Full Service

Starting at $6,000

 For the clients who want a full-time event professional overseeing every aspect of their planning, event day, and weekend!

Currently bookings 2024-20026

 
 

Includes (but is not limited to):

  • Planning services include: Full Planning, Design, Rehearsal, Rehearsal Dinner/Welcome Party, Wedding Day, Day After Brunch/Farewell

  • Complimentary consultation

  • Vendor recommendations, booking, contract reviewal, management, and point-of-contact

  • Design recommendations, creative coordination, layout, and vision execution

  • Logistics management, checklist, timeline, and event order

  • Verbiage and proofing for printed materials

  • Budget creation, management, and payment schedule

  • Coordination of hotel room blocks, additional accommodations, and transportation

    • Welcome bag assembly and delivery

  • Coordination of rehearsal and ceremony 

  • Bi-weekly to monthly check-ins plus unlimited accessibility via in-person meetings, email, and phone

  • Attendance at vendor meetings and confirming all final details with the appropriate vendors prior to wedding day

  • Set up and tear down day-of (decor provided by Client and/or vendor and tables/chairs provided by and set up/torn down by the venue)

  • Weekend-of production, execution of event timeline, and point-of-contact

Wedding Day

  • Produce all wedding day logistics (unlimited time but an average of 16 hours)

  • Point-of-contact for vendors, wedding party/family, and guests

  • Assisting the family, wedding party, and guests as needed 

  • Available to pickup dessert in the morning 

  • Set up and tear down day-of (decor provided by Client and/or vendor and tables/chairs provided by and set up/torn down by the venue)

  • Oversee deliveries and set up of vendor items (decor, floral, entertainment)

  • Setup of wedding accessories such as guest book, place cards, family photos, etc. 

  • Execute event timeline to ensure everything is running on schedule 

  • Seamlessly deals with unforeseen circumstances

  • Pinning of boutonnieres and ensuring VIP’s receive flowers 

  • Distribute final payments and gratuities/gifts to vendors 

  • Welcome guests and assist in directing them to ceremony and reception spaces

  • Line up and cue wedding party/family for ceremony processional as well as cue DJ and ceremony musicians 

  • Coordination of grand entrance, cake cutting, speeches, specialty dances, bouquet/garter toss, and any additional activities

  • Work with caterer to confirm food timing and logistics

  • Replenishing of appetizers, desserts, and late night snack

  • Ensure transportation arrives on time and is running on schedule. Also gives the final go ahead to leave at the end of the evening.

  • Pack up client provided decor at the end of the night and transfers everything to a secure vehicle

  • Tear down of vendor decor

Post Wedding

  • Follow up with venue for security deposit

  • Any final follow up with vendors

  • Return rented vendor decor

  • Deliver donated florals to hope blooms 

Additional Travel Fees (if 30 miles outside of Fargo/Moorhead)

  • Current IRS mileage rate 

  • Current IRS meal + incidental expenses rate

  • Hotel accommodations

  • Airplane tickets and rental car

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