Local husband and wife team Laura and John have just launched ‘Your Big Day’ - the Isle of Man’s brand new one stop weddings website, directory and forum for couples getting married on the Isle of Man (www.yourbigday.im).

Created out of a moment of inspiration when planning their own wedding, Laura and John founded Your Big Day to help others plan and research their special celebrations.

Commenting on the announcement Laura said: “In the midst of planning our own wedding, we realised that there was no one place to go to or to visit that would provide us with all the useful information, support and inspiration we needed to organise our dream wedding on the Isle of Man.

We found ourselves trawling through various Facebook pages, or stumbling across websites that were out of date and simply not providing us with what we needed to plan a wedding from start to finish. So we decided to create our own one stop weddings website to help other couples on the Isle of Man research and enjoy planning their own wedding, and to help connect them with local wedding suppliers and businesses. There’s a hidden pool of wonderful and unique local weddings businesses on the island and we have aimed to bring them all together to showcase what they have to offer in our weddings directory.

We’ve also made sure that Your Big Day includes everything from where to get married, to useful wedding planning blogs, with ideas and competitions, a weddings forum for members to connect and seek advice, free downloadable wedding planning checklists and even home DIY wedding tutorials for those on a budget or looking to get creative.”

John added: “The great thing about the website is that it’s also a valuable resource to other parties involved in the wedding planning process – whether you’re a best man, bridesmaid, father of the bride, other family member or friend, Your Big Day can help you with everything from organising parties, to writing wedding speeches, finding out about wedding traditions, or sourcing wedding gifts and attire.

Our favourite part is featuring local real weddings too. We’ve had an amazing response to the website from couples asking to share their wedding experiences and it’s wonderful to read every love story and wedding planning adventure. We’ve spoken to so many couples and newlyweds and they think that having a dedicated weddings website for the Isle of Man is a marvellous idea and something that’s been missing from the Manx wedding scene.

Every couple is unique and every couple has their own wedding aspirations, ideas, budgets and dreams. Your Big Day is the perfect home for any bride and groom planning their wedding on the Isle of Man and we are thrilled to be bringing the local wedding community together at last.” 

To mark their launch, Your Big Day have teamed up with Euphoria Beautique to give away The Ultimate Bride and Groom Pre-Wedding Beauty Package, worth over ?250. To enter and win this package for yourself, or as a wedding gift to a Bride and Groom you know, visit Your Big Day’s Facebook page for details (‘Your Big Day – Isle of Man Weddings’).

If you would like to enquire about featuring your wedding or local business with Your Big Day, please get in touch by emailing laura@yourbigday.im or by visiting www.yourbigday.im.