Judging Panel

 Samm Riley - Wedding Event Planner &  Venue Management Consultant

Samm has worked in Hospitality and Event Management for 20 years. Since establishing Wedding Matters in 2003 the company has evolved to become one of the fastest growing wedding event management consultancy's in the UK, servicing discerning couples in London, South East England and more recently the South West.

Samm has extensive experience working on high end weddings with award winning suppliers and as a Venue Management Consultant for wedding venues. Samm is regularly asked for her expert opinion for features in local and national trade media. 

Prior to founding Lime Juice Marketing in 2006, Leane has experience of marketing and business management across various sectors from a large multi-national to SME's to Universities. She is an active member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and was recently elected as Vice Chair for Cornwall CIM.

Leane's marketing consultancy projects cover a varied strategic marketing engagements in private sectors across a range of industries. Having moved from Dorset 4 years ago Leane now works with clients across Devon and Cornwall. In her day to day role she works at strategic level planning as well as managing marketing implementation and evaluation. Her latest success was being awarded NOW Young Entrepreneur of the Year.