Certified Wedding Planner
| Matthew Stevens Certified Wedding Planner 217-585-4008 Springfield, IL |
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Dream about what you would like, but let a trained professional from ABC help your wedding dreams come true – and also on time
and under budget! Our behind-the-scenes professionals can manage the hard work for you, so you can spend more time with your
family and friends - and truly “Be a Guest at Your Own Wedding”.
Many brides are looking for an experienced hand to help them with their planning. More and more brides today are also looking for
a savvy wedding planner to provide time-saving and money-saving ideas, and generally to reduce the stress of the wedding
planning process. I do a lot of the work behind the scenes for my bride, so she can spend more time with her family and friends.
Being a wedding coordinator is a lot of hard work – but it can also be rewarding and fun. My job is to help a bride’s dreams come
true – also on time and under budget!
Why Choose an ABC Planner?
As the oldest and largest group of wedding professionals in the world, we have been making
wedding dreams come true since 1955.
We feel ABC offers the most detailed and comprehensive training in the industry. Also, all of our
ABC members agree to uphold the ABC Code of Ethics and Professional Standards of
Membership.
Choose an ABC professional today
As the oldest and largest group of wedding professionals in the world, we have been making
wedding dreams come true since 1955.
We feel ABC offers the most detailed and comprehensive training in the industry. Also, all of our
ABC members agree to uphold the ABC Code of Ethics and Professional Standards of
Membership.
Choose an ABC professional today
•Represent each client fairly and honestly, providing all agreed-to services in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
•Establish reasonable, proper fees for services and provide written estimates to each client.
•Use honest factual advertising.
•Deal with employees fairly, in an unbiased manner.
•Operate an establishment that is a credit to the Association and the community.
•Disclose to clients any payment received from suppliers.
•Supply background information about the member and his/her business, or other information essential to the Association's responsibility
to provide factual reports on the profession.
•Cooperate with Association activities and efforts to promote and improve the professionalism of the bridal business.
•Respond rapidly and honestly to all complaints forwarded by the Association.
•Supply, on request, the evidence on which any advertising is based.
•Use the Associations name and logo only as authorized.
•Pay all association bills in a timely manner.
Call 217 585 4008 to set up a free consultation with Matthew. |
Provide music
Provide lights
Provide Mic
Play music
Motivate crowd to dance if needed.
Select music if needed.
Play and take requests if needed.
Go over music with couple, stick to list if required.
List of MC’s job:
Announce wedding party
Announce cake
Announce dinner
Dismiss for dinner
Announce toasts
First dance and other formal events
Make last call
Thank everyone for coming
List of Decorators job:
Decorate facility and church, including light candles, fold napkins, hand lanterns, blow up balloons, floral, drapery, backdrops, arches, lattice, tool, icicle lights, etc.
Design for colors and styles.
List of wedding planners job:
Plan entire wedding, including ceremony and reception from start to finish.
Save time, money and reduce stress for the family.
List of Day of Reception Coordinators job:
Make sure all other vendors have time line and are ready to go.
Confirm room layout and prepare to B+G demands.
Light candles, dim lights, turn on LED’s, adjust heat or air if needed.
Help first guest with gift and table assignment.
Prepare champagne for toasts, locate and chill.
Prepare cake table for cake cutting, find knife and server.
Open door to limo if needed, greet B+G. Ask if they need anything or are they ready to go.
Keep B+G informed at all times of the time line - schedule.
Line up wedding party: find parents, RB, FG, Usher, BM +GM, Bride and Groom.
Carry extra stuff (purses, cameras) and place under head table.
Cue DJ + MC + Photo + Video + Guests and then open doors.
Uncork bottles for toasts, put on table.
Remove empty champagne bottles from table.
Instruct B+G how to cut cake and assist when needed.
Have cake table removed from dance floor if needed.
Cue Video for slide show when and if needed.
Make sure dinner is ready and then have MC announce that dinner will be served.
Dismiss tables if needed.
Check dance floor is free from food debris.
Get B+G ready for first dance, father-daughter, mother-son, bridal party, parents and any other formal events. Cue DJ + MC + Photo + Video + guests.
Make sure B+G have ride to hotel, home, next location.
Remove gifts to specified location or car.
Blow out candles, secure disposable cameras,
Assist everyone to remove their items and then kick everyone out and go home.
Provide lights
Provide Mic
Play music
Motivate crowd to dance if needed.
Select music if needed.
Play and take requests if needed.
Go over music with couple, stick to list if required.
List of MC’s job:
Announce wedding party
Announce cake
Announce dinner
Dismiss for dinner
Announce toasts
First dance and other formal events
Make last call
Thank everyone for coming
List of Decorators job:
Decorate facility and church, including light candles, fold napkins, hand lanterns, blow up balloons, floral, drapery, backdrops, arches, lattice, tool, icicle lights, etc.
Design for colors and styles.
List of wedding planners job:
Plan entire wedding, including ceremony and reception from start to finish.
Save time, money and reduce stress for the family.
List of Day of Reception Coordinators job:
Make sure all other vendors have time line and are ready to go.
Confirm room layout and prepare to B+G demands.
Light candles, dim lights, turn on LED’s, adjust heat or air if needed.
Help first guest with gift and table assignment.
Prepare champagne for toasts, locate and chill.
Prepare cake table for cake cutting, find knife and server.
Open door to limo if needed, greet B+G. Ask if they need anything or are they ready to go.
Keep B+G informed at all times of the time line - schedule.
Line up wedding party: find parents, RB, FG, Usher, BM +GM, Bride and Groom.
Carry extra stuff (purses, cameras) and place under head table.
Cue DJ + MC + Photo + Video + Guests and then open doors.
Uncork bottles for toasts, put on table.
Remove empty champagne bottles from table.
Instruct B+G how to cut cake and assist when needed.
Have cake table removed from dance floor if needed.
Cue Video for slide show when and if needed.
Make sure dinner is ready and then have MC announce that dinner will be served.
Dismiss tables if needed.
Check dance floor is free from food debris.
Get B+G ready for first dance, father-daughter, mother-son, bridal party, parents and any other formal events. Cue DJ + MC + Photo + Video + guests.
Make sure B+G have ride to hotel, home, next location.
Remove gifts to specified location or car.
Blow out candles, secure disposable cameras,
Assist everyone to remove their items and then kick everyone out and go home.