Personalized Rehearsal Dinner Plan
Rippel & McKinney

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Rehearsal Dinner Date: May 27, 2022*
Rehearsal Dinner Location: Pending – Your Residence, DEC on Dragon, Crescent Court Hotel Garden Room, Crescent Club Gourmet Room, Fearing’s Restaurant – All Possible Options

*Please note that because this date is quite a ways out I will be able to participate in all of the planning leading up to the event, but it will most likely be a member of my team executing it on the day of the rehearsal dinner.

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Process

We look forward to executing the below plan together to create a stress-free event that reflects you as a couple.

• Define and construct a budget with reasonable parameters to achieve your vision

• Deep dive into your design inspirations (e.g., art, culture, architecture, etc.), which will create the foundation for an event that represents you both

• Encourage and facilitate a conversation among relevant stakeholders to ensure everyone has been heard

• Assist in incorporating both of your past histories into your future together

• Provide communication tools and techniques to allow you to navigate the world of weddings

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My Promises

• I promise you’ll enjoy the planning and the event day.

• I promise that you’ll always know where you stand – with the process, with the budget, and with the checklist.

• I promise that you will never have to seek me out – I will always be available to assist throughout the process.

• I promise to listen to your vision and ideas and together create an event that looks & feels like you.

• I promise that there is no logistical challenge that I’m not up for – no problem that I cannot figure out some way to solve. And I’ll solve it – often before you are even aware of it.

• I promise to use discretion in design, in spending and in the sharing of your information.

• I promise to provide guidance and direction in protocol & etiquette to ensure that you are the best host possible for your guests.

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Client Code

• Flat fee structure: We provide clarity on exactly where we fit into your budget

• Vendor transparency: We find the perfect retailers for you to work with and pay directly

• Online portal access: We provide a platform for you to monitor and view your event progress in real-time

• Passed-through savings: We provide you with savings, where applicable, utilizing our long-term industry relationships

• Experience that matters: We provide you with over 15 years of personal experience navigating the world of weddings including stints in catering, floral, rentals, and planning to guide you through the wedding maze

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Measures of Success

• Peace of mind in planning for a friend

• Confidence in your vendor selections from years of past experience

• Roadmap for an engagement with peaceful and attainable benchmarks

• Guest and family-focused wedding weekend with options for every demographic and price point

• Clear direction on communicating decisions effectively to your immediate family and friends

• Attainable goal of ensuring your guests are relaxed, well taken care of and comfortable throughout the wedding weekend

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Personalized Event Plan 

Please find below your road map to a successful, beautiful, and bespoke event.

Pre-Event

• Create and maintain event checklist

• Create and maintain event budget

• Recommend and manage contracts for vendors who fit the budget

• Schedule and attend vendor selection and planning appointments (This list may include venue, florist, photographer, filmmaker, entertainment, cakes, linen, transportation, stationary, caterer, lighting, wedding atelier, menswear, hair and makeup, décor, security, and valet.)

• Assist in invitation and day-of paper good creation and design

• Pre-determined monthly wedding meetings, weekly phone calls, and daily emails as necessary to plan and finalize event details

• Produce itinerary documents for the wedding party and all vendors with minute-by-minute wedding details

• Provide vendor walk-through at reception venue one (1) week prior to the event

• Consult on design of the event including concept, color story, and floor plan

• Consult with stakeholders on important toasts or traditions for the evening 

Rehearsal Dinner Day

• Manage all vendor set-up on the day of your event and on-site coordination of partners throughout the event

• Coordinate itinerary with appropriate vendors 

• Coordinate any repurposed pieces from the weekend’s events as needed

• Coordinate payment of partner balances and distribute tips as requested

 

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Rates

Flat Event Planning Rate: $6000 | 50% retainer due at signing | 50% two weeks prior to the wedding

Note: The above fee includes wedding and reception planning. It does not include the cost of rehearsal dinner, welcome party, or post-wedding brunch planning.

Additional Staffing Fee: $40 per hour for assistants on the wedding weekend | billed post-wedding

 

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Praise

  

“I have been in a handful of weddings and truly have not seen one wedding planner be as organized and efficient as Julian. We will forever be thanking him for his time, his talent, and his infectious energy for making our wedding the most perfect weekend.”

— Kasey, Bride

 

“No matter how many times someone says, “live in the moment” and “enjoy every moment” I think that might be impossible. The celebration flies by and is so incredibly magical but with Julian the planning is just as rewarding and fun as the celebration.”

— Brandon, Groom

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Planner

I wear many hats (er bow ties.) I’m a diplomat, designer, advisor, counselor, sounding board,  dreamer… The list goes on.

I’ve dabbled and directed everything from catering sales and management for the Crescent Hotel and Rosewood Mansion, to wedding planning and floral design for Bella Flora of Dallas. And along this 15 year journey here’s what I know is true… 

THERE’S A RIGHT WAY…

And that way is whatever way makes you most comfortable.

I subscribe to the Platinum Rule of treat others as THEY would like to be treated. And as a Washington School of Protocol-trained expert, I’ve learned that etiquette is about making others feel comfortable.

That’s why, I’ll meet you wherever you are on this planning journey. And we’ll walk the path together. With discretion and good judgement. 

After all, the way you feel determines how your guests will feel. And I want them to feel fabulous!

 

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