Party planner Liz Taylor has spent her career planning epic events, from Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan's wedding to Prince William's charity bash
During the last few decades, Liz Taylor, 66, from Cheshire, has thrown eye-wateringly expensive and glamorous parties for everyone, from the King to TV royalty such as Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan, and even turned down Victoria and David Beckham.
I don’t tend to get starstruck, even by future kings – they’re just normal people. The only exception is the Coronation Street cast. They’ve been on my telly since I was a little girl and I still have to keep my cool when I throw the ITV show’s anniversary parties and when I work with the Corrie stars, too, from Catherine Tyldesley and Alan Halsall to Jennie McAlpine and Suranne Jones on everything from weddings to leaving parties.
With no contacts in the party business world, I’d been ringing up suppliers and running in and out of shops. It was very basic and predictable – not something I’d do now – but impressive to many guests. From there things organically grew as different people passed on my details. My business is my name so I’m just as hands-on now as I was for that first party. If an event goes amazingly well, it’s my name on it, but if it goes tits-up, I’m to blame. I have five great women working for me, but I need an element of control, polishing cutlery, rearranging flowers and checking on the canapés. The girls say I can spot a spelling mistake on an invite before it’s even been written.
I’ve found the rich and famous respect that I’m a strong woman. They don’t want a yes girl. Mark even mentioned me in his groom’s speech, “See that woman over there – that’s my wedding planner, you don’t mess with her.”
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