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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Paige Oldfield

Camel rides and £4k chandeliers: Confessions of a wedding planner who has seen it all - she says nothing is off limits

Ever wanted a camel ride at your wedding? How about a huge ice sculpture of two cats? Welcome to the crazy world of life as a wedding planner, where it seems NOTHING is off limits.

Debbie Marks, who has worked in the industry for 23 years, has seen it all – and there’s never a task too outrageous for her to take on.

The mum-of-two owns Qube Events & Productions, a company which specialises in planning and styling weddings, parties, corporate events and bar and bat mitzvahs. Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, the 41-year-old, from Whitefield, says it’s “very rare” that she organises a boring wedding or event – and has shared what she’s learnt from two decades of dealing with picky brides and grooms with a taste for the extravagant.

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