It's been a week of intensive supplier sourcing, just the type of challenge I thrive on! It's not enough as a wedding planner to have a contact book bursting at the seams with suppliers of every different type, catering to every different budget. The most important thing to do is to listen to the couple you're working with, find out exactly what they want and - and sometimes it's easier to do this! - what they don't want and then match them with suppliers that they will work well with or that suit them best.

This is the key and one of the reasons why, at Magic Dust, we don't have any affiliations or 'agreements' with any suppliers. We work on our own experience of having worked with some of the best suppliers in the industry, we relish personal recommendations and we have a keen eye and ear for seeking out those people with a similar ethos to us - ones who always remember that the couple getting married are at the very heart of what we do every day.

So this week it's been venues in Cornwall and Northumberland, photographers and caterers in Warwickshire and South Wales and a children's magician on the South Coast - never a dull moment at Magic Dust!

I have a couple of people to share with you this week. They offer very different services but they're both important, and I can personally recommend both companies. If you're looking for jewellery for your wedding day, or perhaps for your honeymoon, and you don't want to spend an absolute fortune but you want something special and 'one of a kind', look no further than Ladies Who Lunch.

Mandy, one of the owners, is fantastic and will happily take the time to discuss what you are looking for, if you don't find it on their website, and create a one-off piece. And I guarantee you'll find it difficult to stop at just one necklace or bracelet so why not buy your bridesmaid's gifts here too... That's another couple of jobs ticked off your To Do list!

It might not be a terribly romantic topic but have you thought about the effect getting married will have on your will? That's if you've even got one... If you own property, have children or even family heirlooms to protect, you really should have a will. If you already have a will did you know that you need to have it amended to reflect the fact that you're now married or it won't be worth the paper it's written on?

You'll have heard the saying 'Where there's a will, there's a way' but how about this as a testimonial from a client of Jacqui Butler's Butler Estate Planning... "Where there's a Jacqui, there's a will!" She'll make the process as simple and stress-free as possible so you can get back to the fun bits of planning your wedding knowing that your affairs are all in order.

July is National Make A Will month, and two-thirds of UK adults don't have one - but peace of mind in knowing your loved one is looked after is always money well spent in my book.

Finally, check out our services page for details of our new 'Power Hour' service. An hour of a professional wedding planner's time to do with as you choose (within reason!). Like all our services it's designed to be flexible, it's the perfect engagement gift for a busy friend and the ideal way to really find out how a wedding planner can help you with your plans.

Until next week,