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Festival Wedding season

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It’s that time of year….not just peak wedding season, but potentially the time when the sun comes out, we all warm up & our thoughts drift to idyllic festival weddings.

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Whether you are planning it to be boho , hippie chic, a ‘Wedfest’ or a ‘Woodland Wonderland’ festival wedding – you are certainly going to be inspirational and unconventional with your plans for your day.  With this in mind rocking up to a field, flagged with bunting you really don’t want to be in a conventional form of transport…..cue the VW vintage Campervan.

Harping back to its heritage of freedom and love, the VW campervan has maintained it’s cool over the last 60years, looking as stylish on the roads today as it did in the 60s.  A VW wedding campervan is an insightful choice for your day, with space, style and retro good looks it offers everything you and your wedding party need…….not only are they spacious, with plenty of room for a large dress, or bridal party – they are the epitome of a festival theme.

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We have recently teamed up with Amara & their on-line Wedding Journal for a feature on Festival Weddings……article will be live on 31st May.

 

VWs and Bagpipes!

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We were at fabulous wedding a few weeks ago – the couple, Susie and Jack, organised the most magnificent day, and the attention to detail was astonishing……only the very best for their day!   (which is why they invited Morris and Basil, 2 of our gorgeous split screen campervans, to join them!)

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Our VW chauffeurs enjoyed their day, not only because they got a couple of hours driving classic wedding VW camper vans but also because they met some fantastic suppliers at the event, and amongst them was Matthew, a professional Bagpipe player! We’ve worked with orchestras, soloists and even a chimney sweep….but we’ve never worked alongside a Scottish Piper! Matthew, it turns out, has been playing the Great Highland Bagpipes for the last 19years, so he has gained a wealth of experience – and he was so comfortable playing in front of all the wedding guests!

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So if you ever fancy a Scottish element to your celebrations (and not just weddings, birthdays, funerals, Burns Night and other celebrations too) then please do look Matthew up…although he is based mostly in London and the South East he will travel to events too. For more information please see his web site, ThePipingExperience.com or call him on 07729 717 492

And to top it all off, he is such a lovely chap too!

Winter VW wedding jobs!

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So it’s January and we’re not doing weddings…what are we up to at Pear Tree Weddings? Are we relaxing & chilling out until the new wedding season starts? Gosh no….we’re at work harder than ever – just different sorts of hard work!

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We have just under 3 months every year to ensure our wedding hire VWs are in absolutely impeccable condition – we are incredibly proud of our show room standards, but it’s hard work to maintain them!  So, there are some body enhancements for each of the VW campervans and of course for Wilma the wedding Beetle….each vehicle also has a good major service, and (my favourite part) we make interior upgrades.  This year both Daphne and Wilson are having new blinds similar to those in Basil.  Wilson is also having new flooring, similar to that in Morris.  And all the VW camper vans are having some totally fabulous and exciting new buntings and cushions – the designs are simply amazing – can’t wait to share the photos with you!

We are also to-ing and fro-ing with Bruce and Bernie as they receive their total makeovers!

With all this in mind, we have to apologise if we’ve not been in the office as much as normal, although office hours are 9.30am until 2.30pm, Monday to Friday blind making & servcing dont happen in the office, so we’re out & about a fair bit taking VWs for re-sprays, servicing and at home to make 14 blinds……. please be assured though we check email every few hours & pick up messages daily – we’ll get back to you as soon as we can!

Bernie the Bus!

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December was a very exciting time for Pear Tree Weddings, not only did Father Christmas very kindly visit, but we also welcomed the arrival of Bernie, our 1966 split screen campervan!

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We had been looking for a ‘new’ VW camper van for some months, as the rest of our VW wedding fleet is so busy – and when we saw Bernie we immediately fell in love again.  Bernie is in a little need of work on the outside, he will remain blue as it is such an amazingly popular wedding colour, however his interior is just gorgeous already! He will of course be treated to the Pear Tree Weddings soft furnishings make-over with curtains, cushions and curiosities!

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We knew the minute we saw the internet pictures of Bernie that he was a rare gem – and oddly we recognised the interior……very similar to our fabulous vintage green and cream VW camper, Basil, and looked to be of superior quality, very similar to our Bay Window campervan, Flossy.  After a little investigation we were thrilled to discover that Bernie’s interior was recently refurbished by our friends & VW experts – CamperShak (who fabulously fitted Basil & Flossy!)basil doors open

 

Time for VW hibernation!

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For Pear Tree Weddings it is nearly the end of the 2014 VW wedding season – we will review the year in full over the next few weeks, but for now it’s time to look forward to the next few days & the last few winter weddings.

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Daphne, Flossy, Basil and Wilma (and Bruce!)  are now all tucked up tightly in their garages & barns taking it easy for a few weeks and enjoying a well earned rest before we start the servicing, detailing and titivating the wedding campervans and beetle ready for the 2015 VW wedding season….in fact today we’ll be making new curtains for Daphne – so although weddings may be slowing, the work for us just changes…..from managing weddings to enhancing & loving our gorgeous show room condition wedding VW fleet!

Over the next few days Wilson and Morris will be attending three weddings, and then they too can have a well deserved break. (Although Wilson is having new flooring and curtains – so he wont rest for  too long!).

So, other companies drive their VWs throughout the winter – why don’t we?  Well here at Pear Tree Weddings we recognise that:

– The VWs dont have ABS brakes or power steering & with the potential of icy roads we just don’t think they’re safe enough for wedding passengers
– The VWs do not like salty roads – wet salty roads are the last thing these VWs need – salt can play havoc with the paint work & under side of the vans & beetle!
– The VWs don’t have the most efficient heating – we really don’t want a shivering bride on her big day!
– ………and most importantly for us – we want a couple of months to work on our award winning fleet to ensure they are in absolutely perfect condition for the 2015 wedding season.

VW Wedding Season slows…..

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So here we are on the 5th November and we are wondering what to do this Saturday!  Although we have weddings on Friday, as the wedding season starts to slow down, we have ring-fenced a Saturday & Sunday off!!! YIIPPEEE!!!!

Here at Pear Tree Weddings we run our wedding season from March when the daffodils start to peep through until the beginning of December when the Christmas tree goes up……we know lots of you get married during the winter months, however we believe our VWs need a rest…..and if i’m quite honest, so do we!

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The vintage and classic wedding VWs don’t have power steering, and they don’t have ABS braking systems….which we think are quite essential for winter road driving, but even more importantly maybe for you, they don’t have efficient heating!!!  We also don’t want the VW wedding fleet suffering from ice and salt – all in all we’d prefer them tucked up in hibernation for the deep winter months.

As for the Pear Tree team?  We’ll be working hard – we’ll be renovating & titivating the VW campervans and VW Beetle, servicing and pampering them too.  In the office we’ll be planning the several hundred weddings we already have on the books for 2015, as well as taking lots of new bookings.

As for this weekend, well, after Fridays weddings have finished the Pear Tree Family will be driving off in to the sunset for a weekend break – enjoying out first Saturday lie in for over 9 months….can’t wait!