New York Weddings - About Us

The bridal consultant was formed in 2003 by Lisa Burton, the idea developed after Lisa planned her own wedding while holding down a very demanding job, she realised just like many that there isn't enough time in the day to take on another full time job, which is really what planning a wedding could be compared to. However rather than planning weddings in the UK, Lisa wanted to incorporate her love for travelling with the new business and decided to work in the expanding market of weddings abroad.

Working on cruise ships opened her eyes to the conveyorbelt type of wedding, and Lisa quickly realized that couples choosing to get married abroad were not receiving the type of service they deserved. 'their weddings should be just as unique and special as those couples getting married here in the UK, and this is the principle on which The Bridal Consultant was born.'

Why New York?

New York has been a favourite destination since our first visit over 10 years ago, it has seen quite a few changes since them but still retains the same charm and excitement that won our hearts over a decade ago.

Our hand picked venues chosen carefully to offer all group sizes, from couples wanting to elope to large weddings of a 100+, one thing is for sure, you'll be spoilt for choice and have the wedding of a lifetime!

Why Choose Us?

The bridal consultant is a full wedding planning service: we are able to guide you through all stages of the wedding planning process.

Here are a few of the reasons people have chosen us to help with their wedding plans.

• One point of contact from day one - you will be assigned a dedicated wedding planner and will be given their direct line and mobile number.

•  UK based offices with professional weddings planners in each location – with us you don't have to worry about the expense of phoning abroad, language barriers and time zones, all the planning and legal work is administered in the UK with our professional wedding planners, so even during peak wedding season you will receive swift answers to any queries.

• Full support with all legal work – we will provide you with the correct, up to date information from day one, if requirements change you will be the first to know! We will provide time lines and full instructions of what to do, when and where, we provide templates for declarations, help with translation and we'll even send your documents to the Foreign Commissioners Office for you. All of our client's legal work is agreed with the local authorities prior to arrival in resort so if you follow our advice and guidance there will be no last minute unwelcome surprises.

• A guaranteed time, place and date for your wedding where-ever possible. (The wedding date and ceremony location are always guaranteed, the ceremony time may have to be advised later, dependent on the regulations at the destination).

• The final check. In addition to our regular contact and updates, we will phone you a couple of days before you travel to ensure you have all the necessary paperwork and original documents. We know your head may be elsewhere at this time, so our handy check list is a lifesaver!!

• Advice and ideas for planning your wedding – we love talking about weddings, we live weddings, so we're always happy to throw around ideas and suggestions!

• Excellent customer service, even after the deposit is paid! All of our clients quickly become friends and some life long friends, by the time the wedding comes around we like to think we know you pretty well, which often comes in handy with the final planning of the wedding. With us you will always receive swift answers to all questions, and if we don't know the answer we guarantee we know a man who does!

Why not compare these services with other wedding planners and see what you think!!