Margherita Blair and her husband both worked as lawyers until they bit the bullet and started their own business.

Margherita stopped working at the Leeds firm where she was a property lawyer when she had a first child, but it was two years ago when her husband set up his own business. In March, she decided she could do this too.

“I planned every aspect of my wedding day and I relished every minute,” she said.

However, she could not find a directory of the services she needed, which made the time rather more hectic than she would have liked.

Now she has created CalmBride.co.uk, a wedding directory of services based in North Yorkshire, and a platform for businesses to advertise.

“My long-term ambition is to have a Calm Bride in every county and become the first port of call for brides planning their wedding,” she said.

Margherita has entered the Think Green Business and Women In Enterprise categories of The Press Business Awards.