01/03/2013
Eco- Wedding Planning
Best for: The Environmentally Friendly bride who wants to have a beautiful wedding but make the least impact on the environment doing so. This is your chance to make a statement to your friends and family about how you feel without polluting the environment. Weddings can give you wonderful memories to cherish for a lifetime. We can give you tips on an organic menu for your reception, provide you eco-friendly vendors that will help you to recycle and even donate your flowers and extra food after the wedding, and even help you to make an impact by using natural fabrics in your wedding gown and lowering the emissions used at your wedding. What better way to do your part for the environment than on one of the biggest days of your life.
What’s included: (15% of wedding costs at a $4,500 minimum)
A premium full-service package provides it all. Before the wedding we will provide . . .
-Unlimited meetings, phone calls, and emails to plan and evaluate all wedding details
-Assistance with green event design, theme and décor concept development.
-Customized budget according to your spending goals
-Tracking of deposits, payments due and final balances
-Décor personalized to the couple including eco-friendly invitations, floral design, stationary, favors, table design, etc.
-Planning and scheduling of and eco-honeymoon and any needed transportation and hotels
-Suggested bridal wear according to eco-vendors in the area, your personal style, figure and theme of the wedding
-Scheduling and attendance to all dress fittings
-Recommendations on all eco-vendors, as well as scheduling and attending all vendor appointments
-Contracting of all negotiations to optimize pricing and lower your carbon footprint
-Reviewing of all vendor contracts and monitoring of all vendor obligations
-Coordination of stuffing, stamping, addressing and mailing of wedding invitations
-Ongoing phone calls, emails and meetings with vendors necessary to plan all details
-Advice on wedding traditions, etiquette, protocol and green wedding details
-Management of the guest list
-Assistance with all eco-friendly wedding stationary and wedding announcements needed including Save the Dates, Invitations, RSVPs, Place Cards, Menus, Programs, etc.
-Assistance in finding eco-friendly wedding favors
-Scheduling of all hair and makeup appointments
-Organization of transportation needs and hotel accommodations for wedding party and any guests
-Scheduling of all wedding day transportation (such as a horse and buggy, etc.)
-Scheduling of hair and makeup for wedding day
-Scheduling and attendance to bridal portrait, including arrangement of gown and bouquet delivery
-Development of floor plan and seating chart for wedding day
-Planning of ceremony and reception schedules, pew seating, processional and recessional
-Distribution of detailed wedding itineraries to all wedding vendors
-Pickup of all personal items for wedding day and delivery to ceremony and reception venue
-Planning and ex*****on of rehearsal dinner and wedding rehearsal
-Delivery of couple’s luggage to the hotel for the wedding night
-Preparing and decorating the vehicle for couple’s exit
-Decoration of hotel room for wedding night (rose petals, organic wine, soy candles, etc)
On the day of the wedding we will provide . . .
-Pick-up, delivery and discrete placement of recycling bins at venue
-Detailed wedding day schedule and timeline for bridal party and family
-Delivery of wedding gown to the ceremony site
-Detailed wedding day timelines for wedding vendors, venue and banquet staff
-Set up of chairs, arch, aisle runner, candles, programs, etc. at the ceremony site (all eco-friendly)
-Set up and decoration of reception area, including chairs, tables, and linens (all rentals)
-Set up of guest book, place cards, engagement photos, bridal portrait, menus, candles, favors, etc. at reception site
-Supervision of all vendor delivery and set up on day of wedding at ceremony and reception site, as well as any interference needed
-Food trays and beverages for bride and bridal party in the dressing room
-Assist bride and wedding party in dressing room prior to ceremony
-Organization and distribution of all personal wedding flowers
-Behind the scene event management and troubleshooting, including our Wedding Day Emergency Kit
-Coordination and timing of ushers, house party, attendants, bride and groom
-Assistance with photographer order of pictures after the ceremony
-Transport of personal items (and even flower arrangements) from the ceremony to the reception
-Bustling of the wedding gown and arrangement of refreshments upon couple’s arrival to reception
-Coordination of presentation of the bride and groom
-Coordination of entertainment and all announcements of events (first dance, dances with family, champagne toasts, cake cutting, bouquet toss, etc.)
-Monitoring of specially requested photographs and videography during the reception
-Distribution of gratuities to the necessary vendors
-Organization of to-go packet for bride and groom’s exit car (reception food and cake, champagne, etc.)
-Supervision of bride and groom exit and passing out exit favor to guests
After the wedding we will provide . . .
-Pickup and return of all personal items to the family at the end of the evening (gifts, cake topper and top of cake, bride’s bouquet, couple’s toasting glasses, cake serving utensils, etc.)
-Return of all rental items including cake boards, linens, furniture, easels, etc.
-Pick-up, delivery and distribution of all glass, paper and plastic to the nearest recycling center (additional recycling delivery fees may apply)
-Delivery of excess flowers to nursing homes, women’s centers, etc.
-Excess food donation delivery to local charities
-Return or donation of wedding gown to local charity
-Return of groom’s and groomsmen tuxedos to rental location
-Check up on Mr. and Mrs. upon returning from the honeymoon to answer any lingering questions
-And all of the smallest details in between . . .
(If there is anything left out, we will be glad to oblige within reason. Check with your consultant.)