Harness & Co. - UK Wedding Planner

Vanessa is excellent at wedding planning as well as being a pleasure to deal with. I would recommend her without hesitation. Having Vanessa as our planner meant that we were able plan our wedding in less than seven months and I can honestly say that I enjoyed it all. The whole thing, from choosing a venue to designing a menu, to table plans, the band, the cake, and the day itself. I’m only sorry it’s all over. I can safely say it would have been a very different experience without Vanessa. She dealt with the unexpected effortlessly and allowed my husband and me to relax and take it all in. Thank you Vanessa x

Having postponed our wedding from last year, I thought I would treat myself to a wedding planner, to co-ordinate our wedding day.When I first told my Mum, she couldn't understand why on earth I would want or need a wedding planner when I had already organised the wedding and minor details. Needless to say, having now had the wedding, my Mum not only now understands exactly why we had Vanessa and Dom, but thinks it is the best decision I have ever made!On the lead up to the wedding Vanessa took all contact details for our suppliers and contacted each supplier individually to introduce herself and confirm timings etc. It truly meant that after a ridiculously horrible year of postponing, we were able to enjoy the final lead up to our wedding with excitement and ease. Vanessa supported us in every aspect of the lead up, from stressing about certain family members to being priest-less 5 days before the wedding.Vanessa and Dom are and were absolutely amazing and they did so much more than just co-ordinate our wedding day. From getting up and personal by working up a sweat putting me in my wedding dress to dealing with a very drunken brother and boisterous Italians that cannot follow the simplest instructions.I cannot thank you both enough and cannot recommend these guys enough!!

Having previously worked with Vanessa and Dom there was no question about who I would want to help and support us on our own wedding day! Vanessa and Dom provided our on the day coordination service and we felt in very safe, organised hands throughout the day. Having helped to ensure setup went smoothly and looked amazing, they then took care of all of the logistics and coordination on the day to stop us from having to worry or think about a thing. We had an incredible day, one we wish we could relive over and over again, and would happily recommend them to everyone! Thanks Vanessa, Dom and Liz for your invaluable help throughout the day x

Words don't do justice to how grateful we are to both Vanessa and Dom in helping us with our recent wedding. From my very first conversation with Vanessa, I just felt instantly reassured and that I'd known her forever!Planning a wedding mid-Covid certainly brought it's challenges and prior to contacting Vanessa I felt totally useless (and a little scared!) trying to suss out how on earth I was going to pull this wedding together. Vanessa changed all of that.Bundles of positivity, always providing reassurances, incredible ideas and making the whole process fun and exciting...that's Vanessa and Dom through and through.A true dream team - thank you so much!

We have just had our daughters wedding. I used to have my own wedding venue and thought I could help with ours daughters wedding at home it became clear a few months ago that we needed help we were recommended Vanessa and from the moment we all met her and Dom her amazing husband, everything just was amazing they aren’t just “wedding planner’s” yes they have the absolute best suppliers and can find everything. Vanessa plans the days before the wedding meets suppliers on site Every last detail Vanessa thinks of and sorts! She can see mistakes before they happen which you only get by doing her job for 20 years! I told her the night before the wedding when she had just laid the last name on the tables that she should be called “officer in command” as she is everywhere! They have discreet radios to talk to all the crew so everyone knows what’s happening. My husband fell on the dance floor and needed to go to A&E at 11.30pm Vanessa took us and dropped us off and went back to see the last guests off in the taxis. Having Vanessa there for everything made the whole experience just brilliant I got to be mother of the bride even on the morning of the wedding I was sat drinking champagne watching all the bridesmaids get ready while Vanessa and her team were outside doing the final touches. All I can say is book her before she gets booked up honestly you will never regret it.

I only wish we could give more stars! It's almost impossible to articulate quite how incredible Vanessa and her wonderful team are. From the start, Vanessa showed her expertise, attention to detail, willingness to get anything done no matter how challenging and just how invested she is in your wedding day.No task was too big (and we had some big tasks) and she was on site through all the seasons to make sure everything would be perfect on the day. Vanessa has an incredible ability to juggle an almost impossible number of jobs, succeed at every one, think of things you didn't even know you needed all whilst being a complete joy to work with - a rare ability in any field.We had huge expectations of the day and I can honestly say it surpassed even ours. Seeing it all come together during the days leading up to it revealed how quite large a project it was going to be. It was remarkable to see how the other suppliers hold Vanessa in such high regard - they too would have done anything for her and went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect. It says a huge amount about R and F weddings that the whole process was a complete joy. When the day came it looked absolutely magical and we wouldn't have changed a thing.Dom also deserves a big mention - without his logistical input, calming influence and personality, the process just wouldn't have been the same. These two are the real deal, an absolute dream team and I genuinely cannot recommend them highly enough.

Vanessa and Dom were such a lovely couple to work alongside and provided so much advice, support and fun for our wedding day that we really don't know how we would have managed without them (answer: we wouldn't!).We booked Vanessa after securing our very DIY wedding venue and hadn't even considered on the day management until we spoke with our photographers (Lina and Tom) who strongly advised booking someone. We were still unsure it was completely necessary at that point, but after meeting with Vanessa and Dom for an initial meeting we realised how much expertise they had and how much more fun it would make the wedding for us if were able to just switch off and enjoy the day. We were so grateful we booked them to handle all the suppliers, the timings of the day, the last minute queries - basically all the admin you think you can handle when it's 9 months out, but when it's 2 weeks out and you are stressed to the eyebrows, it is a godsend to be able to lean on someone as well connected and supremely organised as Vanessa.What was great about it was no matter what my question or last-minute panic, Vanessa had an answer for everything. I think when you are a bride you can get very caught up in worrying about every tiny detail but it was so reassuring to have Vanessa on hand who could say 'nah- not an issue' or 'yes, already sorted that' as it meant we could enjoy the run-up to wedding day as much as possible.On the wedding day, Vanessa, Dom and Hannah were super helpful and even constructed a bar to help us when we had no bar!! Dom was amazing handling the bar duties, which again helped us out! Vanessa was a complete maestro for the wedding day timings, everything ran like clockwork and she was amazing at getting our suppliers organised. They certainly went above and beyond what we were expecting, even staying later after the wedding finished to help us on site.We are so, so glad we booked R & F Weddings, it was absolutely money well-spent and we had such an amazing wedding that we truly don't think we could ever have achieved it without their assistance. Thank you so much! xxx

Vanessa & Dom are really amazing at what they do. No one can really appreciate all the hard work that they do behind the scenes to make a wedding seem so simple to organise, and go ahead without issues.They are professional, yet completely personable, knowledgeable with tonnes of experience, and always up for doing things a bit different!I’d highly recommend them to anyone!

I met Vanessa a few years ago at a wedding. I noticed how lovely and smooth the day went so decided to follow her business page on InstagramYears later I got engaged and I knew immediately I wanted to use Harness & Co to help me plan our dream day.From our first meeting with Vanessa I knew we'd be in good hands. She has unbelievable knowledge of the Wedding industry and knows all the best suppliers. She teamed us up with people she just knew we would love and would work well within our theme.Vanessa was always there with me every step of the way. We asked her to plan our day and also manage the actual wedding day.Her planning is so precise and incredible. She works so hard to make sure her couples have the best most stress free day.Our wedding took around 9 months to plan and I don't think I could of done it with her. She was my planner but is also now a friend. We had such a laugh, she helped chill me out, made amazing suggestions within our theme and also made sure absolutely everything was perfectAll our guests said that they have never been to such a we'll planned and seamless wedding. She took care of everything. Dom, Vanessa's husband also helped on our day with all the logistics and we love him too!If you are thinking of hiring a Wedding planner then please let it be Harness and Co. They will ensure you have the day of your dreams with minimum stress or worry.