIA logo has become a mark of the highest quality coveted by wedding suppliers all over the country and, most importantly, by couples getting married - A "kite mark" for the wedding industry.