Celebrity Weddings

Precisely as Planned serves to create the perfect day for the clientele. That is not to say we have not made a mistake or two, but we are always striving to make each event as perfect as humanly possible. Further, I am constantly watching wedding shows to get new ideas, learn from others' mistakes, and just for the pure enjoyment it brings me (I truly love weddings), but I am amazed at the mistakes that are made. Here are some thingswe have learned to avoid when planning events for our "Celebrity" or "Platinum" weddings...

1. Invitations - Do not order your invitations from a standard outlet. This happened recently to one celebrity who now is sueing the stationer, but it is too late. The date, time, and location were already leaked to the rabid media. We quite often do unique invitations for our clientele, so creating a special invitation with only need to know staff is part of the package.

2. Venue issues - Such as sound, lights, etc. These items should be seen to prior to the wedding date. There was one headliner who was worried he wouldn't have sound for the ceremony because he hadn't worried about it until 30 minutes before the event. These may not be set up for the rehearsal, but sound checks should be performed early enough before the event that no scrambling need be done. ( Note: I do admit that due to one PasP client refusing to hire a DJ, we had sound issues just prior to the event, but we had tried rectify this earlier in the planning process...many times)

3. Transportation issues - All transportation of guests should be tracked on graphed. A staff member should be assigned the task of making sure all guests are secured from the airport and make it to the venue. Especially when discussing destination weddings, it is important for all guests to know that they will not just be left at the airport.

4. Wildlife - Just because you a a limitless budget does not mean that the "wildlife" will play the way you want it to. Butterfly release can be absolutely beautiful! There are very specific conditions for this to occur. There should be a staff member assigned to this task.