WEDDING PLANNERS

So you are getting married!!! Congrats!!


You have been thinking about hiring a wedding planner/consultant for your wedding. When would you want to take that step?

From the very beginning is the best time!

Engagement picture

The help that you receive from a professional wedding planner is invaluable! They are trained and certified in all aspects of the planning process. Experience, training and certification are all traits that set a professional wedding planner apart from others!
Today's demands often are overwhelming to brides. New careers, still in college, long distance engagements, families who live in another town or state, sometimes country make it very difficult to do the planning of such an important event!

The advice and assistance of an expert in the wedding field leaves them free to enjoy being a bride-to-be!



Unique & Yours Wedding Services - Tablescape

 Most professional planners, including Unique & Yours Wedding Services, offer a variety of programs to fit the needs and budgets of the bride. Did we say budgets? Yes we did! A planner can also help you in setting a realistic budget for your big event.

Services that planners provide varies with each planner, but most offer packages that would include some of the following - full service, day of, reception only, and others.

Full Service Planning - this involves booking sites, vendor recommendations, budget construction, organizing guest lists, rsvp's, gift bags for out of town guests, hotel arrangements, transportation arrangements. just to name a few. Full service planners will assist you in every detail of your event, using your requests and ideas! They ASSIST you in planning YOUR wedding and reception. So many feel that a planner plans the entire wedding and reception without even consulting the client. That is not true.

A professional planner will sit down with the client and discuss every aspect of the events. Taking tedious notes, covering all the wants and dreams. It is after all the clients event, not the planners! When all is said and done, the planner takes all those notes, desires and wants, and attempts to fit them within the budget to give their clients THEIR event!

Unique & Yours Wedding Services - flowers

I often hear from prospective clients "But planners cost to much". That simply is not true. While fees of planners may vary from location to location, and from planner to planner, they are money saving fees. Planners spend alot of time and energy searching for vendors, venues, etc. for your big day. They spend hours that you might not have available, which saves you money.

Unique & Yours Wedding Services - Candy and Dessert Buffets

Hiring a Certified Wedding Specialist should be one of your first steps in planning! You can trust their experience, knowledge, education to planning a stress free and memorable event! Treat yourself to the services of a Certified Wedding Specialist!




Unique & Yours Wedding Services - Congrats to one of our couples
Kayla & Tyler - August 12, 2011
Club 1000
Kansas City, Missouri

A Note: Remember that the Wedding Planner at a venue is there for the venue not the planning of your special event!

CEREMONY GUIDELINES

Today's brides are intent on having a wedding that reflects their unique tastes and personalities, however, the one place they may run into opposition is the location of their ceremony. Unless you are having the ceremony in a family backyard or property, the chances are excellent that whatever site you have chosen, you will come face to face with "guidelines" that you must observe.




Beautiful outdoor location for ceremony

 Commercial establishments will offer suggestions for what works best for their experience, but are generally more flexible in their attempts to accommodate your unique requests. Public parks and spaces have general operating rules that you must follow.


Courthouses and other government buildings have hours and policies that must be strictly adhered to, and cannot be changed!
 
But churches also have wedding policies that must be followed. Each church has there own procedures and booking policies. Some book weddings back to back with little time in between, so keep that in mind and ask that question when looking at venues for the ceremony.


Most churches have procedures as listed below, that must be followed:

1. Typically a church will not allow permanently attached furniture to be moved. You may not like the pew arrangement, but you will be expected to work with it.

2. No tacks or nails can be driven into the woodwork nor can anything be used to deface it.

3. Many churches will not allow aisle runners to be secured in any manner to the carpet or flooring.

4. Many churches do not allow real candles -

5. Saucers and/or mats must be placed under all floral arrangements or greenery that rest on the floor.

6. Always check the policy regarding pew markers, as many have specific rules as to what will be allowed!

7. When using the church organ or piano, they may require that only their staff play them.

8. Many churches require that all music, ceremony input and decorations be submitted to the staff in advance and are subject to approval.

9. If you are not a member of the church, you will probably have to attend pre-marital classes.

10. Some churches do not allow outside clergy to preform ceremonies, so ask that question if you are desiring to use someone else.

11. Some churches do not allow pictures to be taken during the ceremony. Please get clarification on this so that you can notify your photographer.

12. ALWAYS ask for a copy of their rules when doing a ceremony site visit. Go over them and ask questions!

13. REMEMBER that it is your responsibility to leave the area as you found it, clean and free of items. Appoint a dressing room attendant for both the bride and groom. They will make sure everything is out of the dressing rooms at the end.

Church Wedding

A professional wedding planner can be of great assistance in this planning stage. They have planned events in many of the area churches and venues! Ask them to help you!!!!
 
Happy Planning!!!!