Tuesday Tip | Volume 22 | Your Vermont Wedding Planner

Greetings! Vermont truly feels like a winter wonderland this week. The trees are still covered in snow and thankfully the roads are once again clear from all that snow. We were hit with quite a few inches, or feet, last week. Our girls and the other kids in the neighborhood are back out sledding after school and sports each day too. I’ve been so thankful for the blue sky and sunshine these last few days. It just brings Vermont to life. And honestly, it brings me to life too. There is something about the winter sun that feels so good. Thinking of all of this sunshine has brought my thoughts right back to summer and wedding season. A lot of clients are getting ready to send out their save the dates and invitations. Let’s break it down to a single tip about invitations today.

How To Choose Your RSVP Date

Design and Image from Christa Alexandra Designs

Design and Image from Christa Alexandra Designs

My full planning brides don’t usually have to ask when to schedule their RSVP date because it’s always added into their planning checklist but it is something we often discuss. Often you’ll be told, or read, that the date should be four weeks from your wedding day but that just doesn’t work for me and here is why… the dreaded “non-replier’s'“ you know, the stragglers. It kills me. The reason others suggest the four week mark is because most of your vendors need your guest count right about that time. As I mentioned though, it’s hard to get that number if you have a dozen or more guests that have not replied. This happens all the time. I would go so far as to say we have never had a wedding where everyone has replied on time. My best tip to you on picking an RSVP date is to make sure you give yourself enough time to contact all of the guests who do not reply on time. Sometimes it’s as easy as a quick text or email but we have seen it take weeks to get those responses. It’s important to have an accurate number for your vendors. More importantly, just imagine how it feels when that guest who forgot to reply shows up on your wedding day and there is no seat for them. Often it’s not a single guest but a couple so now we need to make room at tables that are already full for two guests. Obviously, we would handle this dilemma, and have, on a moments notice but it’s definitely an uncomfortable situation for the guest at that time. Now let’s get back to the date. My suggestion is to have an RSVP date that is at least 6 weeks before your wedding. You will not regret it!

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Tuesday Tips | Volume 21 | Your Vermont Wedding Planner

Happy 2019! Greeting from a snow covered Vermont. I can not believe another year has come and gone. So much is changing for us as our business continues to evolve into all it’s meant to be. You’ll see some of those changes coming later this year. We’ve been on this journey since 2003 and I can’t image doing anything else. Currently, we are focused on planning with our current 2019 brides and even have 2020 inquiries coming in… 2020! Since it is January we are still working on the big details like securing vendors and working through some of the bigger decisions but soon we move into the really fun stuff like small details that personalize each wedding AND all the timelines and spreadsheets for budgets and replies. Eeeeek! I love the spreadsheet as much as I love helping you design your day. Let’s move on to the very first Tuesday Tip from me, Randi Nonni, for 2019. WooHoo!

Things Will Go Wrong On Your Wedding Day

Did you read that title wrong? No. I’m telling you things will go wrong on your wedding day. Last night I was talking to a groom who said those exact words to me “I’ve been to enough weddings to know that things will go wrong on my wedding day.” He’s right. Then he added, “We just don’t want to know about any of it” Ahhh, that’s it! That’s the key to a great day… not knowing what might be going wrong behind the scenes. That is exactly where we come in. This is our strong suit. Peter, my husband and business partner, are at all of your weddings together. We are the foundation of a solid team of planners. We solve issues that come up or make decisions that need to be made in the moment when it’s happening. We take care of it for you. See that sweet photo above of our bride and her Dad taken at Trapp Family Lodge? Right before this was taken, the brides flowers ended up locked in a room with no key. Thanks to our quick thinking assistant, Lucy, the crisis was diverted and all went off without a hitch but maybe 5 minutes behind schedule… which we made up later. It just happens. We are there to take care of it. Besides us, your vendors are there too. Together we hire the best vendors possible to work for you and with them we smooth over any issue that comes up. At the end of the day we there for you, your best interests and your vision. Those three things are always at the forefront of our mind. The comfort of your guests and their needs is a very close second. We always have your back so you can sit back on your wedding day and know that everything is taken care of. Your needs and creating a seamless experience on your wedding day are our top priorities.

Let’s start planning your wedding. Shoot me an email through the link below and we can start today!