The Planner's Edit with Desirée Adams: A Podcast for Wedding Planners and Pros (FKA Ask the Planner)

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Your wedding day timeline is used by all of your vendors to understand the flow of the wedding. It also can make or break your day because if things fall behind, it has a domino effect and the rest of the day can get really off the rails if something goes wrong. So it’s important to spend time putting together a solid day-of timeline. 

 I’m going to break down the process for you in 7 simple steps

• Step 1: Pick the Start time for your Reception and Ceremony
• Step 2: Choose Your Reception End Time
• Step 3: Build in time for Photos  
• Step 4: Choose a Getting Ready Start Time 
• Step 5: Plan Out Your Dinner 
• Step 6: Build in Transition Time
• Step 7: Add in Your Vendor Setup & Departure Times

Read the episode show notes at verveeventco.com/19

And, if you want to make your life SUPER EASY, you can visit my new Resources shop to download pre-made timelines that are beautiful and all ready for you to tweak and personalize to your specific day. These timelines use the framework I use with my own clients and will make sure you don’t forget very important elements, like travel time and transition time between key events. 

You can find the resource shop at https://shop.verveeventco.com

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I love Trello and that's what my clients and I use to communicate and track all of our tasks. It's a free app and available on your computer and mobile device, so you never have to wonder what you should be working on. You can also set calendar reminders so you never miss a vendor payment. For more on wedding planning organization, check out my blogpost "The #1 Tool You Need to Organize your Wedding Checklist" at verveeventco.com/weddingchecklist

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Today we’re talking about how to pick the right wedding photographer for you and what criteria you should be using to evaluate your prospective photographers.

This is such a great topic because I know so many couples book their wedding photographer first after the venue and wedding planner. Sometimes even before their planner. But they don’t have a lot of experience booking a vendor at this point, so I think a lot of this will apply to booking other vendors, too.

Read the episode show notes at  verveeventco.com/17.

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NOTES:
There are so many wedding photographers out there. It's hard to know which one will be the best fit for you. In this case, Instagram is your friend. Start with a local hashtag such as #hudsonvalleyweddingphotographer or #newyorkweddingphotographer. Look at people's portfolios and try to understand what you like and don't like about their photos. All photographers have different editing styles. Some like their photos to look lighter and brighter. Others like their photos to be a little warmer. Some like their photos darker and moodier. If you don't know what you like, knowing what you don't like will still be helpful. Interview your top 3 prospects either in person or with a video call. They'll be with you for the majority of the day and capturing your most intimate moments, so you want to make sure you're not just comfortable with them, but love them too.

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Where do you even get started with your wedding design? In today’s episode, I’m breaking down the wedding design process into 4 basic steps so you can plan a gorgeous and cohesive wedding from start to finish. Whether you’re just starting to plan your wedding or your Pinterest board is one endless scroll, this episode is going to show you how to put together a beautiful and cohesive wedding design that’s unique and personal to you. 

I’m going to break down how to design your wedding into four basic steps. 

1: Find Your Inspiration - what details about you do you want to include in your wedding decor

2: Do a Pinterest Purge - delete the details and images that don’t resonate or excite you anymore

3: Pick a Theme for the Day - having a theme will help bring everything together and give you one direction to follow when you’re picking all the different items

4: Create Your Wedding Design - Focus on the details and wedding decor elements that excite you and the rest will fall into place.

Read the episode show notes at verveeventco.com/15

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Today’s Wedding Tip Wednesday is a preview for next week’s in-depth episode: How to Design Your Wedding. Many of you listening are struggling with your wedding design because you’re not sure where to start. This quick tip is going to give you places to get inspiration, some of which may surprise you.

When you're just starting to plan your wedding, it can be overwhelming to think of the many places where you can get inspiration for your wedding. I love getting ideas from the couple's story - where they met, hobbies they enjoy together, or even how they decorate their home. I also love getting inspiration from sources outside the wedding industry, such as interior design publications and artists. There are so many shapes, palettes, and patterns in this world that can inspire the aesthetics of your wedding. Look beyond Pinterest and Instagram and you'll have a unique wedding that's like no one else's.

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On today’s episode, I’m walking you through the 4 steps of the wedding venue selection process. Whether you’re just starting to plan your wedding, or you already have your venue chosen, this episode is going to be helpful because I’m going to talk about important things to consider when you’re making any kind of decision or choice for your wedding, not just your venue.  So hopefully this episode gives you a lot of helpful info so that the venue selection process is much more enjoyable and smooth.

I’m going to break down the venue selection process into 4 steps. 

Step 1: Think about the TYPE of venue where you’d want to have your wedding. 

Step 2: Finding Potential Venues

Step 3: Visiting Your Venue Options

Step 4: Picking Your Venue

Read the episode show notes at  http://verveeventco.com/13

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Before you even think about visiting potential wedding venues, have your budget, guest count, and preferred dates in mind, but try to be flexible with the date. Knowing these pretty big things will help you determine if a specific venue is a good fit.

Also, if you liked this tip, you can get more help at my blog post 6 Steps to Your Perfect Wedding Venue at verveeventco.com/venueshopping.  Or if you are in the New York area, be sure to check my guide,  12 Most Intriguing Wedding Venues in Upstate New York at verveeventco.com/destinationweddinginupstatenewyork. If you liked this episode, please SUBSCRIBE and connect with me at  http://asktheplannerpodcast.com/

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Have you ever sat down to do some wedding planning and thought, I have no idea what we should do first? Or worse, you have so many things to do, you spiral because you know you need to do everything but can’t decide which thing is important, so you end up not doing anything? 

In today’s episode, I’m going to walk you through the 10 main steps you should be taking to plan your wedding from start to finish. 

You’re going to get clarity on what you should do first and what can wait and feel so much better about what’s left on your plate.

Read the episode show notes at  http://verveeventco.com/11

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Today’s tip is for all of you that are new to me or recently became engaged - Best wishes by the way! I’m so excited for you and can’t wait to hopefully help you on your wedding planning journey!

Also, if you liked this tip, you can get more help at my blog post You're Engaged! Now What? The First 4 Steps of Wedding Planning at verveeventco.com/engaged. Finally, my top Reel to date talks about this if Reels are your thing. You can check it out under my Reels on Instagram @verveeventco.