Three recent weddings planned by A Touch of Nevaeh give a clear idea of how the London company works. One was a weekend for more than 140 guests at Trump Turnberry on the Scottish coast, with a mirrored aisle and a gospel choir. One was a Greek Orthodox wedding for more than 300 at North Mymms Park in Hertfordshire, moving between a church and a country house. The third was a Nigerian and Afghan wedding at Fennes Estate in Essex, with two sets of family traditions to stage in a single day. Tessa Williams, the founder and lead planner, took a different role in each, and the differences show what a couple is buying.
A mirrored aisle on the Ayrshire coast
Pamela and Fannuel married at Trump Turnberry, on the Ayrshire coast, over a weekend in 2026. More than 140 guests travelled from across the UK and abroad, and the couple engaged A Touch of Nevaeh for full planning and management. That covered venue coordination, supplier management, guest logistics and production on the day.
The design was white and reflective. The ceremony was staged in a floral setting with cascading blooms, tall floral columns and a statement mirror aisle that doubled the flowers along its length. Faith ran through the programme: a live gospel performance sat inside the ceremony, and the weekend was built around the couple’s heritage as well as their own story. In the evening there was dining, entertainment and a fireworks display.
A wedding for 140 guests, many of them travelling, is partly a logistics project. Guests need somewhere to stay, a reason to arrive early and a clear idea of what each part of the weekend is for. A Touch of Nevaeh describes wedding weekends as a welcome, a celebration and a farewell, and Turnberry followed that pattern. Bevon Burke photographed and filmed it, and the film is on the company’s YouTube channel.
Three hundred guests and several locations
Lucy and Andreas married in 2025, and their wedding began long before the church. Their families are Greek, and the day opened with the Stolisma, the traditional dressing of the bride and the groom, which in this case took place separately with each family and their closest loved ones. A Greek Orthodox church ceremony followed, then a champagne and canapés reception, and the party moved on to North Mymms Park in Hertfordshire for the wedding breakfast, live entertainment, an evening celebration and an after-party.
More than 300 guests attended. A Touch of Nevaeh was engaged for partial planning and wedding management, which means it took on stages of the planning rather than the whole of it, and then ran the day. Its work was to coordinate several locations, suppliers and timelines so that each part ran into the next. A morning spent dressing at separate addresses, a church ceremony, a reception and a dinner at a country house leave little slack.
Sophotography took the photographs and TVP Weddings made the film.
Two cultures, one day, at Fennes Estate
Wale and Susi were married at Fennes Estate in Essex in 2022, with more than 300 guests. The company took the full planning and management brief, and the day was built to carry two sets of traditions side by side. Susi arrived in a traditional Afghan robe and then revealed her wedding gown. There was a Nigerian outfit change as well, and the guests heard live Afghan musicians and cultural performances alongside the evening entertainment.
Privacy was part of the plan. The ceremony was unplugged, with guests asked to leave phones and cameras alone, and the company shared photographs only after the couple gave approval. Several of the guests worked in the music industry, and the relationship that came from the wedding led to A Touch of Nevaeh supporting artist and VIP management at Palmwine Festival London. Other private projects in the sector are covered by confidentiality agreements.
Remi Benson photographed the wedding and Nana Misa filmed it.
English country houses and London hotels
The three weddings above are the ones the company presents in full. Its UK portfolio is wider: a second wedding at North Mymms Park, and weddings at Braxted Park, Hedsor House, Grove House and Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park. The Mandarin Oriental wedding, a summer micro wedding, has its own film on the company’s channel. The list is mostly historic estates and London hotels.
How a planning engagement runs
Every couple begins with a complimentary private consultation, held Monday to Friday by appointment. The enquiry form asks for the date or time of year, an investment range, the venue if there is one and the estimated guest count, and the company replies within 48 hours. After the consultation it recommends a level of support and sends a proposal.
From there the work follows three stages. Discover is the listening stage: the couple’s story, priorities and what they want guests to feel. Design is the choice of venues, suppliers, guest experiences, travel and design concepts. Deliver is the management of timelines, suppliers and on-site logistics. Tessa Williams leads each wedding, and she holds the Certified International Event and Wedding Planning Professional (IEWP) designation; the company is also an official partner of the ENIT Italian National Tourist Board. Four colleagues support her: Nina, the managing director and lead operations strategist; Cindy, who handles client relations and travel; Syena, who works on event and guest experience; and Din, who works on styling and guest experience. The company takes on a limited number of commissions each year.
A wedding weekend can run over two to four days. The company arranges the welcome event, the wedding itself and a farewell brunch, poolside gathering or private lunch, along with guest accommodation and transport. For weddings abroad it works alongside The Luxé Travel, its travel division, which handles accommodation and travel arrangements.
What the fees cover
The company charges a percentage of the overall budget for planning. Full wedding planning and management in the UK starts at 15% of the celebration budget, with a minimum planning fee. Destination wedding planning starts at 20% of the wedding budget, with a minimum charge, and the planning team’s travel and accommodation are added to the proposal. A percentage rises with the budget, so the useful question at the consultation is what the minimum is, and what changes if the budget moves.
Couples who have done most of the planning themselves can hand over the final stages. Wedding management and coordination begins about four to eight weeks before the wedding, when the team reviews the plans, suppliers and timelines and then takes over. It starts from £3,000 for Monday to Thursday and £3,500 for Friday to Sunday. Intimate wedding management, for celebrations of up to about 50 guests, starts from £2,000.
Weddings abroad, and the rest of the portfolio
The destinations couples ask for most are Italy, France, Greece, Cyprus, Portugal, Dubai and the Caribbean, and others are planned on request. Tessa oversees each destination wedding herself, working with the couple and the international suppliers. The team advises on the legal requirements of the chosen country, and often supports couples who choose a symbolic or blessing ceremony, which keeps the legal paperwork simple. Site visits are welcome where budgets allow, though most of the planning can be handled from London.
Tessa is an Executive Founder Board Member of The Wedding Privé, and A Touch of Nevaeh was among the planners behind its 2026 launch at Castello di Tor Crescenza in Rome. Closer to home, the company was commissioned to lead the planning and coordination of the grand relaunch of Chelsea Old Town Hall, working with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and it plans executive dinners from £8,000 per event. The Luxé Travel covers honeymoons, private villa stays and yacht experiences.
The name comes from Tessa’s son, Nevaeh, who was stillborn. She describes the company as shaped by his memory, and says she wants each celebration to feel personal and, for the people at its centre, effortless.
Planning your wedding with A Touch of Nevaeh
For full UK planning and wedding weekends, the company advises booking 12 to 18 months ahead. For destination weddings it advises between 12 and 24 months, with 18 to 24 months giving the widest choice of venues and suppliers. Shorter timelines are sometimes possible, depending on availability. Consultations take place Monday to Friday by appointment.
The company’s profile on 5 Star Weddings lists the fees, the services and a gallery of its work, and three of the weddings above have films on its YouTube channel. Couples with a date in mind can check your date with the planner directly.
A planner for large, layered weddings
The three weddings share a pattern: large guest lists, family traditions that need staging with care, and several moving parts in one day or one weekend. A Touch of Nevaeh suits couples hosting a large wedding, who want a planner for the whole process or only the final weeks, and who would rather talk through a proposal than choose from a fixed package. The planning fee is a percentage, so couples with a fixed budget should ask early how the minimum fee interacts with it.
