ENTRIES, NOMINATIONS AND VOTING FOR TWIA 2023 OPEN IN EARLY JUNE 2022
ENTRIES AND NOMINATIONS CLOSE AT 5pm ON 03.10.22 THE JUDGING PROCESS STARTS AFTER VOTING CLOSES at 5pm ON 10.10.22.
All judging is undertaken individually, remotely, independently and without consultation. This is to ensure that no single judge in any category has undue influence over any other judge. The result is the most rigorous judging process in the wedding industry.
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IN BRIEF
Awards will be presented in 25 categories across 8 geographical
regions of England.
After entries close at 5pm on 03.10.22 and voting closes at 5pm on 10.10.22, regional finalists for each category are drawn up using average voter
scores AND a limited number of judging panel ‘wild
cards’. Every entrant who receives votes will be examined by the judging
panel during the competition.
The regional finalists for each category will be announced on this
web site on or around 20th October.
The regional award winners in each category will be announced and
presented at a series of regional
events during November 2022.
Each regional winner will automatically go through to the national final.
The national winners will be announced and presented live on stage
at the national
awards event in January 2023.
It is not simply about the total number of votes
received (just because one wedding supplier does more weddings than another
doesn't necessarily mean that they are 'better'). So, each entrant’s
average voter score will be calculated and used throughout. The
proportion of each entrant’s eligible voters who vote will be also
be taken into account by the panel where necessary and applicable. Use of
each entrant's average voter score enables suppliers of all sizes to compete
on a level playing field. This is a vital aspect of these Awards.
Throughout the judging process the panel use all information at their disposal in order to make their decisions. These include, but are not limited to: Each entrant's responses to their Judging Profile questions, their voter scores and comments, any photos and videos uploaded, social media presence and web site.
For more details please click on the options below.
Awards will be presented in 25 categories
in 8 geographical regions of England.
Entries and nominations for TWIA 2023 close at 5pm on 03.10.22.
Voting for TWIA 2023 closes at 5pm on 10.10.22
After voting closes, all entrants with no votes will be automatically
removed from the competition and their listings will be removed from the
awards web site in line with the terms and conditions.
All eligible votes from the remaining entrants are then collated
and the resultant data is processed. We have controls in place to ensure
that entrants do not automatically progress if they only receive one vote
or a very low number of votes relative to the number of eligible voters
specified.
TWIA is not simply about the total number of votes received
by each entrant. Just because one wedding supplier does more weddings
than another doesn't necessarily mean that they are 'better' or 'worse'.
Each entrant’s average voter score will be calculated and used throughout
(see below). Use of each entrant's average voter score enables suppliers
of all sizes to compete on a level playing field. This is a vital aspect
of the awards.
The average voter score out of 70 for each entrant and the average
voter score out of 70 for each category are then calculated.
Entrant average voter score out of 70.
In the voting process, each voter gives a score between 1 and 10 in each
of 7 category-specific criteria. This will give each entrant a total score
out of 70 for each vote received. The total number of 'points' given by
all voters is then calculated and then divided by the total number of voters
to give the average voter score out of 70 for each entrant.
Category average voter score out of 70.
For each category, all the average voter scores out of 70 are added up and
divided by the total number of entrants. This gives the average voter score
out of 70 for each category.
This method enables wedding suppliers of all shapes and sizes to
enter the awards on a level playing field. TWIA is not simply about
the total number of votes received by each entrant.
EXAMPLE
Each venue asks their clients to vote for them. Voters give marks
out of 10 in 7 criteria giving a max score of 70 for each voter. We then
work out the average score out of 70 for each venue. This is done by dividing
the total score received by the number of votes as follows (assuming that
all eligible voters do actually vote). In the following example, Supplier
A has 10 eligible clients, all of whom vote. Supplier B has 20 eligible
clients, all of whom vote.
Voter
Supplier
A voter scores out of 70
Supplier
B voter scores out of 70
1
68
67
2
67
67
3
67
69
4
69
68
5
67
68
6
68
67
7
68
69
8
69
67
9
67
67
10
67
68
11
68
12
67
13
67
14
69
15
67
16
68
17
68
18
69
19
67
20
67
Total
Score
677
1354
Av.
Score / 70
67.70
67.70
As you can see, in this example, the average score out of 70 is the same
for each of these wedding suppliers. Using average scores in this way means
it's not just about how many votes an entrant gets. It is, however, important
to remember that the proportion of your eligible voters who actually
vote will be taken into consideration.
The proportion of each entrant’s eligible voters who
vote will be also be taken into account where necessary and applicable;
the higher the proportion the better. For instance if an entrant has 20
couples who are eligible to vote and 15 actually vote this is deemed as
better than another entrant with 50 clients of whom 15 vote as it is the
same number of votes but a lower proportion. Entrants should get as high
a proportion of their eligible voters to vote as possible.
All those entrants whose average voter score out of 70 is above
the category average voter score out of 70 become regional finalists.
All those entrants whose average voter score out of 70 is below
the category average voter score out of 70 are then examined by the judging
panel.
The judging panel may give a limited number of 'wild cards' to entrants
who are not automatically finalists. All entrants given a wild card will
be added to the regional finalists for their category. (See ‘Regional
Finalist Selection Process In Detail’ below).
The regional finalists are then published on this web site at the
end of October. All suppliers not finalisted are eliminated from the competition.
Each entrant is required to confirm the number of weddings they
have supplied between 30.11.21 and 10.10.22. This is used to calculate the
proportion of voters that actually vote. This figure must be accurate and
finalised before voting closes at 5pm on 10.10.22.
We have controls in place to ensure that entrants do not automatically
progress if they only receive one vote or a very low number of votes relative
to the number of eligible voters they specify.
The average voter score for each entrant and for each category (used
in the creation of the regional finalists) will be calculated.
Our process ensures that each entrant will be examined by the judging
panel and that a level playing field is created for all entrants. Using
the average voter score for each entrant ensures that the judging process
is not based solely on the total number of votes received.
Throughout the judging process the panel use all information at their desposal in order to make their decisions. These include, but are not limited to: Each entrant's responses to their Judging Profile questions, their voter scores and comments, any photos and videos uploaded, social media presence and web site.
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options below.
Once voting has closed, the average voter score out of 70 is calculated
for each entrant.
The average voter score out of 70 for each regional category is
also calculated and used as a benchmark throughout the regional finalist
selection process.
All entrants in a regional category whose average voter score out
of 70 is above the regional category average is automatically a
finalist in their regional category.
All entrants whose average voter score out of 70 is below
the regional category average are not automatically a finalist and are shown
to the judging panel in the online judging area.
The judging panel then examines all entrants not automatically finalists
and is able to award a limited number of ‘wild cards’ if they
wish.
Throughout the judging process the panel use all information at their desposal in order to make their decisions. These include, but are not limited to: Each entrant's responses to their Judging Profile questions, their voter scores and comments, any photos and videos uploaded, social media presence and web site.
The number of wild cards allowed in each regional category is determined
by the total number of entrants not automatically made finalists in that
regional category as follows.
No of entrants not automatically finalisted in a regional category
No of Wild Cards per judge per regional category
1-20
1
21-40
2
41-60
3
60+
4
All those above average and automatically made finalists PLUS all
those given wild cards are then the finalists in their regional category
and shown on the web site accordingly.
All those not automatically made finalists and not given a wild
card are not finalists and are no longer in the competition.
We have controls in place to ensure that entrants do not automatically
progress if they only receive one vote or a very low number of votes relative
to the number of eligible voters specified.
Regional finalists will be announced on the awards web site in early December 2021.
Regional awards event tickets will then go on sale.
Once the regional finalists have been announced, the judging panel
will then decide on the regional winner in each category. The judges' decisions
will be based on an analysis of the voter scores, comments, each entrant’s
answers to their profile questions, web site, product samples etc where
applicable and necessary and any other information at the judges' disposal.
Throughout the judging process the panel use all information at their desposal in order to make their decisions. These include, but are not limited to: Each entrant's responses to their Judging Profile questions, their voter scroes and comments, any photos and videos uploaded, social media presence and web site.
All regional judging is done remotely, independently and confidentially.
Each of the judging panel has equal weight in the judging process.
No single judge has the final say over who wins a regional or national award.
Each judge decides upon a GOLD, SILVER and BRONZE for each category
in each region where applicable. Each gold awarded = 8 points. Each silver
awarded = 4 points. Each bronze awarded = 2 points.
The finalisted supplier with the highest total number of points
from all category judges is the regional winner. If two or more finalisted
suppliers have the same score then the one with the most 'golds' awarded
will be the winner. If they have the same number of golds awarded then the
one with the most 'silvers' will be the winner and so on.
The regional winner in each category will be announced and presented
at a series of regional
events in November.
Each regional winner will automatically become a national finalist.
Once all the regional winners have been announced at the regional
events during November, the national judging begins.
The panel re-examine the regional winners and repeat the scoring process used in the regional winner judging (see above).
Throughout the judging process the panel use all information at their desposal in order to make their decisions. These include, but are not limited to: Each entrant's responses to their Judging Profile questions, their voter scroes and comments, any photos and videos uploaded, social media presence and web site.
The national award winners will be announced and presented live
on stage at the national
awards event in London in January 2023 (date and venue tbc).
This is for any entrant whose business was established or started
supplying weddings after 01.10.20.
This category cannot be entered on its own/separately. All eligible entrants will be automatically entered into this category free of charge once they have entered their main category.
This category will not be separately or specifically voted for but
will be judged by a specific panel on both a regional and national basis
using the same method for the other categories.
Throughout the judging process the panel use all information at their desposal in order to make their decisions. These include, but are not limited to: Each entrant's responses to their Judging Profile questions, their voter scroes and comments, any photos and videos uploaded, social media presence and web site.
