Happenings’ Full Service Wedding Planning &
Event Direction Package

PRE-EVENT SERVICES

• Initial complimentary consultation
• On-going consultation
• Unlimited Face to Face, as needed
• Unlimited email and phone contact, as needed
• Access to wedding budget assistance computer program during consultations
• Design your unique style, color, theme and priorities for your ceremony and reception
• Provide current wedding trends and ideas for the event design
• Provide etiquette advice
• Develop wedding budget and expense worksheet
• Prepare month-to-month wedding time-lines & budget reports
• Assist with vendor research and selection
• Assistance with booking ceremony site and reception venue & requirements
• Schedule necessary meetings with vendors & wedding party
• Venue site evaluation before meeting with the Bride and Groom & walk thru inspections with the Bride and Groom prior to selection and wedding day
• Site/Venue selection assistance, if desired, for Ceremony and Reception
• Scheduling and accompaniment to vendor appointments (up to 2 different vendors per category) including 1) Cakes, 2) Caterers, 3) Entertainment: Live Band & DJ, 4) Event Decorators, 5) Florists, 6) Misc: Jewelry, Tooth Whitening, and other aesthetics, 7) Officiants & Pre-Marital Counseling, 8) Photographers & Videographers, 9) Rentals: Décor & Accessories, Linens, Tableware, Tents, etc., 10) Salon & Spa / Make-Up Artists, 11) Transportation, 12) Hotels & Venues: Ceremony & Reception
• Help with menu selection
• Assistance with final selection of vendors and service providers from our portfolio of professionals
• Advisement of Etiquette, Tradition and Formalities
• Assistance of the selection of Carlson Craft’s  invitations, wedding accessories, bridal party gifts and ordering of products (e.g. table favors, bubbles/birdseed, place cards, etc)
• Organization of  Reception seating charts
• Assist in arranging accommodations and transportation options for out-of-town guests and wedding party members
• Accompaniment to alteration session and Bride’s final fitting, if desired
• Create a customized planning time-line and monthly task list
• Create a calendar of vendor payments with timely e-mail reminder service
• Create a detailed timeline for the Wedding day and Weekend, if applicable
• Distribute Wedding Day Timelines to Vendors  two weeks prior to the wedding
• Constant communication with vendors and service providers as well as detailed confirmations one month prior to wedding date
• Ensure that venue layouts and all vendor décor providers have met your exact specifications
• **Includes complimentary tracking of Guest RSVPs & Meal Choices**

DAY-BEFORE and DAY-OF EVENT DIRECTION (Total of 10-12 hours)

• Rehearsal attendance and direction  (2 hours)
• Wedding Ceremony (3 hours) Day of Event Direction
• Serve as single-point-of-contact for vendors
• Implements solutions for issues as they arise at the Ceremony on the Wedding Day
• Serves as a buffer between the wedding couple in effort to reduce unpleasantness
• Coordinate and oversees all ceremony details and directs, as needed, the activities at the Wedding Ceremony location
• Supervision of all vendor deliveries, setup & breakdown 
• Access to Happenings’ Professional Wedding Day Emergency Kit
• Distribution and pinning (as needed) of flowers for Wedding Party, Parents, Grandparents and other special attendees
• Supervision of all vendor deliveries, setup & takedown details at the Wedding Ceremony location
• Line-up Bridal Party in order
• Help to ensure that your event proceeds on schedule and according to your plan
• Greet guests, direct Ushers in proper seating arrangements
• Remind Organist/Vocalist(s) times and order of musical selections
• Help the Bride with her dress before she walks down the aisle
• Refer guests to the Reception site, graciously answer questions and give directions to reception when necessary
• Collect all wedding keepsakes from ceremony site and any gifts or cards that have been left for the couple at the ceremony site and take them all to a pre-designated, safe and secure location

• Reception Direction Services (2 or 3 hours)
• Serve as single-point-of-contact for reception vendors
• Implements solutions for issues as they arise at the Reception
• Serves as a buffer between the wedding couple in effort to reduce unpleasantness
• Coordinate and oversees all ceremony details and directs, as needed, the activities at the Reception location
• Supervision of all vendor services at Reception 
• Monitor the duration of the ‘open bar’ and delegate the drink ticket distribution, per the instructions from the Bride and Groom
• Ensure Grand Entrance announcement at reception
• Greets guests and help direct them to their seats at the reception
• Cues Toasts and Special Announcements, as needed
• Help to ensure that your event proceeds on schedule and according to your plan,, as noted in the Bride’s reception timeline.
• Supervise the arrival and execution of reception vendor services such as food, beverages, cake, reception dj/entertainment and the like at the Wedding Reception
• Collect any additional wedding keepsakes from reception site and any gifts or cards that have been left for the couple at the reception site and take them all to a pre-designated, safe and secure location
• If the Bride and Groom pre-address envelopes containing payments that are due to vendors on the wedding day, Consultant will distribute accordingly.

POST EVENT

• Name change assistance, tuxedo rental returns & gown to drycleaner/preservation*
• *Service only available to vendors located within Greater Mankato (not to exceed 30 miles)
• Includes Complete MissNowMrs services

Call today to start Your Celebration!