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Bridal Consultant
A bridal consultant is a professional whose training, expertise and contacts
will help make your wedding as close to perfect as it can (and should) be – and
let you relax (as much as you can) and let you enjoy your wedding day.
In addition to helping you make your wedding dreams come true within your budget
– and perhaps saving you from costly mistakes – a consultant will save you
time. With today’s hectic lifestyles, many bridal couples and their families do
not have the time for the detailed planning and work a beautiful wedding
requires. A professional consultant working with you can handle the details,
allowing you the freedom to do what you want to do.
The consultant will work with you, handling as much or as little of
your wedding as you want. After all, it is your wedding. But
planning the details can also be a hassle, checking out the many resources for
each vendor, making sure all the details are in place. The consultant is there
to help you and your family – and make the day perfect, while you relax.
ROLES
Advisor –
As an expert, the
consultant know weddings, from the socially correct invitation formats through
the proper planning and organization of the reception.
Coordinator
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Through extensive contracts in the wedding business, the consultant can match
you with the right professionals, from photographer to caterer to turn your
wedding dreams into reality.
Supervisor
– Your consultant will work with the other professionals you have chosen to make
sure everything happens just as you want it.
Mediator
– A bridal
professional, as an independent third party, often can smooth ruffled feathers
and mediate disagreements. Sometimes your consultant may be nothing more than a
“shoulder to cry on” to support your during the hectic days before your wedding.
Financial Planner
– If you’re working with a budget (and who isn’t) your consultant can help you
organize your dream wedding within your budget, by suggesting ways to make your
dollar go the farthest. Your consultant will focus on your budgetary needs and
not the financial needs of the vendor.
A wedding consultant is part of your budget, not an additional expense. In
fact, you often save money because a consultant can offer you less expensive
alternatives without compromising your wedding vision. Above all, the
professional bridal consultant will work with you to produce your dream wedding,
including the consultant’s fee, all
within your budget.
Other
services offered >
Full Bridal
Consultant Fee
Making
all contacts & phone calls on behalf of bride and groom.
Organization of
rehearsal, ceremony, and reception. Working with party planners and event
coordinators at all locations to carry out bride and groom requests. Helping
locate vendors for all supplies and stay within budget including research.
Supervising the details of the day and correcting problems that may arise.
$550
Partial Bridal
Consulting Fee
You can
customize your own services based on needs. Fee for this service is quoted on a
case-by-case basis.
starting at $150
Decorating Fee
(waived if above consultant fee is paid)
Decorating for all events including buying the supplies if needed. Available to
make bows, or put together centerpieces if needed.
Rehearsal - $75 - $100 (buying supplies &
assembly)
Ceremony - $75 - $100 (buying supplies &
assembly)
Reception - $100 - $125 (buying supplies &
assembly)
Tear Down and clean up for Rehearsal
$50 - $100
for Ceremony
$50 - $100
Tear Down
and clean up for Reception $50 - $100
Dance Lessons
Learn a special dance for your reception. Private lessons with me
and my husband. Learn any requested dance or I will create a special
choreographed dance just for you (music needed). We have been dancing for
almost 10 years.
$15 / an hour per person
Rentals
Pugh Hangers
$20
Chocolate Fountain $30 (you purchase supplies)
Old Fashion Popcorn Machine $25 (you purchase supplies)
Champagne Glass Punch Bowl $25 ( you purchase supplies) – two available
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