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Weddings & Anniversaries
MENUGuest ListYou should begin compiling your guest list four to six months prior to the wedding date. It will be helpful to keep list in alphabetical order on file cards or on a computer worksheet indicating whether the guest has been invited to the reception (R) or the ceremony (C) only. Those to whom announcements (A) only are sent should be included.Click here Return to MenuInvitationsYour wedding invitations, announcements and other stationery should be ordered two to three months in advance. Addressing of both inner and outer envelopes is always done by hand. Invitations should be mailed out five to six weeks before the wedding date. Allow for two to three weeks for replies and then check your list, to see who may need a phone call.Click here Return to MenuCaterers, Photographers, Videography & OthersOn the basis of your guest list, give your caterers, whom you should selected six to 12 months in advance of the reception date, an estimated number of guests at the reception. Generally, you can expect about 75% of the number of people invited.Click here Return to MenuA month in advance is not to soon to complete your final arrangements with the florist and photographer. Since you are arranging for once-in-a-lifetime pictures or video, a professional is the best. If you are planning on having music at your reception, these plans should be finalized at least three months in advance. Click here Return to MenuVideographyThe best time to start looking for a videographer is about nine to twelve months in advance. Begin with recommendations from family and friends, looking through tapes or DVD's for quality, style and formats that you like. As you view a tape with the videographer, look for pans and zooms. Are they smooth? Does the tape tell a story ?Why Choose Video? Professional videography saves and protects life's most precious and beautiful moments-as they actually happened. And what is more important to hold precious than the sights and sounds from the most important day of your life-your wedding day! Because the event goes by so quickly, capturing all of the activities, your ceremony and reception, on video will mean your wedding will be preserved for you and your family now, and most importantly...for generations ahead. Click here Return to MenuGiftsWedding gifts are generally displayed in the bride's home beginning four to six weeks prior to the ceremony. It is not considered proper to attach name cards to the gifts, but a card noting the receipt of a check may be displayed. To make an artistic display, group china items together with silver, crystal and linen items in separate groupings. Duplicated should not be displayed.Click here Return to MenuSetting A BudgetIt's the first step in planning your wedding; setting your wedding budget. You deserve a beautiful wedding, but it should be within your means. A budget allows you to examine each wedding detail and allocate more money to the items that are the most important to you.Step One: Prioritize Set some time aside to talk with your finance about what type of wedding you both want. Will it be low key or formal, in a church, under a tent canopy, or on a beach, , large or small? Weddings come in all shapes and sizes; it's up to you to decide what type of wedding suits you both. Also discuss what parts of the wedding is the most important to each of you. Maybe having a limo large enough to fit your wedding party is more important than serving a champagne toast at the reception. Talk about each detail of the wedding and determine what you will splurge on and what you will curtail. Now is also a good time to talk to your parents to see if they want to contribute funds to the wedding so that you can factor this into your equation. Step Two: Put it on Paper After you've done some talking, it's time to pick up the pencil. Putting your budget on paper makes it easier for you to stick to and it clarifies any possible miscommunication between you and your finance. Your budget should be made up of at least three columns: one for the description, another for the estimate cost, and the third for the actual cost. Click here Wedding Budget Worksheet As you plug in your estimated costs, you may need to make adjustments to keep it under your total budget. Give your budget some wiggle room so that if you go over slightly, it won't break you. Step Three: Follow Through The final step is perhaps the most difficult: following through with your set budget. Refer to your budget often. As you purchase items and service for your wedding, check the estimated amount and fill in the actual amount spent. The task of working together to set and follow a budget for your wedding is a great lesson that you will be able to apply to your lives together. The most financially successful couples communicate about their money and work within a budget. Click here Return to MenuTransportationThe bride's family is responsible for arranging transportation to and from the church and for arranging accommodations for bridesmaids and out-of town guests. The guests generally pay for their own accommodations, but those of the bridesmaid, if necessary, are the responsibility of the bride. Guests are expected to provide their own transportation from the church to the reception.Click here Return to MenuRehearsal DinnerWedding planning is a full-time job in many senses as it requires consideration for events leading up to and immediately following the ceremony. The rehearsal dinner is a step in the process. The wedding rehearsal is most often held the afternoon or evening of the day before the wedding. It is customary for the groom's parents to give the rehearsal dinner for the bridal party in conjunction with the rehearsal.Click here Return to MenuWedding ReceptionAnother step in the wedding planning is the wedding reception, which can be as simple or as elaborate as you choose. The simplest could entail a buffet table with assorted sandwiches, the wedding cake, assorted nuts and mints and punch or coffee. Floral arrangements and candelabra are generally used to make the table more attractive and to set off the other items. A more elaborate buffet would include two or three cold dishes and possibly two hot dishes in chafers. A separate table might be used for the wedding cake--a 48" round table would be a good size. Another similar size table might be used for champagne, punch or coffee. A punch or champagne fountain is a decorative and practical addition to the reception since it eliminates the necessity for someone to serve the beverage.A seated wedding breakfast or dinner is, of course the most formal type of wedding reception. The tables are arranged so that the bride's tables is the focal of the room. The wedding cake is the center of attraction at this table. A dance is generally included at a reception of this magnitude. Our catalog and web site includes dance floors which can accommodate any size venue, inside or outside. The wedding reception is traditionally begun with the receiving line, which is composed of the bride and groom, the bridesmaids, and the parents of the couple. The order of receiving is generally the bride's mother, the groom's father, the groom's mother, the bride's father, the bride, the groom and the maid of honor followed by the bridesmaids. The best man and grooms men are not generally included in the receiving line. Traditionally, the wedding cake is served to the guests after the bride and groom have served each other the first piece, symbolizing their first meal together. Planning your wedding is no easy task. Many things will need to be arranged. Start early to avoid last minute frustrations. Make contact with each professional as early as possible for the best service. Our professional staff at Briggs Tent & Party Rental have a wealth of information and services to make your planning easier. Organizing your planning through one source helps relieve the pre-wedding tensions. Our large inventory of party rentals is a great resource for checking items off your To Do List. This is an important day in your lives. With careful organized planning, it will be a most pleasurable memory. Click here Return to Menu |
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