All Weddings For a Living Podcasts

All Weddings For a Living Podcasts


#332 - A 25-Step System to Plan a Wedding

January 23, 2013


ORIGINAL AIR DATE: Tuesday, January 22, 2013


HOST: Debbie Quain


During this episode I share the system that I follow when planning my client’s wedding.


Now, I’m not suggesting that this is the only way to plan a wedding. In fact, I’m willing to bet that you have your very own way of doing things. But believe me when I tell you that this system makes the wedding planning process (and my life) so much easier.


Here’s the 25-step system that I use whenever I’m hired to plan a wedding for a client.

  1. Have client(s) sign wedding planner contract
  2. Send clients a welcome packet
  3. Conduct first client meeting
  4. Create client file
  5. Conduct Client Design meeting
  6. Research & brainstorm design concepts/ideas
  7. Create design proposal and present to clients
  8. Engage/Hire event designer (this could be you!)
  9. Have client(s) review and sign event design contract
  10. If you’re the event designer, add design tasks to your Master Timeline
  11. Begin to Research Wedding Vendors
  12. Narrow down vendors (3 per category)
  13. Schedule client vendor meetings
  14. Help client(s) finalize wedding vendor selections
  15. Have client(s) review and sign individual wedding vendor contracts
  16. Transfer wedding vendor contract info to Master Timeline and Wedding-Day Production Schedule
  17. Conduct ongoing wedding planner tasks
  18. Create Wedding-Day Production Schedule
  19. Send Production Day Schedule to Wedding Vendors (for approval)
  20. Conduct Pre-Wedding vendor meeting
  21. Stock-up Wedding Day Emergency Kit
  22. Direct Wedding Rehearsal
  23. Pre-Wedding ‘huddle’ with my event team
  24. The Big Day!! Follow the Wedding Day Production Schedule
  25. Follow-up with clients, wedding vendors and my event team

Whether you plot your steps on paper or keep track of everything electronically, the key thing here is to document and systematize whatever wedding planning method works for you.


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