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There’s your best friend… and then there’s your wedding planner

Post author By sclarke
Post date June 7, 2017

When you start planning out your wedding, you will probably involve two people aside from your husband-to-be. They will be your best friend and your mother. After all, even though your groom will have an important say over the big things, it is usually women who look after all the details involved in planning such an important event. Men tend to be more… distracted, about flower arrangements, wedding favors and other wedding related topics.

Considering this, you will probably use your mother’s and best friend’s help for a number of decisions you’ll have to make, however, there is one other person who will be extremely important in your wedding planning process. This would be your wedding planner. If you don’t have a planner yet, don’t worry, you are still in time and you will surely be able to get a really good one. One of the most important things you should consider when doing so is that it should be someone you absolutely trust. If there is good chemistry and you are happy and satisfied with the way she helps you around all the preparations leading up to the big day, you will surely find yourself at your party simply enjoying it. This means you won’t even think twice about issues or last minute details, because you’ll know she has got you covered. And this is why your wedding planner will be as important as your mother and best friend.

She will not only be able to help you, she will also be there for the groom and for your mother and best friend and anyone else who is involved in the wedding planning. As such, you should make sure you select her carefully, and if you don’t feel comfortable with your wedding planner, don’t hesitate to talk about it and find a solution.

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Choosing A Wedding Planner for Your Big Day

Post author By sclarke
Post date November 16, 2016

When it comes to your big day, you want it to be your picture perfect dream. You’ve probably had it planned since you were a small child and now you want to see your vision come to reality. When you’re in the planning stages you may be considering hiring a wedding planner. This is a great idea if you want to work with someone who has been there and understands the ins and outs of planning your event. This is especially helpful as they may think of things you totally forgot when it comes to the intimate details of your day. Here are a few questions you want to ask your potential wedding planner before deciding.

Philosophy First

Determine what the planners “type” of planning consists of. You can typically tell what type of planner they are by their website or their brochures and information. If you’re looking for an elegant type of affair, then try to find a planner who portrays that type of wedding. If you’re looking for something more simple, be sure to talk to the designers to find out what they typically lean towards.

Budget Size

While some brides have a budget that is unlimited, others have a very tight budget they want to work on. Keeping that in mind, you need to discuss with your potential wedding planner what their budget size is. This is due to the fact that some planners will only work with a certain minimum budget and will go no lower. Be sure to discuss this in the beginning so there are no surprises.

What Venues Do They Use

Some wedding planners will only work with a specific venue or type of venue. Be sure to talk about this in the beginning as you may want an outdoor wedding but the planner you’re in talks with only works at hotels or banquet style halls.

Be sure to always discuss these questions with your planner before you make a decision. This will help you to avoid any misunderstandings or difficult decisions later on.

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Planning Your Big Day

Post author By sclarke
Post date June 22, 2016

Planning a wedding is no easy task and any bride can attest to this. Even though brides are usually more involved in the decision making of the wedding plans, grooms also feel the toll of the stress involved in wanting to have the very best and making the best decisions.

Although most people walk into the process of planning a wedding with lots of ideas and illusions, it can be hard to come to face with the reality of what it implies. The cost of a dream wedding is something a lot of people don’t have in mind when they start requesting services. The idea of having to choose between one flavor of cake and another might seem like fun, but when decisions need to be made about everything, from invitations to the color of the bows on the chairs, it can turn into a stressful activity rather than a wonderful, enjoyable process.

There are a number of services that can help you with the planning of a wedding, but you also need to be careful about whom you hire and the kind of decision making power you grant them. Either way, whether you get professional help or sort through all the details on your own, you should always keep in mind why you are doing it.

Even with the stress of it, planning a wedding should be enjoyable, something to look forward to because, in the end, you are planning out what should be one of the best days of your life; the day when you will marry the love of your life and start a new journey together. All the plans should be about the celebration of that love and that relationship so don’t let it transform into something negative. Enjoy every step of the way, all the way down to the altar.

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Best Types of Stay-Cation Honeymoons

Post author By sclarke
Post date May 11, 2016

Besides the union of two people who love each other, one of the highlights of getting married, is the vacation you get to take to decompress from the preparation of the wedding. Some people go as a tradition to consummate their marriage. Whatever the reason for the vacation, the final part of the wedding process is the honeymoon. This is the first vacation the couple will take together as husband and wife.

But not everybody can afford a honeymoon. Many couples don’t have the money, or the time to take a honeymoon, especially after paying for the wedding ceremony. But did you know there are awesome stay-cation honeymoons that you can do? A wedding planner can help plan a stay-cation – which is a vacation, but you don’t vacate. You stay in your local area and do something fun or relaxing, or whatever you would normally do on vacation. So a stay-cation honeymoon involves the romance you would have on a destination honeymoon, but just in your local area.

One great stay-cation honeymoon idea is checking into a local Bed and Breakfast. There are quaint lovely B&B’s everywhere. By checking into a B&B you can get lost in the atmosphere and feel like you are in the country. Another stay-cation involves checking into a luxurious hotel suite on the other side of town with room service and everything, again which a wedding planner can coordinate for you. This will help you feel like you are on a true vacation and the further away from your house the better. If you are looking for excitement, plan a day of fun things you and your love have never done in your city, just the two of you.

A stay-cation honeymoon can be whatever you want. It just allows you to spend the first couple of days together alone as a married couple. They can be fun and exciting, but mostly it is about your love and the time together.

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When You Can Save on Your Wedding

Post author By sclarke
Post date March 23, 2016

Everybody who has ever had a wedding, or been in one, knows that the expenses can be astronomical. When planning a wedding, ‘high’ just didn’t seem to quite capture the true costliness of a wedding and all that comes with it. But there are ways and places in the budget where money can be saved. You can still have your dream wedding without the nightmare of a compounding price tag. One of the best ways to cut costs is by hiring an online wedding planner.

The first and most ideal thing you can do to save money when planning a wedding, is to have a small wedding. The more people you have coming, means the bigger the venue, more food and drinks, more invitations, more decorations, and so forth. If you can downsize the whole event, including your wedding party, you may be able to save a lot of money based on sheer size.

Another place you can save money when planning a wedding is with the cake. Some brides spend thousands of dollars for their cake, and that is not including the groom’s cake, but you don’t have to do that. You can get a very nice cake from a grocery store bakery and add the flowers and design yourself. You can get beautifully designed cupcakes for a fraction of the price of a cake.

Remember, when planning a wedding, there are so many tips you can follow, and minor things you can do to cut down the cost of your wedding. You don’t have to go in debt behind your dream wedding. Saving a little bit here and there can really add up fast. You may even save enough for a romantic stay-cation honeymoon.

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