Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Day of Saves


Let's face it - even the most well planned weddings & events have things go wrong.  In fact, in 5 years of doing this, I can count on one hand the number of times I haven't had to use the emergency kit during a wedding.
Below are just a sample of some of the issues we've encountered in the past few years.  And guess what - many of the clients didn't even KNOW that these things had happened.  That's right - past clients - one of these incidents could have been YOUR wedding!

Beware of falling centerpieces.
30 Minutes before the reception begin, one of the 6 foot tall floral centerpieces crashed down onto the table, resulting in a whole lot of broken dishes and one gigantic mess!  On closer review, we realized over half the centerpieces were leaning and threatening to take the same tumble.
While on the phone with the florist, we quickly removed all of the other centerpieces so we wouldn’t have more ruined tables.  The venue’s staff quickly replaced the linens, and dishes, while we got the florist to rush back to the site to re-secure every centerpiece.  The evening went off without a hitch.

Who forgot the guest book?
During setup of the reception, we realized that the guest book wasn’t with the other reception items the couple had dropped off at the venue.  We touched based with the Bride’s mother, who confirmed that the book had been left at home.
No problem, quick run to the nearest Hallmark, and we had a whole new guest book ready to go before the guests even arrived!

The heel-eating floor grate.
We’ve got everyone lined up in the church’s entranceway, ready for the procession.  Just as the music begins, the first bridesmaid steps into the floor grate and her heel stuck...and I mean STUCK!
I quickly got onto the ground, took the bridesmaid shoe off, pulled the floor grate out of the floor and had to use all my might to get the two unstuck!  Unfortunately, the tip of her heel came off in the process but a quick dab of crazy glue from the emergency got that fixed and she was on her way down the aisle!

The sunset is beautiful, until it blinds half of your guests.
During dinner the beautiful sunset was shining in the floor to ceiling windows of the reception room.  The only problem with this beautiful site is that half of the guests were being blinded by the light!
One quick discussion with the manager of the hall, and one VERY tall waiter later, and guests were back to being able to see what they were eating.

Because the slideshow doesn’t work without the AV chord.
The Bride & Groom had prepared a wonderful photo slide-show to be played during their cocktail hour.  We had everything we needed - except they forgot the AV chord.
We were able to run back to the main hall, find the band and get a hold of the required chord.  When the guests and couple arrived, the slideshow was going playing away.

Monograms include your new last name, not your old one.
This couple had a photo booth that came with bookmarks with their new monogram on them.  However, it wasn’t the new monogram - it was the bride’s maiden name!
We got on the phone with the company, had all new bookmarks printed and spent a few rushed moments cutting them all and replacing the old monogram with the new one!

You mean the flower girls can’t drop petals?
Right before leaving for the ceremony, the couple found out that their church would not allow their flower girls to drop petals while walking down the aisle.  They were prepared to just have their flower girls walk down with empty baskets.
We ran to the local florist, got some matching flowers and using the emergency kit, created a beautiful and simple hand-tied bouquet for each of the little ladies.  After all, they couldn’t be without flowers as well!

Would you have the tools to hide that bodice?
Before the reception, one of the bridesmaids ruined the front of her dress; stained it beyond repair.
Some scissors, a needle and thread, and quick sewing and we created a draping out of her shawl that totally hid the ruined portion of the dress - while looking like it belonged there.

Save yourself the stress and headaches and ENJOY your wedding day!  Hire a Beautiful Day Coordinator today!!

Monday, October 21, 2013

Re-brand Update

If you're a fan of the BDP Facebook Page then you already know that we are currently working on a whole new Beautiful Day look, a whole re-brand of the company!

Although I love my current logo and marketing materials, I feel like the business has grown out of them.  We've become larger, more productive, and have increased 200% over the past two years.  I'd like to keep that trend going and in order to do that, I thought it was time to get an updated, more professional look for the business.

Currently, our new logo is DONE (No, I'm not going to show you yet, but if you check out that FB page above, you can at least see a sneak peak) - our business card designs are due this week and our new web designers have been kicked off on creating the first professional BDP website (to date I've always done it myself).  I am SO excited for these improvements have no doubt it will help us better serve our current clients, and help us attract even more business in the near future!

You're going to begin seeing the re-brand transition in the next month or so - as soon as the new website is live, we'll share it with all of you!  I hope you like what you see - a cleaner, more modern look for BDP!