Wedding Suppliers
Why We Recommend Them
Wedding Suppliers - Our Recommended List
When planning a wedding, one of your biggest decisions is choosing the wedding suppliers who’ll help bring all the details of your wedding together. From photographers and florists to stylists and dog chaperones, there are so many talented suppliers to choose from.
At Cote How, we’re often asked whether couples have to use our recommended suppliers. For those suppliers who will be on-site during your wedding day, the answer is, respectfully, yes.
We’ve built a trusted network of local wedding professionals for a host of good reasons (all of which prioritise you and your wedding), and most couples find using our extended team reassures them that they are in safe hands.
Our Suppliers know us & The Venue
Our recommended photographers know us, the venue and our surrounding spaces well. They don’t need to spend time searching for the best locations or wondering where the light will be at different times of day.
They know where the morning sunshine falls, where to find shade during the height of summer, the quiet corners around the gardens, and the perfect spots beside Rydal Water.
Our regular photographers also appreciate how quickly the weather can change in the Lake District. They have plenty of ideas if the forecast keeps everyone guessing! Their local knowledge means less time trouble-shooting on the day and more time capturing stunning wedding portraits with confidence.
Reliability & Trust Matters
As a wedding venue, when you recommend someone to your couples, your own reputation is attached to theirs.
That’s why we only recommend wedding suppliers we’ve come to know personally. They’re professional, dependable and genuinely care about the couples they work with. They arrive in good time (despite the Lake District traffic), communicate well and take pride in what they do.
Over the years, we’ve seen them support our couples, adapt to the Lake District’s changeable weather and work incredibly hard to help make our weddings relaxed and welcoming for family and friends. Those are exactly the people we want in your extended team on such an important day.
The attention to detail in the planning phase and on the day was exceptional
Everyone Follows your Timeline
A wedding day is made up of lots of moving parts. Deliveries, styling and photographs should fit around your wedding timeline, so that nothing feels rushed. Flowers and wedding cakes arrive for the team to set up, making sure the venue looks perfect before your wedding begins. Stylists understand the importance of keeping to the schedule, so you stay relaxed before the aisle moment. Photographers work within our timeframe, meaning guests aren’t left alone too long, wondering where you’ve disappeared to, and dinner isn’t delayed.
Our trusted wedding suppliers understand how we do things at Cote How. They know how to work with us, and help keep everything on track. They communicate with us throughout the day, so your wedding flows naturally. Perfect wedding delivery is all down to teamwork.
Looking After Your Special Guests
Some wedding suppliers play a particularly important role because they directly care for the people and pets you love.
Childcare professionals keep younger guests safe and entertained, and dedicated dog chaperones care for four-legged family members. Our recommended wedding professionals are people we’ve seen in action or spent time with ourselves.
They’re caring, organised and experienced, giving everyone peace of mind so that you and your guests can relax and focus on having a wonderful time.
The team was so kind and accommodating, enabling us to enjoy the whole experience
Less Time Chasing Wedding Suppliers
Planning a wedding can involve a surprising number of emails, phone calls and decisions. One advantage of our all-inclusive approach is that we coordinate many of these for you.
We liaise directly with our florist, cake maker, and catering suppliers, placing orders on your behalf so that you don’t have to.
We also ask our couples to complete a comprehensive wedding checklist, which removes the worry of supplier details being overlooked.
We also ask our couples to complete a comprehensive wedding checklist, which removes the worry of supplier details being overlooked.
A LocaL Wedding Community
Many of our wedding suppliers already know one another. They regularly work together across the Lake District, understand each other’s way of working and have built professional relationships over many shared weddings.
This shared community creates a relaxed atmosphere from the moment everyone arrives on your wedding day. There’s an instant warmth, rapport and mutual respect, which helps our couples feel calm and supported.
An Extended team with Shared Values
Choosing suppliers isn’t only about the quality of their work. We also look for businesses that share our values.
Looking after the very special environment around us is important at Cote How, so wherever possible, we work with suppliers who are equally committed to reducing their environmental impact. That might mean carbon-neutral flower deliveries, locally baked cakes or natural biodegradable confetti.
They’re small choices individually, but together they help us care for this precious corner of the Lake District while creating beautiful weddings.
Can We Only Choose Recommended Suppliers?
We try not to insist that couples use our recommended wedding suppliers, and we’re happy to chat with our couples if they have specific reasons for working with people they’ve chosen themselves.
But our recommendations come from years of experience. We’ve seen first-hand how these talented professionals work, how they support our couples and collaborate to create relaxed, well-organised wedding days that are as stress-free as possible.
When the extended team knows one another, understands the venue, and shares a commitment to your wedding, you know your wedding is in the safest possible hands.
A Note About Recommendations...
Although we’re delighted to recommend wedding suppliers we’ve come to know and trust, we encourage every couple to do their own research, read reviews, look at recent examples of their work, ask questions and make sure they’re the right fit for your wedding.
Our recommendations are based on our experience of working with these professionals. We do not receive any remuneration or incentives to recommend suppliers, and our list is not a direct recommendation. Couples must check out their chosen suppliers and make informed decisions. We hope our list is a helpful starting point.
Thank you
Thank you to our fabulous suppliers whose work features in this blog, and to our couples for sharing their photographs. If you’d like to know more about our fully inclusive and exclusive small wedding venue, we’d love to hear from you! Please make an enquiry below.
If you would like to know more about getting married in Westmorland & Furness, contact their Registrar team.
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