| Getting married is an exciting time for
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| | refer a great photographer or if you know
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| the bride and groom, family and friends.
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| | of a friend who recently got married, ask
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| Then the wedding planning starts. You
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| | her who she used during her wedding. Did
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| now have to find the perfect dress, the
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| | she like them, was the outcome everything
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| perfect place to have the wedding, make
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| | she had hoped for, were they prompt? Ask
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| sure everyone you want to be at your
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| | questions, keep notes, and by all means
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| wedding is there and then put on a happy
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| | choose vendors whose personalities
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| face when the people you DON'T want at
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| | compliment yours. You will be
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| the wedding show up. Not to mention the
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| | bride-zilla, you will be stressed, you
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| worry and stress money brings into the
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| | will need to be made to feel secure, so
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| planning, trust me, there is a reason why
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| | pick people who can handle it.
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| people run off to Vegas. Three years
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| | Once you have your vendors narrowed down,
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| ago, I started conducting workshops for
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| | place them into your contact management
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| brides to help them organize their
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| | system in your computer. I use Outlook
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| wedding, now I'm the one organizing my
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| | so I have my vendors in my Outlook
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| own wedding.
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| | Contacts, I also included pictures inside
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| Organizing a wedding is completely
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| | the contact card. You have no idea how
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| different than planning a wedding. If
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| | handy having a picture of my wedding cake
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| you want someone to plan your wedding, I
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| | was when I met with my florist. Since I
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| highly recommend hiring a wedding planner
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| | chose to use my classification folders, I
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| if nothing else for the Day Of, but if
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| | printed off the hard copy of the vendor
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| you are like most brides you want to do
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| | contact card so I had it with me at all
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| it yourself. Why shouldn't you? If you
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| | times. It will amaze you how often a
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| are organizing your wedding, there are 3
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| | vendor will ask you for the contact
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| different aspects to your wedding that
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| | information on another vendor.
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| you need to be prepared for:
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| | It is also a very good idea to keep all
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| 1. Organizing Your Vendors
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| | of your vendor information in one
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| 2. Organizing the Events
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| | consistent place. Sometimes you won't
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| 3. Organizing the Legalities
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| | talk to a vendor again until 2 weeks
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| Each aspect is equally important, but
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| | prior to the wedding. I booked a
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| they also come at different stages of the
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| | bagpiper back in June and yesterday was
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| wedding planning process. So, let's
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| | the first time I spoke to him in 7
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| start at the very beginning!
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| | months, if I hadn't printed off his
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| Before getting into the nitty gritty,
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| | contact card I don't know that I would
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| let's make sure you have the tools you
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| | have remembered his name to even search
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| need to organize your wedding.
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| | for him in my contacts!
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| 1. Maid of Honor - She will be able to do
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| | If you have decided to organize and plan
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| a lot of the leg work for you. Think of
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| | the wedding yourself, be sure and contact
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| her as your personal assistant, if you
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| | all of your vendors a month prior to the
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| will.
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| | wedding to review arrival times,
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| 2. Wedding Planner Tool - This one is all
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| | logistics, timing of events and any other
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| up to you and your preference. I chose
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| | special considerations they may need to
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| to use a 6-prong Classification folder to
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| | know. Follow up with them a week prior
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| help me organize my wedding plans. My
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| | to the wedding to make sure everything is
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| sections were broken down by; Calendar
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| | set for the day of and be sure and get
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| pages I printed from Outlook, guest list,
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| | the cell phone numbers of those vendors
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| vendor contact information, To Do list,
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| | coming to the wedding. Just in case
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| contracts, and an envelope that I stored
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| | someone is late or you had a last minute
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| all of my swatches and samples.
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| | thought, you will be able to get a hold
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| You can choose any system you feel most
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| | of them without worrying. Which brings
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| comfortable with, just make sure it has a
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| | us to most important thing to remember on
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| place for everything you need. For me
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| | the day of your wedding, bring all of
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| the classification folder helped me
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| | your vendor information with you. No
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| organize the entire wedding process,
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| | matter who needs to call whom, you will
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| including my vendors.
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| | have all of the details.
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| Organizing your vendors is essential in
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| | If you are having a wedding planner for
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| having a successful wedding ceremony and
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| | the Day Of, he or she will be the one
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| reception. Pick the wrong vendors and
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| | contacting all of your vendors,
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| you could end up at a reception with no
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| | coordinating times, and ensuring your
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| food, no photographer, or no reception
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| | wedding is everything you thought it
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| hall. These are all unfortunate
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| | would be!
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| occurrences and they do happen, but how
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| | Bottom line, if you have all of your
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| do you ensure they do not happen to you?
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| | ducks in a row your day should go
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| Referrals. Referrals. Referrals.
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| | perfectly! The only thing you have to
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| Referrals can save your sanity. If you
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| | worry about is if you have lipstick on
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| already know where you are getting your
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| | your teeth!
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| dress, ask the shop owner if she can
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