REBEC VINEYARDS is pleased to Invite You to an Open House for Wedding Packages at our Vineyard, Sunday, April 22, 2012 – 2:00-4:00 pm. Vendors, Refreshments, Wine Tasting, Music, Door Prizes, Carriage Rides! “Bring Your Wedding to a Vineyard” in Beautiful Amherst County, VA, 2229 N Amherst Highway. www.rebecwinery.com. RSVP by APRIL 9 to: At Your Service Events Planner, LDP6@aol.com or 434-525-1805. www.lynchburgeventplanner.com

At Your Service Events Planner

To schedule your complimentary one-hour consultation, contact

(434) 525-1805 or email LDP6@aol.com

“Talented Minds Providing Dream Events with Exceptional Customer Service”

We offer three types of Wedding Packages for your special and memorable day!  Have your dream wedding that will be both affordable and tailored to fit your needs. 

1.  BRIDAL CONSULTANT – the Consultant meets with the Bride and advises her on what she needs to do before the wedding – Free One Hour Initial Consultation 

2. “DAY OF” COORDINATOR

       Orchestration of the Ceremony and Reception up to 8 Hours

       Rehearsal Direction up to 2 Hours

       Creation of a Wedding Day Timeline

       Confirmation of Vendor Details

       Unlimited Consultations

       One On-Site Visit to Venues

 3.  FULL-SERVICE “ENCHANTED” PACKAGE

       Coordination of Vendor arrangements, Ceremony & Reception

       Florist

       Photographer

       Cake

       Transportation (Limo & Carriage)

       Caterer

       DJ, Band, Musicians

       Invitations, Accessories & Favors

       Videographer

      Lodging for Guests

      Bridal Luncheon

      Rehearsal & Rehearsal Dinner

      Set up/Breakdown service (Separate fee charged starting at $150)

      Clean up service (Separate fee charged depending on services)

      FULL-SERVICE “HEAVENLY” PACKAGE

      Coordination of Vendor arrangements, Ceremony & Reception

      Florist

      Photographer

      Cake

      Transportation (Limo & Carriage)

      Caterer

      DJ, Band, Musicians

      Invitations, Accessories & Favors

      Videographer

      Lodging for Guests

      Bridal Luncheon

      Rehearsal & Rehearsal Dinner

      Set up/Breakdown service (Separate fee charged starting at $150)

      Clean up service (Separate fee charged depending on services)

      Wedding Night’s Lodging of your choice for Bride & Groom

      Dinner gift certificate to restaurant of your choice for two

      Massage for the Bride & Groom

      Gift basket of your choice

By Connie Amos-Parsons, Owner, At Your Service Events Planner

Professional Bridal Consultant, Association of Bridal Consultants

Certified Sandals Specialist

(434) 525-1805      LDP6@aol.com

1. Menu – Confirm menu and final count by the due date to make sure the menu is what you ordered and you have enough to cover your guest list.

2. Check List – Make sure you and your Groom have finished your personal and “To Do’ checklists.

3. Vendor Payments – Make sure you don’t forget to take care of all payments to vendors including the payments due on the wedding day.

4. Last Minute Details – Make sure you and your wedding planner have communicated on all last minute details. For example, who’s in charge of the guest book, top tier of cake, flowers, centerpieces, decorations, gifts and envelopes.

5. Enjoy your day! You and your Groom deserve to have the very best wedding ever!

These tips will help ensure that!

At Your Service Events Planner was voted in 2011 as one of the Best Wedding Coordinators/Planners in the Lynchburg area for the new Bride’s Guide to Lynchburg.

We are honored to rank among the Best of Lynchburg.  Only 15 wedding vendors were selected in the first Bride’s Guide to Lynchburg.  A DVD of the winners created by Devin Olson Media is available starting February 2012.  Click on the link below for At Your Service Event Planner’s one minute You Tube presentation:

 MEDIA:

At Your Service Events Planner was interviewed and featured in the Janaury 27, 2012 edition of “The News Virginian” HITCHED, in an article entitled “Unconventionality is key”, by Gina Farthing,  pages 6-7. 

At Your Service Events Planner was interviewed and featured in “Lynchburg Living” March/April 2012 in Hitched 2012 Annual Wedding Feature in the article, “Garden Party” by Carried Williams, pages 74-75.

(434) 525-1805

Call us today to discuss your Honeymoon or Destination Wedding!

As a special service to you, as a member of the Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC) and a Certified Sandals Specialist, At Your Service Events Planner has co-branded with one of ABC’s corporate members, Sandals Luxury Included Vacations and Beaches Luxury Included Family Vacations.  You may visit the websites below and begin planning your romantic, luxurious Honeymoon or Destination Wedding or call us at (434) 525-1805 and we’ll be happy to assist you in every detail including your airfare.  

 TA Bay Roc (no links)
http://www.e-travelbrochures.com/viewBrochure.asp?campaignId=928&rid=3895  

(434) 525-1805    LDP6@aol.com

Call us Today at (434) 525-1805 for a personal consultation to discuss your wedding and events ideas!

Having a Flawless Party Can be easier than you think—-

At Your Service Events Planner had the opportunity recently to plan and coordinate a 16th birthday party at a home in Forest, and it was flawless!  The following are 5 Ways to Make Any Party Flawless:

1.  Plan Ahead Early

– Give yourself at least 3 months!

2.  Develop a Budget

3.  Hire an Excellent Lynchburg Events Planner

– One who will be on time

– Stay below budget

– Who can handle all the many details to your satisfaction

– Who has a directory of many vendors that they work with and

– Is personable

4.  Have a Theme

– Be creative and make it fun for everyone!

5.  Have a Color Scheme

When you look at your pictures and DVDs afterwards, you’ll be glad that you took the time to plan ahead and hire a Lynchburg Events Planner.  At Your Service Events Planner adheres to a Code of Ethics.  We are committed to you to be fair, honest, on time and under budget.  We will bring your Event to Life!

When planning an event, Don’t Stress, Call the Best–At Your Service Events Planner!

Your one-stop events planning company!

“Service, Quality and Within Budget”

(434) 525-1805 – LDP6@aol.com – www.lynchburgeventplanner.com

By Connie Amos-Parsons, Owner

Professional Bridal Consultant and

Certified Sandals Specialist

(434) 525-1805    LDP6@aol.com

Call Us Today for a Complimentary One-Hour Personal Consultation to discuss your Wedding and Event Ideas!

Our Services as your Wedding and Events Planner (not all inclusive)

• Wedding and Event planning, coordination and custom design
• Corporate Events
• Social Events
• Sandals and Beaches Luxury Included Vacations (we are a Certified Sandals Specialist)
• Destination Weddings (Rebec Vineyards, Biltmore Estate and others)
• Tours
• Carlson Craft Invitations, Favors, Accessories and Gifts 

Our Responsibilities as your Wedding and Events Planner (not all-inclusive)

•    Planning the event according to your requests
•    Vendor and Venue selection
•    Guest accommodations for bride and groom and guests
•    Contract negotiation and review 
•    Hotel banquet rooms and guest rooms reservations
•    Catering according to the type of menu you select
•    Entertainment, DJ, musicians or band
•   Flowers
•    Programs, invitations, RSVP, reception and save-the-date cards printed
•    Vendor to mail out invitations (upon request)
•    Calligrapher (upon request)
•    Transportation, limousine services, carriages
•    Bridal accessories, gifts and favors
•    Spa, salons and nail services
•    Pre-marriage counseling services (upon request)
•    Photographer and videographer 
•    Vendor for travel and honeymoon vacation packages
•    Personal consultations
•    Wedding cake, cupcakes, candy bar stations
•    Rental items
•    Day of the event to make sure everything runs smoothly
•    Special needs for your guests, i.e. accessibility accommodations
•    Track your budget and vendor due dates
•    Bridal luncheons, Rehearsals, Rehearsal dinners, Receptions

(434) 525-1805    LDP6@aol.com

Our Role as Your Event Planner – What We are capable of handling for you (not all-inclusive)

•    Caterers
•    Transportation
•    Photographers
•    Videographers
•    Flowers and Décor
•    Bakers
•    Invitations and Printing
•    Lodging
•    Spas, salons & nail services
•    Bridal accessories, gifts, favors & stationery
•    Pre-marital counseling services
•    Wedding attire
•    Budget
•    Contracts

Entertainment and Music

•    DJ, Band, Musicians
•    Balloons
•    Clowns
•    Singing Telegrams
•    Face Painting
•    Kids Bouncers

Facilities & Venues
•    Conference sites & Hotels
•    Churches & Houses of Worship
•    Reception sites
•    Restaurants & Banquet Rooms
•    Vacation & Honeymoon Packages, Sandals & Beaches Resorts
•    Cruises
•    Golf Courses
•    Outdoor Weddings/Gardens/Tents/Lakes

Equipment Rentals
•    Audiovisuals, Podiums
•    Fountains

Concessions
•    Popcorn Machines
•    Cotton Candy Machines
•    Snow Cone Machines
•    Party Favors and Supplies

Call Us Today for a personal consultation to discuss your wedding and events ideas at 434.525.1805!

Weddings are something that all of us dream of as being romantic and oh-so-perfect. But of course when the time draws near and we have to actually plan our wedding ceremony, reality steps in and we realize that all is not as cozy and exciting as it seemed. A professional Lynchburg Wedding Planner is just the answer for calming down the frantic pace of the nitty-gritty that goes into wedding planning. But if you are still not convinced, let’s take a look at all the things the wedding planner or wedding consultant will do for you and save you the last minute anxiety.

Stress Management

The first thing that automatically comes along with planning a wedding reception is a lot of stress. There are a million details that go into planning the perfect wedding ceremony and reception. If you treat your wedding as one big project, this project is going to need a project manager who is going to be your wedding planner. They are going to help keep out all the stress by doing what they do best, management. They will manage even the smallest details from the budget to all the different things that will require hiring or contracting wedding vendors. They will do all the leg work for you, not only making you stress free but giving you ample time to take a break, pamper yourself and also give you time to spend with your family and friends.

Budgeting

The wedding budget is obviously a very important part and needs to be done prior to everything else. As novices in event planning, we often land up wasting precious resources by making the wrong choices which a wedding coordinator is well versed with and knows how to get you the best deals from the best vendors. Also a wedding planner will guarantee the services he or she provides through their own reliable vendors. Wedding vendors will often do favors for a planner that they do lots of business with, but would not be available to the bride or groom. Do not worry that they will smother your ideas. A wedding planner will work in coordination with you. In fact all you have to pay is about 10-20% of the total wedding costs. Although this fee can vary, you will still be saving a lot of money.

Distinctive Appeal

Often the bride and groom get carried away by various fantastical things that are just not practical. They can’t decide how to make their wedding ceremony special and distinctive from others. A Lynchburg Wedding Planner will help you to realize your ideas in a realistic way and also provide you with their own suggestions to polish and shape your ideas all the way to a unique wedding.

Ready Choice

With so many possibilities, the bride and groom can feel overwhelmed and often land up buying something they don’t plan because they have been cajoled by friends or family. A wedding planner will know who the best in the business are and guide the bride and groom into buying just what is right for them.

Middleman and Shield

Although hard to believe, you can get hounded by all the different caterers and florists you may have visited. Also, wedding vendors you choose may ask you a hundred technical questions you may have no idea about. That is where your wedding coordinator will step in to act as a go-between and keep you away from all the unnecessary headache.

Finally, do your self a favor and consider contacting a Lynchburg Wedding consultant today. You may be surprised at what is really possible for the dream nuptials for you and your bride or groom.

We all know that professional photographers produce beautiful pictures and present them in elegant wedding albums. Videographers capture all of the colorful emotions of the wedding day in a video. The wedding florist works hard to arrange a picture perfect bouquet for the bride and fill the ceremony and reception area with beautiful flowers. The Wedding DJ (or band) plays the role of Master of Ceremonies and sets the tone with music.

Nearly every professional in the wedding industry has a tangible product that they offer brides. A Wedding Consultant, however, has a more challenging time trying to sell an intangible service. So what does a Wedding Consultant really do?

Professional Wedding Consultants wear many hats.

• Some handle administrative functions for the bride and groom, taking care of all the paperwork for the couple.

• Some also act as mediator between the bride and groom and the various people and facilities involved in the wedding (Church, reception facility, vendors, family members, minister, etc.).

• Many take the role of financial planners who assist couples in creating a realistic budget and help them stick to it.

• Some Consultants are teachers who educate couples on wedding etiquette and protocol.

• Some are legal consultants who review contracts before the couple actually signs on the dotted line.

• Most are talent recruiters who recommend the most professional and suitable vendors for each couple.

• Some Consultants are designers who make sure everything is presented well and is color-coordinated.

• Some even are mental therapists who work hard to keep everybody sane in the midst of all the stress; fire fighters who are quick in responding to negative issues and thus quick to put out fires.

• And lastly, most Consultants are the logistics managers who cater to every detail during the planning stages and on the wedding day.

With “wedding planning” topping people’s list as one of the biggest projects of their life, doesn’t it make sense to hire a “project manager” to lead the way?

Besides allowing brides to focus on preparing herself for the big day, many professional Wedding Consultants can also be helpful to vendors making sure vendors are paid on time and helping to convey what the bride and groom really wants. Some create logistically brilliant timelines and share them with all vendors.

As team leader on the bride’s and groom’s wedding day,

• Wedding Consultants serve as the point person for everyone involved in the wedding.

• They want the team of professionals to do a spectacular job so they are constantly communicating with each vendor.

• Some especially make sure that each vendor is up to date on any changes on the wedding itinerary and make certain that vendors receive their meal in a timely manner.

With the presence of a professional Wedding Consultant, everyone benefits.

• The bride and groom can focus on being the guests of honor.

• Having a Consultant frees up all the other professionals to utilize their gifts or talents to the fullest, not having to spend their energy on the time consuming aspects of the planning.

The next time you hear someone comment, what exactly does a Wedding Consultant Do? The better question is what is it they don’t do?
What are some areas that a Wedding Consultant may be responsible for?

• Provide resources for reliable and trustworthy vendors.

• Give guidance in a cost-effective planning approach.

• Offer etiquette guidance.

• Provide traditional, contemporary and practical tips.

• Monitor Wedding expenses and payment.

• Advise on contracts, bill of sale and proposals.

• Attend the rehearsal, ceremony and reception to insure a smooth effortless day.