Planning Palooza

North Florida's top two wedding planners have teamed up for a fun wedding planning workshop offering tons of advice on hiring vendors, etiquette, your planning timeline, dealing with family stress, and much more!  Have the opportunity to ask the pro's anything... really anything!

Sunday, September 26

Haile Village Meeting Hall

4 o'clock to 6 o'clock

$30 (cash only), includes refreshments

RSVP Call: 352.317.3222

Email: RSVP@adoreevents.biz

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Wedding Day Timeline 101

This is not they type of timeline we put together, but it gets the point across.



Really, once you get to the reception it's more of a schedule of events, something happens first, second and third, ect... but you have to get there.



One thing that can totally throw off your timeline is photography. If you don't plan for enough time to take pictures after or before your ceremony, because taking too much time after your ceremony for photographs, can throw off your whole reception.



Here's how taking an extra 15 minutes for pictures can throw off your reception by 1 hour.



So you are taking pictures at your ceremony location, so your photographer can capture those amazing images (and I am not knocking the photographer, it could be your pastor taking an extra 15 minutes in the ceremony, or starting your ceremony 15 minutes late...)



Now you are 15 minutes late to your cocktail hour, so your cocktail party is late getting your guests into the main ballroom, which will add another 10 minutes to your late'ness factor (LF), then the DJ isn't ready for your introductions because he just started a song that won't fade it out or your band then took their first brake and there is no way to do your announcements, 10 minutes to LF, we are now 35 minutes behind, and then the banquet staff gets salads served, and the meals are taking longer because they had to remake some of them so the meat wouldn't be dry or the fish wouldn't be over cooked. Now we are 45 minutes late, and the bride and groom want to mingle with their guests and that takes longer, so we need another 15 minutes you are now an hour behind.



Your wedding planner can help make up this time, or make sure that those first 15 minutes don't happen in the first place.







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Importance of a Timeline

 A wedding timeline is needed for many reasons on the day of your wedding. Your wedding planner will help you put together a timeline and it's so important for more vendors than just when photography takes place, or when you toast, or when you dance.



This week I want to discuss some reasons why you need a timeline. And why it's helpful for all of your vendors to be considerate of what the timeline says, if it's do'able. And if it's a well put together timeline, and things are going well, there is no reason why it shoudn't work.



Tomorrow we'll talk about the small things that a can mess up a well put together timeline.



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Butterfly Escort Cards

I know I posted this last week, but I am just in love with it!!



For a place card station, use these Butterflies, hand Calligraphy'ed (what's the proper term for that?) by Sarah Hanna.



Soooo pretty!!

Plan B

There has been so much talk around the interweb about Jason and Molly's TV wedding, and how the rain really affected their day.



There should have been a Plan B - a rain plan.



Really.



How do you plan for a Plan B... well first there needs to be a drop dead time to implement the Plan B... so let's say, by noon. So by noon you'll need to decide inside or outside. Even if the weather looks iffy... go for the Plan B. You never know.



And have a Plan B... know that you'll need to have your reception under a tent, or in the banquet hall, or in the house... where ever it is.. go over with your Wedding Planner, the in's and out's of what you thinking. You don't want to be surprised or disappointed.



And plus, it makes for some pretty amazing pictures!



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How to Choose a Date!

Everyone is busy, everyone has a crazy life, a crazy calendar, so as if picking your wedding date isn't hard enough -- you have events to schedule around.



Football Schedules

Art Festivals

Large Conferences

Family Events

And More....



Some things to consider, especially when planning a wedding in Gainesville in the fall is Football Season. There are very few away games and bye weeks. But there are also Graduations and Art Festivals.



All of those events will affect hotel rooms and banquet halls.



BUT, it can also affect the availability and price of hotel rooms. All of these things need to be considered when planning your wedding or party.





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