The Gold Rings Wedding Package

The Gold Rings Wedding Package includes all of the personalized “day-of” services found in the Silver Bells Wedding Package, as well as provide options of award-winning and professional vendors. We will assist, plan and attend requested vendors meetings, coordinate and direct your wedding and collaborate in making your dreams a reality.

Pre-Wedding Consulting

• Initial consultation with bride and groom to determine dreams and
  expectations
• First meeting: Visit to venue with bride and/or groom
• Second meeting: Discussion of ceremony, reception timeline and vendors list
• Up to two hours of "in-person" planning sessions per month
• Three months prior to the event, an additional two hours of “in-person”
  planning sessions per month
• Up to two weekly phone calls/conferences via telephone
• Up to two weekly e-mail planning sessions
• Provide etiquette guidance when requested
• Pre-screen all wedding vendors
• Vendor referrals
• Attend vendors meeting with the couple
• Confirm wedding day vendors
• Create and maintain vendor payment schedule
• Provide reminders of all payments sent to couple for amounts due monthly to
  their vendors
• Provide your final payment to vendors at the end of their contract
• Timely and consistent follow-up with vendors on any changes of wedding
  plans and details
• Assist with the selection of decorating rentals
• Create and maintain monthly task list
• Prepare a timeline of events for the ceremony and reception and execute
  according to couple’s wishes
• Keep an updated list of all guests attending
• Wedding budget management
• Develop wedding day itinerary for the couple, wedding party, family, and
  vendors
• Maintain wedding expense sheet
• Assist with selections of the invitations, place cards, napkins, favors, and
  thank-you notes
• Create room and ceremony layouts
• Deliver the engagement and wedding announcements to the newspaper
  companies of couple's choice (actual announcement costs to be paid by
  client)
• Assist with obtaining the marriage license, if desired
• Arrange accommodations for out-of-town guests including hotel blocks, car
  rental and flight assistance
• Deliver welcome baskets for out-of-town guests to hotels day before wedding
  day
• Assist with transportation details from and to airport; details on the out-of-
  town guests arrival times and the printout for bridal couple and family
• Assist with Bridal portrait-transportation of the attire and assisting the bride-
  to-be during the portrait session
• Review and coordinate ceremony with officiates, wedding party, and vendors
• Assist with the ceremony menu, and reception menu details
• Assist in the honeymoon planning

Wedding Day Ceremony Activities

• Assist bride, groom, and bridal party
• Coordinate with wedding day vendors and assist
• Distribute payments to vendors
• Organize and set up any photos, meal place cards, bridal portrait, goblets,
  cake cutting items, guest book, and pen at ceremony and/or reception.
• Decorating the ceremony and reception sites (decor to be supplied by client)
• Set-up and tear-down of rental pieces
• Deliver drinks, food, and snack trays to bridal party prior to event (cost of
  items to be incurred by client)
• Distribute and pin wedding flowers
• Attend final seamstress appointment to discuss bustling needs of bride with
  seamstress
• Bustle wedding gown
• Attend rehearsal
• Oversee venue decor to ensure that setting is laid out in keeping with
  couple's wishes
• Follow through during ceremony and reception to ensure that timeline is
  followed according to plan
• Troubleshoot when needed
• Provide wedding day emergency kit

Wedding Day Reception Activities

• Coordinate all reception activities
• Transport needed items from ceremony to reception
• Prepare cake and meal for couple to take from reception, if desired
• Coordinate send-off items and line up guests for bride and groom departure
• Load gifts and decor to designated car
• Attend reception and ensure clean up is completed
• Return tuxedos if requested if requested
• Return small florist and rental items (weight limits apply)
• Deliver wedding gown to cleaners or other desired location
• Deliver wedding bouquet to preservation company.