In their own words

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Lucy has such a lovely attitude that it works miracles and everyone enjoys themselves — both the hard-working staff and the hard-partying clients. She is completely trustworthy, totally discreet, full of really imaginative ideas, enthusiastic, unflappable, understanding and unbelievably efficient. It was pure pleasure working with Lucy, which is why we chose her and her team again and again.

— Isabel Ettedgui

Private client · Multiple events

The phrase ‘again and again’ carries the weight here. When a private client returns for multiple events across different occasions, it reflects a relationship built on something deeper than competence. It reflects trust — in Lucy’s discretion, her creative judgement, and her ability to deliver consistently at the highest standard regardless of how the brief changes.

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Lucy organised the Condé Nast Summer Party for me this year. This is a party that we hold for our clients every year, and the general consensus amongst the senior management in the company was that this year was the best ever. The success of the party was down to Lucy’s hard work, enthusiasm, good taste and great contacts and suppliers. I would also add that a party planner needs to be unflappable and exude a strong sense of calm confidence while also having a keen sense of urgency when it is needed — all these attributes Lucy has in spades. I cannot recommend her higher.

— Rupert Turnbull

Head of Events, Condé Nast · Annual client summer party, London

Condé Nast holds a summer party every year. Their senior management attends every year. The assessment that this year was the best ever came from people who had many previous years to compare it against. That is a precise standard — and it was met. Note the specific language: ‘good taste’ and ‘great contacts’. Both matter. Good taste cannot be learned from a supplier directory.

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Another amazingly fabulous party arranged by Lucy Attwood. This is my third time of working with Lucy and each party has been so unique and different from the last — but definitely no less spectacular. They have all been filled with complexities, which are made simple by Lucy’s efficiency and organisation. She pulls together all the different elements seamlessly, so as the host, all you have is the fun of the planning and the fun of the party itself.

— Rebecca Bletcher

Private Family Client

This is the third event. The first was spectacular. The second was different from the first and equally spectacular. The third was different from both and equally spectacular. That is a very specific kind of achievement: consistently exceptional across events that were deliberately not the same. Rebecca also describes ‘the fun of the planning’ as something she experienced. That is only possible when the planner is genuinely collaborative and genuinely enjoyable to work with.

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If Google doesn’t work, Lucy Attwood does.

— Jaynie Ford

Loyal Private Client

Some problems have no obvious solution until someone finds one. That is a different skill from event management — it is problem-solving under pressure, with a network and a resourcefulness built over decades. Jaynie’s observation is brief. It is also one of the highest compliments a planner can receive.

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The best two words said to me this year; Lucy Attwood.

— Maritime Transport

A corporate client measures success differently from a private one — against budget, against stakeholder expectations, against every previous year. To be described as the best two words of someone’s year is not a small thing in that context. It means the event did not just meet expectations. It exceeded them in a way that was still being talked about.