Love the Reception Space; Hate the Hideous Carpeting?

Okay, you absolutely love your reception space, the grounds are beautiful, the views are gorgeous and the chandelier is exquisite but the carpet is hideous? The carpet does not match your wedding color scheme in addition to a hideous print pattern. At this point changing the reception location isn’t an option, either due to timing or cost. How do you ensure that your guests will focus on the pleasurable aspects of your wedding reception and hardly notice that hideous carpet? Here are three simple suggestions; as your wedding planner I will give a list of distraction options that work well with your budget and show you how to take these suggestions up a notch.

• Utilize uplighting in the reception space.
• Have a candlelight reception.
• Use tall, full centerpieces on the guest tables.

What is your Wedding Style – Dinner Service?

The saying goes, “There’s more than one way to skin a cat”. As a wedding and event planner I can tell you that there’s more than one way to have an elegant wedding. Let’s talk about dinner service. When the term “elegant” is paired with “dinner service” many people think of 4 or 5 diamond service at the most exclusive venues; personalized French Style service and having your dinner plated table side by servers of the highest standard. Can dinner service by any other standard be considered elegant as well? Better yet, what if the bridal couple’s vision is an elegant sit down dinner but the bride desires Continental cuisine and the groom wishes to have Indian cuisine (which may not work well with plating because of the sauciness of the cuisine)? Is there a middle ground? Faced with this dilemma your wedding planner should be able to offer some viable suggestions that meet the needs of both the bride and groom. Here are some options consider. Ask your wedding planner how to get it done! Have your wedding planner ask the caterer to modify an Indian dish so that it isn’t so saucy yet retain its flavor, making the cuisine conducive to plating. Now, you can offer your guests a choice of a pre-plated Continental meal, Indian meal or Vegetarian. WOW! During the cocktail hour, serve Indian Cuisine in an elaborate buffet presentation. Ask your planner how to take this suggestion up a notch or two and for dinner treat your guests to a pre-plated Continental Cuisine sit down dinner. Your wedding planner should also offer other suggestions such as a family style dinner service and if your budget allows, a table side plating service. After all wedding planners are cookie cutter mold breakers offering clients wedding services customized to their personal tastes and needs. Don’t stress…this is why we are here!

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Every Detail Counts…Sardines vs. Wedding Guest!

Have you ever attended a wedding and felt more like a packaged Sardine rather than a wedding guest? Getting to the restroom, bar or dance floor entailed strategic maneuvers aimed at protecting yourself and causing your fellow wedding guests the least amount of stress possible. If you’ve been in this situation you surely wouldn’t want to repeat the same mistakes at your wedding. When planning a wedding reception, the comfort, pleasure and sensory experience of your guests is always top of mind. Here are a couple of things to keep in mind throughout the planning process.

• Choose the “right” size reception space - Guest lose the feeling of intimacy in a space too large and gain an inappropriate level of intimacy in a space too small
• Guest Tables should have at least 6’ space between them
• Guest Seating spacing should be 2-3’, use an adult arms length as a gauge
• Remember that tables come in various shapes and sizes….in spaces where it is difficult to achieve proper spacing with oblong or rectangular tables, try using round tables.
• Below is a standard seats per table guideline to keep in mind when creating your seating chart

6' Rectangular, 6-8 seats/8' Rectangular, 8-10 seats/48" Square, 8 seats/60" Square, 10 seats/60" Round, 8 seats/66" Round, 8-10 seats/72" Round, 10-12 seats

· Additional flare can be added to your reception space by using a variety of tables; try mixing square tables and round tables in the same space To avoid the dreaded Sardines vs. Wedding Guests syndrome contact a wedding planner…we can help!

Wedding Planning Salvation…does it exist?

If you are in the midst of planning a wedding these words must conjure up thousands of scenarios. Some from your experiences and others that come to you in the middle of the night as you sweat through every wedding decision you’ve made and those still to come. Did you know, on average, there are 177 decisions to be made during the wedding planning process? Well, there are. Decisions ranging from the size of your guest list to should your hire a band, DJ or both and what does your budget realistically allow. Wedding planning decisions can become massive and a growing budget can be a reflection of this fact. How does one navigate the wedding planning process? Research, if you have the time and patience or Resources, if you don’t. And at what stage do you employ either Research or Resources or does one employ both simultaneously? One thing is for certain, if you are working with a wedding consultant you’ve employed both and so much more. A personable and knowledgeable wedding planner can help you at any stage of your planning process from right after you say those magical words, “YES, I WILL MARRY YOU” to mid way through the planning process and thankfully at the very end stages of the process. “Day Of Coordination” is one of the most popular services offered to today’s savvy brides, at a cost that will prove to be priceless. With this service anytime from 60 to 14 days out from your wedding date, your planner will step in and ensure that every last detail is taken care of, every vendor confirmed and coordinated, rehearsal run smoothly and the your wedding day is the day of your dreams. So, I would venture to say that wedding planning salvation does exist…..in the form of your wedding planner