Wedding Vendors & Professionals
These are wedding vendors I have either worked with or researched. As with any contract, however, follow your instincts and don't settle for second best customer service.
If any of these vendors do not meet your expectations, please contact me. Thanks.
Event Planners
The Perfect Day Designs, GreensboroFlowers and Gifts
North Raleigh FloristVenues (Locations)
Get Me to the <insert location here> on Time...
You may decide not to hold your wedding in a church, a private home, or a banquet hall. There are dozens of public and private parks and gardens that can be secured for your wedding and/or reception.
I have compiled a list of those in the Raleigh, NC area that I could find information on. I have also begun adding venues that I think are cool, even though they are outside my free mileage zone, and so I tell you how much extra it would be for me to go there (the mileage fee). You can download the parks and gardens list.
Caterers and Cakes
The Reception
As with everything else, in modern times, there is no set plan for holding a reception. I've seen everything from a potluck picnic to cake and coffee to a served sit down meal at a fancy banquet hall. I've seen yard games all the way to a professional DJ/Emcee announcing every traditional dance in the book. These days, it really is okay to have your celebration the way you always dreamed it would be, not necessarily the why people tell you it "should" be. No garter toss? No problem.
Whatever you choose, make sure to figure out how you will communicate to the guests where to go at the end of the ceremony. Receiving line? Knowledgeable ushers? A printed map in the program? Ask the officiant to announce something appropriate? It's best to think of all the logistics earlier rather than later.
Musicians
Music for Your Ceremony
Many of my clients hold their wedding in a park or private home. And often, the budget simply can't stretch far enough to include live music at the ceremony. That's just fine; I didn't have music at my own wedding. But there are certain songs that some people expect to hear, and if they are absent, well, it just might not seem..."wedding-y."
To help out those who are celebrating their wedding without live music, but still want the traditional (or not so traditional) sounds, I have compiled a CD of ceremony music that I am happy to bring with me. It has many styles of music from Celtic to Rock to Classical. Yes, I do have the "Here Comes the Bride" song as performed by Queen for the cult classic movie, Flash Gordon. And yes, it has been used! You can download the list of the ceremony songs I have.
DJ's
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Photographers
There are many photographs during the ceremony that have become traditional. Obviously, take whatever photos you want. These are just suggestions in case you are not hiring a professional but still want to make sure the "money shots" are taken.
NOTE: In this section I am only covering photos that are taken during the ceremony itself. I'll have to do research to include the 'getting ready' photos and the 'reception' photos.
- Parents and Grandparents with their escorts in the aisle on the way to their seats
- Bride and Escort before Procession
- Minister and Groom waiting at the altar (with and/or without the Groomsmen)
- Each Attendant during Procession
- Bride/Escort during Procession
- The Escort handing the Bride's hand to the Groom
- The entire wedding party during the ceremony
- Any special reader or performer
- Any special ceremony, such as presenting roses to mothers, unity candles or cord knotting (handfasting)
- Vows
- Ring exchange
- First kiss
- Newlyweds during Recession
- Attendants during Recession
- Parents and Grandparents going through the Receiving Line
- Certificate signing by the Minister and Witnesses
Jacoby Wedding Photography,
Bridal Party Attire
Some event planning sites where I am also listed:
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