48 hours in the life of a Day of Coordinator

This is a story of what the average Day of Coordinator goes through for the 48 hours previous to and during your wedding day.  There is some slight exaggerating to keep it fun.  Happy reading.

It’s 4 am on Friday, the day before your wedding.  As the Wedding coordinator, I look over the 14 page Time line to ensure that everything that I need to have done has been handled.  I’ll start the day off by ensuring that all of the vendors have their time line, the directions, know what time they need to be there and answer any last minute questions.  The vendors that need to be at rehearsal, I’ll make sure that they know what time and where as well as they MUST be there on time.

Ok, now it’s 6am and I need to set up all of the floral buckets to be ready for the floral delivery this morning.  Be sure to have the perfect amount of floral preserver in the water and that each type of flower will be at the right temperature to prevent premature opening or wilting. 

7am, wow we’re just cruising right along!  It’s time to re-check all 40 boxes of items that need to go to the ceremony & reception against the packing list to ensure that nothing is left behind.  Oh, here’s the box of the favors, the little pristine bows have not been tied on the favor boxes yet.  Start an assistant on that.  Two other assistants and I continue checking boxes against the packing list, duty roster and ensure that the correct picture is attached to the box.  Amen for assistants or I’d still be doing this after well after the rehearsal.  The rest of the boxes are all accurate including all of the individual box labels and the tags so that staff knows what their jobs are and how it is to look upon completion.  The two boxes of the bridal party and parents gifts have been placed in the car for this afternoon. 

Oh great it’s 10am and the Fed Ex guy is here on time with the 20 large boxes of floral selections of the bride.   The bouquets and all of the reception arrangements can be made after the flowers have had time to drink some water and de-stress.  Thank the lord and not a moment too soon.  All the flowers need to be unboxed, the stems trimmed and placed it their correct buckets to keep them safe until later today.  Perfect the next staff member has arrived too to assist in making sure that all of the floral has as long as possible to get acclimated to Denver’s climate.  Hooray that there is four of us working on this now.

1pm.  Ok, now that’s done...... Again, Amen for assistants or I’d still be doing this through out the rehearsal too.  The place looks like a hurricane hit it, but I have to be at rehearsal in a couple hours and I haven’t showered yet.  Some day I'll have to name the hurricane that hits the office, just too busy to do it today.

3 pm, racing out the door with an assistant to help with rehearsal, fall down the stairs, bust the heel off my shoe. Change clothes so my shoes match. Race down the stairs again.  Thankfully without falling down the stairs this time.  You would think at 3 pm in Denver and headed downtown that there wouldn’t be much traffic, but everyone, their mother, and their dog are headed down here for something this afternoon.  Left the other two assistants to begin preparing all floral forms for their flowers and let more staff in as we’re gone.  Leave instructions as to how many need to have what length stems and if they need to remove all leaves &/or thorns possible.

4 pm.  Finally, we made it to the reception and my assistant only asked me to slow down once so she didn’t lose me in all of the traffic.  She said though that it seemed more like a carnival ride then a race against the clock to make it to the rehearsal.  Now that’s a great record, usually I lose an assistant at least once in traffic.  Grab the boxes from the back seat, ruin my hose on the car door, cuss under my breath and head into the flower garden of the facility.  Rehearsal starts in 10 min’s.  No one’s here.  Shocking.  We start at 4:10 regardless of who’s missing.  We have to be out of this area by 5 so that the event scheduled here tonight can start setting up.

4:10 Well we’ve got about ½ of the wedding party, obviously 4:10 start time was confusing.  Start explaining the procedure and lining them up, the others will need to catch up as we’re going through rehearsal.  Thankfully the preacher made it on time.  The explanation takes a good 20 minutes so that people know what’s going and where they need to be.  Receive two frantic phone calls from the office.  Tell them where to find what they are looking for.

4:30 pm just beginning the first walk through with out music.  Send assistant to ensure that the driver is standing by to take the wedding party and family to rehearsal dinner.  First rehearsal looks similar to a duck waddling to the water’s edge with one leg shorter then the other.  That’s why we do it twice and three times if there’s enough time with the second and third being rehearsed with music.  Of course during rehearsal we don’t go through the entire ceremony, just the  highlights so people can understand what they should be doing when the time comes, practicing where to stand, with whom to stand and what happens at the end of the ceremony.  And where they should be to start after ceremony pictures.

4:45pm Send my assistant to help out with rehearsal dinner, the handing out of gifts and getting the Grandma’s back home.  I race back to the office to do the designs for the floral and show my other 10 staff members how they should look. Run back to the car and head down the highway like my hair is on fire, phoning the office for an update.  Almost run over someone's hub cap in the road.

It’s now 3am and the floral work is just getting finished up.  So tired - that I’m considering holding my eyes open with toothpicks.  Off to bed so that I can be on my game tomorrow. 

Saturday morning. It’s the day of the wedding. 

6am, up and at ‘em.  Take a shower, then head across town to the bride’s house to pick up the dress and all of her accessories.  Make sure that the girls are close to ready for the hair and make up girls to arrive.  The photographer arrives as I’m leaving.  Head back to the office to meet the 16 staff members for load up, delivery and set up at the ceremony and reception locations. 

8am, all the staff members arrive, right on time.  More praise.  30 minute staff meeting so everyone knows to the expect, what to watch for and where any issues may arise so they can head them off before they are apparent to any one else.  Begin the load up of every vehicle.  Ensure that the dress and all accessories are in my car including the steamer and the bridal emergency bag.  Make sure that the ladders have been loaded into a car and that none of the glass vases break during load up.  Check the entire office including the refrigeration areas and loading area to ensure that nothing was missed.

10 am arrive at the ceremony and reception sites.  Being the hours of chaos to ensure that the couple see’s everything that they have envisioned for their wedding day.  Send an assistant up to steam the dress and veil.  Place the flowers in their coolers in the bridal suite for the ladies of the bridal party, the mothers and the bride.  Receive a couple phone calls from lost vendors because they forgot the map, directions and timeline.  Get them back on track and continue to get the locations ready.  Get stopped by the venue stating that they needed to approve a décor install before we can proceed.  Locate paperwork showing that we had the approval and continue. 

4 pm.  The bride and her entourage arrive.  Send them up to the bridal suite to complete the bride.  Send an assistant up to keep them calm and ensure that everything is in place. 

4:15 the guests and ushers start arriving.  Locate the appointed family member to handle the guest book and assist with gifts at the gift table.  Have the ushers start seating guests.

4:30 pm the gentleman of the bridal party arrive.  The staff has completed the elaborate ceremony and reception décor set up.  Four staff members stay to pick up the slack that may and usually does occur during the remainder of the day. 

4:35  head up to the bridal suite to see how things are going.  Send the photographer out to take pictures of the gentleman and his family while we finishing primping.  Call the photographer at

4:55 to come back and get completed pictures of the ladies and her family.  Head back downstairs to make sure that the usher’s are a good way into seating people and that the guys are ready to begin their roles. 

5 pm have the musicians start the music for the ceremony.  Line the grandparents, mothers and the rest of the ladies up.  Have the gentlemen with the exception of the groom ready to proceed down the aisle.  Nerves are frazzled for all of the family right about now.  Begin the processional and cues for the wedding.  Poor flower girl is unhappy that she's having to be up there, bride her to be quiet with a piece of gum, while leaning over the banister so I'm not in pictures, catch my dress on the bush and lose my balance falling into the bushes.  All scraped up and looking like I've been in a cat fight and lost, brush myself off and pick the bushes out of my hair.

Now the real fun has just begun.  We’ve still got another 6 hours of cues to give to ensure a flawless and seamless wedding and we haven’t even started the clean up yet.  If you remember from the begging of this post, we've embellished some, i.e. the falling down the stairs and into the bushes, but we wanted you to be able to have some fun when reading our blog sometimes.  We really are fun and not always stuffy.

Now if you really think that you can handle all of this on your own after you have spend months planning your wedding, you all know who I’m talking about.  Then we can not help you.  However, if you read this and thought that there is no way that I can do this, but I want the wedding of my dreams, then you need A Memory Lane Event & Wedding based in Denver Colorado.  We handle all of this and so much more for you so you can enjoy your wedding as couple instead of stressing out and becoming a bridzilla on your wedding day.  Don’t put your self, family and friends through this by trying to do it all yourself.  Call A Memory Lane Event & Wedding now for your free consultation.  We schedule appointments by both phone and in person at night and on the weekends so you can still work.  Jennifer Lane 303-513-2364

The Etiquette of wedding gift giving

Gift giving for a wedding is not always easy.  Especially when many couples are now marring later in life, having been on their own for a few years and have an established home at the time of the marriage, or are combining households when they get married.  The traditional wedding gifts at this stage no longer apply.  In this case we suggest locating a gift registry that will allow people to put a percentage or a monetary amount towards a gift, effectively combining their purchasing power on something the two of you really want.  Such as a new big screen T.V. or the new bedroom set that you’ve both had you’re eye on.  Some wedding gift giving and etiquette to help you find that perfect wedding gift idea.

Wedding Gifts can be sent out as soon as guests receive invitations.  Most couples register with two to three stores.  Traditionally couples registered for china, crystals, or glassware, but today they can register for just about anything! The fine china and linens are still popular at favorite high end department stores, but with specialty stores and national chains like also offering gift registries the range of products becomes very broad, including unconventional items that maybe more appropriate for that couple, the sky is the limit as to what gifts may arrive. 


Color them centerpieces with a vintage touch

Gift registries are useful, but by no means mandatory.  It is considered presumptuous to list wedding registries in your invitations.  Guests who wish to find out where the couple might be registered should ask someone in the wedding party, a family member, or other people who are helping out with the planning. In other words, you rely on word of mouth rather than telling your guests directly where they might find a gift for you.  Many wedding websites do have a registries listing button.  Completing a registry can be helpful, but guests should not feel they must purchase something from your registry.  Some people may still prefer the element of surprise when giving a gift, or might have something personal in mind to give to the couple.  Contrary to popular belief, there is no calculable amount of money each person attending a wedding should spend on a wedding gift.  It is not the amount of money spent on the reception divided by the number of guests.  A gift should be a token of affection, and is not intended to pay for the wedding.  However, guests, do not send a gift that is in poor taste.  A wedding invitation carries with it an obligation to send a gift, even if you cannot attend the actual wedding.  Depending on your relationship with the couple, the gift can be small, or something more substantial.  When sending out invitations, keep in mind that guests who are invited may feel the need to send a gift whether or not they can attend.  So it might be a good idea to send just wedding announcements to those who live far away and may not be able to make it.  If for some reason the wedding is cancelled, it is absolutely necessary to return the gifts.

The bridal or wedding shower is the next event for the couple where gifts are purchased.  The shower is typically thrown for either just the bride although it is growing in popularity that the party is for the bride and groom together.  Shower gifts can be elaborate, or very casual depending on the type of gathering.  Such as if the party is at a park, a crystal chandelier is not really appropriate.  The tone is usually set by the hosts, and communicated to the guests in the invitation.



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As a bride & groom, it is completely ok to ask for people to contribute towards the wedding, honeymoon, photography album....  Instead of having them buy you a gift for after the wedding, you can have individuals contribute towards items for the wedding itself that everyone can enjoy. Asking just for a cash gift may be a hard, so instead think of asking for someone to buy the ceremony flowers that will also double as the head table floral piece and perhaps a couple other locations such as for the gift table or registration table, or a case of wine to be served during the cocktail hour.  Don’t forget during the wedding to thank the person who provided it at some point during the night – they may adore the added recognition they get!

Gift giving should be FUN, not stressful.  Going in with others to give something the couple really wants can make it a fun experience since you can get something bigger.  It’s ok to ask other family members or other friends if its something they want to do – say instead of each buying a $50 gift, get 5 people together and buy a $200 gift, so you’re all saving a bit but ultimately giving something great.

Wedding Gift Ideas… great wedding gifts to give as a group:

    * Gift certificate to a major airline or a hotel chain or a site like Expedia so they can use it towards their honeymoon or at a later date.
    * Ceremony or tabletop flowers for the wedding
    * A case (or two) of wine to be used at cocktail hour or during dinner
    * Something for their home such as a plasma TV, a new bedroom set, washing machine, stove or dishwasher
    * Instead of products, get creative with services they may be able to enjoy — housecleaning services, cooking lessons, or perhaps a handyman to assist with all of those pesky honey-do’s etc

Event & Wedding Cost Cutting Savings

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First and foremost, we strongly suggest that you work with a planner and coordinator that has an hourly or month of coordination package that can assist you where you need help.  Using a planner and coordinator such as A MEMORY LANE EVENT & WEDDING with such a package will save you hundreds.  The few hundred dollars that you'll spend for professional consulting through out the planning process will save you months of stress, worry and headaches and frustration, hundreds to thousands of dollars in of potential costly mistakes as give you a more professional and polished look to your wedding.  You still make all of the decisions, can do all of the DIY projects and still get the professional advice and assistance that you need to make your wedding an amazing success.  You can't lose.  Call us today for a free 30 minute consultation.  303-513-2364.

Additional cost savings.
Have a weekday or Sunday wedding.  Weekends and especially Saturdays are a prime date for vendors and locations.  Avoiding this day and you usually get a better rate.  The down side to not having your event or wedding on a weekend, is that fewer people will be able to attend.

Have your event or wedding off season.   May to October is the prime time to have a party.  Choose an off season month and the prices of many vendors will be a little lower, especially wedding sites.  Anymore, however, many locations are no longer doing an off season rate since prime wedding season has become year round.  Another downside to this is that most people kids, if you're allowing kids, are back in school.  Fewer people will be able to attend, or if your guests can not pull their kids out of school to attend, perhaps only 1/3-1/4 of that particular family will be able to attend if at all.  This does assist in cutting the guest list and total attendees which will ultimately save in table total, food and liquor costs, centerpieces and in every category of your event or wedding.  Keep in mind that in a properly prepared party each attendee runs a minimum of $100 each.

Use a multipurpose venue.  Save on rental fees and transportation costs by having everything in one location.

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Choose a decorated site.  The affordability of a site depends on how much you need to decorate it.  Using places such as gardens or historic sites require minimal décor.  These sites in most cases cost more than renting a bare reception hall.  Using a park or other public place that does not typically have events or weddings will mean doubling the rental fee, as you'll need to bring a tent big enough to accommodate your guests in case of rain, severe heat, and in Colorado freak snow storms are totally possible.  You'll also need to rent generators to handle things such as electric for music, lights, heat or air condition/ fan use.  Most caterers so that food will be hot or cold will also need to bring generators which will increase the cost.  Tables, chairs, linens and dinnerware will all need to be rented, delivered and picked up.  If the location is not your back yard, the items will need to be picked up after the party or all night security will need to be hired as well.

Have a brunch or lunch reception.  Daytime receptions have lighter menus which save you money on the food as well as the bar tab.  The rental fees in most cases are less expensive as well.

Limit bar selections.  Offer guests beer, wine only and a signature cocktail to keep the bar tab down.  Another option is to offer a “hosted” cocktail hour and wine with the meal.  Which means that you will be paying for the first couple hours of liquor service.  The bar can either be closed at that time or offer bar service as a cash bar for your guests to purchase their own.

Save postage on invitations.  Be sure to choose standard size invitations.  Eliminate return postage fees associated with response cards and have guests RSVP by e-mail or telephone.  Eliminating all of the additional enclosures such as reception card and map will also cut costs of mailing the invitation.  Alleviating the map is easier when you have everything in one location.  Also using a wedding web site where your guests can download a map from their location is brilliant.

Use simple wedding ceremony decorations.  The ceremony site is only being used an hour or two and can be reused at the reception.  For a party, if you're using several rooms and not returning to the same room for any portion of the party, you can re-use decorations from room to room as well.  Limit the decorations to two medium/large size arrangements at the focal point, the altar.  Choose simple decorations for any other locations in the room.  This is easier said then done especially when you're looking at all of the bridal magazines that have unlimited budgets to work with.  We strongly suggest that you work with a planner and coordinator with a decor department who can assist you in coming up with a great decor design that can save you funds and be as unique as you are.  Ceiling decor as pictured is beautiful, but not a cost savings.   We can do ceiling decor as pictured and have for many events & weddings world wide.  However, keep in mind that each room is different and will require all items to be in most cases brand new.  Fabric can get expensive and we haven't even discussed the labor intensiveness of the project.

Fruit Centerpieces

Use non-floral fillers – Use fruit filled vases with flowers or use more greenery to fill arrangements to cut costs.

Have dual function flowers – Choose bouquets that can double as centerpieces on guest tables.

Use simple centerpieces – Choose flowers that are in season and use them at the base of the centerpieces.  You can also for go the use of flowers by using multiple glass cylinders with candles and other accessories instead.

Cut back on cake– Eliminate the cake cutting fee by having a dessert table or having a tiered cupcake display instead. If you must have cake, choose a small cake for the cake cutting and serve guests plain sheet cake.

Cost of Event & Wedding Planner, coordiantor

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Event & Wedding Planners & Coordinators can charge for their services in a number of different ways. 

1. Fixed fee, which should be given as a quote when you first agree exactly what services will be provided, or as a percentage of the total budget (usually 10-15%). As your Planner and Coordinator for you event of the year or amazing wedding will be in a position to negotiate discounts with your venue and suppliers, it is quite common for the Coordinators fee to be less than or equal to these discounts, meaning that you may not actually pay any extra to have the day professionally organized.
2.  Packages,  includes several services provided by the planner or coordinator all neatly bundled together where you as the client decides which package fits your needs best.  Many times you and the planner/coordinator can custom create a package to include all of your needs or swap services from another package, if you already have certain elements of a package done.
3. Ala carte, which means that each element of the planner or coordinator's work is done hourly or by each service that you as the client chooses. 



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At a Memory Lane Event & Wedding, based out of Denver Colorado and planning & coordinating events & weddings, creating custom decor, floral and lighting needs in Denver, all of Colorado including Littleton, Golden, Boulder, Longmont, Vail, you name it as well as any U.S. or International destination we can create your dazzling affair using any of the above pricing elements which ever you as the client needs. 

For 19 years individuals, brides & companies have relied and trusted A Memory Lane Event to plan & coordinate their dazzling events, foundation functions and weddings as well as their custom decor, floral and lighting needs in Denver, all of Colorado, any where in the US and in international locations. Call us today to see how we can assist you with your event or wedding.  303-513-2364

Cost Savings Ideas

When planning your event of the year or your amazing wedding.  Most people try to figure it all out on their own, unless they have tried to do one already and have realized that you really do need a professional to keep you in budget and save your sanity.  However, if you are one of those that want to try it on your own any way, we'd like to share some cost cutting tricks.  The following are the top ways to save money when your budget is tight. 

1. Off day or off season wedding, i.e. Tuesday or Wednesday or in the middle of winter 

2. Morning or brunch reception instead of a dinner
3. Offer signature cocktails instead of open bar
4. Use in season flowers instead of flowers that have to be flown in from international locations
5. Use a dummy cake – meaning that you use a smaller cake for the cake cutting ceremony & offer sheet cakes for the guests
6. Wear the same dress all night
7. Book vendors well in advance, be sure that every detail for your event or wedding that they will be handling is written into the contract
8. Standard invite size instead of oversize, also use less inserts – reduces on postage
9. Online RSVP’s – again reducing postage
10. Event or Wedding website – reducing the amount of printing &/or postage
11. Limit your bridal party size – This saves you from spending hundreds of dollars on bridal party flowers and it reduces the money you would be spending on gifts for all of them.
12. Limit your guest list – Keep your list to close relatives and friends. Don’t be afraid to stipulate you’re having an adult only reception either. True friends and family will have no problem making other arrangements for their children. Remember every eight to ten people names means an additional centerpiece for another table and each name increases the total cost of a dinner reception  byat least $110 when you start to add up things such as space needed, place setting, meal, drink service, cake slices, centerpieces and favors.

13.  Attempt to do the flowers yourself, no they probably won't look professional but they will be more personal to you.

14. Hire A MEMORY LANE EVENT in advance to assist you in the wedding planning and coordination process.  The vendor, location, and whole sale buying power in most cases saves you more then the actual planning & coordination package.  Not to mention that when you have the coordinator assisting from the beginning all last minute details are attended to early and leaves less for the day before or the day of.  It also reduces chances for things to go wrong and depending upon the logistics can reduce staffing fees.  The general fear of any couple is that they will lose control or their ideas will be lost when they use a planner or coordinator.  This simply is not the case, when using A Memory Lane Event.  We listen to our clients and make sure that your wishes, style and flair are apparent in every detail of your wedding day.

What to look for when hiring an Event or Wedding Planner, coordinator

When planning your events or wedding don’t procrastinate. Look for a planner or coordinator that does not overbook themselves.  You want great service not someone that is not available to you or considers your needs as a client.  A Memory Lane Event & Wedding in Denver does just that.  We book up quickly as we only realize one clients amazing vision for their event or wedding per week. We meet with clients at night & on the weekends, when they are available, not make them take time out of their schedule to meet with us during the day.  We want our clients to have our undivided attention and be treated like the royalty that they are to us.  We are organized, on the ball and creative.  When you need it we have cost cutting ideas & deals w/ vendors that will save you money and frustration so your planning process remains fun & enjoyable.  We can recommend and schedule meetings with our tried & true vendors saving you time, be diligent in attending these meetings.  We want to be sure that you like your vendors & will be happy with the results for your wedding.  Our vendors as well as ourselves want to be completely sure that we understand what your vision for your events and wedding are so be sure to communicate with us. We would much prefer that you tell us the same thing twice then think you’ve told us and something on your big event or wedding was amiss. Were here to assist you in realizing your vision as well as keep you in your budget. 

Many times the vision of the wedding day are different between finance’s.  Be willing to compromise so both you and your finance’s styles and flair are apparent in the wedding ceremony, reception, &/or after party.  Sometimes this can be accomplished by having a different vision realized in different areas of the day.  Such as perhaps your fiancé would like the ceremony to reminiscent of Italy, and you are envisioning a winter wonderland concept.  We can have the décor and lighting in the ceremony romantic in colors and plants that remind you of Italy, while the cocktail hour between the ceremony and reception can be glittering white trees and white & blue lights opening up to the reception that is Italy in winter.  Both sides happy.  Or perhaps you’re both dreaming of a out door mountain top wedding at sunset but have several guests that will be in wheelchairs and the actual mountain top is just not feasible so all of your guests can attend.  We can recreate with décor and lighting in a city venue the outdoor mountain top at sunset and all of your guests can attend. 

When hiring A Memory Lane Event – you share the tasks, with A Memory Lane Event taking on most of them to allow you to be able to have fun during your engagement.  We are assertive to make sure that our clients visions are realized in each and every aspect.  This leaves you time to take care of yourself.  We look forward to working with you and assisting you to have the dazzling event or wedding

A common misconception of new couples is that you can pull your dress from a rack and take it home with you that day.  This is not true. (1) nothing fits any of us perfectly just pulled off a rack &  (2) most boutiques and bridal shops have sample dresses for you to try on and see which dress looks the best & is your vision for you on your wedding day or the event of the year that you want to create.  When you head to the salon to pick your gorgeous wedding dress you need to be sure to purchase your dress 6-8 months in advance to allow time for it to be made, and alternations.  It takes time to make the dress in the closest size that you are and then make alternations so you're your best on your wedding day.  If you’re heading to the salon to pick the dress for the event of the year, you need 6 weeks for the dress to be made.  Then you need another 3-4 weeks for alternations. 

When planning the event of the year or your wedding there is To Do list that you need to consider. 

1.    What time of year you want to  have your event or wedding;
2.    What day of the week you would prefer to have your big party;
3.    Your total budget; i.e. it doesn’t make sense to pick the venue first if you have a tight budget and the venue ends up costing a majority of your budget.  Then your food, liquor, clothes, and ambiance will suffer.    Also remember that most people, unless you are a professional are not planning events & weddings on a regular basis and that the costs of the items that you see on T.V. and in the magazines are probably far more expensive then you initially realize.  Hiring a professional, such as A Memory Lane Event & Wedding in Denver to assist you with your plans, and coordinating will give you discounts in buying and negotiating power that will ultimately save you allot of time, money, sanity and frustration.  We have 19 years in the business and know where and what you can cut back on that will not show to your guests & still make you look like a rock-star.  Leaving you with a timeless, elegant & dazzling event or wedding with a diamond quality all while you were able to remain calm and enjoy the planning time and ultimately the day of your event of the year or amazing wedding day.
4.    Call A Memory Lane Event to discuss with our head planner, coordinator, décor & floral designer your event of the year or amazing wedding plans. 303-513-2364. We want to also meet with you in person to discover all of the goals, personalities and vision.  The face to face meeting should include everyone on the committee, the person of honor, or for a wedding the couple, parents too if participating in paying for the wedding.  Our goal is to make sure that everyone who has a vested participation in the event or wedding gets a say in the ultimate outcome.  However, this can become confusing for the couple.  Ultimately it is the couples’ day and their wishes are the final decision.  We do our best to accommodate everyone’s vested opinions.  We prefer to have face to face meetings at the couples home so we can see your styles and flair and be sure that your represented in the day.  After all, we are here for our clients to make your visions a reality, we have our own events & weddings and do not impose our personality into your events & big day.  If you meet with someone who is not truly interested in you and your wishes, they are not the vendor, planner or coordinator for you. 
5.    Professional planners, coordinators, décor and floral designers such as A Memory Lane Event & Wedding have ideas that can help you create your event of the year and amazing wedding day and keep you in your budget.  Your initial idea may be too much for your budget, but we can assist you in creating something that is uniquely your style and fit into your budget.  However, when you’re not willing to compromise you may need to pony up the additional costs involved with your vision.  In many ways we’re miracle workers, but haven’t figured out how to make it rain money.  We have connections world wide with the best of the best vendors, locations, and elements to make your event of the year or wedding just as you have envisioned.   

We look forward to working with you and assisting you in creating your dazzling event of the year or amazing wedding complete with custom décor, floral design or lighting elements in Denver, any where in Colorado, or any U.S. or International destination with a diamond quality.  

Weddings small but important details

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Bustling a gown – always takes a few min’s even when you have a professional with 19 years experience and has done hundreds doing it.  You want the bustle to stay so your gown doesn’t become ruined while your dancing that night.  Be patient even with 2-3 people assisting, it will take a good few minutes.  Relax with a glass of Champagne or white wine while we get you ready for your party.

It's best to have a professional assist with this however we all know that bridesmaids love to do it.  A Professional like A Memory Lane Event, is on hand to sew the bustle in place, should it fall to reduce the wear & tear on your dress.

Bridal bags.  It's important to have items on hand that you think you'll never need, such as band-aids, deodorant, clear nail polish & lotion.  You'd be surprised how many of these items are needed in the bridal party through out the night.  Another must have.  Tide's stain stick.  There's many more items that you need in the all important bridal bag.  Hire a professional  such as A Memory Lane Event & Wedding to have the best stocked bridal bag.