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Every Guest Deserves
Compassionate Care

Award-winning professional chaperone services ensuring elderly and mobility-impaired guests feel supported, comfortable, and included throughout your wedding celebration.

About Our Story

Meet Poppy Hansford

Founder & Lead Chaperone

Founded from a heartfelt experience caring for a friend's mother at a wedding, The Wedding Guest Chaperone was born from recognising the need for dedicated support for elderly and mobility-impaired guests.

Poppy's passion for helping others, guided by her motto 'Find a job you love, and you'll never work a day in your life,' drives our client-centric approach. We ensure every guest feels welcomed, supported, and included throughout your special celebration. Poppy believes that every guest deserves compassionate care at a wedding.

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Award-Winning Service

2024 The Wedding Industry Awards2024 South West Wedding Awards Winner2023 South West Wedding Awards Winner2024 UK WHA FinalistWeddings & Honeymoons Certificate of Excellence

Our Services We Provide

Comprehensive care tailored to every guest's needs

Meet & Greet

Personalised consultation to understand your guests' unique needs and preferences in a comfortable setting.

Chauffeur Services

Safe, comfortable transportation and support with sourcing vehicles that can accommodate all mobility needs.

Companionship

Dedicated personal assistance ensuring no guest feels alone during your special celebration.

Personal Care

Comprehensive assistance with bathing, dressing, and optional beauty touches to help guests feel their best.

Overnight Care

Complete overnight support ensuring guests are refreshed and ready for your wedding day.

Ready to Ensure Every Guest Feels Special?

Let us create a personalised care plan that ensures all your guests can fully enjoy your wedding celebration with comfort and dignity.

What Families Say About Us

Real experiences from couples and families who trusted us with their special day

"Poppy; Professional, Passionate and Perfect!

I will be forever grateful for Poppy's services that allowed my nan to join in on our wedding celebrations.

Poppy goes above and beyond to ensure your elderly guests have an enjoyable day, relieving the worry for family members.

From assisting my nan in getting ready to ensuring she was at the pub promptly for celebratory drinks, continuously by her side and making my nan's day just as special as mine. A memory to cherish forever, that would not have been possible without Poppy."
Charlotte Preece

Bride

Dorset
"The lovely Hannah accompanied my mum to my wedding, everyone just thought she was a part of the family! She even last minute took my sons to the wedding as their travel plans fell through I cannot recommend her enough. Also the best photographer for the group photo so no one missed out! Hannah u are truly a star and I cannot thank you enough from myself, my husband and my mum. You are one in a million."
Claire Spackman

Bride

London
"I found Poppy to help take care of my Grandma so that my family, especially Grandpa could relax and enjoy the day. Poppy went above and beyond anything I could have imagined, feedback from my friends and family were that they’d have adopted her if they could. The day went without a hitch and everyone loved her prescience.

My father noted he ‘expected a nanny mcphee type to arrive’, so he was happily surprised! For any other events, I know friends and family will be thinking of Poppy and I can’t recommend her highly enough. There is no price I wouldn’t have paid to have the memories and pictures I now have from our big day."
Christian Myatt-Wells

Groom

Oxfordshire
"Thank you so much Poppy for all your help accompanying my dad to my wedding. You were absolutely amazing with him and made him feel so at ease straight away.

The contact throughout was incredible, even before the wedding you really took the time to understand his needs and were so reassuring that he was in good hands. We had so many comments all day about how amazing you were with him.

I felt like I didn’t need to worry about him at all as he was happy and taken care of all day.

We couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you so much."
Joanna Andrews

Bride

Wiltshire
"Absolutely recommend for anyone thinking about getting extra help for a loved one to a wedding or special event!

Poppy went above and beyond to secure a chaperone for my 83-year-old grandma at my wedding and Hannah, the lady who attended, was fantastic

She was attentive, kind, caring and gave me and my entire family peace of mind for the big day. thank you so much Hannah!!"
Beth McCann

Bride

London
"We would like to thank Poppy for helping us with providing a wedding guest chaperone for our daughters wedding. Georgina was amazing from pick up to drop off.

Very friendly helpful people, I can’t recommend them enough but one thing is for sure if your thinking of using a chaperone service then you won’t find one as easy to use from start to finish as this one.

Thanks again to Georgina for looking after our mum and helping her attend the wedding, and thanks to Poppy for your easy to use service from contact to payment and up-to and after the day was completed."
Peter Nash

Father of the Bride

Somerset
"We were lucky to have Poppy care for Mum at our Wedding. She shaded Mum during the hot outdoor ceremony, assisted her discreetly as 'Our Guest,' and was kind to other elderly guests. Poppy eased our worries, letting us enjoy the day, and Mum enjoyed it more with her help. A service turned friendship. We’re grateful and recommend Poppy for anyone needing a loved one cared for at a Wedding. She was Mum’s Guardian Angel XX"
Pauline Collis

Bride

Somerset
"Poppy cared for my dad at my wedding, and she was amazing. She contacted me beforehand to understand his needs, arrived early to help him get ready, and sent a photo of him in his suit, reassuring me. Everyone enjoyed the day, knowing dad was well looked after. When he was tired, Poppy took him back to the care home, so no one left early. So glad I found Poppy on Facebook!"
Nicola Greenham

Bride

Hampshire

Trusted by Families who want peace of mind on their special day

Every testimonial represents a family who chose compassion, dignity, and inclusion for their special day.