About - Bernadette Chapman Consultancy | A wedding business coach working with industry pros across the UK

A Supportive, Nurturing and Empowering Coach

To take your wedding business to the next level

You’ve set up your wedding business because you want to use your skills and passions to help couples have one of the most amazing days of their life.

But niggles and doubts may well be creeping in. It might be that you’re trying to juggle family life with your business goals. Or that you’re struggling with imposter syndrome and feel that your industry peers are doing everything so much better than you.

You may feel you don’t have the right systems and strategies in place to reach the number and type of weddings that work for your financial and creative freedom.

As a qualified coach, I would love to help you create a wedding business that gives you freedom, joy and profit, and lets you live life on your own terms.

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Inclusive and Knowledgeable Coaching for your Wedding Business

I’m a certified wedding business coach, mentor and consultant, working with professionals who want to build or grow a sustainable wedding business. I offer a range of services designed to give you the exact support you need right now, whether this is a short course or going deeper through my 1:1 services.

The core of my work is going beyond the pretty to review and strengthen the foundations of your wedding business, creating a bespoke strategy for growth that fits in with your dreams but also your personal commitments.

My style is a mix of coaching and consulting. I provide strategic solutions to problems you may have, alongside intuitive analysis of limiting blocks and beliefs such as confidence, imposter syndrome, money blocks and habits.

I work with a range of passionate entrepreneurs in the wedding industry, including wedding planners, florists, cake makers, hair and make-up artists, photographers, stylists, musicians and many more.

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I cannot express quite how much Bernadette has changed me both personally and professionally. The knowledge, advice and guidance I have received has truly moulded me and my business. Putting all the elements into place has allowed me to begin to grow my business, learn and understand the process of how to grow my business and push me outside of my comfort zone and towards my long term goals.

Natasha Spencer

A Business Coach Who Said ‘I do’ to Weddings

I know what it’s like to run a wedding business – because I did it myself for many years. I was one of the original UK wedding planners, launching my planning business in 2002.

At the time there were fewer than ten wedding planners in the UK, social media didn’t exist and hardly anyone had a website. There was nowhere to get advice and I very much learnt as I went along.

I then set up the UK Alliance of Wedding Planners, an industry body for the wedding industry, promoting professionalism and honesty. Through the UKAWP I became a spokesperson for the wedding industry, and created a benchmark of standards that planners abide by, as well as mentoring and training over 1,000 wedding planners. I feel immensely proud of the UKAWP legacy.

There were many highlights during my two decades in the wedding industry: organising hundreds of weddings, training other planners, writing a book. But the biggest highlight was always empowering other wedding businesses to succeed – which is exactly why I decided to become a wedding business consultant, and why I love my job so much.

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My Values as a Wedding Business Consultant

I believe…

In honesty and integrity.
You can be nice AND successful; it doesn’t have to be one or the other.
Introverts rock, but so do extroverts.
Creative businesses are awesome and can change the world, or at least can change your world.[1]
You deserve to be paid for your time, talent and experience.
You need to go beyond aesthetic Instagram feeds and start getting strategic with business.
In being debt free.
In building assets so money works harder year after year.
Reaching for six figures is great, as long as you’re aware of the implications once you go past the VAT threshold.

My Commitment to Knowledge

Alongside my extensive experience of the wedding industry, I regularly invest in my own growth and training. Some of my qualifications include:

Stu McLarens “Tribe” Membership training

Gemma Went – Business Consultant + Energy Healer certification, IAPC&M & CPD approved, 9 month programme.

Lisa Johnson: One to Many Programme, 3 month live on how to launch a passive income stream. CPD approved

A Lover of Dogs, Disney and Cosy Nights In

I live in Essex with my husband, three children and our two sprocker spaniels Freddy and Loki – in fact, if you watch closely you’ll probably see them in videos I record. I met my husband after we started arguing at the bar in a nightclub, but after a while I decided he was actually pretty cute!

A renowned introvert, I’d rather be at home curled up on the sofa than attending a fancy soiree – ironic considering the 19 years I spent organising the most fabulous celebrations! I’d choose mountains and canyons over a beach holiday any day but I’m also discovering a new love for cruises.

Don’t ever ask me how to get somewhere, as I have zero sense of direction. I have a crazy sweet tooth but can’t understand what the fuss is about gin. And I’m an avid reader and go through a book a day, including business books – I’m always happy to share my recommendations.

Bernadette was what my business needed! She was so encouraging throughout, took the time to look through every part of my business to apply the right help that it needed. Since we worked together my weddings have exceeded last year, the value of my bookings have increased, I’ve rebranded and now am receiving enquiries from not only my ideal clients but also wedding planners. I would highly recommend working with Bernadette!!!