Blush+Bloom Full Wedding Planning and Design

where personal design meets flawless execution

Design is always the foundation for any event we plan. That’s because it influences everything from your budget to your venue. We’ll start with the big picture, then niche down to the smallest of details, to create a luxurious event that looks intentional and feels effortless.

After we map out the location and design of your event, we’ll bring it to life through our vast collection of suppliers and vendors. Along the way, we’ll be your advocates supporting you, your budget and your vision. And we’ll use our keen eye for detail and innate sense of organization to make sure nothing is overlooked.

It is our goal to make sure every aspect of your wedding or event is infused with your unique personality. Every wedding and event is different, and whether you picture a laid back garden wedding or a black tie affair, we’ll create an experience that will be remembered for years to come.

Transparency in pricing

Full Wedding Planning and Design starts at $9500 and up.

You’re probably asking yourself, what would make it go up?

Every wedding is vastly different from guest counts, locations, and cultural traditions to the number of events you’re planning around the actual wedding day like engagement parties and rehearsal dinners. These often require extra planning hours and staffing needs.

For instance, outdoor weddings with tented receptions require more planning resources than an indoor wedding. Creating backup weather plans, tent rental/design appointments, catering tent needs, accounting for generators and electrical usage, delivery and storage of rental items, and so many other logistical needs and planning hours go into tented events.

After our initial consultation, we’ll be able to let you know if your wedding plans require a detailed proposal.

the start of something great

We’ll begin by scheduling a discovery meeting with you and any key decision makers that you wish to be present.

This is our time to get to know you individually and as a couple. Your story as a couple is important to us and helps us learn ways to personalize your wedding in meaningful ways.

We’ll also want to discover what look and feel you want on your wedding day along with what your most important priorities are. This helps us start our mood board, select your venue, and allocate your budget to the decor and experiences that are the most important to you.

CORRESPONDENCE & ORGANIZATION

Open communication with you throughout this entire planning process is important, and with our Full Planning and Design you have unlimited email and phone correspondence with your Lead Planner and Assistant Planner. This occurs within our 10-5pm business hours, unless otherwise scheduled.
Develop a realistic and respectful budget that includes big ticket items and tiny (but impactful) details required to achieve your vision and design. Based upon your priorities, we know how to shift elements within your budget around to make sure your wishes are fulfilled.
Provide month-to-month action lists focused on the most important tasks necessary to streamline the planning process. These tasks are scheduled around the production and lead times required by other designers or vendors we have sourced for your event.

DESIGN PLANS

After our initial meeting, we will work up a detailed design presentation featuring color palettes and renderings of all of the design and structural elements that will create an inviting ambiance, and ensure a seamless flow and guest experience. This includes designs for the entire wedding day: ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception.
Assistance with décor shopping, including sourcing specialty items. We are here to help find what you want!
Design meetings onsite at your rental company(s) to plan your tablescapes.
With our linen and tablescape selections from the rental company, we’ll coordinate meeting at your venue to do a "mock-table" setup to visualize your tables in the space. We will bring your linens, chairs (if needed), centerpiece, and any miscellaneous tablescape decor.

VENDOR RECOMMENDATIONS & MEETINGS

You have your choice of creative partners from our vast local and national networks, carefully recommended to fit your budget and style.
Schedule and attend vendor meetings, including initial consultations, meetings during the planning process, and final meetings leading up to the wedding day.
We help mange vendor orders, organize contracts and payments. We also keep track of all contracts and send payment reminders for you.
Attend your ‘Catering Tasting’ and suggest menu items, food presentation, and dining/service styles that best reflect your budget, event priorities, and guest experience.

VENDOR COMMUNICATION

Management of your creative team to ensure that everyone is unified in your vision. This includes the strategic assembly of the various puzzle pieces of your day vendor schedules, floor plans, timelines, setup and tear down plans, etc.

GUEST MANAGEMENT

Assistance with Save the Dates and Invitations - we can work with you and a custom stationary artist for all of your stationary to cover all events for the weekend (invitation suite, menus, programs, welcome signs, seating chart, etc.).
RSVP Management - We will work within your wedding website to track RSVP's with client
Arrange hotel accommodations for guests & manage numbers with hotel contact
Design & Assemble welcome bags and favors, deliver to hotel(s)
Transportation coordination for your guests and wedding party

FINAL WEDDING PREPARATIONS

Two months out, begin scheduling final details meetings with vendors
Walk Venue to solidify floor plan with your final guest count and finalize all details
Creation of a detailed wedding weekend timeline - from your welcome party to your brunch, we will include all your events. We also include in the timeline any special photo requests like first looks, detail photos, room reveal/reception room images, or sunset/night photos.
Assist with seating arrangements and layout, recommendations on creation of seating chart & place cards
Confirmation with vendors two weeks prior to wedding, confirm arrival times, delivery schedules, setup and teardown plans
Provide vendors with itinerary, floor plan, and any final planning details for the weekend
Rehearsal guidance and supervision for ceremony
Rehearsal dinner/Welcome Party Guidance - We will offer suggestions and guidance for rehearsal dinners. Please note that some rehearsal dinners turn into full scale events with venue rental, catering, entertainment and more. If you wish to add on Full Rehearsal Dinner Planning, we would be happy to design and plan the perfect event to kick off your wedding weekend.

THE WEDDING DAY!

Up to 15 hours onsite with your Lead Planner and Assistant Planner. If additional Blush+Bloom team members are needed, we will provide the additional staffing needs.
Ceremony Decor - coordinate with florist/rental company on decor location and design for setup, place unity items (candles, sand, ropes, etc.)
Reception Decor - oversee all non-ceremony décor set up including welcome displays, cocktail hour, and reception decor. This includes placing escort/place cards, menus and table numbers.
Continuously checking in with Bride & Groom maintaining the schedule throughout the day with all vendors
Pin Boutonniere's and hand out corsages and bouquets
Line up and cue ceremony processional
Manage signing of marriage license with officiant and return to client in a safe place
Coordinate and cue photographers & musicians for ceremony
Greet and direct guests to seating for reception - stand by seating chart or in reception space to help guide guests to tables
Coordinate with DJ/Band, photo/video for bridal party introductions and all formal events throughout the evening. Ensure all vendors are ready for each event throughout the evening.
Blush+Bloom is the point of contact should anything arise on the wedding day - we will always take care of any "pop-up" issues to the best of our ability so the client is not bothered throughout the evening.
Distribute final payments and gratuities to vendors
Assistance loading gifts and clients' personal decor into vehicles
Tear down/clean up - we will work with your vendor teams to pack up your personal decor and coordinate vendor pickups
Final walk through of venue to ensure no belongings are left behind
Post Event - These items can vary, but can include delivery of wedding flowers for floral preservation, returning forgotten items, etc.
Day After wedding brunch coordination with hotel or other outside location

Are there any services that you do not provide?

Yes, while we diligently work to design, organize, plan, and oversee all the aspects of your wedding, we are not installers or laborers. We do not set up tables, chairs, move large installations like wedding arches. However, we can add this labor onto your total should the vendors you booked not provide these services.

This is another reason why booking our preferred full-service vendors is so important. We intimately know what labor they provide for set up and teardown, and how all of this fits seamlessly into our timelines, floor plans, and labor schedule.

Here are the specifics:

We are not responsible for setting up your arbors, decorating your arbor, or removal of arbors/floral.
ALL floral MUST be placed by your florist, including ceiling installations, arbors, or other large installation.
Your ceremony chairs MUST be set up and removed by your rental company or venue.
Any decor items that you provide need to be unpackaged, price tags removed, batteries placed inside, and be ready to set out. Depending upon what these items are, our team can place a few of these items or your other vendor teams will be given instruction if they’re larger items.
Your catering/bartending teams are responsible for all bussing of tables and trash removal.
The Blush & Bloom team will not climb on ladders to hang decor for safety purposes.