Wedding Consultants

Comment by Nora McCoy/Party Planners Plus on April 7, 2009 at 7:02am

Hi Everyone...I wanted to get a discussion going so here is the Topic.
How are your Brides cutting back on their weddings to save money in our economic crisis?

Comment by Terry St.Martin on April 10, 2009 at 12:00pm

Being in rental we've have a lot of calls from brides wanting to do the planning themselves - checking out what it would cost to have the wedding at home in the backyard!

Comment by Nora McCoy/Party Planners Plus on April 10, 2009 at 12:35pm

Hi Terry,
Backyard weddings are becoming popular again, along with cutting that guest list down in order to fit your guest into the backyard. Also, parks are a great place as long as there are some shelter houses available in case of rain. I would imagine that the rental business picks up during peak wedding months. What kind of trends are you seeing in your area as far as theme colors and decor?

Comment by Terry St.Martin on April 10, 2009 at 3:57pm

We're not very involved in decor - more with supplying the basic items like tables, chairs, tents, flooring, lighting, linen (we carry a limited variety of colors) - quite often they haven't even defined the theme or color when they call us. They're either doing decor themselves or have hired someone specializing in that. How about you?

Comment by Nora McCoy/Party Planners Plus on April 12, 2009 at 10:02pm

Anymore I think they are going for cheap elegance as I like to call it. If they or I can make it it is a done deal, but in the long run looks wonderful. Color Themes I am seeing right now is Burnt orange & Blues,
Victorian Lilac and Silver, Black, White and Aqua blue, Black White and Red. Nothing to off the wall here.

Comment by Heather Hamilton-Sims on April 23, 2009 at 5:02pm

Several of my brides have scaled down their centerpieces/bouquets, decreased their lighting, cut their guests lists, open bars have been cut to beer and wine only. I have had some want to negotiate my services and try to handle some of the wedding planning and designing themselves.

Comment by Nora McCoy/Party Planners Plus on April 23, 2009 at 5:39pm

I love it when brides or their famlies want to handle some of the coordination themselves, I just wish they would inform the Planner of changes. I have brides that are going with one flower or the bridal party with one that cuts the floral costs way down (not so good for florist) I also have brides choosing the real silks now and they do make a wonderful looking bouquet, some if you do not touch it you would never know.

Comment by Nora McCoy/Party Planners Plus on April 26, 2009 at 2:18pm

Hi Everyone,
Another wedding done!!! If any of you ever get to or have had the Reception at BOMA (Bar of Modern Art) They are wonderful there. The staff was always right there it made my job so easy Highly reccomend!!!

Comment by Events By Monroe on April 27, 2009 at 1:35pm

Hello Everyone. . .
I'm looking for some advice if anyone can help :) I'm working on design concepts for a graduation party I'm planning. They are doing a music/theatre theme which is pretty simple, but I wanted to do a red carpet entrance with stantions. Finding a red runner was easy, but I can't seem to find any decorative stantions, and real ones would definitely not be in their budget as they are a little pricy. Any ideas?? Has anyone bought or rented them from somewhere before?

Comment by Nora McCoy/Party Planners Plus on April 29, 2009 at 9:09pm

Hi Events by Monroe,
Great idea for a Party, try using what I call a tulle holder. I got mine from Saveoncrafts.com they are heavy and have a hook that would work great. They aren't priced bad either and you can always use them for any event. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

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