Introducing Myself and My Services To Potential Clients

D’s Creative Events PO Box 888 Elizabethtown, KY 42701 [email protected] Congratulations on your !

This is a special and exciting time in your life. D’s Creative Events is here to help you throughout the planning process to ensure that every step reflects the two of you and includes everything that is important and special to you! In addition to , I also offer planning services for bridal showers, bachelor and bachelorette , rehearsal , receptions and after parties. My work will be dedicated to making the planning process and your special day as fun, creative and stress free as possible. The day is all about the two of you and you should be able to enjoy it to the fullest.

Please contact me to see what D’s Creative Events and I have to offer you. Together we can enjoy the journey! Our initial meeting will be held at Back Home Restaurant. I will welcome the couple with a beverage and treat them to a slice of “Cobbler of the Day”.

Our discussion will begin with questions about the two of them and what brought them to this wonderful and exciting time. I will then share some of my event planning philosophy with them. The meeting will focus on establishing a good rapport and the beginning of a working friendship. One of the keys to a success relationship is to listen and annotate what has been discussed.

I will also provide the couple with a Client Folder that will include the information on the following slides, my complete contact information and a copy of my brochure which can be found at the end of the presentation.

If you decide to work with me there will be many more questions. Here are some other topics that would need to be discussed:  Invitations  for the and her Maids  Attire for the Groom and his Men  Ceremony Plans  Ceremonial Music  Photography and Videography  The type of Food and Beverages  Transportation  Thoughtful Thank You momentos, including favors and wedding gifts

Note: The additional profile questions will be reviewed at subsequent appointments and are not included in the initial material. Ideas and Themed Parties  Shower  Great Gatsby Shower  Lace & Pearls Shower  Sweet Ice Tea Soiree Backyard Party Wine / Food Tasting Tie the Knot Nautical All White Party  , Bridal Shower, Bachelor & Planning  Cost to be Negotiated  Invitation Assembly and Mailing  $30.00/hour, not including postage

 Welcome Gift Basket Assembly  $30.00/hour

 Wedding Party Gift Planning & Coordination  Favor Assembly - $30.00/hour Ashby Wedding & Event La Te Da Planning Nesie – Owner Jeannie Ashby – Owner 270-300-7879 270-360-0340 www.ashbyevents.com www.latedadesigns.com  A Formal Affair  A Semi – Formal Affair  An Informal Affair  Weddings by the  Weddings: Religious ceremony, full reception, wedding party tuxedos and gowns and an amazing location.  Dresses: or Empire Gown are best for formal weddings  Men Attire: Formal Attire - Tuxedos  Colors: Light, earthy and pastel colors are appropriate in daytime elegant gowns. ‘Evening' colors are darker and richer; such as black, rich red, green, navy, white, gold, champagne gold & silver . They are also made of thicker, heavier fabrics.  Invitations: The invitation itself should have a sheet of tissue laid over the invitation to protect the ink and to lend an air of formality to the . A separate reception card is not required but can be added. An outer and inner envelope are also required. The ink is always black in a formal wedding invitation. Never include instructions for gift registries in your invitation.  Favors: Candy Tin, Personalized Candle  Weddings: Formal and informal components mixed together to incorporate tradition and ideas from the couple’s favorite event and location.  Dresses: Mermaid and style are best after sundown, A-Line or Sheath are appropriate for semi - formal weddings  Men Attire: and Ties, dark or light depending on the season and time of day.  Colors: Evenings/Winters, Navy, Black or Dark Gray. Daytime/Summer, wear lighter colors and fabrics.  Invitations: Depending on the time of the wedding semi-formal invitations can mean different things. Lean toward a more formal look for an evening wedding, but slip into light colors and fabrics if it's a daytime wedding.  Favors: Candy Tin, Personalized Jams  Weddings: Informal weddings can be beautiful, heartwarming and intimate. It also allows love to be the star of the day.  Dresses: Asymmetrical, because of its unusual appearance.  Men Attire: Consider the location, the range of creativity is endless.  Colors: Non-Traditional Colors  Invitations: Can be handwritten or very simple in nature. The wording typically describes the degree of your wedding’s formality.  Favors: Homemade cookies, Buttons or anything homemade and fun. Spring: Floaty fabrics like chiffon, strapless or spaghetti straps for dresses. Pastel colors for men and women; Seed packets or small plants for party favors. Tulips, Iris, Roses can be used in bouquets or wreaths.

Summer: Silk organza, chiffon and strapless for dresses, Seersucker or white jackets for the groom. Lemon Yellow, Orange, Red, Shades of Blue like the ocean for colors. Sunglasses or homemade jams or jelly for party favors. Bouquets can be made of sunflowers, daises, roses and babies breaths. Fall: Satin or heavy fabrics and beige for dresses. Warm colors of tweed and wool for the groom. Colors of gold, brown, purple, burgundy and hunter green. Apples in burlap bags, personalized maple syrup for guest favors. Bouquets can be made of Gerbera daisies or chrysanthemums in fall colors.

Winter: Heavier fabrics like satin with long sleeves and fur trim for dresses. Formal black tux with plaid or silver accents for the groom. Colors to use are white, icy blue, silver, red, green or gold. Hot chocolate mix or wool gloves for guest favors. Bouquets can be made of roses, holly and chrysanthemums. How long have you been planning events? I have been planning all types of events for companies, military organizations, church, past employers, acquaintances, family and friends for over 15 years. I am just starting out as an event planner and very eager to work with you on your event.

Are you Certified and Licensed? Yes, I am certified by the Wedding Planning Institute and Licensed in the State of Kentucky.

What can we expect if we work with you? Professional service, attention to details and respect for your vision.

Do you have additional staff that work with you? Yes, I have a certified partner, as well as, several well trained people that are ready to lend a hand whenever needed to ensure that your event is everything you want it to be. Can you work within a limited budget? Absolutely! A beautiful and personal wedding is not dependent on how much money you spend.

*A few ideas for addressing budget challenges: Stationary Items - For those with a web site, ‘Save the Dates’ announcements can be sent to friends or family that are not online. Creating your own invitations can cost less than having them typeset and can be very personal. Food Options – A family potluck or a brunch reception can cost less. Also a more limited selection of foods and keeping bar options to one or two choices. Decorations – A natural setting means that outdoor ceremonies often need far fewer decorations. There is also web sources for to buy decorating materials from other brides for a fraction of the cost to buying them new.

Tell us about a time you had to think on your feet to prevent an event disaster. While hosting an organizational tea all the performers where running late for different reasons, so instead of following the well organized program that had been printed, I rearranged the performers as they arrived to keep the program moving. The event was still a success.

If budget is a concern there are lots of things we could discuss so please don’t let that keep you from calling!! Some of the areas that we can work on together are outlined in the slides that follow or will be addressed in future meetings. Please be sure to ask any questions that you have as we look through them: Contracts – End of Presentation Wedding License Bridal Party Checklist Additional Services I can provide Packages Offered Preferred Vendors For anyone wishing to get married in Hardin County, Kentucky, they need to obtain a License. The license is active that day after receiving it in the Hardin County Clerk’s office and is valid for 30 days. It is only valid for use in the state of Kentucky. There are no blood tests required and no waiting period.

No marriage in Kentucky will be legally recognized without a valid . Both parties must appear together in person to apply for the license.

When applying for the license you need to bring $35.50, driver’s license, birth certificate and/or social security card. The bride and groom will be asked to provide the following: • Social Security Number; Occupation • Current Address • Marital condition (Number of previous , with a copy of divorce decree is recent) • Date of birth; Relationship to one another • Race • County/City and State of birth • Mother’s Full Maiden Name; Father’s Full Name Hardin County and Jefferson County Circuit Court Judges perform marriage ceremonies at the County Courthouse Monday through Friday (except federal holidays) by appointment.

 Schedule your appointment with a presiding judge:  Judge Fields Jefferson County 502-426-5511  Judge Hunter Jefferson County 502-649-5488  Judge Goodman Hardin County 270-272-3130  Obtain a marriage license from the County Clerk’s Office for $35.50  Bring the following : $10.00 cash donation & Photo ID’s  You may bring as many guests as you would like, but everyone in your party must pass through courthouse security to enter. Cellular phones are NOT allowed in the courthouse. Cameras are allowed for weddings ONLY! Maid/Matron of Honor

 Helps the bride select attire for the  Helps address invitations and place cards  Attends as many prenuptial events as possible  Organizes bridesmaids gift to the bride. Usually gives an individual gift to the couple  Makes sure that all the bridesmaids, , and the ring bearer are at fittings, the rehearsal and the ceremony on time  Is expected to attend the rehearsal and is included in the rehearsal  Walks in the processional and recessional  Holds the groom’s wedding ring  Helps with the bride’s gown  Arranges the bride’s veil and train before the processional and recessional  Makes sure the bride’s gown is “picture perfect” throughout the day  Holds the bride’s bouquet during the ceremony  Witnesses the signing of the marriage certificate  Stands in the receiving line  Keeps the bride on schedule  Helps the bride change into her going away clothes  Pays for own wedding attire and transportation to the wedding Bridesmaids Groomsmen

 Assists the Maid of Honor as requested  Participate in party for the groom, if there is one

 Attend as many prenuptial events as possible  Contribute to the ushers’ gift to the groom. Usually gives an individual gift to the couple.  Possibly host or co-host a party of shower (optional)  Expected to attend the rehearsal and are included in the rehearsal  Assist the bride with errands dinner  Contribute to bridesmaids’ gift to the bride. Usually gives an individual gift to the couple.  Review any special seating situations with the head usher before the ceremony begins  Are expected to attend the rehearsal and are included in the  Hand each guest a program when they are seated  Put the aisle runner in place after the guests are seated and before  Arrive at dressing site promptly the processional begins  Walk in processional and recessional  Remove pew ribbons one row at a time, after the ceremony  Possibly participate in receiving line  Close windows and check pews for programs or article left behind  Dance with ushers and single male guests after the ceremony

 Help gather guests for the , cake cutting, and  Are prepared to direct guests to the reception site (having extra bouquet toss maps available, if used)

 Participate in bouquet toss, if single  Participate in toss, if there is one, and encourage other  Look after the couple’s elderly relatives or friends single men to participate

 Pays for own wedding attire and transportation to the  Coordinate return of rented apparel with head usher or best man wedding  Pay for own wedding attire and transportation to the wedding Best Man

 Organizes a pre-wedding party for the groom  Coordinates the users’ gift to the groom. Usually gives an individual gift to the couple  Is expected to attend the rehearsal and is include in the rehearsal dinner  Gets the groom dressed and to the ceremony on time  Makes sure the groom’s wedding related expenses are prepared (Officiant fee, tips, etc.)  Makes sure the groom has the marriage license with him  Delivers any payments to Officiant, sexton, and ceremony musician(s), as prearranged  Enters the sanctuary with the groom  Takes care of and holds the bride’s wedding ring  Makes sure all ushers are properly attired and in place on time  Witnesses the signing of the marriage certificate  Helps welcome the guests at reception  Offers first to bride and groom at reception  Dances with the bride, maid of honor, mothers, and single female guests  Helps the groom get ready for the  Gathers up and takes care of groom’s wedding clothes after he changes  Has a car ready for the bride and groom to leave the reception or perhaps drives them to their next destination Head Usher Mother of the Bride

 Hosts an engagement party (the bride’s family traditionally  Expected to attend the rehearsal and is included in the gets the first opportunity) rehearsal dinner  Helps couple to decide on sites or assists in making other big  Receives any lists of guests who are to be seated in a planning decisions specific pew and is aware of importance and sequence of seating guests, such as the mothers and grandmothers of  Usually contributes to the wedding budget the bride and groom  Assist the bride in putting together the family’s guest list

 Makes sure that programs, if used, are handed to guests  Offer suggestions for special family of ethnic ceremony when they are seated traditions  Makes sure that people who are designated to receive  May help bride to shop for wedding gown and accessories special flowers or corsages do, if the flowers have not been delivered to the recipients beforehand  Chooses own wedding day outfit (may consult with mother of the groom about formality)  Checks that all ushers are dressed properly and wearing their boutonnieres on the left side, stem down  On wedding day help bride get ready

 Makes sure that the ushers know how to greet guests,  May accompany daughter and husband to ceremony how to offer an arm to single woman guest and how to precede a couple to their seats  Walk in recessional with husband following wedding party  Helps gather the wedding party for photographs either  Greet guests in receiving line before or after the ceremony and that transportation  May be announced along with husband arrangements have been made for all members of the wedding party from the ceremony  Sit in an honored place at parent’s table  Completes entire groomsmen and usher checklist, as  May assist with coordinating vendors needed  May host a post-wedding brunch Flower Girl Bridesmaids

and accessories should be paid for by his family

 Dress and accessories should be paid for by her  Attends the rehearsal although she usually does not family attend the rehearsal dinner

 Attends the rehearsal although she usually does not  He immediately precedes the flower girl in the attend the rehearsal dinner processional  In the processional, walks alone directly before the bride and her father  Carries either the actual rings or a facsimile of the rings (often a practical idea), on a white velvet or satin  Often scatter petals from a basket she holds, although cushion. If the rings are genuine, they should be fastened this is sometimes too overwhelming a responsibility to the cushion with a very thin thread or placed of a for a young girl to manage in front of a large group of people. It is usually easier for her to carry either a firmly fixed hatpin. The best man takes the rings from small basket of flowers or a tine nosegay of flowers the cushion at the right moment similar to those carried by the bridesmaids.  Walks with the flower girl in the recessional, directly  In the recessional, walks with the ring bearer, directly behind the bride and groom behind the couple  The bride may hire a babysitter or ask one of the ushers  The bride may hire a babysitter or ask one of the to look after the ring bearer, to be in charge of checking bridesmaids to look after the flower girl, to be in his appearance and making sure he is present for formal charge of checking her appearance and making sure pictures, helping him manager his food at the reception, she is present for formal pictures, helping her and escorting him to the men’s room manager her food at the reception, and escorting her to the ladies room  Invitation Ordering  Gift Baskets & Candy Bouquets  All Occasions Day of Details: Planning Services:

Initial Complimentary consultation Consultation: Plan events with client 60 Day Planning Period One in person meeting to finalize details (45 days Timeline: Create a step-by-step “Day Of” Itinerary prior) Vendor referrals with exclusive discounts when available Vendor Coordination: Start to finish direction of all vendor details Monthly checklist Vendor Confirmations Event day itinerary 30 day walk through of venue (1 Hour) More Than Day of Details: Event Day Management (12 Hours) All Items in the “Day of Details” package plus: Collection of personal décor items on rehearsal day Five in person meetings/conference calls with Rehearsal coordination (1 Hour) planner of choice Ceremony/Reception set up 60 hours of creative planning On site event emergency kit Distribute final payments and gratuities. Pinterest Inspiration Board One assistant coordinator (10 Hours) Leave the Details to Us: All Items in the “More Than Day of Details” package plus: Ten in person meetings/conference calls with planner of choice 80 hours of creative planning and unlimited email consultation Arrangement of all vendor consultations Venue design and layout recommendation Contract review Website design (5 Hours) Budget generation and maintenance Two assistant coordinators (12 Hours and 8 Hours) Welcome bags for guests (up to 10 Bags) Place order for wedding supplies

** Each Package is designed for a guest count of 100. Additional coordinators will be added at a rate of $25 - $30 per hour for larger parties. I have developed relationships with vendors in this area. Let me capitalize on those relationships to help make your day everything you want and more!

I am happy to talk with any vendors you are interested in and will work with you and the vendors on contracts and logistical details. FLORISTS: PHOTOTGRAPHER: VIDEOGRAPHER:

Helen’s Flowers Capture Creative Images Precious Moments Wedding Video 1309 N. Wilson Road P.O. Box 3321 Louisville, KY Radcliff, KY 40160 Radcliff, KY 40160 502-876-1539 270-351-1151 270-351-8888 www.pmweddingvideo.com www.helensflowers.net www.cccreateimages.com

The Flower House CocoMoe Photography ICVideo 849 Dixie Hwy N 815 N. Wilson Road Louisville, KY Radcliff, KY 40160 Radcliff, KY 40160 502-592-1575 270-351-0815 270-319-4886 www.icvideo.net www.theflowerhouseradcliff.com www.cocomoephotography.com DJ’s BAKERIES: BRIDAL SHOPS:

BRIDAL WAREHOUSE Ron’s Sound Stage Cakes of Dreams 512 McPheeters Court 723 Hawkins Drive 1600 Spearhead Division Ave. Fort Knox, KY 40121 Elizabethtown, KY 42701 Fort Knox, KY 40122 573-608-6565 270-769-5785 270-613-8513 www.facebook.com/CakeOfDreams www. www.usabridal.com www.rnsoundstage.net

Sounds by James Sugar Fashion Cake Laurene’s Bridal & Formals 800 Woodland Drive 109 N. Mulberry Street Radcliff, KY 40160 Elizabethtown, KY 42701 330 W. Dixie Avenue 270-351-2233 270-234-8043 Elizabethtown, KY 42701 www.soundsbyjames.com www.sugarfashioncakes.com 270-765-6219 VENUES: HAIR/MAKEUP: TUXEDO RENTAL:

BROWN PUSEY HOUSE FANTASTIC SAMS TUXEDO AVENUE 128 Cs - 1320 159 E. Lincoln Trail Blvd. 723 Hawkins Drive Radcliff, KY 40160 Elizabethtown, KY 42701 Elizabethtown, KY 42701 270-351-6699 270-765-2515 270-769-5785 www.louisville.fantasticsams.com/ www. www.usabridal.com www.brownpuseyhouse.org salons

Carlson Hall Mary Kay Consultant GENO’S FORMAL AFFAIR 9210 US Route 60 694 Carolyn Street 1910 N. Dixie Hwy, Muldraugh, KY 40121 Muldraugh, KY 40121 Town Center 502-624-4836 502-351-0022 Elizabethtown, KY 42701 www.knoxmwr.com/Recreation www.marykay.com/RaquelM 270-360-1211 Thank you for taking time to view this presentation. I hope that I was able to answer many of the questions about planning your events and the benefits to working with an experienced and certified wedding/event planner.

Best of luck as you embark on this exciting journey. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you and assisting in bringing your event vision to life!

All the best, Defriece