Wedding planners are for everyone! Some people think that hiring a wedding co-ordinator is an unnecessary expense. But realistically hiring a professional wedding co-ordinator will save you time and money.
Did you know that most brides in the UK spend 250 hours on average planning their wedding? No wonder it’s a known fact that planning a wedding can be one of the most stressful as well as enjoyable times in our lives!!
This is where Occasions can step in and help you to save time. We are experienced wedding planners and can co-ordinate your wedding for you, ensuring you fully enjoy the event without having all the stress and concerns that go with organising an important occasion. Your dedicated wedding organiser can also help to take the pressure off your family and friends, both beforehand and on the big day.
You are in control at all times – we will do as much or as little as you wish. If you want to do most of the planning and organising yourself, we are happy to take a back seat and simply give you advice and guidance whenever you need it. Or if you do not have the time or the inclination, your wedding organiser can organise all the key elements of your big day.
But even if you have the time, have you ever organised a wedding before? With so much choice now available, it may be difficult to know where to start planning what will be the single most important and expensive day of your life. Unfortunately you can’t have a practice run! Planning a wedding is a challenge for the uninitiated. It takes top-notch organizational skills, business flair, and strong negotiation techniques. So why not hire the services of an experienced Wedding Planner?
Occasions can also save you money. Turn “wedding” into an adjective, and you can be sure to pay more for everything, from flowers, to photography, to catering, to transport. Our contacts and knowledge of the hospitality & wedding industry enable us to negotiate discounted prices on your behalf. It is hard to put a price limit on capturing a dream; but we will help you to create the wedding of your dreams at a price you can afford.
We firmly believe that such a special occasion deserves our full attention and personal service. We realise each wedding is unique so we aim to offer a completely tailor made package.
Our wedding planners aim to take the stress out of your wedding and let you relax knowing that someone else is worrying about the detail and the trimmings.
Your wedding day will be one of the most memorable days in your life and Occasions wants you to remember it for all the right reasons!
Office: 02476 392734
Mobile: 07969 585034
Fax: 02476 392734
91 Green Lane, Nuneaton,
Warwickshire, CV10 9EQ
For couples looking to use the full support and experience of a wedding planner, these are the elements that we would source and manage on your behalf. At the initial consultation, through regular meetings with you and at each stage of planning, we will discuss your individual requirements, ensuring that you are in full control and the wedding is designed reflecting your style and wishes.
Venue search and co-ordination: Using our extensive and up-to-date knowledge and experience of Wedding venues we have discovered, we can find and manage the right location for you.
Wedding supplier management: We manage and co-ordinate suppliers, ordering samples, arranging appointments, handling paperwork, confirming all timings, details and deliveries. This includes, but is not limited to: Florists, entertainers, transport-providers, cake designers, caterers and photographers.
Creative styling: Whatever your fancy, from a simple colour scheme to enchanted forest, let our sourcing skills and imaginations help you realise your vision. From the initial invite to the finest detail on the dining tables, we can make it happen.
Advice: We are constantly updating and vetting our “little black book” of tried and tested experts in everything from speech writing to dress designers.
Attendance on the day: We will be there, discreetly in the background, making sure that everything runs smoothly. Typically, there will be two wedding planners on hand, from the initial set up until your departure to ensure absolute attention to detail.
How do we charge for this service?
Our fee for design and management of a wedding day is calculated and quoted following our consultation with you. It is based on a percentage of the agreed wedding budget or our minimum fee of £1,500. We have no exclusive contracts with suppliers: any commissions or discounts offered are passed onto you. This allows us complete freedom of choice to reflect your style and wishes and is not driven by a desire on our behalf to gain extra revenue. It is our experience and ambition to deliver your ideal wedding within a budget that you are comfortable with and we shall be open and honest with you in our communication to ensure this happens
Optional extras
Invite & RSVP Management: This service is for those who find themselves too short of time to manage the invitation process for their wedding or just simply don’t want to do it! This includes:
• Suggesting wording and etiquette advice
• Preparing and managing the printing of invite attachments such as accommodation recommendations, maps and directions
• Managing a calligraphy service if needed. Cost of calligrapher additional
• Compiling a database from addresses supplied by you in electronic format
• Preparing, collating and mailing one set of invites excluding the cost of postage
• Logging guest responses, advising you of non-responders for chasing, ensuring special requirements are noted and fulfilled such as diets, children’s requirements, illness
• Acting as the primary contact for any guests with queries
• Handing all information over to you for preparation of seating plans and notifying caterers and suppliers (if we aren’t providing this service for you)
Cost:
£300 based on a wedding with a maximum of 120 guests
Additional guests will be charged at £8 each.
Additional options:
Telephone chase up of non-responding guests: £25 per hour.
Accommodation Management: For those couples with a large proportion of travelling guests, we offer the following service:
• Researching and locating suitable hotel options
• Negotiating and setting up bookings within relevant properties for your guests
• Acting as a point of contact for your guests to make bookings
• Supplying all relevant information to the hotel such as a rooming list with special requirements
Cost:
£250 based on between 20 and 40 bedrooms needed.
Management of additional rooms will be charged at £10 each.
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