As a bride, you’re constantly looking and researching ideas for your wedding. As a vendor, we love the research! It helps us understand what you want.
Wires can get crossed and time is wasted when small details are constantly added, deleted, or changed. Example:
Email 1: I want to change the table cloth from sage to chocolate.
Phone call 1: I changed the table cloth, but I don’t like it anymore. I don’t know what color they need to be yet.
Email 2: I want sparklers for my grand exit.
Email 3: Can we change the soup to the tomato? Oh and the table cloths need to go back to sage instead of chocolate.
Etc…
Notice that the new tablecloth color was never mentioned. The last update on that was “I’ll keep you updated.” Keep the appropriate vendors in the loop. When you send out tiny updates, you forget what you sent to who.
Once the initial deposit and contract are submitted, your date is locked in. We’re not going anywhere! You can make changes until the set time mentioned in the contract (usually 2-3 weeks before your wedding). Granted, if you tell your florist that you want a whole new design a month before your wedding, there may be a re-design fee. Always clarify with your vendors!
This suggestion applies to any of your vendors. If you’ve been thinking about the menu, and you send them changes with one or two details at a time, it can get confusing. Set up a meeting or e-mail them with a complete list. Example:
Hi Caterer!
I was looking over the menu with Fiance and here’s what we’ve decided. We both like the XYZ soup, but we’d like it served in coffee cups. The carving station is a great idea, but can we do beef brisket instead? We want a coffee station instead of a punch table because the venue is handling the bar/drinks.
See you soon,
Bride and Groom
The second e-mail is more informative, prompting the caterer to make the changes and send over a revised menu. If you have the little updates and ask for an updated invoice each time, it takes up a lot of time and there are a lot of different versions of your menu/invoice floating around in cyber space.
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source: Deborah Haussermann
source: Deborah Haussermann
source: Deborah Haussermann
source: Deborah Haussermann
source: Deborah Haussermann
source: Deborah Haussermann
source: Southern Event Planners
