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Reality isn't always your Dream Wedding...

It's true.....your dream wedding doesn't always come true, after all it's just a dream right?

Unless....your a bride with an unlimited budget, Unfortunatly not many couples have an unlimited budget to spend and reality has to take over when the contracts start coming in. 

Making your wedding just a little more like your dreams can happen as long has you stick to that magic number....that number is your Wedding Guest List! As a wedding planner I hear every excuse in the book why you have to invite 300 people because.....well you just have to. Why, because you are trying not to make anyone upset in your families, at the office and at church. Guess what.....your office and church are not paying for your wedding and more than likely your families may not be able to contribute as much as they would like to. 

Grab your paper and pencil......got it? Now grab that guest list you have been working on, it might be on your computer or iPad.....print it off, I'll wait.......the first page should be printed by now so let's begin. 

List A                 List B.                                           List C

Family.                   Friends.                                Work, Church...oh and local bar, gym and book club

Moms, Dads,        Friends of Moms and Dads                    The girl you ran next to on the treadmill

Siblings                                                                                          Your favorite bartender

Close Relatives.                                                                        The co-workers next to your cubical

Close friends

List A is all the important people in your life, moms, dads, sisters, brothers along with their spouses and boyfriends or girlfriends as well as their kids (unless you are having Adult Only). Close Aunts, Uncles and their kids, you know the close cousins you grew up with....oh and don't forget their spouses and kids. Close friends, everyone has a few that they need to invite right? Remember their spouses and kids too.

If your from a large family you have the potential of 150 guest just for your list A. A couple years ago I wrote a blog about the guest list if anyone remembers here were the numbers back then if you just cut out 10 guest. One full table can cost so much more these days. See below. You can have your dream wedding as long as you cut that guest list down to where you are comfortable with the per person price point. Below the numbers are low, everyone always just thinks about food per person, but if you add in everything else you could be looking at $85.00 to $160.00 or more per person. 

Hope this has helped just one couple think about having the wedding of their dreams.

Food and Bar $60.00 per person = $600.00
Chair cover & Sash $ 4.00 per person = $ 40.00
Centerpiece $60.00 per table = $ 60.00
Invitations $ 5.00 per invite = $ 50.00
Programs $ 2.00 per person = $ 20.00
Favors $ 4.00 per person = $ 40.00
Cake $ 5.00 per person = $ 50.00

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Loving the Purple Inspiration for Weddings!

It's a new year and with it comes colors for your wedding that seem to stick....Purple is one of them!

Photos from Pinterest

Brides today are still wanting the color Purple in all its beautiful shades. From a very pale purple for their dress to the Candy Buffet that is still going strong for 2013. This collection of photos from Pinterest is gorgeous....enjoy!





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Three Tips for a Hosted Bar for your Wedding Reception!

Hosted Bar from Bleu & Fig

Every couple wants to save money planning their wedding. Even couples with an unlimited budget still search for that one thing where they can absolutely say....."I'm not paying that much".

Let me give you 3 little tips to save on money while budgeting for your wedding day when planning the Bar.

 Three Tips for a Hosted Bar:

Hosting the Bar at your reception is always a big chunk of change. Instead of doing a "Full Hosted Bar",

Think about just offering a few selections such as Beer, Wine and a Signature Drink. Guest will love that you are not making them pay for their beverages at your wedding that you invited them to. 

I get that some couples have a Cash Bar using excuses such as...."we can't afford to buy everyone drinks"

Seriously, if your inviting them, then you should not be making them pay. If you need to cut down on the number of guest then do it! Trust me, as a wedding planner I hear guest talk and when guest are having to buy their own drinks guest blurt out some really harsh words. So budget in for at least a few beverages that guest will not have to pay for and if they want something different then by all means let them pay. 

Have an amount in mind that you do not want to go over during your reception. Have the Captain inform your Wedding Coordinator or someone you have asked to be informed when it is getting close to your limit. You then can decide to do away with beer or wine or tell them to keep it going. 

Here is a strategy that I suggest to my brides:

1: Consider only having Cocktail Hour for 30 to 45 minutes. This is where you will be offering Beer, Wine and your Signature Drink

2: Close the bar during announcements and dinner, guest will carry whatever drink they have into the reception room where also water, coffee or tea can be found on the reception tables.

3: After dinner open the bar back up offering Beer and Wine. 

    If guest want something more they will be more than happy to pay for it. 

 

Leave it to your Bartender to inform guest and have cute little signs on the bar letting them know what is offered.

Hope this helps with making your planning just a little easier!

Nora, PPP

 

Three Tips to a Hosted Bar for Your WeddingNora McCoy Wedding/Event Planner Wedding Officiant http://www.partyplannersplus.vpweb.com http://www.facebook.com/partyplannersplus If you should choose to copy any of my blog feel free as long as you give credit and link back to my website at http://www.partyplannersplus.vpweb.com