Friday, August 20, 2010

Ceremony Music

Choosing the right music for your wedding is a snap with these guidelines:
~Prelude: These are the songs that will be played as guests are arriving to the ceremony and just prior to the start of the processional. Typically these would be instrumental and soft.
~Processional: This is for the start of the bridal party. You will want one song for your bridesmaids and another song just for the "belle of the ball". I am seeing new trends for processional music which ranges from Dave Matthews all the way to rock opera style.
~Interlude: This music is played for any type of sand ceremony/unity candle during the ceremony.
~Recessional: Here's a chance for the bride and groom to really have fun & set the tone for the reception. Some popular choices are : Let's get the party started, Another one bites the dust or any other fun, upbeat song to get the guests ready for the party!
~Postlude: This is the song played as guests are leaving the service and making their way to the reception!

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Kids and Weddings!

Of course we all love to see adorable, well behaved children in a wedding party.........what's cuter than that? If you're thinking about having little ones be a part of your big day, remember the trick is SUPERVISION!
~Flowergirls: Typically between 3 - 7 years old. A great flower girl choice is someone who is comfortable around crowds and follows direction really well.
~Ringbearers: Usually boys, but now girls are stepping in to this role also. Great walking partner for the flower girl. His job is to carry the faux rings.
~Reception: A great idea that I encourage all my clients to do, if they have a large number of children, is a "kid friendly" area. You can cover kids table in butcher paper and have crayons handy to keep them entertained. I always have a childrens buffet table filled with items that anyone would love, but especially kids........like mini cheeseburgers, fresh fish sticks, parchment cones filled with french fries and my famous mac n cheese. Children are much happier when they have a full stomach. If you're having smaller children, have your planner check into childcare for the event. Make sure they are from a reputable company and have plenty of references.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Keeping your Planner Happy

Having an event planner for your wedding is extremely helpful in keeping things running smoothly throughout the entire wedding planning process. Event planners have experience in pulling events together and therefore are more apt to helping you bring together everything you're envisioning. Planners are not superhuman though, and do need a little bit of help from you. Here are a few ways to help keep them happy:

~Always communicate, let her know your opinion, good or bad, so that things can get done efficiently

~Maintain time lines, time lines are important so no one's time is wasted, and so that pieces needing to be ordered are given plenty of time to arrive.

~Try to be consistent, decisions are important, and everyone is entitled to change their mind, but do your best to keep it minimal

~Be on time with money, keeping the deadlines for payments and deposits is extremely important in maintaining vendor bookings for the event

~Show her respect, she is doing her best to make everything just the way you want it, so if somethings isn't correct, tell her in an understanding, not attacking way