The Royal Society of Arts (RSA House) recently welcomed some of the UK’s leading wedding industry professionals to ‘Weddings without Compromise’ – an afternoon designed to showcase how weddings can be more sustainable and specifically what the venue, its catering partner, Company of Cooks, and its recommended suppliers are doing to help reduce their carbon footprint and promote sustainability in the industry. The event was also an opportunity for RSA Weddings to launch their new sustainable wedding package.
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Guests were greeted with local English sparkling wine sourced by Ellis Wines and the smooth sounds of live jazz by Black Tie Jazz, from Blank Canvas. As guests mingled with industry friends in the Benjamin Franklin room they feasted on delicious plant-based canapes designed by in-house Executive Chef Darren Archer from RSA House’s catering partner, Company of Cooks
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In the Great Room, RSA House’s iconic flagship space, guests enjoyed a beautiful lunch of Roast Isle of Wight tomato and fennel tart, summer herb and tomato puree, horseradish, and crispy capers, designed by Company of Cooks. The room was beautifully adorned with florals by Hayford & Rhodes, and the finest organic wines were served from Ellis Wines. The table scape was complete with linens and tableware from Well Dressed Tables and sustainable, plantable stationery from Laura Likes.
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A panel of industry professionals took to the stage to give their insight and discuss how beautiful weddings come to life without compromising the planet or vision, including Zeleka Nadine Hall (Founder of The Wedding Day Coordinators), Michelle Miles (Founder of The Sustainable Wedding Alliance), Clare Clark (Head of Sustainability at CH&CO) & Simon Powys Maurice (Business Development Manager at Ellis Wines) and was hosted by RSA House’s resident Wedding Executive, Amanda Azarian.
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Finally, guests moved down to the exposed brick subterranean Vaults, where cocktails from Edmunds paired with a showstopping eton mess smash dessert table awaited them, along with soothing DJ sounds from Velvet Entertainment’s resident DJ Lindy Layton and luxury furniture and production from Velvet Living and Velvet Entertainment.
To read more about the event and RSA’s sustainable wedding package, please visit https://www.lovemydress.net/blog/2023/04/rsa-house-a-sustainable-wedding-venue-in-london.html.
You can also view the event on: https://youtu.be/GB4bSg8C8Mw
List of Event Suppliers
Cocktails – Edmunds Cocktails @edmunds_uk
Coffee – Union Coffee @unionroasted
Florist – Hayford & Rhodes @hayfordandrhodesflowers
Furniture – Velvet Living @velvetliving
Live Music and Entertainment – Black Tie Jazz from Blank Canvas Entertainment @blankcanvasentertainment
Photography – Jay Rowden @jayrowden; Alex Dimos @alexdimosphotography
Production (lighting / sound) and Entertainment – Velvet Entertainment @velvetentertainment
Stationery – Laura Likes @laura.likes
Table Linens, Tableware, Cross-back Chairs – Well Dressed Tables @wdtlondon
Tea – Hope & Glory Tea @hopeandglorytea
Videography – Lightfoot Agency @lightfootagency
Wine – Ellis Wines @elliswines1822