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Your Biggest Investment: A Wedding Planner

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Little Pope Photography Congratulations on your engagement! A wedding is a once in a lifetime event worth spending for. A dream that is not carefully planned can quickly turn into a disaster. A wedding planner will make sure that your dreams do come true and that your event goes on without a hitch. Hiring a professional wedding coordinator to arrange and organize your dream wedding is important. You need a well-trained and highly proficient team to: Plan and conceptualize the pre-nuptial and the day of event; Provide budgeting of the wedding essentials and Effectively implement the well-planned coordination services months before the event. Kiss and Tell Weddings has been in the events and wedding coordination services industry for more than 10 years. Kiss and Tell Weddings is a recommended member of The Knot and Wedding Wire. Trust us to provide you with: Professional and well-trained staff! We will plan, conceptualize, organize and handle your dream wedding. Fast, complete and qualit...

10 Ways to Save $$$$

10 Best Ways to Cut Costs {according to Mindy Weiss..with my 2 cents added} 1. Trim the guest list: the fewer guests--the fewer tables--the fewer centerpieces, the fewer expenses 2. Choose a gorgeous setting: this cuts down on the cost of decorations 3. Use a reception site that is already equipped with tables, chairs, flatware, and staff: save on delivery fees 4. Start the wedding earlier in the day: an early wedding means less food...unless you and your future spouse are foodies! 5. Limit the alcoholic offerings to wine, beer, and a signature cocktail ...or skip the alcohol altogether! 6. Move the wedding from Saturday to Sunday: or possibly to a weekday. Venues are less expensive during the week. 7. Eliminate the champagne toast: guests can raise their punch, water, or tea in your honor 8. Hire a DJ instead of a band.  9. Opt for standard sized invitations: irregular shaped invitations cost more to ship. 10. Skip favors: unless they ...

Money Saving Tips on Decor

You want your wedding and reception to look nice but you can't afford to spend $300 for each of the 12 floral centerpieces that you want...so what do you do??? First, relax! Guests will not notice if your centerpieces cost $30 or $300. All eyes will be on you and your honey the entire time! Guests attend your wedding to celebrate your big day with you, not to pick apart your day. *If you have those people on your guest list- the nitpickers , remove them now!!. You want your day to be full of good vibes, love, and happiness!* Read below for some quick tips on how to save money on your décor! Do one thing in abundance and it will make a big impact. Gather tons of branches – even from your backyard – and place them in large vases. Save money on buying flowers wholesale and then pay a florist to do simple arrangements. Study up on flowers. Once you know what’s in season, make your selections from those and see how much further your floral budget goes. Ge...

Mary's 50th Birthday Party *6/21/14*

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY! A greeting on your birthday For a very happy day And then a year That brings the best Of everything your way Enjoy your special day!   A birthday is a truly joyous occasion and what better way to celebrate one than with a birthday blowout! All birthdays are important but when milestones arrive, you want to do it big!! That's exactly what Kiss and Tell Weddings did for Mary on her 50th birthday! The Big 50 Cupcakes by Sweet Teaze Bakery Red and Black Candy Bar Happy Birthday, Ms. Mary! Vendors: Event Planner: Kiss and Tell Weddings Designer: Kiss and Tell Weddings and RTJ Designs Cupcakes: Sweet Teaze Bakery Cookies: B. Jones Photography: Kingston Photography

DJ's...bands...soloist...oh my!

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Music @ Your Wedding Looking for ways to save money on your music budget? More than likely you will have ceremony music and reception music. The amount of your music budget will determine if the music will elegant and simple or full blown orchestrated! Ceremony music is played during the ceremony, which includes but not limited to: prelude, processional, ceremony, recessional, and postlude. Would you like to hire a vocalist or soloist? Typically rates range from $50 per hour to $400 per hour (wedspace.com).  Ceremony Music Money Saving Tips: Hire talented students from a respected music school. Ask a friend to sign or play at your ceremony As your DJ to play pre-recorded music at your ceremony Keep in mind that music will be a major part of your reception, so you should plan carefully. Music will help create the atmosphere of your wedding. When selecting music, keep in mind the age and preferences of your guests. Reception Music Money Saving Tips: Instead of hi...

Vendors

Grooms and Brides-to-be, Below is a list of possible wedding vendor categories that you may need to contact for your wedding. There are over 90 vendor categories to choose from. Each category allows you to add unique and custom elements to your big day! Looking over this list can be quite exhausting but never fear! Kiss and Tell Weddings is here to assist you in choosing the categories that meet your needs. We will also be happy to discuss any questions you may have. Call today to get started! 405-309-9311   Possible Needed Vendor Referral Services � Accommodations � Ethnic Caterers � Photography � Airbrush Tanning � Favors � Pianist � Alterations � Financial Planner � Piano � Antique Cars � Flower Preservation � Rentals � Arches � Flowers � Radio Personalities � Attendant Gifts �...