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Our Production Schedule Has Final Say!

January 13, 2021 - written by Tara

As your wedding plans begin to weave together toward the final months before your wedding, vendors will request your details in many different forms. Your venue coordinator will request your desire for the set up of the room and menu details with service times so she can create a banquet event order, better known as a BEO. Your photographer and videographer will request a family photo list and suggest locations with the best lighting so they can create a photography timeline. Your band or DJ will request special song choices, names of your wedding party for the grand entrance and traditional moments you want announced to create his run of show.

So, who’s timeline trumps the other? Well, my friend, that’s where we come in! Our production schedule is the document that has final say. We take all the information and details from the BEO, photography timeline, run of show and other pertinent information and put it into one neatly designed document which gets approved by all vendors involved. It lists the very first thing happening on your wedding day and chronologically lists every moment thereafter. It states when hair and makeup will begin, if there will be a first look or not, when hors d’oeuvres should be served, what is the signature cocktail, the wedding party processional lineup, how the couple will be introduced, will we be saving the top tier of the cake, will there be a grand entrance, etc., etc.

Vendors are more than welcome to use their condensed versions, but the production schedule allows vendors to understand the overall picture of the day rather than just their fraction. The wedding planner’s production schedule is much more than the wedding day timeline, it brings your vendors together for a common goal and invites vendors to work as a team. It opens up conversation and thoughtfulness throughout the wedding day. The production schedule is essential to a successful day!

Contact us today so we can help you create your production schedule and confirm all the details you’ve been scheming for months for your vendor team. Our Las Vegas wedding day of coordination services are highly recommended at many venues because it has proven its success over many years. We look forward to hearing all about your wedding day details and creating a production schedule for you.

10 Years of Pantone’s Colors of the Year

December 14, 2020 - written by Tara

Introducing 2021 Pantone Color of the Year: 17-5104 Ultimate Gray and 13-0647 Illuminating.

According to Pantone, it’s a marriage of color conveying a message of strength and hopefulness that is both enduring and uplifting. The combination reminds me to be present in the darkness and uncertainty with hope for brighter days ahead. I find Pantone’s choice very fitting for what our world has experienced in 2020. In weddings, I’m pleased to see gray continuing to be a neutral color which compliments most others. It can be found in linen, tabletop decor, interior furnishings and much much more. Yellow is always so beautiful in floral and stationery.

Let’s Revisit Pantone’s Colors of the Year for the Last 10 Years!

Although Pantone predicts colors mostly found in fashion and home furnishings, our industry of wedding planning and design follows suit often. It’s been incredible to see our color trends being influenced by Pantone over the years. As I’m sure you can guess, one of the most influential Pantone Colors of the Year was 2016, Rose Quartz. It’s still highly favored among couples along with 2017’s Pantone Color of the Year, Greenery. Come along with me as we remember and honor the last ten years of Pantone colors below.

2020 Pantone Color of the Year: 19-4052 Classic Blue. According to Pantone, Classic Blue highlighted our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build.
2019 Pantone Color of the Year: 16-1546 Living Coral. According to Pantone, Living Coral was vibrant but mellow and embraced us with warmth and nourishment to provide comfort in our continually shifting environment.
2018 Pantone Color of the Year: 18-3838 Ultra Violet. According to Pantone, communicated originality, ingenuity and visionary thinking that pointed us toward the future.
2017 Pantone Color of the Year: 15-0343 Greenery. According to Pantone, Greenery represented new beginnings and was an omnipresent hue around the world.
2016 Pantone Color of the Year: 13-1520 Rose Quartz and 15-3919 Serenity. According to Pantone, for the first time ever, a blending of two shades were chosen to seek mindfulness and well being.
2015 Pantone Color of the Year: 18-1438 Marsala. According to Pantone, Marsala was an earthy shade with sophistication and warmth.
2014 Pantone Color of the Year: 18-3224 Radiant Orchid. According to Pantone, Radiant Orchid expressed confidence and warmth and was found across the board in fashion, beauty, interiors and of course weddings!
2013 Pantone Color of the Year: 17-5641 Emerald. According to Pantone, Emerald enhanced our sense of well-being further by inspiring insight and promoting balance and harmony.
2012 Pantone Color of the Year: 17-1463 Tangerine Tango. According to Pantone, Tangerine Tango continued to provide the energy boost we all needed to recharge and move forward.
2011 Pantone Color of the Year: 18-2120 Honeysuckle. According to Pantone, Honeysuckle lifted our spirits and imparted confidence to meet life’s ongoing challenges.

Meet The Girls: Courtney

December 7, 2020 - written by Tara

Las Vegas wedding planner

Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Courtney grew up loving and participating in local community theater. Dancing, acting, and singing were some of her favorite things to do. This Vegas wedding planner actually started off with her BA in Social Work with an emphases on Child Welfare through the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. She spent the next nine years using that degree until being a part of people’s happiest days called out to her. Courtney jumped at the opportunity to get to use her theater background and her detail oriented style to help couples celebrate their love stories. She found herself enrolled and loving The International School of Hospitality where she received a certification in Wedding Coordination and Design. Courtney has dabbled in a little bit of everything wedding related from floral, decor, venue coordination, catering, and even Las Vegas Blvd Chapel life. At the end of the day Courtney enjoy’s being snuggled up on the couch with awesome husband Seth (another born and raised local) and their fun loving daughter Quinn.

Let’s play loaded questions with Tara…

What is your favorite recipe?

Jackie Potatoes! It isn’t a difficult recipe but it’s cheesy potatoes with a flakey crust that is all sorts of not good for you but hits the nail on the head for comfort food. Why the name Jackie potatoes you ask. Well, it was my grandma’s good friend Jackie’s recipe. So you have to give credit where credit is due! Three generations later we are still making Jackie’s potatoes.

On a weeknight, what could you be found watching?

That depends. If I’m sharing the TV with my hubs then it is most likely a movie (we are big movie buffs). If I get the TV to myself I am probably staying current on Grey’s Anatomy.

How did you earn your first dollar?

I was the Neighborhood Babysitter.

What is your adult beverage of choice?

If I’m feeling fancy, a glass of champagne, or my staple go to Pinot Noir wine. If I’m in need of a little extra kick, it’s going to be rum in Coke or whisky ginger.

Which is your most hated chore on the household chore list?

Hands down putting away clean clothes. Ugh it takes forever!

What do you think the secret to a good life is?

Laughter! Good communication. Taking time to enjoy the little moments. And filling your space with the ones you hold dearest to do those previous things with.

Who were you named after?

The name Courtney was one my mom read in a book. My middle name is Susanne, which was my mother’s mom’s name and I love it. In our family the first born girls middle name is her grandmother’s first name. My mother was named after hers. I was named after mine. And my daughter was named after my mom. So your first name is all yours and unique to you but your middle name carry’s a little something special.

Thank you to Amelia C & Co. and Susie and Will Photography for the above photo capturing our pure excitement.

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