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2022 – My Busiest Year Yet!

Marquee wedding in Bolton Abbey, Sian Chaplin Events

2022, you have been amazing and exhausting in equal measures. My busiest year yet which I’ll be forever grateful for, supporting so many wonderful couples and clients with their weddings and personal celebrations. With lots of local West Yorkshire weddings as well as celebrations in Burnsall, York, Bolton Abbey, Gargrave, Wolviston, the Peak District, Ripon […]

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2021… The Highlights

Burnsall Village Hall Wedding, Sian Chaplin Events

2021 may have started with a lot of uncertainty, worry and frustration BUT thankfully from spring onwards I was back doing what I love and supporting lots of lovely clients with their personal celebrations. I’m a big believer in starting a new year on a positive note, so what better way to do that then […]

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How to Stay Motivated when Working from Home

How to stay motivated when working from home, Sian Chaplin Events Blog

Since pretty much the beginning of 2020 the majority of us have experienced working from home in one way or another. It can be tough to stay motivated all day, particularly when they’re so many distractions such as putting a wash on, emptying the dishwasher etc. With me going back to being fully self employed […]

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Balancing Business and Motherhood

Balancing Business and Motherhood, Sian Chaplin Events

The last three months have been one heck of a challenge I’m not going to lie. Running a business is hard work at the best of times but doing this as well as bringing up a tiny human results in a whole host of new hurdles and experiences. Balancing business and motherhood is tough! I’m […]

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2018 – A Positive Reminder

Positivity Jar

A brand new year is nearly here so it seems the perfect time to look back on 2018 and make a note of my highlights, both on a personal and business level. Since January 2018 I have been adding a weekly highlight to a jar to improve my mindset and be more positive in general. […]

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Six Months into Self Employment – The Highs and the Lows

Sian Chaplin Events

So today marks six months since my first day of self employment. In some ways it feels like my working life has always been this way, it honestly seems strange to think I used to wake up and work a 9-5, Monday – Friday. There will always be some element of working or at least […]

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Top Three – The Best Wedding Planner in Leeds

Image of Sian Chaplin, Owner of Sian Chaplin Events

Last week I was delighted to receive an email from threebestrated.co.uk to congratulate me in being rated as one of the top three wedding planners in Leeds, West Yorkshire for 2018. If I’m being completely honest I actually thought it was spam at first (I’m so paranoid!) but soon realised that it’s a recognised rating […]

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