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im nearly 16 and i really feel passionate for weddings, and i love to plan and arrange things, i know people probably think your still young you dont know what you want to do with your life yet, but i know this is what i want to do, but i dont know how to get there. i have read up on things online and their are like home study packages to become a wedding planner but i was wondering if any body knows about any courses you can go on at colleges or anything? thank you x

There is no standard qualification for becoming a wedding planner, although qualifications in a related area like event organising or hospitality management may be an advantage. For this reason there are no specific courses available within colleges in the UK, although there are short courses offered by several private training companies. The Governement site below will give you lots more information on how to progress to making wedding planning your career. Good luck!

What would you say is a unique wedding planning story?
As coming from the planner?

I have been asked to do an assignment on this and I can’t think of what they might want.
Thanks!

I planned an entire wedding for a couple without ever meeting them. I talked on the phone with them regularly, sent pictures back and forth, emailed incessantly, but pulled it together. I didn’t meet the couple until 3 days prior to the ceremony.

It was fun, it was like meeting old friends. I had worked with them for so long that it was really fun to have them see everything pulled together.

We are planning September 22 , 2007–which only gives me about 5 months to plan. Outdoor wedding in the Lake Tahoe area. Budget of about 12-15K, but we would like to keep it less, so more can go toward our honeymoon.

Get going and get organized! If you can attend any bridal shows in the area for ideas and vendors/venues, do so. You might want to print off a "to-do" checklist off of a bridal website, or rip one out of a bridal magazine. Planning weddings on your own is much easier nowadays thanks to magazines and the internet. However, I said "easier" and not easy.

Make sure you lock down your ceremony and reception venues STAT, as well as your caterers and officiants. You may have a tough time if any of your choices are popular, as it is so close to the date. So have back ups for each choice. You will also need to order your dress NOW, as some dresses take months to arrive, let alone fitted.

Get a budget worksheet (or make a spreadsheet on your computer), and make sure you keep all of your wedding ideas in one place. Many brides buy a notebook with "pockets" for pictures and contracts.

Do as much as you can as soon as you can, so you are only left finalizing and confirming details as the wedding nears. You don’t want to be running around 1 week before your wedding.

Most of all, don’t forget to have fun! It’s your wedding!

4.My partner and I have been asked to a wedding next month, with the dress code ‘Elegant Garden Wedding.’ While we like the sound of it, we both have to get something new to wear, and I’m wondering if there are any hard and fast rules with what to do?
Thanks Guys!

I’m a little confused, are you a guest at the wedding or the bride?
As a guest, is the wedding during the day or at night? this will be a determining factor in colors. Lighter colors for day wedding and darker for night weddings. A nice tea length dress or floor length would be appropriate for both. The invitation does not say formal so black-tie is probably not necessary. It would probably be appropriate for your partner to wear and suit and tie, once again the colors depending on the time of the wedding.

I am a part of a 3 person team. We are all Black females ranging from 25-35 years old. We are trying to start a company called "The Wedding Chapel". We have incorporated as an LLC.

Here’s our concept:
"The Wedding Chapel" will be a place where a couple can have an elegant wedding without breaking the bank. We will offer the complete wedding. Meaning that everything needed to get married will be provided by "The Wedding Chapel" all the couple has to do is find their outfits and show up. Somewhat like a chapel in Vegas, but with much more class.

There are so many different people involved in making a wedding happen. i.e. photographer, cake decorator, wedding planner, caterer, limousine company, florist and so on. If one of those people does not do as they should the wedding could be a disaster. In addition to that there is a tremendous amount of planning and coordinating involved. At "The Wedding Chapel" everything is controlled by us. There is no ball to drop.

Many times prices are so inflated that the couple who is so excited about their big day, has to scale back. There is no good reason for the drastically inflated prices. So we are providing and answer to that.

Our Motto is: "Your wedding doesn’t have to be limited by what’s in your wallet."

Our Mission Statement is:
To completely provide an elegant wedding ceremony and wedding reception experience at an affordable price.

Our Goal is to relieve the pressures of wedding planning and to provide and answer to financial limitations.

The Challenge is:
To always go above and beyond the customers expectations. To always give quality service regardless of the client or compensation.

Small Business Association.. and try federal grants – since you are minorities.. your odds of getting a grant or loan is higher.. especially since you have a solid business plan

Hi im having a enchanted forest wedding theme my colors at pink and purple this is a color board of the colors im talking about

https://www.glamourousgowns.co.uk/purple…

my flower girls "fairy girls" are gonna wear this one in pink and one in purple

http://www.fotosearch.com/bigcomp.asp?path=UNY/UNY764/u12828187.jpg

my three choices of wedding gowns

http://z.about.com/d/honeymoons/1/0/D/w/cinderella.jpg

http://www.romance-fire.com/pictures/Cheri%20Gown%20Mon%20Wedding%2003.jpg

http://www.romance-fire.com/pictures/Cheri%20Gown%20Mon%20Wedding%2002.jpg

i know i want to use candle lit and fairy lights but i just dont know how to decorate it all and pull it together links and ideas would be great and the best will receive all stars
what the fuck bad time to get married!??

I’m a bridal consultant, and I love your idea of an enchanted forest theme. As far as your dress goes, I’m torn between the first and the third dresses, I’d really have to see them on you to know for sure. I think the 3rd dress fits your theme a little better though–but I’d just really have to see the dress on you. Remember, these models in the photos are just that, MODELS. Those girls in the pictures are a size 0-2, and about 5’10" to 6′ tall. If you fit that description, then you don’t have much to worry about–but few girls do. Just please try on a dress in a store before buying it, and PLEASE don’t order your dress from a website on the internet! I have more brides coming into my store after buying a dress online that just isn’t what they thought it would be, or just doesn’t even show up. This is too important to buy online, get your dress from a reputable bridal store.

I would get as many faux Christmas trees as you can get your hands on, those would be great to use as a "forest." You can also intersperse other types of silk trees as well, to make it even more of a forest feel. If money’s an issue, ask friends and family if you can borrow their trees–put names on the trunks with masking tape. Maybe use dark green or brown fabric around the bases to hide the stands. You can even find twinkle lights in the pinks and purples…so look around, but obviously Christmas time is the best time. You can also drape your reception room with fabric, and use decorative lighting (uplights) to help create a mood as well. As far as decor goes, it really depends on how much money you have to spend, because I can see this idea really being extravagant, but costing a bundle to pull it off. But I think you can also do it on a more modest budget as well.

I did a google image search of "enchanted forest" and some really good pictures popped up. I’m sure if you do a few web searches, you’ll get some great ideas. I saw lots of wildflowers, so I’d incorporate those into your floral scheme as well. I also saw lots of mushrooms–but not so sure how you’d make those look wedding-ish.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=enchanted+forest&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2

Here’s another site I found–with some good ideas as well.

http://www.partypop.com/Forums/Weddings/m23679.htm

I would also suggest looking at hiring a wedding coordinator. They know vendors who can help you pull this off, and many times can help you save money in ways you’d never think of. They also have bargaining power–if you have your heart set on a particular vendor but they’re slightly out of your budget, a coordinator can negotiate a better rate than you can on your own. You’re only going to get married once, but that coordinator will be planning another wedding next week, and vendors know that.

Good luck and best wishes with your planning!

we plan to have a may,outdoor wedding at a park and need ideas, such as….
- decorations
- ideas
- wedding favors
- songs
- and a list of things i may have left out
we do not know anything about weddings due to the fact we have never been married. and would like some help with ideas for planning and as much help as possible,

and we don’t need website referral’s,lol were looking for just ideas out of random people like you
my colors are champagne and black

start by choosing songs that complete and explain you and your hubby to be.
Start with the harder things. Venue, caterers, florist. Then the party favors will come to you once you have picked the colors. Especially when you pick the venue. As far as decorations are you having an elegant wedding or a themed wedding. What are your colors? If elegant what type of flowers. May is a beautiful time for brights and pastel to blend well together. most of all just make it your fun day!

hope this helps

I know I want my wedding to be like ‘elegant garden picnic’ sort of thing. Like…Anne of Green Gables (If you haven’t seen it, watch the links), but also unique and fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hFVsFrYBk0 (this is a long one…what I mean starts at about 3:47)

What I was thinking is, the ceremony would be in a lighthouse around 9am, and then we’d all go up to a nice camping grounds(not dirty, I know a place with a Stone Hall and waterfalls and everything.) The reception would be around noon to four or five. When people first get there, from whatever time it takes them to get from the ceremony to the reception until noon, there will be a table for gifts, snacks, signing the guestbook, and mingling in the Hall. At noon is a picnic, personalized picnic blankets set out with a picnic basket on each that people can fill with what they want out of a buffet table(of course there would be nice chairs, like the ones in the second video, available for those who have problems sitting on the ground)…kind of like at sit-down dinner weddings there’s assigned seating at tables.
Then from about 1:30 to 4 or 5 there would be camp/picnic games (a lot like the ones in the video), light music, or for whoever wanted to there would be a guided hike up to the waterfall. Then at 4 or 5 the latest 6(as an ending "ok that’s it" entertainment, there would be a few professional storytellers there), most of the people would go home and just immediate family & the wedding party would stay behind for dinner. Dinner would be in the Hall, family table style, and would be set up like a memory sharing/video montage time. After all that’s said and done, whoever doesn’t like the idea or has other things to do could go home, but whoever wanted to would stay there and camp with us. Early the next morning we’d leave by hot air balloon.

So, what do you think of this wedding plan? What would you do if you attended a wedding like this? (also, please skip the "oh that’s going to cost ssoo much money, I hope you’re rich." stuff. I’m no Donald Trump, but (sorry, not to be rude) I don’t really have to want for anything)…so just answer the first two.

Thanks. (=

I think that having your ceremony at 9am is going to be a nightmare. A lot of people will resent having to get up that early and you will probably have a lot of people running late. In addition, you will have to get up at the crack of dawn to make sure that everything can be done. I also think that people are not going to dress appropriately and you are going to have ladies in heels and men in suits/sport coats (even if you write it on your invite). I also think that you should do everyone on the ground or chairs and tables for everyone. I understand about older guests but if I was at a wedding and had to sit in a dress on the ground I wouldn’t be too thrilled.

Think of any type of services, any type of events, or products that would make planning your wedding as effortless as possible.

Also whatever you think of doesn’t already have to exist, just let me know what ever comes to your mind first.

thank

hire a wedding planner

First of all you need to find out what they want as far as colors, themes, etc
Then find ideas at www.theknot.com
There are so many websites out there that can help! If you have a particular idea in mind you can google that, or search in ebay and look at things there. This really helped us to decide on a theme and how to put together the wedding.
www.frugalbride.com has tons of advice as well.
www.wedalert.com
www.bridepower.com
www.onewed.com