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on the day wedding organiser
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Wedding MANAGEMENT and organiser
This is also called 'On the Day' Wedding Coordination.
Its a popular option, as couples want to know that their special celebration day is in a pair of safe hands, experienced and capable.
Whilst many couples relish planning their entire wedding down to the last detail, but the thought of having to clock watch on the day, unload or help out suppliers' needs, set up, sort unforeseen hiccups, move furniture or be disturbed with questions during their big day, doesn't appeal!
So this is where award winning Amanda-Louise and her team come in, taking the stress from your shoulders, leaving you to enjoy your day with your friends and family, secure in the knowledge that your wedding day will be expertly and calmly managed.
Our wedding coordination process begins with a comprehensive wedding handover meeting four weeks before your wedding. We will discuss the vision for your day and those personal small details that matter to you both.
We will review your plans, and advise if anything is missing, coming up with the solutions. We'll look at your timeline to ensure the day has sufficient scope for everything to go with ease, and make suggestions if not.
We will have liaised with your suppliers, introduced ourselves and shared the final time schedule with full details. Here's what a professional said about us:
“So well organised and super helpful to have on the day! I recently worked as a videographer at awedding that Amanda and her team coordinated on the day and I must say she really helped make the day what it was! As a videographer I obviously attend alot of weddings and see how they run, Amanda and her team really helped make sure that everything ran smoothly at what could have been a potentially chaotic day due to the large number of guests attending. Right from the moment of arrival everything was really well organised and prepared, everything and everyone was where they should be, the day couldn't have gone better. The team worked in a really efficient but subtle way to make sure everything was perfect and were super helpful and flexible with any additional requests throughout the day. I would highly recommend Amanda and her team to help plan and coordinate your big day! Jordan Videographer”
When the day arrives we will be there seamlessly coordinating all the suppliers so everyone works in harmony together. Amanda-Louise will answer all your suppliers queries so becomes that one point of contact.
We'll know if any guests need particular support, ensuring everyone feels special, welcomed and engaged in your day.
To ensure your day goes as you dreamed of, we'll be busy behind the scenes ensuring everything goes to plan, and not too far from you either, so you have everything you need. Plus we will carry out any MC or toastmaster duties if you require, so everyone doesnt miss out on key elements of your dream day.
And we calmly and discreetly sort any unforeseen hiccups that may arise, leaving everyone to soak up every moment of your special day. We'll leave you after the first dance of your evening....unless you want us to stay longer.
"We just want to say a massive thank you. Our day was just amazing, everyone had an absolute blast and it was just incredible. Amanda you were an absolute godsend. You made sure the show kept running as smoothly as possible and were great to be on hand. So thank you so much we couldn't have done it without you, love Loxley"
Whether you are having your wedding day at home, in a luxury hotel, rustic barn, on a beach or countryside setting with marquee to something quite different, it starts with saying 'hello' to Amanda-Louise.
She's award winning, coordinated lots of different weddings and events over the years, each one as different as her clients are. As an ethical business, we are transparent with our pricing, information, t&cs underpinned with our policies.
Based in the South West, she has a good knowledge of the area and connections, although at times she does work across the UK with many of her clients coming from abroad or out of county trusting her abilities and attitude to ensure they have incredible memories.
Amanda-Louise, as well as her team, proudly have a passion for the work they do. They adore seeing couples shine on their day, knowing how much it means to them.
You will find our team with genuine smiley faces mirroring your tone and style of your day, whether that's formal or a more relaxed vibe.
Let Make This Happen, We'll Be By Your Side For Your Small Or Big Dream Day!
Wedding day services
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Wedding Day Management
Our wedding coordination service has been designed for those who have meticulously planned their wedding but want a professional to manage the day itself, coordinating your suppliers, ensuring it goes smoothly so you can sit back and enjoy every minute of the day. It starts 4 weeks before your wedding until your first dance, providing you with up to 20 hours of support:-
· First planning meeting (alternatively have up to five calls with our Wedding Planner to brief us on your details and updates, and our guidance or advice to you)
. Second planning meeting (online) 10-14 days before your wedding day – this is your wedding handover meeting
. Preparation of briefing pack containing the schedule, timeline and logistics of your wedding day
. Liaison with your venue and team of suppliers to ensure all parties are briefed, being their point of contact on the day
. Wedding day management – 8-10 hours on the day attendance. This can include set up provision if required, behind the scenes supervision, taking care of anything unforeseen, and guest experience plus toast mastering duties if required
· In addition to above, you have opportunity to add in other services at additional cost such as more hours of professional planning support, attendance of wedding assistant(s), celebrant ceremony, wedding dog chaperone, or event styling of our rental of furniture/decor for example
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What style of wedding do you plan?
Our role is creating your vision into reality, whatever your style. Our personal view is that weddings should represent you as individuals, and as a couple. We want you to enjoy your wedding day and have the best day of your lives! Amanda-Louise and her team's mission is to create that day for you, so that you can relax, be yourselves and have fun. We have worked on weddings that are formal, to those laid back with party vibe.
Do you have preferred suppliers?
Amanda-Louise has been working in this industry for many years now and has built up great relationships with other suppliers. She doesnt accept commission from any venue or supplier, so you know that when she recommends, it is for the right reasons!
If however you prefer to source your own supplier, thats absolutely fine and welcomes the opportunity of working in sync with them.
Can you be our Celebrant and Wedding Planner?
Absolutely yes! All of my services are stand alone, or you can book one or more of our services.
Are you qualified?
We are qualified Celebrants having undergone large financial investment with training with a recognised training provider (ICPC) and are associated with other training providers for continual development. We have also invested in other areas such as creative writing, presentation skills and public speaking. And with experience having officiated a large quantity of services, all different, enables our creativity to flourish and our own resources to grow. Amanda-Louise now supports other celebrants to gain knowledge.
Whilst there isnt any wedding planner qualifications by an official body in the UK, but we have trained in this area and very experienced.
For our Somerset Wedding Day Dog chaperone service, the team are experienced with dogs of all sizes and behaviours, undergone pet training and first aid.
As an Event Compere, MC or Toastmaster. Amanda-Louise was trained by the BBC and been a public speaker for over 30 years accustomed from small to large audiences over thousand.
Will you take over decisions and our day?
No this is your day, and we work with you closely to fully understand your vision.
As a reputable professional and experienced wedding and event specialists, should we need to make decisions on the day, we will consult with you and if thats not a possibility, then of course we will make the right decisions to ensure everything goes smoothly!
What do you wear?
In our business, we encourage all our team members to be authentic and comfortable. During your wedding day, we will be dressed in smart casual attire, and of course, we are happy to talk to you about this if you wish ie if you have preferred colours or restrictions on clothing items for example.
Our team from our Somerset Wedding Day Dog Chaperone Service, they wear our branded navy polo shirts and often found in jeans as more fitting working with your furry babies; however if you want us to wear trousers then just let us know!
Have you any videos of weddings, proposals or events?
Or head over to our business You Tube Channel - there are lots of videos and you can subscribe to our Channel too!
Can We Meet You Before We Book You?
Of course!
We are available for you to book a 1:1 online zoom call with us, its free and no obligation to book us after that if you decide we are not your perfect match.
If We Need To Cancel Our Event With You, Will We Get Our Booking Fee Back?
The booking fee covers any administration and guarantees the date for you. When you pay the booking fee you can cancel within 14 days and the booking fee will be returned to you (less any works we have already started on your behalf). After 14 days the booking fee is non refundable.
Please refer to our terms and conditions (found in our 'Policies' page located under our main navigation bar 'Who Are We' or, we now send this document out with our booking form to all our clients who want to book with us so you will have it to hand.
If for any reason you wish to cancel us, please let us know at your earliest convenience. Thank you.
Can You Hold The Date For Us?
Dates are held on a first come first served basis, and some popular dates can get booked up well in advance. We always recommend to book us asap even if it seems such a long way off as it secure the date.
Our updated procedure is once clients have returned their signed booking form and paid their booking fee, we email confirming the date is still available and secured with us.
Are there any hidden costs?
No. When we provide you with our quotation, it will include any travel or accommodation costs if applicable. However if our clients want to add on any extra services we supply after they have booked with us, that's fine, as we simply confirm this in writing and update our invoice payment schedule.
Whats Your Process?
These can be found in our terms and conditions (found on our page 'Policies' under 'Who Are We' on the top navigation bar.)
In brief :-
It starts with saying hello booking a 30 minute non obligation free consultation chat with us to discover if we are a perfect match.
We will send you our scope with quotation for you to consider. For our dog chaperone service, you can gain a quotation by using our online form.
If you happy with our quotation, you let us know.
We then send you our terms and conditions document, booking form and invoice for our booking fee.
You read the terms and conditions and if you are happy with those, you complete the booking form and sign it and return that to us. This now becomes your contract in agreement of the terms and conditions. You pay the booking fee.
Then once we have your completed signed booking form and your booking fee received, we email you back to confirm that your booking is secure in our diary, and the contract is "live".
Do You Have Terms & Conditions And Policies & Procedures?
Yes we do, these are found in our Page Called 'Policies' found in the navigation bar 'Who Are We' - these will show our policies and our terms and conditions of booking
Do you provide a Wedding Order of Service Booklet?
Yes we can do this. We work with you where we professionally design and print orders of service. Just Amanda-Louise for more information.
Can we hire from you a Wedding Ceremony Arch?
Yes you can, subject to availability. We have white oval shaped arches (although we can source circular ones too) and these have been professionally decorated in quality faux flowers. Click here for our dedicated page on items that are available to hire from us
Can you help me decorate my wedding aisle?
Yes we can!
We hire lanterns to decorate your wedding ceremony area, and can provide faux or fresh petals
And we also hire our white wedding arches which have been professionally styled with quality faux flowers.
Ask Amanda-Louise for more details
Who will arrange the seating for our wedding ceremony?
We are happy to support you with this.
Let us know the names of those who wish to have reserved seating for (and we can guide you with the etiquette of who sits where if you need assistance)
Consider if the wedding party wants to sit down during the service, including the couple.
Can Celebrants Perform legal Ceremonies?
Currently the UK Law states that Independent Celebrants cannot yet perform legally binding ceremonies. This means if the couple want to be legally married, they complete the functional aspect of the legal requirement or civil partnership formalities at a Registry Office by simply booking a 2+2 basic ceremony costing about £57 taking 2 witnesses with them. This takes about 10 minutes in time, and you do not have to say vows, but the Registrar will need to say a few legal words. The Registry Office typically runs these types of legal services during one day of the week which you book in advance your slot. Thats it, the legal part is done, leaving you to have your wedding ceremony separately with a Celebrant of your choice who will provide you with a personal ceremony of your choice.
Alternatively you could arrange for the Registrar to come out to your wedding venue (provided it is licensed as the Law currently stands) and they conduct the legal paperwork, then the Celebrant takes over. But this is not as cost effective option.
NB - Currently the Government are considering updating the Marriage Law Act, so legislation may change in the future. Hopefully they will look how other countries successfully have Celebrants performing the legal aspects, without having to separate the process.
How far does Amanda-Louise Knight Weddings Proposals & Events travel?
We are based in the heart of Somerset. Typically our clients book us for their weddings and events in Somerset, Devon, Bristol or North Somerset, Cotswolds and Dorset, but we can travel further.
For our Somerset Wedding Day Dog Chaperone Service, we tend to support clients in Somerset and Devon areas.
Naturally we have to charge for our mileage but we keep to the government recommended rate of 45p per mile.
What happens if I need to cancel or change the date of my event once booked?
Our terms and conditions show how we calculate our fees should anyone wish to cancel our services after 14 days of booking. This is calculated on a time basis as well as the work we have already carried out plus loss of earnings, so its important to let us know as soon as possible. This information can be found in our 'Policies' page under 'Who Are We' on the top navigation tab. We also send this to all our clients who book our services.
If you wish to reschedule your date, then providing we are available on your new date, we simply change the date. In some circumstances there may be an increase in our costs too, but we will discuss this with you.
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