Wadsworth Mansion, and my DIY Bride!

Meet my Fabulous 2014 DIY Couple, Lisa and Greg. They were married in October of 2014 at the Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown CT. As their Month of Event Coordinator Lisa and Greg utilized my services to provide them with support in creating the final event timeline, the last minute event details, running the ceremony rehearsal at the rehearsal dinner, and of course being their on the day of their wedding to Set up and Break down all the fabulous DIY Projects, and run the ceremony and the day. 

Lisa and Greg were kind enough to review my services on WeddingWire

Here are her kind words:

"Hands down Lisa is by far one of the best- not only is she fantastic at pulling together each detail but she is the only wedding planner we've ever met who will throw down some dance moves and show everyone how to have a great time! In all seriousness, we knew we wanted to "DIY" a good portion of the decor for our wedding and had family dynamics that neither myself or husband knew what exactly to do with, all were weighing on us. We had met Lisa at a show a few months prior but finally decided to move forward a month or so before our wedding, looking back we should have just said yes the day we met her. Lisa was there for every phone call/email and figured out how to make sure family members played nice while we enjoyed every minute of our day. She took our ideas and made them come to life better than we could have imagined and for that we're eternally grateful to her. She worked with each of our vendors flawlessly and cares very much about every thing that she touches. With an awesome personality and unfailing energy, as a bride you need someone like Lisa lock-step with you as you plan such an important event in your life." Lisa and Greg



Check out this photos provided by Shades and Shutters.

If you would like to meet Lisa and find out about her experience working with me come to the Wadsworth Mansion Sunday March 1, 2015 from 11AM to 3PM and attend their bridal expo! I will be there too and you can find out all about my services, from me and from one of my fabulous brides!

The DIY bride and why you may need a wedding planner...

Congratulations, you have been working so very hard on your DIY Wedding! You have an amazing Pinterest Board to inspire you, the wedding has taken over the dining room table and your living room is full of labeled boxes filled with all your hard work. You have  been making daily trips to the craft store and the UPS Driver knows you by name. It is all coming together!

So now what? Have you thought about how to execute your terrific ideas and your design concepts on the wedding day?

Many couples think, "this is no problem I will ask a friend or family member to be in charge of setting up my DIY Projects". But have you considered that, you are asking people you love and trust to work on the day of your wedding and most often this means missing out on some of the most wonderful moments, sometimes that is to completely miss your ceremony.

 

Then, IF the items are not set out exactly the way you want will you be able to simple step back and enjoy the day, or will want to fix it the minute you walk in the room?

 

Over my many years working in the events industry I have seen it all, literally, how about a Bride and her Bridesmaids and her Mom the morning of Wedding setting up a Hall? Often with a Hall you can get in early in the day and go go go. So the bridal party is asked to dig in and get it done, however, a Venue is sometimes different and will often only allow one to two hours to set up.  So if you are setting up how can a Bride and Bridesmaids and Mom be getting their hair and make-up done, or their photos taken or be at ceremony location? 

 

Other DIY Couples will say, "no worries the venue has a Wedding Planner to do it," however with the ever changing wedding industry and with all the DIY projects many venues are not able to ensure the extra man power and time to do this work on your behalf.  Many locations are even going so far as to place a bullet point in their contracts that they do not have staffing to completely set all these items up for you, they don't want to be responsible for your personal projects, in case anything breaks,  or to be blunt, it is hours of labor they are not being compensated for so they will not be able to set up for you.

So this is when couples start to contact me to ask about my Day of Event Management. At this time I offer what is referred to as Month of Event Management, so what is the difference and why is this great for the DIY Bride?  Day of Event Management is phasing out, imagine you did a year of crafting and work on your wedding and you have somebody show up that day with no real knowledge of the event, no connection to you as a couple, and you say, "here you go, do all the work, all the important work I have stayed up night after night to make my wedding perfect". Really, you can trust somebody with a one day package? I prefer to get to know you and your wedding style and meet with at the venue and help with all the final details, timeline, and execution. My package is 20 hours and the time is YOURS we create a special package to fit your event needs, and ensure the final day is a huge success!

 In short, if you are a DIY Wedding I would highly recommend that you contact me to ask about my Month of Event Management Package, so we can discuss how I can help to make your special day come to fruition.  

 

Enjoy your DIY Projects, but give me a call to execute the work, relax and be the bride the day of your wedding and allow me to do the labor for you! You deserve it!

  

 

In 2014 I worked with a talented DIY Family, the centerpiece per their request was as follows:

Large Piece of Tree Slab

Vase, to be put together day of the event with Leaf, Water and Babies Breath

Small Vase, to be put together with candle

Two, Votive Candles

3 to 5 Hand Made Paper Flowers Per table

3 Signs, 2 with Games about the couple on one side and menu on the other, and one with table name to be inserted on home made stands, made of trees slabs and stanchions

5 Small Golf Pencils for the Games

Light all Candles

 

That is a lot of steps and we haven't set a table yet!

In the end the event looked amazing and they were super talented but thankfully realized they needed extra hands to execute the day!

 

Contact Creative Concepts by Lisa today and mention this blog and find out about our special offer for 2015 open dates!