| Description | Price |
| UK wedding reception | £625 (GBP) |
| Corporate Events | £525 (GBP) |
| Charity Events | £525 (GBP) |
| Multi-faith wedding | £625 (GBP) |
People like me because I focus on looking after them. I have learnt the art of making a day special and tailored to a couple’s needs. I am experienced enough to find out and analyse what my clients want and vary my performance appropriately on the day. At a wedding I play a leading part of a team to ensure that everyone gives their best.
Not all my work is at weddings. I have looked after charity dinners with their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Michael of Kent, and the Duke of Gloucester. I was the Toastmaster at the millennium night celebrations in Monaco in the presence of HSH Prince Albert of Monaco. I have worked with other members of the Royal Family in castles and palaces. At dinners, conferences and awards ceremonies I have looked after VIPs from Prime Ministers to Lord Mayors, from Lord-Lieutenants and High Sheriffs to conglomerate Presidents.
With British and international clients from Florida and Los Angeles to Hong Kong and Singapore, no other Toastmaster has travelled so far to look after such a wide range of over 1,000 events for so many dignitaries and celebrities - or visited as many prestigious venues and used as many languages. I have taken trouble to learn about the traditions of Jewish, Moslem, Hindu and can advise about mixed-faith celebrations. I make announcements in French, German, Polish, Spanish, Italian, Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi and even a spattering of Mandarin.
· Every event is handled in the same calm and efficient way as if the participants are royalty.
· Hosts and couples appreciate my reassuring, friendly and professional style.
· If it’s appropriate, I like to use humour in my presentation.
- More than 30 years experience at over 1,000 events
“Thank you so much for all your help. Everyone had a fabulous day and evening. Many guests said it was a fantastic wedding and one they would never forget. We are all so pleased it went well. Thank you again Sir for all your input and wisdom which was much appreciated by everyone and especially me and my wife.” IC 2018
= free travel (up to 50 miles)
Weddings
No two brides are identical and so no two weddings are the same. Each venue is different and an appropriate style of performance is required for each. These days a Toastmaster needs to be experienced enough to deal with a Christian, Jewish or Asian wedding in England, flexible enough to perform appropriately to suit the cultural and thematic needs of each type of event and confident enough to drive the wedding forward without stealing the limelight. Having worked at over 1,000 events, in the UK and abroad, for over 30 years Paul regularly demonstrates that he has the necessary experience, flair and determination to bring together your team of suppliers and guide a wedding appropriately - and he is cheerful and humorous as well! Wedding venues have been teepees and marquees in fields, a badminton court, private dining rooms with 20 guests, Thames boats, stately homes, castles and palaces.
Celebrities
Paul has worked with many celebrities over the years and some of them are Jeffrey Archer, Nicola Benedetti, Brian Blessed, Rabbi Lionel Blue, Gyles Brandreth, Rory Bremner, Bruce Forsyth, Andrew Neil, Michael Portillo, Garry Richardson, Gaby Roslin, Bryn Terfel, and Ashley and Pudsey.
Corporate Events
From straightforward dinners with perhaps Receiving Line, Grace, Dinner and Speeches to multi-media Awards ceremonies and conferences Paul is familiar with handling fast-paced events and making sure that they run on time. He efficiently moves large numbers of guests from a reception to a banqueting suite. He brings a large audience to order with ease and capably looks after high-profile speakers, delegates and guests from Lord Mayors to international CEOs and the man in the street who is nervous about making his speech. When Royalty are involved with your event, Paul can give valuable advice based on experience with UK and International Royal families.
Charity Events
Whether it's 1,000 people in a large hotel or fifty VIPs the focus has to be on the charity and making sure that the guests understand that they are there to donate. In dispensing simply with the formalities of the evening, Paul's lively performance makes sure that the guests focus on enjoying themselves and are attentive and informed about the activities going on around them.
From formal to frivolous you will see an appropriate performance which will amuse and relax your guests and encourage giving.
International Events
With a touch of British sang-froid, or a smattering of a local language, Paul can look after events in English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Punjabi and Gujarati. Very happy to work with organisers for other languages, but has been known to struggle with Cantonese and Mandarin! Past international work includes weddings and dinners in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, Florida, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, France, Gibraltar, Monaco, Spain, Malta, Cyprus, Hong Kong and Singapore
Setup: One hour before the event
Planning meeting one month before the event
Usually 8 hours per event
Airport Operators Association
Ambition
APCIMS (now WMA)
Angolan High Commission
Aylesbury Vale District Council
BACTA
Bedgrove WI
Booker WI
Brent Valley Lodge
British High Commission Singapore
British Spanish Society Centenary Royal Gala Dinner
Brooklands Museum
Cambodian Trust 2020 Jersey Fund Appeal
Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment
City & Financial Conferences
City and Industrial Liaison Council Dinner
City of London Rifles Lodge
Citywealth
City Week
Catenian Association
Chelsea Lodge Masonic Festival
Children in Crisis
Communita Italiana di Jersey
Composites UK
Copland
Coutts & Co
Coutts (Singapore) Ltd
Duchess of York
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award World Fellowship
Evergreen Club
Farnborough Aerospace Development Corporation
Sarah Ferguson
Four Ways Women’s Club
The Georgian Association
Hand of Charity Lodge
The Haven
HEART UK
HSH Prince Albert of Monaco Millennium Ball
Imperial Russian Winter Ball
Institution of Railway Signal Engineers
International Bar Association Human Rights Institute
International Lawyers for Africa
Japanese Embassy London
Jersey BACUP
Jersey Fund Managers Association
Jersey Junior Chamber
Law Society
Mayor and Mayoress of the Borough of Runneymede
Moggerhanger Park
Monte-Call Grand Ball
National Trust
Pipers Corner School
Prestwood Gardening Society
Rennie Grove Hospice care
RBS Coutts (Hong Kong) Ltd
Rotary Club of Chesham
Russian Debutantes Ball in London
STEP Jersey
Surrey Mail
Tourette Association of America
UNICEF
Variety Club of Jersey
Victoria Lodge
WAA University of Beirut
Waverley Borough Council
Wealth Management Association
Wycombe District Council
Youth Construction Trust Duke of Gloucester Awards
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