From the Clementine
Ideas, perspectives and practical thinking from the team behind one of London's most distinctive event spaces. Written for hosts, planners and anyone with a significant celebration to plan well.
No hard sells. Just the things worth knowing.
Why the approved supplier list is your greatest planning asset
Most event hosts treat the approved supplier list as a constraint. It's actually one of the most useful tools available to you — if you know how to read it.
The question every event host should ask before booking a venue
Before capacity, before catering, before aesthetics — there is one question that determines whether everything else will work.
We host fifty events a season. Here’s why that number matters to you.
Most venues measure success in volume. We've made a deliberate choice to do the opposite — and it changes almost everything about what we're able to offer.
What nobody tells you about planning a summer event in London
The British summer celebration is one of the most sought-after events in the world. It is also one of the most easily undermined by decisions that seemed perfectly reasonable at the time.
Your caterer says more about you than your flowers do
Catering tends to be one of the last decisions made and the one with the least deliberate thought behind it. Which is interesting, because it's the one your guests will remember longest.
How to read an approved supplier list
Not all approved supplier lists are created equal. Here's what the good ones contain — and what a great list reveals about the venue behind it.
The question every event host should ask before booking a venue
Before capacity, before catering, before aesthetics — there is one question that determines whether everything else will work.
Why the approved supplier list is your greatest planning asset
Most event hosts treat the approved supplier list as a constraint. It's actually one of the most useful tools available to you — if you know how to read it.
