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Can you afford NOT to Hire a Wedding Planner?!?

1/9/2018

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Seriously, You Can’t Afford Not to Hire a Wedding Planner


Started planning your wedding only to realize how little time you have ahead of you? Too many items on your to-do list and not enough hours to get it all done? We get it! At DE, we hear the same from almost all of the couples we work with. Wedding planning doesn’t have to be stressful and exhausting. If feeling anxious and completely overwhelmed by the time it will take to plan your own wedding sounds familiar, you need to hire a wedding planner. Type A personality who wants to be in control of your plans every step of the way? You guessed it, a wedding planner will be extremely helpful for you, too (yes, really). 


  • Here’s the thing-- a wedding planner is not going to step in and take the place of you. That’s simply not our job. What a planner will do is help you keep everything on track and offer guidance, advice and support throughout the process. As planners, we take the time to really get to know our couples so that we can help them create the wedding of their dreams. Your wedding is about you, and we want to ensure that your special day celebrates who you are as a couple. 
 
  • Planners know a thing or two about the wedding industry that you just don't know yet—and that’s OK! It is our full time job to help couples plan successful weddings, and we’ve picked up a few tips and tricks along the way. We know the ins and outs of a great wedding and our goal is to help make your day the best it can possibly be by sharing our knowledge and experience with you.
 
  • Planning a wedding takes a lot of time. Sometimes it can feel like there are just not enough hours in the day, and you just can’t fit all of your planning in between your 9-5. Your planner will help keep you organized, and make sure that your planning stays on track throughout the process. They will be there to help if you don’t have the time to research your vendors, reach out to that band, or schedule a meeting with your caterer. They can even recommend vendors based on their experience working with them, giving you that peace of mind in knowing that your wedding day will be in great hands.
 
  • Everyone is going to give you their opinion on what your wedding should look like, not always taking into account what you might actually want. Your best friend may have loved the band she had at her wedding, but they may not be the perfect fit for you. Too many opinions can be overwhelming, even when given with the best of intentions. Having a trusted professional by your side to lean on for sound advice and an objective eye will be a lifesaver.
 
  • Hiring a wedding planner allows you to enjoy your day while they worry about all of the details. Your planner will know your vision and be there to execute and manage your entire wedding day, so you can really be in the moment and focus on making memories. 
We know a wedding planner is not in everyone’s budget, and thats OK. But if hiring a planner is something you are considering, trust us when we say that the overall time you will save and the decline in your stress level leading up to the big day will be invaluable. 

Happy (stress-free) Planning! 

xo, Emily
Detailed Engagements Team Member

Need more convincing? Below are reviews from DE Brides who thought they would never need to hire a wedding planner—and were SO happy they did! 

  •  “I know what you're thinking - you don't need a wedding coordinator -- you manage a big team, big budgets, have great design sense and can do it all. I was one of those gals...but am SO glad that we had Tiffany with us during our planning and on our big day so we didn't have to bother with any of the details. We focused on being present and making memories while Tiffany and her team expertly and joyfully guided and corralled us through our day. Detailed Engagements was one of the best investments we made in our wedding planning. She was so helpful creating timelines, working with our caterer and providing great recommendations for vendors. And, she was downright fun to work with.  Tiffany was hard at work throughout the day and think she had anything you could imagine needing at her fingertips. If we could do it all over again, we wouldn't change a thing!”


                                                          ~Bridget, a 2017 Detailed Engagements Bride



  •  “Tiffany is a wedding super hero, but also just an amazing awesome person. She made our wedding perfect. Everything that we ever dreamed of on our special day happened because of Tiffany and the Detailed Engagements team. The entire day went by without a single hiccup. Her meticulous organization and planning made it so we had the perfect wedding day. I am a super organized and particular person. I thought my wedding planning was going to be a breeze. I slowly realized that it is extremely time intensive to communicate with vendors among many other things. I wanted my wedding day to be perfect. Like many brides, I had many Pinterest inspired signs, decorations, and knickknacks. I needed to figure out a way that I could create this amazing wedding without forcing my family and friends to be at the wedding venue setting everything up hours before the ceremony.  The term "wedding planner" was not appealing to me. I did not need someone to pick out my invitations or tell me how the tables should look. I was also on a tight budget and I did want to pay for something I didn't need. I needed someone to be there on the day of the wedding to put out all of the details I had made and coordinate with my vendors ahead of time. Detailed Engagements was truly essential for our wedding. Tiffany and her team were their for us throughout the wedding planning process to support us when we needed recommendations and to make sure we were on track. She helped make sure that our wedding was truly representative of who we are and what we wanted. Tiffany, we can't thank you enough for everything you did to make our wedding day perfect. You go above       and beyond for your clients and that is clear.  Have a magical wedding, hire DE.”


                                                                     ~Mara, a 2017 Detailed Engagements Bride

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5 Things to Consider When Booking Your Tent Company!

1/5/2018

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Gorgeous tent by Exeter Events & Tents in Newburyport, MA at Custom House Maritime Museum


​Your venue is booked, your date is set! Yay! Your perfect venue is everything you have ever dreamt of, but there is just one little piece of the puzzle you still need to figure out- you need a tent! 

Before you jump on The Knot, Pinterest or Facebook for your information read this first. This may save you a few steps and a LOT of headaches. 

The tent company is one of the largest parts of your wedding - both literally and logistically. Do you know that most tents will require a temporary building permit from the town or city the wedding is taking place in before the tent can be installed? Do you know that some towns and cities require not only the building inspector but the fire chief to come and inspect the tent once it is up before the event can happen? Don't worry, it is not any additional work on you but working with a qualified, experienced tent company will ensure that is does not BECOME additional work for you. Here are a few things you can do to save yourself from booking a company that will cause you more work in the long run! 
  1. Does your vendor have a preferred or required tent company on their list?
If so, they are there for a reason. DO NOT, and I repeat do NOT, try and force another tent company on your venue. The reason why is simple- when a venue recommends a vendor it is based on prior experience at the site. These companies have knocked it out of the park for the venue and the clients were happy. They know what is required to work there and can navigate the town/ city requirements.
2. If there is not a preferred vendor list , has the company worked at your site or a site like yours before? 
In the wedding world not all venues are created equally. Different venues have their own set of logistics to work with. Make sure your tent & rental company is up to the task. 
3. Check those reviews!! 
All 5 stars? Great!!! If not, read the others. One bad reviews? Ok, well that just means that someone had a bad day. Not the end of the world. More than one negative review or do you see a trend? Are their multiple reviewers saying the same thing? That is a HUGE red flag. Run. 
4. Ask your friends, family & colleagues who they have used. See if they have used anyone you are thinking of and ask for feedback.
I always love a good first hand reference. Just like you, I read reviews and look into businesses before I use them but when you have a trusted source give you a recommendation based on their actual interaction with the company that is gold to me. 
5. If all else is equal, decide on this based on the pricing. 
Did you notice that cost is the LAST of the ways I listed? Yes, this is your money but this is NOT one of the times where cheaper is better. Cheaper is just that, cheaper. I don't know about you but I certainly don't have money just to throw around on things so I carefully watch every penny that goes out. But I know the difference between cheap and just a great value. I know when to spend the money and where to save. The tent company is not where to save. Think about it this way, the tent will literally cover your entired weddig. If it is not installed right, something doesn't show up or it fails an inspection- game over. You're scrambling. Like I said earlier, it may seem 'cheaper' but does it cost you more in the long run? 

Truly something to think about. 

Happy Planning!

xo 
​~Tiffany
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Detailed Engagements named 2018 Best of the Northshore by magazine readers!

1/3/2018

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2018 is off to a great start! Today we learned that Detailed Engagements has been named the 2018 Best Wedding Planner by the readers of Northshore Magazine!

This is such an honor for us. Thank you to all of our clients, friends and family who have supported us through out the years!

Cheers to the best year yet!!

Xoxo
~Tiffany Learned
Owner & Lead Planner
​Detailed Engagements
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2018 Weddings!

1/1/2018

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Congrats, the year is here- the year you are getting MARRIED!! If 2018 is going to be the year you say I do we want to hear from you! Chances are the pressure is on as your day gets closer.

Need a little help pulling things together?
We have you covered!

Don't think you can afford a planner?
Let's chat, chances are you actually can! No, seriously.

Want to just enjoy your engagement and let someone else take the reigns on your wedding day?
Sounds magical, right!? We've got you.


Want to work with a team that is easy going but can handle everything? Want to work with pros who know their stuff but are friendly and compassionate, won't judge your decisions but will be able to guide you down the aisle?
You will fit right in to the DE family.

If you are tying the knot in 2018 give us a shout today. We still have some dates available and are happy to help as little or as much as you need.

Give yourself the gift of stress-free wedding planning to start the year off right.


Shoot us an email, we love to talk weddings.
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Hello@DetailedEngagements.com

xoxo

~The Team at Detailed Engagements
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2017, Detailed Engagements Style

1/1/2018

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Just a few of the beautiful Detailed Engagements clients who made 2017 such a wonderful year!
Hello friends! 

2017 may now be in our rear view mirror but we are still celebrating the beautiful clients we were fortunate enough to work with over the past 12 months. Join us over the next few weeks as we take a look back at 2017 and show off the gorgeous weddings & events we are proud to have been a part of. 

xo 
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~Tiffany J. Learned

Detailed Engagements 
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    This blog is a little different.We will blog about real weddings & events, with real budgets and real expectations. We will blog about the fun things we love - wedding trends, barn weddings,  bridal bouquets, wedding gowns and everything else shiny and wedding & event related but we will also be blogging about the real stuff that come up when planning a wedding and event. Weddings can bring out the best and the worst in people and we will be chatting about how to deal with all of these shenanigans. We are by no means behavioral therapists but we have done this a LOT! We have been in and around weddings & special events for a what seems like forever. We have seen the smiles, the tears and everything in between.

    Just breathe and enjoy the planning! 

    xo 
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    ~Tiffany
    Tiffany J. Learned 
    Shoulder to lean on, 
    Wedding & Event Planner and  
    Owner of Detailed Engagements 

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