All Things Wedding Decorator
A wedding decorator is the person in charge of making everything pretty on your wedding day. Their work typically begins a few months prior to the wedding when they begin working closely with you to develop your design vision, plan how to implement that vision, and create mock-ups of potential designs. Follow this guide to feel confident you have selected a wedding decorator that will create the wedding of your dreams!
This guide is divided into 3 sections:
Things to know and consider prior to booking a wedding decorator
Questions to ask a wedding decorator prior to booking
Ways to maximize your decorator’s services
Preparing and Planning Your Wedding Ceremony
Your wedding ceremony is the start to your married life. This is what guests are here to celebrate! Follow this guide to make sure your ceremony is the perfect beginning to your wedding celebration and life as a married couple!
This guide is divided into 3 sections:
Writing your wedding ceremony
Walking order for the ceremony
A series of Pro-tips on things to consider when planning your ceremony
All Things Wedding Officiant
A wedding ceremony is, in many ways, the single most important piece to a wedding. This is what brings all of your friends and family together to celebrate! When you become engaged you are agreeing to make a commitment through a marriage ceremony. Agreeing to make this ceremonial commitment is the catalyst that inspires all of the additional pretty, fun, and functional aspects to your wedding day. It is important to find an officiant that will preform a ceremony that aligns with your vision, values, and beliefs. Since the officiant will lead your wedding ceremony, and is typically in charge of writing the ceremony, this person will play a pivotal role in getting your marriage started on the right foot. Follow this guide to feel confident in the person you select to officiate your wedding!
This guide is divided into 3 sections:
Things to know and consider prior to booking a wedding officiant
Questions to ask an officiant prior to booking
Ways to maximize your officiant’s services
All Things Wedding Band
Music will set the mood throughout your wedding and have a huge impact on how you remember your day. When you book a Wedding Band, you are hiring more than just music, you are hiring a presence and personality! Your Wedding Band has the ability to make or break your wedding through their energy level, performance style, and song selection. Follow the guide below to ask the right questions, adequately prepare the band prior to your wedding, and feel overall confident in your Wedding Band selection.
This article is divided into 3 sections:
Things to consider about Wedding Bands prior to booking
Questions to ask a Wedding Band prior to booking
Maximizing your Wedding Band’s services
All Things Wedding Caterer
There is nothing like a good meal to bring friends and family together! Wedding guests come from far and wide to rejoice in your marriage. They spend a long day focusing on you, so make sure you take care of them! Follow this guide to feel confident in the wedding caterer you select.
This guide is divided into 3 sections:
Things to consider when researching caterers
Questions to ask prior to booking a caterer
Maximizing catering services
All Things Wedding Venue
After you say “YES!” to your fiance, saying “YES!” to your wedding venue is the next big wedding-related commitment you will make (unless you intend to hire a wedding planner) . Locking in a venue will solidify your wedding date & location, provide you with insight into what other vendors you will need, and allow you to manage how the rest of your wedding budget is allocated. These key factors will guide you throughout the rest of your wedding planning. Feel confident with the venue you choose by following this guide!
This article is divided into 3 sections:
What you need to know and consider before beginning your venue search
Questions to ask a wedding venue prior to booking
Maximizing the value of your venue
Wedding Design Building Guide
Wedding design is a world of endless possibilities. The best part, there are no right or wrong answers! There are, however, some steps to getting started on your wedding design and guidelines to refer to throughout the planning process that will make developing and implementing your design simpler and fun. Follow the guide below for a smooth wedding design building process.
This blog is divided into 11 sections:
Where to start with wedding design
How to select a color scheme
What comes first, the venue or the design?
Furniture and design consistency
Where to find decor
How to select decor
Utilizing lighting to accentuate your design
Utilizing florals to accentuate your design
You, your fiance, your bridal party, the guests & your design
How to budget for wedding design
Tying it altogether
All Things Wedding Photographer
You spend months planning and preparing for your big day, and then just like that it comes and goes. The pictures (and potentially video) are the only concrete things you will have left to remember all of the special little moments that sped by. When it comes to booking a photographer there are so many things to consider in order to feel confident in your selection. Follow this guide to have a positive experience from start to finish with your wedding photographer!
This article is divided into 4 sections:
Things to consider about wedding photographers
Questions to ask a photographer prior to booking
What to do after booking to maximize the photographers services
An example photo shot list
Wedding Planning Tips
Wedding planning has so many moving pieces. Feel confident and worry free by following this list of tips and tricks!
Questions to Ask A Wedding Planner Prior to Booking
Weddings vary so much from event to event. A wedding should be a expression of each couples uniqueness. When selecting a wedding planner is it important to find a professional who can take your vision to heart and provide guidance that will ultimately result in a day that reflects your vision, love, and personality!
In order to accurately gauge if a professional has the ability to accomplish this, there are several questions that can be asked prior to booking to properly vet the professional you are interested in. Below is a list of quality questions to inquire about before signing a contract with your wedding planner.
All Things Bridal Party
Aren’t best friends great? They are there to offer love and support through all of life’s good, bad, and ugly moments. Having friends stand along side you on your wedding day is a beautiful symbol of this friendship. But there are often a lot of questions surrounding the bridal party. Here is some insight into all things bridal party.
This blog is divided into 7 sections:
Deciding what level of support you need from your bridal party
Asking your bridal party to be your bridal party
How to select bridal party wardrobe
Who should pay for what
What to delegate to the bridal party & managing your own expectations
Tips on keeping your bridal party happy
Bridal party gifts
Florists- Everything You Need to Know in One Place
Flowers bring life and color to weddings in a way that is unparalleled. Even if you are taking a minimalist approach, your floral arrangements help make this statement! I have compiled all of the information you need to know, the questions you need to ask before hand, and information on how to proceed after booking your florist.
This blog is divided into 3 sections-
Basic notable things to consider when looking for a florist
Questions to ask your florist
The basics
The details
The logistics
Things to do/consider after booking your florist
Select Your Vendors Like a Pro
Selecting vendors can be a daunting task. There are SO many options out there so how can you be sure you are making a good choice? It is challenging selecting vendors that fit in your budget or are worth stretching the budget for! There are a few specific steps I take when sifting through and vetting vendors before sending them to my clients. Follow these steps and you’ll be picking vendors like a pro!
Day of Packing List
Packing for your wedding is one of those tasks that is so important, but can’t really be done until a day or two before hand. Doing anything this last minute for a wedding can feel chaotic. Rest easy knowing you’ve thought of everything by following this packing list for the day and night of your wedding!