services- complete package





		COMPLETE COORDINATION OF ANY SIZE EVENT/WEDDING: After the one-hour consultation, if you decide you need help with coordinating your event, I will quote you a price based on what you have told me you want for your wedding. Your guest list effects the price as do your needs... rehearsal dinner, wedding directing, special requests, etc. Services provided with full coordination include: • ongoing consultation and advice • assistance with selection and booking of ceremony and reception sites • ceremony planning • booking personal appointmants (such as for meeting with caterer or getting hair done on day of ceremony) • referrals for accommodations • providing bride and groom with time-sensitive checklists during the planning process • finding, negotiating with, and booking suitable vendors (e.g. minister, photographer, cake baker, caterers [1 for reception/1 for rehearsal dinner], florist, dj for reception, cleaners) • coordinating with vendors throughout the planning process • confirming vendor commitments for the wedding day- 2 weeks before event and day before event, every vendor contracted is called for confirmation. • pre-rehearsal/ceremony meeting to go over specifics with bride and groom • directing the rehearsal and overseeing the rehearsal dinner • wedding day directing (up to 9 hours of ensuring that all vendors have delivered as promised, smoothing out the kinks, and making sure everything is as you want it) • assuring the flowers are delivered and distributed properly before ceremony • ceremony directing • preparing a ceremony itinerary for the bridal party • instructing attendants about their duties • directing the processional and recessional (being there to help you know when to do what) • helping with transition from ceremony to reception • coordinating with bride and groom to make a reception timeline (when to cut cake, throw bouquet, first dance, etc.) • thinking of the hundreds of details ahead of time- like gift collection and getting those in your car, guest book table, cake knife, etc., etc.) • helping with transition to backup location in case of rain or high winds • assistance with and advice about activities (other than wedding related) for your guests • cleanup of the wedding site after the reception is over • working to provide a stress-free day for the bride and groom • being your on-island contact