Lula Carter Planning
Your Wedding Day Specialist 

Purple Rose Package

The Purple Rose Package is the ultimate service designed for the very busy couple. With this package you will not have to find or tend to numerous details that go along with planning a wedding. Instead you will make the overall decisions and choose the direction of your day with the help of an expert wedding planner.

 

Initial Consultation:

©       Understand couple’s objectives and expectations of wedding

©       Identify needs and advise about the wedding planning process

 Consultation Meetings:

©       Unlimited consultation meetings with the couple

 Coordination Planning:

©       Develop and execute a wedding plan customized to the bride and groom needs

©       Create a wedding planning organizational binder

©       Plan and coordinate wedding events with vendors, bride, groom and the wedding party

©       Contribute ideas to coordinate the couples desires to vendors

©       Be actively involved in all creative aspects of weddings

©       Review and plan entire wedding weekend

©       Provide couple with name changing information

©       Create personalized wedding website

 Theme and Design:

©       Deliver color swatches to the florist

©       Develop and contribute ideas towards decorations of event

 Budget:

©       Create a customized budget

©       Create a vendor payment schedule

©       Create a wedding expense sheet

©       Review of wedding budget and expense sheet with the couple

 Guests:

©       Provide easy-to-use guest list creation tools

©       RSVP assistance

 Vendors and Planning:

©       Thoroughly review and evaluate all wedding contracts

©       Provide unlimited vendor referrals

©       Call to interview vendors on availability for wedding

©       Set initial appointments for couple to attend

©       Keep in frequent communication with all vendors on changing aspects of wedding plans

©       Give assistance with creation of menu

©       Give assistance with reception floor plan

©       Give assistance with selection of rental items and tuxedos

©       Advise in selection of ceremony and reception music

©       Assist in selection of hotel accommodations room blocks (max. 3 hotels)

©       Attend a one-hour detail finalization appointment with each vendor

©       Follow up with vendors one month in advance of the wedding day and during the week of the wedding, in writing

Prepare Wedding Timeline and Checklists:

©       Create a customized timeline and checklist for couple

©       Create information letters for wedding party members

©       Create a calendar of vendor payments 

Create Wedding Day Itinerary:

©       Timing and flow of the day

©       Distribute to vendors, wedding party participants and parents

On-Site Coordination at Rehearsal: (one hour)

©       Direct wedding Rehearsal

©       Work with officiant and/or on-site official

 Rehearsal Dinner:

©       Assist with planning details of rehearsal dinner

©       Oversee setup

On-Site Wedding Day Coordinator: (eight hours)

©      Deliver gift baskets to out of town guests prior to wedding day

©       Implement all wedding plans and details

©       Oversee vendor setups at ceremony site, contact if tardy/faulty

©       Assist bride, groom, wedding party and immediate family

©       Pin flowers on attendants and distribute bouquets

©       Handle any last minute emergencies

©       Alleviate last minute problems and stresses (emergency kit to fix unexpected mishaps)

©       Direct ceremony processional

©       Cue processional and recessional music

©       Transport personal items of wedding party to reception

©       Transport decorations to reception site (size & weight restrictions)

©       Load gifts into designated family car

©       Deliver Honeymoon Basket to suite

 On-site Coordination of Reception:

©       Oversee vendor setups

©       Supervise set up of place cards, table cards, favors, etc

©       Greet guests and direct them to seats

©       Cue music/MC for arrival of couple and bridal party

©       Oversee the flow of speeches, cake cutting and first dances

©       Distribute last payments

©       Manage any last minute emergencies

©       Box additional wedding cake

After Wedding:

©       Return floral and/or baker rental items

©       Return tuxedos (must be in one location)

©       Deliver wedding gown to specialized day cleaners