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About

1st Class Event Specialists, based in Sandy, Bedfordshire, is a family-run decor hire business offering services to couples for their weddings and other special occasions. This dedicated team boasts over 20 years of experience in the wedding industry and loves working with nearlyweds to mark their special day. They pride themselves on their experience and expertise and have a wealth of knowledge that can help transform any wedding into an unforgettable event.

We are proud to announce we are the winners of the Hitched 2024&2025 wedding stylist award!

Services Offered

1st Class Event Specialists provides a range of services that couples can tailor to their needs. They specialise in interior design and decoration and offer a selection of hire items ranging from bunting, chair covers, and sashes to light-up letters, dancefloors, and beautiful blossom arches. They can also supply charger plates, sweet carts, lanterns, and more. The team has something to suit all budgets and can even provide an advice service for those needing a little inspiration, making them the perfect one-stop shop for all wedding decor and styling needs.

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Frequently asked questions

Services you offer:

Interior design and decoration
Advice service
Chair covers
Chair sashes
Bunting
Aisle runners
Balloons
Candelabras
Crockery
Lighting
Other (We offer a wide range of decor items such as light up letters, centerpieces, moongates, blossom arches, lanterns, charger plates, LED dancefloors, signage, sweet carts, prosecco walls and more)

Products offered:

All things chairs LED Light-ups Backdrops Coloured Linen/Charger Plates Centerpieces Sweet Treat Displays All things Balloons Aisle Runners and more...

What is included when hiring your services?

Transport
Delivery of the items
Assembling
Disassembling
Pick up

How far in advance should I contact you?

We take booking in advance and last minute! Will just depend on our availability

Do you offer an online list of weddings?

No

What areas do you cover?

Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire mostly but we can cover other counties for additional fuel costs

How do you work?

We are very flexible to work with our couples. We are happy to communicate via email, WhatsApp or can arrange a call or face to face meeting

Operating hours:

Feel free to contact us 24/7 and we will aim to get back to you within 24 hours (please note busier season may have delayed response times)

What are the forms of payment?

Bank Transfer

Reviews for 1st Class Event Specialists

Sally
Sally Sent on 22/07/2026
5 out of 5 rating

1st class service from 1st class events 👏 👌

Claire - you and your team were brilliant! The venue was absolutely stunning and exactly what we wanted.
The colours all complimented eachother beautifully and the ivory tree centre pieces were a show stopper! 😍.

Thank you for all your support and bringing together our vision for our wedding day.

Thanks again
Sally & Carl
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Ella Sent on 28/06/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Made my vision come to life

Claire was incredible. Our original decor company went under 9 days before the wedding and Claire came to the rescue, and made our day so perfect.

Spent so long on the phone with me, going through everything I wanted and ensuring she could do everything.

She’s so lovely and approachable and so good at her job.

I had showed her exactly what I wanted and when I walked down the aisle it was like a dream. She had done everything perfectly and it looked so beautiful.

The reception room looked amazing and so many people commented on how perfect everything looked.

I can’t recommend Claire and her team enough, and appreciate everything they did to make our day so so special.

Thank you Claire!

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Mandi Sent on 25/06/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding decor

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Claire from 1st Class Event Specialist provided the décor setup for our wedding, including a beautiful sweet cart. She took the time to talk through various ideas with us and helped us create exactly what we wanted. Nothing was ever too much trouble, and everything looked absolutely amazing on the day. We couldn’t have been happier with the service and would highly recommend Claire and 1st Class Event Specialist.
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Katy Sent on 10/06/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Claire and her team absolutely transformed our wedding venue to something quite spectacular and our guests were blown away as were we. The arch blossom trees in the garden were incredible as were the trees used as centrepieces for our wedding breakfast, the flower balls the garlands and handwritten gold frame mirrors used as welcome signs and table plan made our special day a WOW! Claire couldn’t do enough for us from beginning to end and we felt her passion and excitement whilst walking round our venue planning our special day with us. Thank you for everything

Can’t recommend 1st class events enough!!!
Helpful, affordable, passionate, friendly and completely put my trust into Claire to get our wedding decor spot on
K
Katiepepper Sent on 08/06/2026
3.8 out of 5 rating

Lovely decor

We were really pleased with how our venue looked on the day. The items we hired were all of good quality and helped create the look and atmosphere we wanted for our wedding. Everything looked lovely once it was set up, and we were happy with how the room was dressed overall.
The only area for improvement would be communication, both in the lead-up to the wedding and on the day itself. A little more proactive communication would have made the process feel smoother and more reassuring.
That said, the end result was beautiful, and we were happy with the service provided. Thank you for helping make our wedding day look so special.
Abbie
Abbie Sent on 28/05/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Our Perfect Day

There are not enough words to explain how happy we are with how beautiful our venue looked. Claire and her team did such a fantastic job. The communication throughout was amazing, Claire sent a variety of ideas over to us and together we took pieces to create our vision. The large outdoor games were a massive hit (especially with the kiddies) along with the sweet cart! We can’t thank Claire enough for her involvement in making our day so perfect! Would highly recommend Claire and the team at 1st Class Events.
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Amelia Sent on 27/05/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Knebworth Barns 24th May

Claire and her team did an incredible job dressing the barns for our wedding last week. Everything we requested was laid out just right in both barns. We had so many compliments for the centrepieces for our wedding breakfast - all matched our colour theme. Claire was so flexible and easy to contact throughout the wedding planning process - couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Highly recommend!
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Demelza Sent on 25/05/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Our Wedding at Knebworth Barns

Claire and her team was sensational with their talent of decorating our venue to our requirements.
Communication with Claire has been amazing and stress free. Claire took onboard our preferences yet she adds in her expertise ideas.
The final produce was beyond our expectations and it made our day more magical. The venue was stunning.
Highly recommend 1st Class Events ❤️
S
Siobhan Sent on 29/04/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Mr and Mrs Hickey

Such a fantastic company from start to finish. Everyone involved was so professional, kind and generally amazing people. Their keen eye to detail was second to none and made our wedding day look so beautiful. We can not recommend them enough.
George
George Sent on 27/04/2026
5 out of 5 rating

A Perfectly Styled Wedding

We couldn’t have been happier with the service we received for decorating our wedding venue. From the very beginning, Claire was an absolute pleasure to work with. Her can-do attitude made the whole process feel effortless, and nothing ever seemed like too much trouble.
What really stood out was her attention to detail. She took the time to truly understand our vision and theme, and brought it to life beautifully. Every element was thoughtfully arranged and executed to a high standard, creating exactly the atmosphere we had hoped for on our special day.
Claire’s professionalism, creativity, and dedication made a real difference, and we’re so grateful for all the hard work she, and her team, put in.
We would highly recommend her to anyone looking for someone who genuinely cares about delivering a perfect result.
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Leah Sent on 07/04/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect in every way !!!

Claire was brilliant from start to finish!! Was always quick to respond and so helpful with everything. Claire and the team got our venue ready for our big day an it looked absolutely amazing. From the large light up letters to the beautiful aisle with lanterns and blossom trees it was magical. We would highly recommend. Perfect in every way !!
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Chineye Sent on 02/03/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Wedding Ceremony Decoration

Claire was very supportive, understanding, and talented. She and her team did more than I expected. I absolutely 💯 loved the decorations she did, literally transformed the venue. I was so pleased.
Alysia
Alysia Sent on 28/10/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Created My Dream

Claire and her team SMASHED it. When I had the video call with Claire, it was so relaxed and we just bounced ideas off each other. In turn this created a vision that I didn't even know I wanted. As a type A gal who wants control over everything, I felt like I could trust that they would create the vision and they did not disappoint. When I walked in a saw the table layouts I was blown away! They were perfection.
I feel very lucky to have found absolutely amazing suppliers. Thank you Claire for everything!
Melanie
Melanie Sent on 22/10/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Helped us achieve an amazing wedding

Dealing with Claire was so easy & she was very patient & helpful when I kept changing my mind. The room looked amazing & I saw the team setting up on the morning of & they were all in good spirits & professional so helped me relax that everything was under control. I would definitely use Claire again
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Christopher Sent on 12/10/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommended

Claire and her team provided the decor for our wedding at Hinwick House. We had a vision of what we wanted for our big day, and the team delivered exactly what we hoped for and more. The decor was beautiful. 1st Class Events were easy to communicate with, and were flexible right up to the day of the wedding. We would happily use them again and can't recommend enough!
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Badges

Hitched Wedding Awards 2026 Winner
Hitched Wedding Awards 2025 Winner
Hitched Wedding Awards 2024 Winner

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