In our previous post we asked some questions of a professional wedding planner. This is the follow up to that interview.
Q. Is there anything you can’t help a wedding couple with?
A. There’s nothing we can’t help with. In our boutique, for example, we even have wedding dresses that brides can either purchase or rent, and we can get our hands on pretty much anything a bride might want to wear. We have invitations and any other paper products that might be needed. We have arches and all types of decorations as well. We don’t have bridesmaids dresses or tuxedos, but we can put them on order for the wedding party.
Q. Can you handle two weddings on the same day?
A. Our boutique has enough people where, if there’s no wedding that’s going to be larger than normal, we can actually handle 3 weddings at once. We have people who have been trained to help out if we need extra hands and we trust every one of them. We’re lucky that we don’t have to make the food or drive the limos; all we have to do is supervise everything that goes on most of the time.
Q. Do you have favorites you like to work with in all areas?
A. We have multiple favorites, which works out well because there are so many weddings as certain times of the year that it’s hard to guarantee that you’d be able to work with specific people every week. We have a list of photographers, florists, reception halls, caterers… you name it we have them listed. We have a ratings system as well that helps us make sure we get the right person to an event. For instance, some photographers have teams of people that will help them cover a large wedding, so we would contact them as opposed to an individual photographer. Some caterers make everything in their homes, which works fine for many weddings, but a large wedding would need caterers that can put out a lot of food. Every once in awhile we get special food requests, so we also have a few gourmet and exotic food caterers on the list as well.
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