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The influential fairy godmother who saved an agent's Cyprus wedding

Destinations
Katherine Masters
27 February 2025

When Paula Hardman’s wedding in Cyprus was in jeopardy, Planet Weddings’ managing director Mathilde Roberts came to the Travel Counsellor’s aid  – and they’ve worked on many weddings together since

Paula Hardman

Paula and husband Craig take in the sunset on their wedding day

As a Travel Counsellor of 19 years, with hundreds of wedding bookings logged, Paula Hardman is the go-to weddings expert for many of her colleagues.

“I get calls multiple times a week from other TCs,” she says. “I made a ‘How to’ Guide for weddings, and I usually email that over to get them started.”

During the pandemic Paula picked up a lot of weddings business, when she helped brides and grooms who had been left in the lurch by suppliers. “They didn’t know where to turn,” she says. “So, I would contact the hotel to see if they were still holding the couple’s wedding date, and take it from there.”