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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

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 ❤️
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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!
Freddie
Freddie Sent on 04/10/2025
4.8 out of 5 rating

Excellent service with a friendly touch

Claire and her team were great at helping us and advising how to help style our big day, It ran smoothly and she worked with us to fit in organising calls. Would recommend for an easy service with some great looking decorations.
Susan
Susan Sent on 28/09/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Knebworth Barnes 30th August 2025

Claire was very professional. Our wedding de orations and table displays were beautiful. Nothing too much trouble. The sweet trolley went down a treat.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Sent on 23/09/2025
4.4 out of 5 rating

Wedding Dressing Marquee

The team dressed a marquee for us and provided all the extras for our wedding including games, post box, bunting, draping etc.

Really communicative with lots of ideas which made it really easy to pick what we wanted.

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Kim Sent on 16/09/2025
5 out of 5 rating

A beautiful day guaranteed.

I can honestly say we couldn't have chosen a better company and more importantly a better person to look after us.
Claire from the start supported us and knew what we wanted and she certainly delivered. I can't recommend this lovely lady and her amazing company more. The pressure of arranging the decorations was made a thousand times lighter thanks to claires consistent help and support making such an important part of our day a beautiful one. Nothing was ever too much. I knew I could leave everything in her hands and I had nothing to worry about. I was so excited to see it all come together and it was absolutely stunning. I love looking at my photos and seeing how pretty everything was. Claire really made it a beautiful day for us. Thank you so much 💓 💗
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Hus Sent on 09/09/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The best in the game!

I honestly don’t even know where to begin with my review of Claire and her amazing team. From our very first meeting right through to my wedding day, Claire made sure every single detail of the decor was perfect and that I felt completely at ease.
I came to her with my own ideas and inspiration photos, and she not only brought them to life but elevated them beyond anything I could have imagined. She has an incredible eye for detail and a gift for turning dreams into reality.
On top of her talent, Claire is one of the kindest, most thoughtful people you could ever hope to work with it truly felt like having a supportive older sister by my side throughout the entire process.
Walking down the aisle and seeing everything she had created took my breath away. The atmosphere, the beauty, the attention to detail, it was everything I’d hoped for and so much more.
Claire, you are an absolute gem and without a doubt the most incredible wedding decorator I could have wished for. Every bride should book you without hesitation. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you’ve given me memories I’ll treasure forever, and I can’t wait to work with you again for future events.
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Badges

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

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44 Station Road SG19 2AU Sandy (Bedfordshire)

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