We strongly believe in the power of partnerships and have seen how bringing the right brands together can have phenomenal results. Specialising in creating possibilities and connections, we identify synergies and affinities with other brands to generate opportunities to reach wider audiences.

An example of a recent collaboration was with our client W&W Jewellery and Picket London – two brands recognised for their British craftsmanship, design and quality.

Well-known for their exquisite bespoke jewellery services, W&W launched their first ever ready-to-wear Jewellery Box Collection in 2018, comprising a carefully curated collection of their own handmade jewellery as well as a number of unique and interesting pieces that they have sourced.

To launch the new collection and reach a wider audience, we identified an opportunity to partner with a brand known for producing beautiful bespoke jewellery boxes. With their passion for distinctive style, exceptional design and impeccable craftsmanship, Pickett was top of the list. Celebrating 30 years in business, Pickett provides luxury leather goods that are handmade in England including a selection of jewellery boxes. Like W&W the firm also offer a bespoke service for those looking for a luxury artisanal experience with an outcome that is completely unique and personal.

The collaboration included the coordination of a photo shoot to capture W&W’s exquisite pieces sitting alongside Pickett’s luxury leather jewellery boxes. The iconic images were used in social media and digital campaigns, allowing both brands to tap into a wider audience with similar synergies. We also secured coverage in Exclusively British, a high-end luxury lifestyle magazine, on the partnership story.

Not only did the campaign successfully launch W&W’s Jewellery Box Collection, it also celebrated the best of British craftsmanship and design.

In celebration of the recent launch of their beautiful new outdoor ceremony area known as The Secret Garden, we coordinated a styled shoot for our client Southend Barns to showcase the new space.

We approached various talented local suppliers about collaborating to create a beautiful and inspirational scene that highlighted everyone’s expertise; the end result being a series of professional photos that could be used for marketing and PR campaigns.

Embracing the natural aesthetics of the wedding barns, the photo shoot combined romantic and ethereal elements with delicate details to wonderful effect and as well as creating a buzz on social media, the shoot will also feature in various bridal blogs and magazines, starting with Coco Wedding Venues in January.

Thank you to all the suppliers who took part in the styled shoot, this is always such a fun sector to work in with so many creative individuals who are genuinely passionate about what they do.

Venue – Southend Barns
Photographer – Helen Cawte
Florist – Lucy from The Floral Artisan
Succulents – The Little Botanical 
Cake – Milk Street Kitchen
Makeup – Polka Dot Hair and Make Up
Bridal gowns – Ruth Milliam Couture
Jewellery – W&W Jewellery
Balloons – Bubblegum Balloons 
Stationery – Kirsten Burke
Model – Amy Louise Kibler

One of our longest-standing clients, Southend Barns Wedding Venue celebrates its fifth anniversary this year. We are proud as punch to say that we’ve been working with this popular venue since its inception, so we couldn’t have been more excited to help them plan their fifth anniversary celebrations.

We marked the milestone with a glorious garden party on the lawn, inviting back past couples who have celebrated their nuptials at Southend Barns. Guests were welcomed with a glass of fizz and BBQ by Field & Fork, the fabulous resident caterers at Southend Barns. This was followed by speeches and delicious cake supplied by Nic’s Slice of Heaven and Foxwood Weddings.

It was then time for a special anniversary photo which saw all the guests organised into a shape of a five ready for an aerial photo which took in the beautiful barns and couples. This was something we had been planning for months and involved lots of scaled drawings, discussions about configurations and test runs with the drone, which was managed by Devoted Films. Thankfully the weather was on our side and the final shot looks fantastic! It has already received a brilliant response across social media and in our PR outreach so far. We do love it when a plan comes together!

Happy fifth anniversary Southend Barns!

We’ve been working with the fabulous team at Southend Barns since they first opened back in 2012 and during this time have had the chance to work on some fantastic events and campaigns.

Set on a working farm in the stunning West Sussex countryside, the converted farm buildings and beautiful landscaped gardens at Southend Barns are built and run using the latest environmentally sustainable technology. To off set the high carbon footprint of a wedding, features including a biomass boiler and sustainable materials such as hemp.

We’ve been looking for ways to showcase the venue’s commitment to the environment so last Autumn we teamed up with To Have and To Hire wedding stylists and other local suppliers for a wedding photo shoot dedicated to showing that ethical can be stylish too.

As much as possible was ethically produced or handmade by local suppliers such as the flowers by The Wild Fox which were all foraged for locally in the New Forest. The styling was inspired by celebrating the season and bringing it inside to reflect the beautiful textures, forms and colours that autumn has to offer.

Autumnal foliage and boughs were gathered and suspended from the overhead beams in the Dairy Barn alongside lanterns which created a twinkling enchanted forest effect. The Wild Fox also created a seasonal indoor meadow using flora foraged from the local countryside, the display was situated at the end of the aisle which was scattered with dried leaves and lined with lanterns. The bride’s bouquet was made using flowers collected from the gardens at Southend Barns which were tied with hand painted silk ribbons by Kate Cullen.

Inside the Threshing Barn the top table was decorated with leaves sprayed in a rose gold paint with a grey hessian runner and lots of rose gold candle holders surrounded by swathes of leaves in warm coppery colours. The chairs were tied with white voile for a simple but effective touch. Behind the table hanging on the exposed rustic beams were large boughs of foliage. The cake, created by Tartufi, was a three-tiered semi-naked sponge with buttercream made using Fairtrade and local ingredients where possible. This was decorated with a scattering of autumnal leaves and flowers from the gardens.

The natural materials used throughout the décor at Southend Barns’ complemented the British foliage and flowers used in the shoot perfectly, giving a sense of nature’s organised chaos and creating an ideal backdrop for the shoot.

The bride wore a range of unstructured and flowing lace dresses from Minna’s ethical collection. Environmental issues are important to Minna so each piece is hand embellished and made from sustainable, organic, recycled and locally produced textiles. Her label has in a short time re-defined what ethical fashion should be. Environmentally friendly production techniques including local manufacturing and zero waste pattern cutting are also used for every garment.

The dresses were teamed with Fairtrade rose gold jewellery from pioneering ethical jewellery firm Cred. Handmade rose gold head pieces by Cherished Vintage were used in the bride’s hair which was styled by ID Makeup, Hair and Beauty. ID chose to work with Davines hair products which are all eco friendly and have no carbon footprint, helping the planet as well as achieving beautiful hair results. The makeup look was inspired by an autumn sunrise. ID used vegan and cruelty free products from Charlotte Tilbury, Becca, NARS and Hourglass to create glowing skin and soft bronzy brown metallic smoky eyes.

The beautiful scene was captured by award-winning wedding photographer Kelly Hearn. Kelly worked with mainly natural light to achieve the clean, soft, ethereal images from the shoot. She combined this with subtle use of a Video Light which enhanced the warm autumnal tones, showing off the beautiful touches perfectly. As both the Threshing and Dairy Barn are naturally light and airy spaces, Kelly achieved the desired result with minimal artificial light.

The shoot has so far been featured on The Natural Wedding Company and is due to be published in Your Sussex Wedding Magazine this Spring.

Suppliers

Venue – Southend Barns 

Styling – To Have and To Hire 

Photographer – Kelly Hearn Photography

Florist – The Wild Fox

Jewellery – Cred Jewellery

Hair & Makeup – ID Makeup, Hair and Beauty

Hair Pieces – Cherished

Dresses – Minna

Silk Ribbon – Kate Cullen

Cake – Tartufi

We got to work with our favourite yummy yogi Niki Perry on a very exciting PR project.

After years of planning, Sweaty Betty ambassador Niki finally realised her dream to launch her own yoga DVD ‘Transform Now’. The DVD and online downloads feature a series of videos to inspire people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to discover the transformational benefits of yoga. Encouraged by her yoga student and long-time friend Kate Winslet, Niki hosted a super glam PR launch at Grace Belgravia in London supported by a media campaign managed by BrightWord.

With Niki’s infectious enthusiasm and passion we knew her DVD was going to be a huge hit with media and have already seen coverage in Grazia, Good Housekeeping and Hello! Based here in Chichester, West Sussex we have also secured local PR for Niki in titles including Sussex Life, Etc Magazine and Inside Sussex to name just a few!