You found your sparkling engagement ring in your holiday stocking or had a formal proposal during the holidays. Congratulations! You are officially engaged!
You have a wedding to plan and you and your significant other are so excited to set the date and start the planning process.
It’s important to take some time to enjoy this time of your life and enjoy and savour the moment. Take a deep breath and enjoy being engaged. It’s a time to discuss your expectations and to set your budget. Once this is done, you’ll have a good working knowledge of what you agree upon to make your wedding day memorable.
- Bridal shows are a great way to see some of the wedding professionals are in this area. You can browse their booths, see their wares and discuss their philosophies regarding how they approach weddings. It’s important to know that even if their price is within your budget- you still have to feel a connection to this company, as you will be working closely with them.
Once you start making your vendor decisions, it is important to ask for references or the opportunity to see their work, perhaps at an upcoming wedding. As you pick your services, ensure you have contracts in writing itemizing exactly what you are contracting for. Paperwork is important as there can never be any misunderstandings about what you have purchased. Also, keep a record of your deposits and get receipts.
I walked the Wedding Odyssey Show yesterday at the Ciociaro Club and it was an organized, well- run show with a gamut of vendors who are essential to a wedding day.
I came away with some new emerging trends that I have not read about anywhere else in North America, which I will be writing soon. Windsor/Essex County is filled with great professionals and their out-of-the -box thinking is passionate, energetic, yet practical. You have to seek them out; they develop their businesses based on their knowledge of not only what is current, but what is coming next! Their fingers are on the wedding pulse.
In this age of signature-style personalized weddings, there is a lot of flair and great style right here at home. There is little need to source your services from anywhere else. Make your appointments and establish your criteria before your appointments.
Weddings are always evolving, and we have again seen that today’s couples, who are a decade older than their counterparts twenty years ago, simply do not want their mother’s wedding.
Pick up your complimentary copy of The Wedding Guide Windsor/Essex County at selected bridal salons on our website or order it online. It’s an A-Z of how to plan a wedding and it answers all the questions that are asked every time a wedding is hosted. And, register now to receive money-saving offers from our local, reputable vendors, read about emerging trends in our blog, and more. Brides choose us 1st for their wedding planning.
Until later,
