Looking for your wedding vendors can be very time-consuming, stressful, and overwhelming. There are many options available in most vendor categories. Probably the biggest category with the most available vendors will be photographers and everyone needs photos of thier big day. You should also have plenty of choices in bakeries, gown shops, and florists. For vendors like your reception or ceremony site, transportation, or rentals, you may need to expand your geographical search.
Your venue for your ceremony can be your church or a family member's church, historic site or home, museum, winerie, park, event center, hotel ballroom, or garden, etc. When considering the location of your ceremony, remember your formality, season, guest list, and budget. If you are a religious couple, your church is probably your first choice but remember it is possible to have a religious ceremony in another location. Your religion and/or family may require or prefer you to marry in a house of worship. If so, that is one decision made easier for you. If you are wanting a unique location, maybe architecture or nature are important to you, you must keep in mind your number of guests, their needs and where they are coming from, season, and time of day. No one wants to attend an outdoor wedding at 2 PM in July and so on. When touring potential ceremony site you should pay attention to logistical aspects. If you are having 200 guests but the chapel you are looking at only seats 125 or the parking lot only has space for 15 cars, you want to move on to other options. Also, consider stairs, access to bathrooms, and air conditioning. Many venues, especially houses of worship, have regulations on decor, music, clothing, and candles. You should create a list of questions to ask venues when you call them or take a tour. Love Story Weddings can set you up with a question list or we can even make and attend these appointments with you! Set up a meeting with us to discuss your venue selection!
When considering photographers, you should first look through websites or local wedding publications to decide on a style of photography you like. There is traditional and photojournalistic. Traditional will be mainly posed shots while photojournalists seek to capture the candid moments as they are happening to help tell the story of your wedding day. Make appointments with at least 3 photographers who have your date available. The initial consultation should be free and you should have questions and key points ready to discuss with them (i.e. "When is are the deposit and final payment due?" or " We want to take all of our photos before the ceremony." etc.) You should be able to get to know them a little in this meeting and havea good idea of how well you will be able to work with eachother. Remember that you will be with these people for your whole wedding day, so you should feel comfortable around them and trust them to do their job. One tip we do recommend is to create a list of "must-have" photos before your last meeting with your photographers. You'll want to include photos like family portraits and any special moments. For example, portrait- bride, groom, parents of bride, siblings of bride, and a close-up of hands during ring ceremony. This list will help ensure that you get the photos you most want and will help in the organization of your day.
The bakery is probably the only vendor appointment your groom will be sure to be in attendance for. who doesn't get excited at the prospect of being a cake-tester? Take advantage of it and enjoy yourselves! These appointments can be a fun, stress- relieving afternoon. One way to being your bakery search is to ask friends or family for recommendations or attend bridal shows. Cake can become pretty pricey depending on the flavor, type of icing, tiers, and decorations. Come chat with us and we will share some cost-cutting tricks. As with all other vendor meetings, you should have a list of questions and comments on hand. Be sure to factor in the time of your wedding and atmosphere (a cake with buttercream icing should not be outside in extremely warm weather.)
There are different types of florists you may come across, florists and florist designers. A florist will usually only do bouquets or traditional flower arrangements, while a floral designer is more open to modern displays and will probably help with the overall decor with vases and candles. Floral vendors will appreciate your ideas and preferences on colors, specific flowers, and overall designs. The best way to share these is by bringing fabric swatches and photos of bouquets or table settings that you love. Remember if you want flowers out of their season, you will pay much more per stem!
These are just a few pointers to guide you through your vendor search. Still feeling confused or overwhelmed? Give us a chance to meet with you and ease your mind! We can recommend vendors/ venues or even set up and attend those meetings with you. Email us today at lovestoryweddingsar@gmail.com !
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