BKNYC Weddings & Officiants Services

BKNYC MOBILE NOTARY, is an “on the go” business providing wedding license signing and officiant services to all five Boroughs of New York City: Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island, and the Bronx. We offer both onsite and/or mobile services to fit your wedding's needs. We are caring, personable & communicative with our clients. Book a wedding officiant appointment today from the comfort & safety of your home, place of business, or anywhere you choose. Great for eloping, on-the-go weddings, travelers looking to get hitched, or just for convenience. https://bookingmywedding.com/near-me/bknyc-weddings-officiants-services?feed_id=284&_unique_id=6349f1ac62720

Knoxville Wedding Catering

As one of Knoxville's Premiere Caterers, Bradford Catered Events is here to help turn your special event into a lifelong memory! From upscale elegance to down-home comfort, our sales team will help you create a perfect menu to match your theme, preferences, and dietary needs. Bradford Catered Events is also incredibly proud of our onsite team. Our servers will take excellent care of your guests so that you have nothing extra to worry about on the big day. https://bookingmywedding.com/near-me/knoxville-wedding-catering?feed_id=261&_unique_id=6349f0597aa79

BrightMemories Cinematic

Our mission is to capture life’s greatest moments so that you can focus solely on your big day! We enjoy meeting new people and sharing laughs. Creating films has been our passion for many years and we are constantly growing to provide the best possible output for our clients! Each video has a unique running time. In general, your final video will be the length of your ceremony + 40 minutes. We call it “Stylized Photojournalism”. While we document the events of the day as they occur, your videographer will provide minimal direction throughout the day to help you look natural and at your very best. We’re often asked why your finished video could be only about an hour long, when the videographers shot over 8 hours worth of footage. This is a good question, and the answer lies in the editing room. In film production it’s often said that the magic happens while editing. The same is true with your video. For example, we may shoot for 45 seconds of your maid of honor putting on your necklace, but only show 8 seconds on your finished video. This footage, combined with a great musical soundtrack and you and your bridesmaids voices all edited together creates a beautifully finished scene in your wedding video … while if we just showed the entire 45 seconds, the impact would be significantly diminished. https://bookingmywedding.com/near-me/brightmemories-cinematic-2?feed_id=238&_unique_id=633f467cb4853

Save Money and Hire a Wedding Planner

We recently got the chance to ask some questions about how you can save money by hiring a wedding planner. Thanks to Keith Willard, of Keith Willard Events for answering our 4 common wedding couple questions.

What's the advantage of hiring a wedding planner?

The first advantage is saving money! I know that sounds backward but a good wedding planner is going to help you avoid spending on items that don’t have an effect on the wedding or the experience. One area where this happens quite a lot is favors. I’m not a fan of most favors. Most of the time they are left behind which is a huge waste of money.

Decreased stress – planning a wedding is hard! As an experienced wedding planner, it can take me upwards of 400 hours to plan a wedding. Imagine if you don’t have the insights and contacts that I have built over years of being in the business. What takes me thirty minutes to accomplish may take a couple of hours, and in some cases, days.

Organization – A wedding planner will keep you moving in the right direction and ensure that you don’t forget any minor piece. It’s amazing how many times a couple will forget about hiring an officiant or printing place cards. Most venues require that you have a comprehensive list of your guests, table assignment, and food choice, which is then noted on their escort card.

Family Strife – Planning a wedding can be a pressure cooker on so many levels, with family taking the number one spot in most situations. Questions about where are you having it, how we book our room, what time we have to be there, and why we have to be there so early, will just be the beginning of questions that will remind you of a two-year-old. Why why why why…. A planner can alleviate that situation by being your middle person. Plus most family members will not question a wedding pro as they will question you.

Insider information – I have a resume a mile long that includes being the Director of Catering for Ritz-Carlton and Hyatt Regency. I know the ins and outs of contracts, room blocks, meal choices, and staffing. This can be incredibly valuable when having to start a discussion about minimums and the number of rooms for the room block. How many people would understand the term “attrition” or warn you about the “plus plus” which means plus service charge and plus taxes?

How much time do you spend working with a wedding planner?

Depends on the contract but most of my clients have a bi-monthly meeting with me for an hour. That way we can ensure that there is going to be a face-to-face for any questions that may come up during the planning process. My job is to alleviate time, stress, and budget issues for my clients. This means that I listen first, then advise. I take the complicated process of planning and break it down into bite-size pieces so that my couples are never challenged with more than one question at a time.

Should you tip a wedding planner?

If they go above and beyond – absolutely! Most wedding planners undercharge for their services. If you took their contracted rate and divided it by the number of hours that it actually takes to plan a wedding, the amount per hour would be less than working at a fast food restaurant. The day of the wedding itself typically means standing on my feet for 16 straight hours. There is no time to sit down because there is always something that needs to be done – and that includes me bringing a staff.

What fee range do wedding planners have?

This ranges dramatically based on location. Here in south Florida, good wedding planners can come at a premium.

For Day Of – Most planners charge between $1,500 to $2,500.

For Day Of Plus – The range of fees will be $3,000 to $4,500. Day of Plus means that they will be there for the day of the wedding but also be available to advise the couple. This typically does not include contract negotiations, being in person for appointments, and room blocks.

For Partial Planning – The range of fees will go from $5k to 8k. Partial planning means the couple has already booked their venue, catering, and one other major vendor such as a photographer. The planner will be there to help with all of the rest which is so much more than most people realize.

Full Planning - $8k to $25k depending on the planner and size of the event. When doing an offsite venue where everything has to be brought in – meaning tables, chairs, catering, bar, tents, etc – the number of hours needed increases dramatically, and then so does the cost of the planner. If you are having a wedding at a hotel, the location already has tables, catering, eating utensils, and staff. This reduces the number of hours and management needs on the day of the wedding. Now there will be some planners that charge less – especially if they are just getting started or you have a smaller event, but don’t think that an intimate affair requires less time planning. When I plan for a wedding that is thirty people or planning for a hundred and fifty people, it takes the same number of phone calls, emails, and meetings.

We want to thank Keith Willard, President of Keith Willard Events for taking the time to answer our questions. To contact Keith, visit KeithWillardEvents.com.

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Affordable Wedding Video

Wedding videos are my favorite activity as a professional videographer - I love the "Heart" connection with all my wedding couples. Many couples remain part of my "Extended" family to this day, sending me pictures of their new family arrivals (baby pic's!), thank you notes and referrals to other friends and family members. My approach to wedding videos has changed dramatically over the past few years. I no longer pursue the $2,500 to $4,500 wedding gigs with 2-3 videographers and drones flying overhead. There are so many couples that want a beautiful video of their special day but do not have, or want to spend, thousands of dollars. It is my goal to provide a wedding video to those couples using the same gear that I use in my commercial video work, and the same expertise in both filming and editing to create an affordable, beautiful wedding video. I have filmed several hundred weddings over the past few years earning the multiple Couples' Choice Awards at Wedding Wire, "Best of Thumbtack" awards, Best of Fash.com among many others. ​ Thanks for considering me as a part of your wedding day - I will treat it with the care & respect "The Most Important Day In Your Life" deserves - there are no retakes in wedding video, just one shot.... https://bookingmywedding.com/near-me/affordable-wedding-video?feed_id=192&_unique_id=633de3c17e517

What Do Wedding Planners Do?

We recently got the chance to ask some questions that many couples have when considering a wedding planner. Thanks to the owner and creative director of John Gandy Events, John Gandy for answering these popular questions from wedding couples.

What Do They Do?

One of the advantages of hiring a professional wedding planner is that you are securing a close advocate for your big day. An advocate whose common goal is to secure professional creative partners to design the best possible version of your special event. A professional planner will have contacts within the event community and know who to reach out to those you'll need.

How Much Time Will You Spend With a Wedding Planner?

The time spent planning your wedding day will vary. If you hire a full-time planner/design team, then you will have more face team than just one planner, who might just work on coordinating timelines and flow. Wedding planners can organize things like cake tastings and appointments to feel the table linens and more!

Do You Tip A Wedding Planner?

Never expected, but always appreciated.

How Much Are Wedding Planners?

Our fee is always based on a variety of items, the scope of involvement, location, number of guests, and time of year. For things like wedding design, our fee is customized for each client.

We want to thank John for his candid answers. For more information about John's services, you can visit him at JohnGandyEvents.com.

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3 Tips for Hiring a Wedding Videographer

We recently talked with Brian Garcia of Brian Grider of Memory Machine Films about the qualifications you should look for when hiring a wedding videographer. He offered us some picture-perfect advice on how you should approach finding the perfect videographer for your big day.

How to Choose the Best Videographer

When looking for the best videographer for your wedding, there are a number of things to consider. Before looking at anything else, evaluating pricing is going to be a great way to narrow down your options. Typically, videographers who are more in demand, either because of the quality of their work, great advertising, or just being around longer, will charge more than videographers who have lower quality work or are just starting out. Once you've settled on a price range that you're comfortable with, creative style is going to be the next most important thing. Everyone has their own editing, shooting, and coloring style, and making sure these match your wedding's vibe is important. Most videographers can't (or won't) change their style drastically for your wedding so finding someone who is the right fit is really important. One of the last things to consider is making sure your personalities match. You're going to have your media team by your side for almost the entire wedding so feeling comfortable with them is really important. Make sure to schedule a call with them before booking and take at least 15-30 minutes to make sure their personality is a good fit with yours.

What Kind of Background Should a Good Videographer Have?

The more experience the better. With videographers and photographers, experience is going to be the biggest factor behind them making good decisions. This can include knowing what to expect at various local venues, managing time well, or having more confidence to follow their intuition when there isn't a clear right or wrong with a creative decision.

What is the Average Cost of Hiring a Wedding Videographer?

The average cost of a videographer is going to vary from location to location but in Southern California, $3,500-4,500 is mid-range, $2,000-3,000 is low-end and $5,000-15,000 is on the higher end.

Thanks to Brian for his thoughtful answers, and to learn more about him and his company, you can visit: memorymachinefilms.com.

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