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Pebblefish - Occasions and Events

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‘21 Certificate of Excellence, 2021

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Welcome to Pebblefish.
We are a small but perfectly formed Occasion and Events business offering planning, sourcing, design and management services to private, social and corporate clients.
We are all about our customers and so we strive to offer flexible, innovative, affordable and bespoke planning services fitting each client's needs, budget and timeframe.

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14 March 2024

Enquired about their services using their online form and didn’t hear anything for a couple of weeks so completed to form again. After another week or so I received a short and somewhat rude response telling me to stop emailing them? I guess they were run out of business? Only sharing in case anybody gets the same response. More...

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24 June 2020

Event & Party Planners

Alison is just brilliant at what she does. She has a wealth of experience as well as solid contacts all of which really take the stress out of planning an event!

I had never worked with a planner before so was not sure what to expect but I genuinely could never have planned my mum's surprise party without her! I didn't even know where to begin with the plans. Alison was able to lay out exactly what steps needed to be taken and was able to show me all the different options available to me whilst working within my budget. She took me along for the fun stuff like cake tasting but other than that she really handled it all for me!

I haven't even had a chance to have the party yet due to coronavirus which at the time was devastating. But not only is Alison continuing to work with me, she contacted all my guests to announce the new date, rescheduled all of my vendors, re-booked the venue and edited all my invitations again to reflect the change of circumstances.

She has taken so much stress out of the whole process and is always available for a coffee and a catch up! You really do just feel like you're working with a friend :)

Highly recommended!
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4 June 2020

I'd just like to echo all of the really positive feedback others have posted on here. Pebblefish helped us plan a surprise wedding anniversary celebration for my parents. We really wanted to plan something special but knew we would struggle to find the time. On meeting Alison we knew we would be in safe hands. She is exceptionally professional but never took over, if that makes sense. She is also great fun and extraordinarily kind.
Alison found us the most amazing venue I doubt we would ever have found ourselves. She really listened and understood the type of party we wanted to throw and cared about finding out about the type of people our parents are so that she could make sure the venue would be perfect for them too. With the celebration being a surprise, Alison handled everything, liaised with our guests and managed invitations, RSVPs and all of the questions our guests had about travel, accommodation and menus. The only thing we had to worry about was not letting the secret out of the bag.
My wife and I really enjoyed working with Alison. When meeting with suppliers, especially with caterers, she asked questions, we would never have thought to ask and we could see that the suppliers responded well to her. I wasn't sure what to expect when working with a planner, but she is so chilled and calm about things, we had total faith in her throughout.
Pebblefish was recommended to us and I honestly would have no hesitation in recommending them and Alison to anyone planning an event.
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19 May 2020

Just the best service!!!
Like most people, I have never worked with an event planner and I had no idea what to expect, but Pebblefish has been the most amazing surprise. Alison, who planned our event is beyond lovely. She is so professional and knowledgeable but so down to earth and incredibly patient and kind.
I maybe had different preconceptions of how working with a planner would be, but I can honestly say I have loved every minute. She really does care. We got to focus on the fun stuff whilst Alison was busy doing so much work on our behalf.
Yes, it's an extra cost, but I genuinely believe we saved money in the long run as even from the start I could see where we could have made mistakes. And of course she saved us so much time.
I would, without hesitation recommend Pebblefish and Alison to anyone who is planning an event. In fact we have already recommended her to friends. We had already booked a venue when we met her, but if I could do it all again I would have left this to her also as she really knows how to match a venue to your event.
You really won't be disappointed.
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18 May 2020

Had genuinely never considered using a wedding planner until Pebblefish was recommended by a business colleague. Meeting Alison for the first time I could immediately tell how professional and invested she would be helping us plan our wedding. Alison is always prepared, always looking forward and has always managed to perfectly balance the logistics of the planning process with the creativity required. Every decision has been ours to make and Alison always took the time to discuss each element with us. Her advice and her suggestions have been invaluable, never more so than in these last few weeks where she has been a calm and reassuring voice, not only to myself and my partner but to our families who have also gotten to know Alison well. Like many other couples, our wedding has now been rescheduled and Alison has really gone above and beyond to take care of everything and has managed to keep even this part of the planning process as positive as possible. My partner and I would wholeheartedly recommend Pebblefish to anyone. More...

18 May 2020

HIRE A WEDDING PLANNER!!!
The best decision we made was choosing to work with Alison and Pebblefish when planning our wedding. From the start, Alison really made planning our wedding fun, even when it came to setting up our budget...I will forever hear, make your budget your new best friend!!!
She really listened to us and what we wanted, then took care of everything we asked of her, she never made us feel under pressure to make a decision and always helped to patiently explain our options. She is so hard working. She has been so kind and funny and helpful and smart and creative and everything you could possible want when choosing someone to help plan your wedding, She has kept me sane. But over the last few months, Alison has been truly incredible. Before we had even thought there may be an issue with our wedding date due to COVID19, Alison had spoken to our venue and all of our suppliers and had a whole range of alternative plans to discuss with us when the time came. We barely had to do anything. I trust her completely and so never doubted that everything would be resolved. At a time when people understandably are concerned about their business and their own worries, Alison made up feel as though we were her only priority, sometimes just checking in to say hi. Please, please if you get the chance to work with her, do it. You'll have the best time.
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15 May 2020

Wedding Planning

Alison has been helping us plan our wedding for over a year now. She has been very positive, professional, friendly and organised. We opted for a smaller package initially but as time went on and we were so impressed with everything she was doing for us we changed to the full thing, including having her there on our big day as we trust her implicitly to ensure our day goes the way it should and we could relax knowing we are in good hands. Plus, as we have got to know her well, and she has shared so much of this experience with us, we would be honoured to have her there with us. She has handled us having to change our date amazingly, liaising with all suppliers so we basically only had to choose the new date. Alison always listens to what you want and will be honest with you about how realistic it is without trying to push her own ideas. She often reminded us it’s our day and not to let other people tell us what we should or shouldn’t do. I would highly recommend using Pebblefish for any events as I know you will end up with the perfect event for your needs and at a surprisingly low cost. More...

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20 November 2019

Event & Party Planners

Can't praise Alison enough for all her help, ideas & attention to detail when she helped us organise my husband's surprise party on Saturday night. She was very polite, friendly & professional. You certainly won't be disappointed, a gem of a find. More...

24 September 2019

Amazing service. Planning a surprise party, no idea where to start, Pebblefish really just calmed us down, took care of everything including invitations, RSVPs, decorating the venue and making sure everyone was in place for hubby walking through the door. Such a great surprise for both of us as the venue looked amazing and I couldn't have imagined everything going as smoothly as it did. We were so nervous at the idea of planning this and it turned out to be a really lovey experience, just a huge thank you from the Moore family. More...

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21 September 2019

Quite literally saved our wedding day. After losing our venue four months out through no fault of our own, Pebblefish not only found us an amazing replacement, but kept in touch with us and the venue right up until set-up time. As well as helping us out last minute which we know was a big ask, she worked with us to make sure everything else we had planned was confirmed and made sure all of our suppliers knew where and when to be.Alison was so calm, when we clearly weren't and I am so grateful for her just saying yes when we asked for help. I will never forget how kind and reassuring she was in that first meeting. Thank you so much. More...

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21 September 2019

From our first consultation I knew Alison was the planner for us, she immediately put us at ease and approached everything with such calmness and positivity which was exactly what we needed. We trusted all of her advice and I'm so glad we did, we had the most amazing day. There were things we weren't sure we wanted to include and it was so lovely to hear someone say, that's ok, don't include them, its your day make it about what you want. And it really did make all the difference. And took a load of stress away from us.Didn't think we'd enjoy the planning stage so much but it really was a wonderful experience that we will always be grateful for. Thank you so much. We will definitely use Pebblefish again and recommend you to our friends. More...

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14 September 2019

Have used Pebblefish for over three years for business events throughout the UK and cannot recommend them enough. As a business they will always go above and beyond, but as a planner they really want to get to know you, your company objectives and how best to represent your company image. Professional but also really good fun. More...

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14 September 2019

We never thought we would be able to afford a wedding planner but Alison was amazing and took the time to work through some options for us and was with us pretty much every step of the way. She even came wedding dress shopping with me. Our wedding day was amazing, the suppliers Pebblefish recommended were all so helpful and lovely and couldn't do enough for us and I just want to say a massive thank you to Alison and her team who made our venue look a million dollars. You helped us so much and we are both just so grateful, thank you.Laura and Paul xxx More...

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14 September 2019

Where to start, Pebblefish not only brilliantly organised a surprise birthday party for our grandmother but helped co-ordinate flights and other travel arrangements as well as accommodation for our somewhat extended family. The party itself was amazing, Alison's ideas were fantastic and the way she styled our venue was just phenomenal. The attention to detail and especially her attention to who my grandmother was as a person was more than we could have expected and made the whole experience more personal.I can't begin to imagine how demanding we all were as a family, but Alison remained calm and positive and upbeat throughout. No matter when I called, she could always update me with what was going on and I always felt completely reassured.Just thank you so much. You have been an absolute joy and you really made our grandmother's night unbelievably special and I couldn't be more grateful. More...

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15 May 2019

Where to start, Pebblefish not only brilliantly organised a surprise birthday party for our grandmother but helped co-ordinate flights and other travel arrangements as well as accommodation for our somewhat extended family.
The party itself was amazing, Alison's ideas were fantastic and the way she styled our venue was just phenomenal. The attention to detail and especially her attention to who my grandmother was as a person was more than we could have expected and made the whole experience more personal.
I can't begin to imagine how demanding we all were as a family, but Alison remained calm and positive and upbeat throughout. No matter when I called, she could always update me with what was going on and I always felt completely reassured.
Just thank you so much. You have been an absolute joy and you really made our grandmother's night unbelievably special and I couldn't be more grateful.
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Reply from Pebblefish - Occasions and Events

Carol, Thank you so much for your very generous and kind words, these are much appreciated. Genuinely loved every minute of planning this with you and am extremely grateful I got the chance to be there on the night. My love to you and your family and please do keep in touch.

9 May 2019

Cannot say enough great things about Pebblefish. We had no idea where to start when planning our own wedding. We didn't have the largest budget and so thought using a wedding planner was way out of our price-range, but Alison worked with us to find a package the solved all of our problems, saved us a huge amount of time and money and allowed us to plan the most amazing day.
We have already hired Pebblefish for a party we are throwing and would genuinely encourage everyone to meet Alison and find out how she can help you.
Massive, massive, thank you!!!
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Reply from Pebblefish - Occasions and Events

Hi Patricia, Thank you so much for your kind words, it was my absolute pleasure to work with both you and Mark. This was definitely a fun one and your photographs are beyond stunning. The perfect style for you both. I am also incredibly grateful that you have come back again, here's to more parties!

2 February 2019

We asked Pebblefish to help us with a new product line launch. We wanted the launch to be specific to the style and “feel” of the new design and specialist colours.
Pebblefish listened to what we wanted and turned our showroom into a wonderful showcase arena for our new range. They dressed the showroom in themed colours and organised the invites, catering and even made a playlist of background music.
We were too busy to organise this ourselves so they took care of everything and were there on the day in the background making sure everything ran smoothly.
Can’t begin to say how impressed we were with Pebblefish and we can’t wait for our next product launch and promotion this year.
Thank you!
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30 January 2019

So impressed with Alison at Pebblefish - our party went off without a hitch and everything was just perfect! The effort made and the attention to detail was outstanding. Nothing was too much trouble and our friends and family that attended all said how wonderful everything was. I wouldn’t hesitate to highly recommend Pebblefish events-thank you Alison! More...

28 January 2019

Lovely friendly service from start to finish. Alison always listened to what we wanted and needed and went above and beyond to help us.
Thank you so much, we had the most amazing day.
Louisa and James
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Reply from Pebblefish - Occasions and Events

Thank you Louisa, I am so delighted you enjoyed your day and your photographs look amazing. It was an absolute joy getting to know you and James and I am so honoured you chose me to help plan such a beautiful wedding. All the very best for the future.....and keep in touch x

29 August 2018

We asked Pebblefish to help us with a new product line launch. We wanted the launch to be specific to the style and "feel" of the new design and specialist colours. Pebblefish listened to what we wanted and turned our showroom into a wonderful showcase arena for our new range. They dressed the showroom in themed colours and organised the invites, catering and even made a playlist of background music. We were too busy to organise this ourselves so they took care of everything and were there on the day in the background making sure everything ran smoothly.Can't begin to say how impressed we were with Pebblefish and we can't wait for our next product launch and promotion for the new year. Thank you! More...

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I love that every day is different, every client is different which inevitably means that every event is different, therefore we always have to be at our best. Working in events is hard work but it is also amazing fun, we get to meet and work with exceptional people, so it is important that we pass that on and our clients have the opportunity to enjoy the planning journey almost as much as their event. And when they do, this makes it all worthwhile,

The idea of starting Pebblefish was really about providing a portfolio of services which made us accessible to a wide range of customers, especially those who had never really thought about working with an event planner before either because they'd assumed it would be too expensive or that a planner may take over....we don't, I promise.
I've been involved in events for almost 15 years and felt there was more I could offer clients other than the full planning service, which as an industry we are most associated with. If people want to plan their own events I am fully on board with that and happy to help them get started and be a source of support throughout that planning experience. Also just as happy to help out in the final weeks, as event dates approach. Of course we are still there for the clients who do need that full planning option, it is still massively popular, but having that flexibility I feel, is important.

We would love people to choose to work with Pebblefish because of our commitment to always put customers first. We are massively passionate about providing the highest level of customer service, ensuring a planning experience which our clients can enjoy whilst at the same time feeling that they and their event are in safe hands.
We are exceptionally good listeners and it's important to us that our clients feel that they are being heard, that way we can build the best event and service for them, according to their requirements, budget and lifestyle. So when we say bespoke, we mean it.
Plus we always have cake!!!

It is of course possible to work remotely, in fact it is often easier as with less travel, we can make ourselves available any time our customers need us.
We work with clients throughout the UK, as well as globally, so having meetings online has always been a big part of our working day. So, make yourself a cuppa, pull up a chair, get comfy and let's have a chat.

All of our client, supplier and venue meetings currently take place online.
Any events taking place are done so fully in line with government regulations. We work much closer with guests to ensure everyone attending an event e.g. a wedding, completely understand the rules which will be in place at each venue before turning up, ensuring that they can focus on safely enjoying the day.

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