Cost of Undoing and Redoing

Cost of Undoing and Redoing

I was reading Adrienne Zoble's Marketing Newsletter and one of her comments inspired me to write this blog.

Planning a wedding can be very exciting and stressful. Making the right decisions with vendor selections can be very confusing. It’s often difficult to find the right photographer, caterer, venue, officiate, etc. at a reasonable price that won’t later make you regret your decision. There are no do-overs when it comes to a wedding!!!

I know with the way the economy is many brides are trying to save money by doing so much of the wedding themselves. In some cases that is ok, but on the most part after their wedding day has come and gone they look back and wish they could undo many of the decisions they made.

When planning your wedding take your time and search out professionals in each category of your planning such as; caters, photographers, venues, wedding planner, florist, ect. Don’t only rely on yourself with your wedding planning. The vendors are pros in their category and can and will pass along many ideas and savings. I would suggest to first start with a venue. Ask them for a list of preferred vendors they feel will help you make educated and wise decisions.

I have learned in owning a venue and owning my own business for many years that I can’t do everything by myself. When I have, I often find myself redoing, costing me more money and time then planned.

In some cases you can redo some things and the only thing it did was cost you money but concerning your wedding there truly is no undoing and redoing. Once the date comes and goes there is no redoing. So we can’t say it enough…. take your time and visit with many vendors and I’m sure you will make the right decision for your prefect romantic day.

List of Ellis Ranch Preferred Vendors.
http:///www.ellisrancheventcenter.com
http://www.azobleassoc.com
Check Adrienne's blog on marketing, it was my inspiration to write this blog.

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Talk with your Venue

Talk with your Venue

We have been hosting weddings for years now and it still surprises me when brides choose a facility and they do not use the resources the venue has to offer the bride.

Venues that host weddings or events come into contact with every vendor that a couple will need in planning the perfect day. I would think the venue would be the first place a bride would call


for recommendations and advise on hiring photographers, caters, videographers, florist, decorators, hair dressers, hotels, ect. The list is very long and sometimes over whelming for most brides.

Venues can save you time, money and help you have a stress free wedding. Most venues give you a list of vendors they recommend. Venues don’t take recommending lightly. When recommending a vendor and the vendor does not pull thru with perfect service it is a reflection on them.

Give your venue a call today; they are there to help!

Vendor of the Week

Colorado Wedding Professionals

"In The Sweetheart City" Loveland, Colorado

Looking for a wedding destination that has the services you need to help you create the wedding day you have always envisioned? Have you dreamed of a mountain wedding? A wedding ceremony by the water or in a park? A reception in a beautiful garden or an elegant ballroom? This is it, the beautiful Sweetheart City of Loveland, Colorado!

The Loveland Wedding Professionals have a common goal:

To provide you with an elegant, stress-free, and fun wedding experience you will always remember.

On this site, you will find the services you need to create a fantastic wedding. Each member of the Loveland Wedding Professionals must meet high standards before being accepted into the organization. They each have a solid reputation and provide excellent customer service. It is also important to note that while these wedding professionals primarily serve the Loveland, Berthoud and Masonville, Colorado areas, many also travel to the nearby cities of Estes Park, Fort Collins, Greeley, and Longmont, as well as Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming.

Look around this site to find hand-picked vendors sure to please. Our vendors cover all of the services you'll need, including wedding ceremony services such as ministers and romantic locations, reception services such as catering , disc jockeys, wedding invitations, jewelry, decorators, photographers, videographers, and more. We only accept the best to make sure your wedding day is one you’ll be happy to remember for a lifetime!

Most of our members have worked together for several years. They have developed the rapport to create seamless and fun events so you can relax and enjoy your wedding day.

P.S. Loveland is also a great place for a family vacation. Be sure to ask our members about the wonderful activities your family and friends can enjoy the week before or after your wedding.

http://www.lovelandweddingprofessionals.com
http://ellisrancheventcenter.com

Hiring a cater VS self-catering.

Hiring a Cater VS Self - Catering. Which is the best choice?

Ellis Ranch Event Center & Wedding Park is a facility rental only, facility rental only means that we allow self - catering. There are pros and cons on self - catering.

Sometimes self - catering saves you money and then sometimes it can cost you more money and more head ache than it is really worth. By the time you rent all the equipment needed, all the left over food, stress and clean up, you may wish later that you had just hired a professional caterer. You also have to consider the liability involved with self-catering.

We have seen Mothers sweating in their beautiful gown, crying minutes before the wedding trying to get everything ready for the reception instead of being in the dressing room with their daughter and having a good time.

Most caterers can customize menus and generally design a fit to meet budget and style. They take the stress out of your day. This is a time to celebrate not work. If you still feel self-catering is the way you want to go for your wedding you should always do a walk thru with the facility prior to your wedding date. They can show you where and how many plug-ins they have for roasters, where you can do the food preparations, clean up requirements, where and how you need to set up the food line. Every venue has rules and regulations to follow. If organized properly and kept simple self catering can work for the right family.

Recommended caters in the Loveland, Co area:

http://www.albertpitbbq.com/
http://www.b-b-q-bobs.com/
http://www.rmrcolorado.com
http://www.dorothyscatering.com
http://www.sweetheartcitysmokers.com
http://www.michaelsplumcatering.com
http://www.carterscreativecatering.com

Officiants Stressing Brides Out

By no means the following post has anything to do with officiant in my photo. The Ellis Ranch has three Preferred Officiants we recommend to our brides and we have never had the following problem with any of them. The problem comes when the couples hire an officiant not from our preferred officiant list.

We host approximately 130 weddings per year so we have seen just about every kind of wedding officiate out there. Some are ordained ministers, Rabbi, signed up on the Internet, friend, and family member. On the most part they have all done a great job and the bride and groom were happily married at the end of the day.

The one thing that stresses a bride and the facility is when you get an officiates that books too many wedding in one day and too close together.

Example the other day we had a wedding that was running a little late and by late I mean maybe 10 minutes, the officiate came up to us and said this wedding needs to get going right on time because he needed to leave for another wedding. We had guest still arriving and our bride wanted to give them a chance to get seated first.

Girls when hiring an officiate make sure you ask your officiate how many weddings will they be performing that day. If they can’t give you at least one hour for your ceremony I would not hire them plan and simple. Weddings are so stressful for you and having your officiate ad to that is not an option in my book.

Late? No Shows?

What happened with arriving on time or calling? I was taught when you have an appointment to always show up on time. In fact showing up 5 minutes early is even better! If you are going to be late be sure and call that person or place as soon as you know you are running late. Remember your schedule is not the only one affected when you are a few minutes behind and it’s considerate to be conscious of that when you are scheduling your day. It seems here lately that engaged couples, guests attending a wedding and/or family members, feel that this considerate behavior is not something that they have to abide too and that drives me crazy. The wedding day is the bride and grooms very own special day but respect and basic courtesy should never be thrown out the window!!! No matter what is going on in your life. If you schedule an appointment for a showing or for a final walk through please show up and show up on time!! As a venue all we ask is if you are running late please call. Also be understanding if the venue needs to reschedule because of other couples arriving for their appointment on time. Remember you are not the only wedding going on this year!!! Never ever make an appointment and just not show up. Please show respect to the venue and call and just let them know your plans have changed and you will no longer be coming.
Thank you for listening and you better get running now so you won’t be late!