TWIA

ENTRIES, NOMINATIONS & VOTING ARE NOW CLOSED

The current awards is TWIA 2027 because we announce the National Winners in Jan 2027.

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We have 31 categories with 10 Regional Events and 1 National Event

IN BRIEF

IN DETAIL

Entrants are wedding suppliers across 31 categories (Photographers, Florists, Venues, Hair Stylists etc) in 10 geographical regions of the UK (Scotland, Wales, North West (England), Yorkshire & North East (England), West Midlands (England), East Midlands (England), East of England, South West (England), South Central (England), South East (England)). Entry is simple, takes about 5 minutes and is done via this web site..
Suppliers may enter more than one category where relevant (eg: Hair AND Make-up), making separate accounts for each. Suppliers may not enter the same category in multiple regions (eg: Photographer in South West AND South East). The region in which you enter is automatically determined by where your business is based (ie: your trading address).
Suppliers enter the Awards by completing the online ENTRY PROCESS.
There is a £122 (£102 + VAT) entry fee for each individual entry. (Why is there an entry fee?)
All entrants who started their wedding businesses on or after 01.10.24 are automatically entered into the 'Best Newcomer' category, free of charge, once they have entered their main category. The Newcomer category cannot be entered on its own. Wedding suppliers must enter a main category first.
All entrants then create their Judging Profile, answering category-specific questions about their business and adding photos and videos if they wish. This profile will then become visible to the judging panel once voting has closed and will be used throughout the judging process. This profile can be edited anytime before voting closes.
All entrants are also able to create a FREE Directory Listing on the TWIA Directory found in the 'Directory' section of the Awards web site. The basic listing is free but entrants may upgrade if they wish. This profile will be visible to tens of thousands of couples looking for the best suppliers for their weddings.
Entrants then invite their wedding clients who got married between 01.10.25 - 28.09.26 to vote for them on the Awards website; One vote per couple and only after their wedding has taken place. Each entrant has their own specific voting page accessed via their Unique Voter URL. Entrants send their Unique Voting URL to all their eligible clients asking them to vote. All votes need to be in before Voting closes at 5pm on 28.09.26.
Anyone can nominate any wedding suppliers who have not yet entered the awards. We will then contact all nominees by email inviting them to enter the awards. Nomination is simply a means of letting us know about great wedding suppliers who have not yet entered the Awards. Nominating someone is not the same as voting for them or entering them into the competition. Wedding suppliers don't have to be nominated in order to enter the Awards.
Voters (wedding clients) may only vote for entrants that they used for their own weddings. Voters score the entrant out of 10 in 7 category-specific criteria giving a mark out of 70 and leave comments on the products and services received.
TWIA is not a most-votes-wins awards, so isn't simply about the total number of votes gained by each entrant. In order to create a level playing field we use each entrant's average voter score throughout the judging process (Total score divided by total number of voters = average score out of 70). This enables wedding suppliers of all shapes and sizes to compete on a level playing field. Click here for more info on this.
Voters may vote for as many of their suppliers who have entered the awards as they want but they can only vote once for each supplier. If your suppliers haven't entered the awards then you can nominate them.
Entries and nominations close at 5pm on 21.09.26.
Voting closes at 5pm on 28.09.26.
The regional finalists are then drawn up using the average voter scores of each entrant AND a limited number of judging panel 'wild cards'. Our process ensures that each entrant is examined by the panel during the competition. The regional finalists will be announced on the Awards web site on/around October 6th/7th October 2026.
The judging panel will then decide upon the regional winner for each category.
The regional winners will be announced and presented at a series of 10 regional awards events in November 2026. Tickets to these events will go on sale as soon as the regional finalists are announced in October.
Each of the regional winners in each category will automatically become national finalists and announced as such on the Awards web site.
All national finalists (regional winners) will then be examined again by the judging panel and a national winner selected for each category.
The national winners in each category will be announced and presented at the National Awards Event in January 2027.