{"id":39343,"date":"2016-06-10T03:11:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T17:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/articles\/wedding-planners-deliver-creative-visions\/"},"modified":"2021-11-10T04:57:39","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T17:57:39","slug":"wedding-planners-deliver-creative-visions","status":"publish","type":"au-article","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/wedding-planners-deliver-creative-visions\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding planners deliver creative visions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wedding<\/a>Modern couples want much more from their wedding planners than just event co-ordination, they want their wedding\u00a0planner to deliver their dream wedding – exactly as they envision it.<\/p>\n

For Pink Caviar Events<\/a>‘\u00a0founder Stephanie Cassimatis the very serious wedding planning process can\u00a0begin with a little simple fun: a word game.<\/p>\n

Stephanie, who is based in Sydney, has planned more than 100 weddings throughout her career and aims to bring each couple\u2019s “dream wedding”\u00a0to life.<\/p>\n

She starts with a relaxed word association exercise in which she asks couples to respond to various words like \u201ccolour scheme, entertainment, flowers\u201d until she has a picture of how they want their wedding to look and feel.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love being creative,\u201d adds Stephanie who says she has\u00a0planned weddings ranging from extravagant affairs with more 1100 guests to intimate celebrations for fewer than 10 people.<\/p>\n

From the early stages of planning to packing up after the event the staff at Pink Caviar Events <\/a>are there for the couple every step of the way, Stephanie says.<\/p>\n

She believes hiring a good wedding planner makes for a much less stressful experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t have to worry about going to appointments and meetings every weekend. You\u2019ve got someone doing all the legwork for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stephanie says preparing a wedding can take hundreds of hours of planning and organisation.
\nAnd couples expect access to a wide range of services.<\/p>\n

Those on offer from Pink Caviar Events <\/a>include styling and coordinating on the day. But they also provide an open air photobooth with unlimited prints and social media uploads.<\/p>\n

She also stresses the importance of eating a good meal before a wedding begins so she offers bridal champagne breakfast hampers.<\/p>\n

But desserts have also become a major attraction with as much attention to detail as the preceding meal.<\/p>\n

At Pink Caviar Events<\/a> that includes dessert bars with handmade \u201cpremium candy\u201d buffets that can make for a memorable experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing an adult and standing in front of a big table of candy really brings out the inner child,\u201d Stephanie says.<\/p>\n

The dessert bars can be upgraded to include s\u2019mores or sundaes. But on some occasions\u00a0Stephanie has swapped out the dessert bar for a drinks bar.<\/p>\n

Exercising creativity is one of the best aspects of the job, Stephanie says. And she believes good wedding planners should relish a challenge too.<\/p>\n

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For one couple she created an indoor forest complete with plants, flowers and moss cascading from the tables.\u00a0\u201cIt was like having the outside indoors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other couples have chosen \u201cdestination weddings\u201d at exotic overseas or interstate locations. Travel has become a part of the job for Stephanie<\/a> who says she has taken bookings in locations as far away as Scotland.<\/p>\n

However, skilled wedding planners should deliver good value, Stephanie says. She says most weddings she has planned cost between $30,000 and $35,000 and her business generally charges 10 per cent of the total cost. But Stephanie insists a good planner can deliver greater savings and value than what they charge in fees.<\/p>\n

“Most people have an idea that\u00a0wedding planners must be expensive,” says Stephanie<\/a>, “but is 10 per cent of your total wedding cost a lot for the peace of mind your planner will bring to your wedding planning?<\/p>\n

“Not only do we take away most of the stress, we’re there on the day doing the running around.”<\/p>\n

Strong relationships between experienced wedding planners and high-quality suppliers can help deliver major savings for clients.<\/p>\n

Convenience for clients throughout the planning process is also a central priority, Stephanie says.<\/p>\n

She believes the wedding planning process should be fun and enjoyable. She often catches up with clients over coffee, a meal or even a relaxed drink or two.<\/p>\n

Recently the company has opened an office in Sydney\u2019s CBD<\/a>, which has proven particularly handy for corporate clients and brides who work in the city.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been catching up with brides over lunch or after work for a drink,\u201d Stephanie says. \u201cIt\u2019s a great way to unwind as well.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39344,"template":"","au_article_tag":[1406,143,183,133],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article\/39343"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/au-article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article\/39343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"au_article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_article_tag?post=39343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}