Karen Mooney sold just about everything she owned, and only had two months’ mortgage repayment money in hand when she launched her introduction agency, Sara Eden. Initial publicity stressed Sara Eden’s “Beautiful People” image. Anyone eyeing them up at a party would assume they were already fixed up. “We certainly do have clients that are…
For those in search of paradise. Karen Mooney sold just about everything she owned, and only had two months’ mortgage re-payment money in hand when she launched her introduction agency, Sara Eden. “I’d been in a secure job in personnel for 10 years, and when I handed in my notice, my family and friends…
The strength of a dating agency is that you have a better idea of people’s long-term intentions. By going through an agency, you can cram a whole lifetime of dating into three months because you know exactly what you want. Sara Eden specialises in blue-chip professionals in banking, law, medicine and the media and currently…
Alice Robinson This agency has a reputation for bringing the beautiful people together. Director Karen Mooney, who is vice-chairman of the Association of British Introduction Agencies (ABIA), chose the name because it means ‘royal princess in the garden of paradise’. It was an apt choice. Mooney, a blonde fairy godmother with a degree in personnel…
Working too hard to find a mate? Then join a company with the latest employee perk – dating agency membership. The reception of the Sara Eden introduction agency is full of the triumphant faces of newlyweds smiling smugly from the walls. Many, according to founder Karen Mooney, are couples who have found true love thanks…
Karen Mooney runs Sara Eden Introductions, a dating agency in London and Windsor that she set up in 1988. Business, she says, is booming. ‘Love conquers all things,’ she says, ‘ even in the credit crunch. In fact we’ve seen a 19% growth in sales over the last six months of 2008 and we’ve had…
If you are single just now and would rather not be, you are probably feeling somewhat despondent. With all the anxiety around work, the health of vulnerable friends and family, on top of your own, the prospect of being alone now heaps on more misery. But, your single status is not something you should…
It can feel fraught and even frightening. You’ve been hurt before and the memory of that pain may be influencing you now, making you feel desperate to get things ‘right’ this time. The trouble is that desperation may also make you more inclined to rush. When you rush you’ll be more demanding, less discerning and…
Now is the time to realign your expectations and your approach to dating. Ditching the behaviours and thoughts that are holding you back will open up new options for you to explore. Follow your instincts from there – you’re already on the right road to true happiness. To position yourself better, I recommend the following:…
Now is the time to realign your expectations and your approach to dating. Ditching the behaviours and thoughts that are holding you back will open up new options for you to explore. Follow your instincts from there – you’re already on the right road to true happiness. To position yourself better, I recommend the following:…
Mark and Clare our most recent double generation success story Mark and Clare are delighted to announce the birth of their beautiful baby daughter Sophia Elizabeth on 12th November weighing 7lb 2oz. Dear Karen, All We trust you are well. Mark and I just wanted to thank you and everyone at Sara Eden for matching…
Are you overwhelmed by trying to work out how to go about finding love for the new post lockdown you? Chemistry, as a way of identifying who we are attracted to, is lost to us in the virtual world, so we have to get smart, adapt and accept that a little thought beforehand will go…
What wonderful wedding news! I would like to send a thank you to all at Sara Eden and particularly Karen. I had never used an introduction agency before and I was apprehensive and maybe a little cynical about doing so. I was looking for a caring personal service and that is exactly what I got…
Robert and Vanessa update. Dear Karen and all at Sara Eden Robert and I have just celebrated our birthdays with a fabulous joint party at the Ivy last Saturday. This, together with recommending my good friend Sophie to your agency prompted me to give you an update on our life together. This year we celebrate…
Hi Beth I want to thank you for walking me through the process at Sara Eden and sending along profiles you deemed interesting. I feel I’ve always made terrible choices in men so it was nice knowing you were doing the picking. Bill and I are enjoying each other very much and are…
Thank you Trevor and Helen for the lovely wedding photographs. Dear Angela It is a constant surprise and delight to have met Trevor, and yet it felt the most natural thing to agree to marry him. How strange and wonderful life is! Thank you so much for your advice, warmth and kindness. I…
Sara Eden matchmaker Nancy who introduced Marcus to Martha with their beautiful daughters Rose and Grace. Dear Debbie and team, I am just writing to say a big thank you for all your help and support throughout my Sara Eden membership. I met Marcus in January (he selected me via the London office)…
Look what came in on email over the weekend. Thank you Martin and Erica for your lovely photographs and update. Dear Karen, Debbie and all I hope all is well with you? We are fine. Working hard and playing hard too. Just had Xmas in LA with some friends so can’t complain. Life…
Dear Karen I wanted to thank you again for making my dearest wish a reality. Alex is now 14 and Emily is turning 13. I guess we have you to thank for two teenagers in the house. Andrew and I just celebrated our 15th anniversary and I still pinch myself when I see photos of…
Dear All at Sara Eden Thank you for your email regarding your 29th year in business and well done on your success! I know you have our wedding photograph in your office but when we sent it to you just after our wedding in 2009 (having met Claudine through SE in 2000) we didn’t always tell…
Dear Sara Eden We just wanted to let you know how happy we are. On our first date we talked for four hours, we had so much in common. We have now travelled all over the world together, making memories and sharing happy times. Thank you so much for all your help, we both say…