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A note from Emma: “The Planner has won Best Wedding Planner for West Sussex from the Hitched.com wedding awards and I couldn’t be more thrilled and humbled. The Planner came 1st out of 24 in the area and has been listed as one of the top 17 planners in the county.”

This award is based on the words of some of the couples I have worked with, making it even more special. More words can be found below but I hope this instils a level of trust, and reassurance that I’ve got your back and will make your vision a reality”.

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“I really don't know where to begin with singing Emma's praises... from our first meeting with Emma to the day of the wedding, I can honestly say, she was an absolute star!
When we first met Emma, I remember coming away from our meeting and thinking how excited I was to have found such a gem of a planner.
Emma really did make the whole wedding planning process a seamless dream, which I was initially particularly anxious about, having no idea where to start!
We had our wedding at my parents home, which is not a wedding venue, so you can imagine how we were feeling - 'how do we get the ball rolling? Where do we start? What timeline should we expect?' etc. - we had endless questions and worries! Having Emma contact all suppliers, guiding us with everything and I literally mean everything, made the daunting task of planning a wedding at home an absolute breeze.
Emma was always available whenever we had the most random questions and never made me feel foolish for asking them. The support was incredible and made me feel so relaxed always.
It really felt like we were working alongside a close friend that we had known forever, and because of Emma, we thoroughly enjoyed every moment in the leadup to our AMAZING wedding day.
I could go on and on with every little detail, there are SO many wonderful things I could say regarding Emma and her work.
I shall leave it at this; Emma is an exceptional person and wedding planner, we could not have done what we did without her and If you are considering booking her... for goodness sake, DO IT!!!!! Thank you so much Emma!”

— Bella & Nick

“We reached out to Emma seeking help with organizing our small intimate wedding and we’re so glad we did! It was fantastic to have the support and attention to detail. Emma is very passionate and a perfectionist , and will always go the extra mile to deliver the needed support. Trusting someone with your wedding is always a scary part and I could not have hoped for a better person to be part of our team. Thanks a million Emma for the support! You are a phenomenal wedding planner. Thanks for looking after us and our day.”

— Farah & Abdel Rahman

“We started the organising ourselves, but realised quite quickly that professional help might be needed to assist with finishing off the planning and pulling everything together on the day – especially as we have a toddler who takes up a lot of time! Emma was absolutely brilliant from start to finish. She gave us a highly professional, bespoke service and understood exactly what we were trying to achieve. Emma was always on hand to provide creative ideas and added suggestions, and to recommend various suppliers we needed. In fact, we always looked forward to our meetings with Emma for her calming influence, help and reassurance! We didn’t have a single concern or stress on the day because Emma had everything completely under control. If you’re planning a DIY wedding, we cannot recommend Emma highly enough for help you don’t even realise you need!”

— Rob & Ruth

“Having had a conversation with other coordinators at other venues, it was different with Emma - she was warm, enthusiastic and informative. We immediately hired her as our wedding planner. Which was honestly the best decision.
She was so organised - letting us know which decisions we needed to make (such as the big hires), the timeline for selecting, doing the research when we weren’t sure of who to choose and providing her own little black book of contacts.
Emma was always accessible - setting up regular check-ins to answer any queries we had and update on any vendor information.
Most importantly she absorbed our thoughts and concepts for how we envisioned the day and absolutely delivered : the aesthetic honestly took our breath away and everything was delivered so smoothly. We loved having her as the interface for vendor queries and the wedding planning experience was enjoyable, not the stress-fest that so many of our friends have mentioned.
On the day Emma was always subtly in the background, co-ordinating, talking to the bridesmaids and groomsmen and vendors to ensure everything went smoothly - there were no hiccups at all!
So thank you Emma - for making the entire wedding experience incredible, for organising our dream day and for being the best cheerleader when we were anxious, reminding us to have fun and to never say sorry.”

— Courtney & Ørjan

“Emma is the most AMAZING Planner there is - she supported us through many changes, negotiated with our vendors, and arranged our entire New Years Eve Wedding. We remained in budget :) and also had the most fantastic time. I would recommend her to anyone. Thank you so much, you are incredibly talented and dedicated to the job!!”

— Thea & Jon

“We got married in July 2022 on a farm in Hampshire, over a three day celebratory weekend. We had 140 guests in attendance.
We only engaged Emma's services in March when we realised that we may need the help of a professional to finesse our ideas and help us deliver on them.
Emma was fantastic from the off. She immediately understood our ideas, made them workable and in many instances better. She discovered a major issue with the caterer we thought we had booked and resolved that situation promptly, sourcing a brilliant caterer local to the venue. This really did help make the wedding.
She sourced great local suppliers of flowers, deck chairs, games, blankets and cushions! Lovely touches that everyone enjoyed over the weekend. Nothing was too much trouble. She was always available, had answers to every question and was an absolute pleasure to deal with.
Emma was unable to be on site for the wedding (clearly stated from the beginning) but with all the organisation ahead of the weekend it all ran brilliantly to plan. The weekend was absolutely perfect and in no small part to Emma's help and guidance. An absolutely pleasure to deal with.
Her idea of bloody marys for the Sunday brunch was a highlight among many over the weekend! I shall leave it there.”

— Spencer & Jason

“We had an unusual day planned for our wedding that involved several locations. Emma was so flexible in helping us arrange all of this and was at our home on the day of the wedding to organise all the suppliers while we were at our ceremony. When we arrived home for our reception all was in order. It was so reassuring to know Emma had everything under control. We had full confidence in her.”

— Katie & Peter

“Emma helped us arrange our dream wedding at Balcombe Place, we genuinely couldn't have imagined a more perfect weekend. It was 100% us and due to her and her staff's help we also had a very relaxing weekend not having to worry about anything. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!”

— Gemma & Paul

“I know I won't be able to find the right words to give a review which sings Emma's praises as much as they deserve to be! We really could not begin to recommend her highly enough, and are beyond grateful that we had Emma to help us plan our wedding day.
Right from the beginning Emma was an absolute dream to deal with. She genuinely went above and beyond to make everything we wanted for our day happen with ease, and made the whole processes indescribably less stressful! With Emma's help I really didn't find the wedding planning process stressful or difficult. You can tell that Emma truly cares about the couples she deals with and would do anything to plan the most amazing wedding - which is an understatement in describing what she did for us.
Emma, as she did the whole way through the year-and-a-bit run up to our wedding day, totally saved the day on so many different occasions when we were unsure or nervous about something (which happened a lot). She coordinated with all of the suppliers, helped me and the bridal party with what to do on the day easing a lot of nerves, took care of all of the music and everything else, and made so many brilliant suggestions when we weren't sure of something (all of which were amazing suggests and all og which we are delighted we went with)! I had a million and one questions for Emma so regularly but never once were we made to feel like anything was too much trouble or a silly question, even though many definitely were!
A huge number of our wedding guests commented that this was the best wedding they had ever been to. I could not recommend Emma highly enough - thank you so much!”

— Magella & Micheal

“Emma was an absolute joy to work with. From our first call, we felt at ease knowing she would take care of everything in the run up as well as on the big day. No question was too big or too small and we felt we were in a true expert’s hands. On the big day itself, Emma was superb! Everything ran incredibly smoothly and any minor hiccups were dealt with behind the scenes quickly and efficiently. Her approachable, professional and positive approach was noticed by all. Thank you, Emma, for all your help! Our day would truly not have been as magical as it was without you.”

— Fiona & Ben

"Emma went above and beyond her job to facilitate every wish of ours in the year leading up to the wedding and even more so over the weekend. Her passion for what she does totally shone through and it felt like she truly cared about how Mark and I felt throughout the whole thing. She understood what was important to me and made sure every detail was PERFECT. If it wasn’t for Emma, I know the whole event wouldn’t have been the success it was. So we are both extremely grateful to her.”

— Natasha & Mark

“Once again, we both wanted to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the most amazing day, you were exceptional.

— Rebecca & Paul

"Emma Sargeant is a one of a kind gem. A rare find and an excellent communicator; her organization and research skills are top tier and we could not recommend her more. We have found all our dealings with Emma to be considerate, effortless and genuine. She is interested, keen to help and will go above and beyond the call to keep you in the loop and touch base throughout the process. If you are looking for someone to plan anything from small to large, she would be our first recommendation every time.”

— Theo & Georgia

“Our wedding wasn’t typical, it was a small Indian wedding but despite that Emma made sure she could meet all our requirements.

Emma is really great at communicating which really puts you at ease when you are planning an event.”

— Sophie & Zack

“The wedding itself went perfectly, Emma's running of our day was sublime, nothing was too much trouble and everything seemed to happen seamlessly.”

— Lara & Andy

“To make everything extra wonderful, Enthusiastic Emma is there to guide you seamlessly through your entire event. Emma’s knowledge of how the house flows, helps make the best of your day, utilising every room. She is also open to the odd crazy idea and had to humour us on a few we had!…Thank you, Emma and Team, so much for a day we shall never forget!!!”

— Emily & Ben

“Emma was always updating us with enthusiasm and passion! We felt very confident in the hands of Emma who was always there to run through ideas with, nothing was too much trouble. We also made the most of her little black book of suppliers who were also all fantastic.”

— Emma & Hiroki

“EMMA REALLY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND, both during the planning, and on the day itself, which meant we could just sit back and relax, with absolute confidence and trust in her. We would highly recommend Emma to anyone wishing to host any event from an intimate affair to a much larger party!”

— Keli & Josh

“Emma is an incredible wedding planner. She was an enormous help when it came to organising our wedding. She showed us no stress whilst rearranging amongst a pandemic, and the whole wedding went without one hiccup. We had a beautiful day with everything going so swimmingly, and that is largely thanks to her. I couldn't recommend Emma highly enough. Emma - thank you once more for being you. You're kind, funny, professional, assuring, organised, and all round brilliant to be around. We will always recommend your services.”

— Sarah & Graham

“Emma felt like part of our 'family' for the weekend and we were sad to see her leave when she went home at the end of her shift on Saturday.”

— Jo & Joe

“Emma is one of a kind. She is knowledgeable, intelligent, creative, considerate and an exceptional communicator. We couldn't have asked for more from Emma... She understood immediately what we were wanting to create and made sure it surpassed all our expectations; she even made sure she recorded my toast to my daughter on the evening which I will cherish always. It was an amazing evening and even after a few months, we look back with great fondness and so pleased we chose Balcombe Place and Emma.”

— Maral

“We just wanted to say huge thank you again to you for making everything possible for us. We had the best day and that was in no small part down to you and your team. We couldn’t have wished for a more perfect day. Thank you for going out of your way to make everything so easy for us.”

— Vick & Phil

“In the lead up to the wedding Emma could not have been more helpful – no ask was too big, and she was very accommodating when it came to last minute changes. The suppliers she recommended were brilliant - really professional and the services they provided were faultless. The day went off without a hitch and our guests were totally blown away by the venue and the service thanks to Emma and the team. Again thank you so much for making our special day so perfect!”

— Bianca & Stuart

“What ultimately sold it to us was meeting Emma and seeing how dedicated and hard working she is. Throughout the planning process Emma was amazing, answering all my hundreds of emails, coordinating every supplier, suggesting ideas we'd never have thought of, and solving every problem before they even occurred. And always as the loveliest, calmest, most helpful person we've ever known.”

— Fiona & Brett

“Talking to Emma I knew it was going to all come together perfect. But it was beyond perfect, it was Amazing. Nothing was too much trouble. I don't think I have ever been to a wedding that has gone as well as our day.”

— Jackie, Mother of the Bride, Emily & Ben

"THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING, your understanding and planning, emotional support and continuous help on the day with my hair and dress! You really are amazing and we were so lucky to have you."

— Natalie & Rob

"Thank you for being the MOST AMAZING WEDDING PLANNER a bride and groom could ever ask for! You made the whole experience so amazing. Thank you.”

— Lucy & Neil

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