The art of celebration

Ellis Bridal

If there's something to celebrate, it's worth doing well. Which means, invariably, there's a lot to do. But the big question is: where to start?

Whether it's a caterer you're after, a venue, a photographer – or any of the scores of expert advice you need to make an event special, there's no better place to begin your search than right here.

We have the names and the details of anyone who's anyone when it comes to organising anything from a wedding, to a barmitzvah or just a get-together to mark a special occasion.

And we have some inspirational stories to get you in the mood.

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  • Dancing beak to beak

    Party with penguins or make history in a palace. Just some of Simon Barry’s unusual ideas...

  • Tailor-made party

    Savile Row, where young men were once fitted for their first bespoke suits as a rite of passage, was where Miles Schechter celebrated his own ascent into manhood.

  • United statements

    Mermaid ballets, giant ice-creams, acrobats and cars full of cookies, Helen Hill looks at celebrations the American way

  • Raising the bar

    Joy Sable looks back at a time when smoked salmon was the nearest we had to sushi and the fountain-pen makers were kings

  • Holy rewarding

    For sunshine, scenery and competitively priced cuisine, Steve K. Walz recommends a simchah in Israel