You've probably heard of The Bedford, Balham's iconic bar and live events venue but you've probably not heard of its recent multi million pound refurbishment.
With Christmas just around the corner it can be tricky to seek out the perfect gift for that hard-to-buy-for singleton in your life.
It was a momentous day on Sunday, 25 November and this day shall be remembered from here on as the day that brought us the delicious new dating event Speed Dating Chocolat.
When Hotel Chocolat contacted us about the possibility of running a chocolate tasting dating event, we jumped at the chance. Who wouldn't want to host such a unique dating experience.
Last night was our FIRST EVER Vegan Speed Dating at the gorgeous upstairs of The Coach & Horses and I must say it was possibly one of our best ever speed dating events yet!
Original Dating has been organising top quality speed dating events and parties at venues across London since 2003 and we’re proud of the fantastic response we’ve had from our clients over the years.
As dating event organisers of long standing you might think we’d have developed a high degree of understanding of relationship compatibility. The recipe to the secret sauce that explains why people get together and start to date.
Guys if you've never been speed dating before or even if you have but want to get more out of the experience next time round, you've came to the right place.
Original Dating continues to grow and one of the our more recent cities is Oxford.
Here at Original Dating we believe in what we do - creating fun social events for single people with friendly environments where people can make new connections.
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand, they listen with the intent to reply. - Stephen R Covey.
It's not quite how it sounds, or maybe it is? You'll certainly be doing a lot of swinging, of your golf club that is because Original Dating have teamed up with Swingers West End to bring you Swingers Dating.
It's The Summer In The City Offline Dating Party – Saturday, 14 July! And the words of The Lovin' Spoonful - 'Hot town, summer in the city' have never been more appropriate because this is going to be one hot party, slap dab in the middle of The City, at the beautiful surroundings of The Otherist.
'How do I stand out from 20 dates back to back'
There's a verity of ways to meet someone in these modern times, anything from down the pub to dating apps, higher education to the work place and of course speed dating.
Life imitates art far more than art imitates life – Oscar Wilde
Do you ever wonder where all the single Londoners are? It feels like every time you're out, everyone's always taken. It's crazy, right?
Are you looking for speed dating advice that isn't hit you over the head obvious and more hit the nail on the head?
A lot of people think speed dating is a series of short first dates – it's not.
The beauty of Speed Dating London lies in its no-nonsense approach. You take an equal number of single girls and guys, put them in a room and give them a few minutes to chat with every other member of the opposite sex.
Original speed dating events in London normally begin at 7.30pm. You will need to register with our hosts and to begin with they will issue you with a score sheet. This will help you to keep track of the singles that you would like to meet again and perhaps go on a date with. After a short period of mingling, your host for the evening who will run through detailed instructions and give you your starting position if you are a guy or table for the event if you are a girl.
A London speed dating event is split into two halves, each lasting around an hour, there will be an interval at half time of about 15 minutes for speed dating London. You will have between 4 and 5 minutes with each person, after which you need to tick a box on your score sheet - "yes, I would like to meet this person again" or "no. Thanks but no thanks". Or "friend" if you'd like to get to know them platonically. Make sure that you do this after each date to keep track. Afterwards there is an opportunity for everyone to meet and mingle informally - this is often where the real action begins, so make sure you don't disappear too quickly!
After the event you simply tick who you liked on the Original Dating website and the site works about your matches automatically. If the dates you have ticked as a "yes" have reciprocated you have a match. You will be able to view the first names and message them via our site online without revealing your email address until you are ready to. You'll be having proper first dates in no time.