Nothing is more critical to any event than the adherance to the time line. In the case of a wedding, it is often the DJ or the florist that will coordinate and/or establish the time line. IF there is an event planner present then it is that person's responsibility to keep things going as planned.
I would strongly recommend that only the most experienced wedding DJ should take on this responsibility. The DJ is the entertainment and that in itself is huge. Unless this individual is a close, personal friend with access to all the details of the event they cannot effectively coordinate the time line for an event.
For example, the DJ may have the crowd going, everyone is out of their chairs and dancing, but it is time for the cake cutting AND the photographer's 4 hours has run out. So the DJ is revelling in his success, the cake cutting is delayed and the photographer packs up and leaves the venue! YIKES! What a disaster! You see what I mean?
So there are many good reasons to have someone there to insure that everything happens as planned. And that is why there are people like me called "event planners". Think about it!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Destination wedding in Cleveland, Ohio
Each bride and groom become my "favorite" with every event. Although weddings can be very cookie cutter, it is the individuals that create the elements making their wedding unique to all the others!
In August '09 I was contacted by Amy from Denver to help with her wedding in Cleveland which was already scheduled for late October in Olmsted Falls. I had experience with the vendors already in place and I was looking forward to working with them again. Amy and her fiance' were both living in Colorado but CLE was home to her so this destination was an easy choice to make. Shaun being the wise man said yes to many of her ideas. Amy was quick to point out that she was 38 and finally getting married. She did not want some of the same things that the younger brides had to have to make their day perfect. I shared with Amy that she was not the oldest first time bride I had worked with and from that moment on a friendship grew between us.
Amy's goal was to focus on autumn colors of gold, chocolate and hues of orange, incorporating lots of lighting in her reception venue. She had so many wonderful ideas for flowers, centerpieces, the wedding cake and guest favors that I simply coordinated the details and made her vision a reality. The greatest challenge I encountered in this event was time available to set up for the reception. The venue had double booked that day giving my team only 30 minutes for set up! A seemingly impossible feat at the time, but it was achieved. The white horse-driven carriage arrived with the newly married couple ~everything and everyone was in place just as the bride had imagined.
Another perfect ending to a beautiful new beginning.
In August '09 I was contacted by Amy from Denver to help with her wedding in Cleveland which was already scheduled for late October in Olmsted Falls. I had experience with the vendors already in place and I was looking forward to working with them again. Amy and her fiance' were both living in Colorado but CLE was home to her so this destination was an easy choice to make. Shaun being the wise man said yes to many of her ideas. Amy was quick to point out that she was 38 and finally getting married. She did not want some of the same things that the younger brides had to have to make their day perfect. I shared with Amy that she was not the oldest first time bride I had worked with and from that moment on a friendship grew between us.
Amy's goal was to focus on autumn colors of gold, chocolate and hues of orange, incorporating lots of lighting in her reception venue. She had so many wonderful ideas for flowers, centerpieces, the wedding cake and guest favors that I simply coordinated the details and made her vision a reality. The greatest challenge I encountered in this event was time available to set up for the reception. The venue had double booked that day giving my team only 30 minutes for set up! A seemingly impossible feat at the time, but it was achieved. The white horse-driven carriage arrived with the newly married couple ~everything and everyone was in place just as the bride had imagined.
Another perfect ending to a beautiful new beginning.
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