...To Whom It May Concern: Event planning is the process of planning a festival, ceremony, competition, party, concert, or convention. Event planning includes budgeting, establishing dates and alternate dates, selecting and reserving the event site, acquiring permits (alcohol permits, insurance licenses, etc), and coordinating transportation and parking. Event planning also includes some or all of the following, depending on the event: developing a theme or motif for the event, arranging for speakers and alternate speakers, coordinating location support (such as electricity and other utilities), arranging decor, tables, chairs, tents, event support and security, catering, police, fire, portable toilets, parking, signage, emergency plans, health care professionals and aid stations, and cleanup. Event planning is a relatively new career field. There is now training that helps one trying to break into the career field. This training helps an event planner learn how to handle all the pressure and work efficiently. This career deals with a lot of communication and organization aspects. There are many different names for an event planner such as a conference coordinator, a convention planner, a special event coordinator, and a meeting manager. To read more about people involved in event planning and production, see Robert (Bob) Jani,Tommy Walker and Andrea Elizabeth Michaels. There are also colleges that help you major in Event Management and receive a Bachelor's Degree. One of the colleges...
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...In the United States it is tradition to have a medium sized wedding attended by friends and family. Although there are also some couples who may choose to elope and have an extremely small wedding or the exact opposite and have a large extravagant wedding with a lot of guests. The main purpose of a wedding is that people share their vows for one another and have these close friends and family there as witnesses to it. The engagement usually starts after a time of dating, no real set time, and then the man asks for the woman’s hand in marriage. It is traditional for the man to get permission from the bride’s father. Following this there can be an engagement party, bridal showers, bachelor/bachelorette parties and then the wedding itself, followed by a reception for celebration and then a honeymoon. We see this typical pattern for weddings in most places in the United States. No matter what part of the world or culture someone is from no two wedding’s are alike and can vary greatly based on location. The thing which shapes my attitude about the different types of weddings is what I was exposed to and learned in life by experience seeing different one’s in real life and in the media. Although it can be tradition for a certain culture to get married a particular way, some people in all cultures go outside their norm for their wedding ceremony. It is not uncommon for couples to customize their wedding by picking and choosing which traditions they want to include or exclude based...
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...days in a person's life is her wedding day! To ensure that such a momentous event goes off without a hitch, appropriate planning is required. And when it comes to wedding planning, picking one's partner could very well be the easiest of all the planning decisions to make. Months will be spent prior to the wedding researching vendors, comparing products and prices, meeting with photographers, hotel managers, and many more wedding vendors to determine how to save costs on each wedding item (Hammond, 2007). "The absence of a clearly defined project plan consistently shows up as the major reason for project failures," (Gray & Lawson, 2005, p. 118). Without an implementation plan that outlines budgets, how important tasks should be organized, and what the contingencies are in the event that something goes awry, could result in what should be one of the happiest days of someone's life turning into a complete disaster. "The success of your whole day depends on your ability to organize, plan, and budget," (Hammond, 2007, para. 1). The stakeholders in a wedding project are numerous. Naturally the bride and groom are the biggest stakeholders. But also included in this list of stakeholders will be the bride and groom's family, members of the wedding party (maid of honor, bridesmaid, best man, and groomsmen), wedding guests, wedding vendors (florist, musicians, caterer, cake maker, clothiers, venue directors), and the officiate. Further, a successful wedding requires the orchestration of...
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...$35 billion are spent every year on weddings and receptions. Therefore, professional wedding consultants are a commodity, not a calamity. Signature Wedding Consultants are full-service wedding consultants that offer a variety of services to our clients. We pride ourselves on being professional and courteous at all times and we have packages to suit everyone's needs. As previously stated, marriage is a billion dollar industry, therefore, just about everyone we meet is a potential client. However, we mostly advertise to brides, grooms, and family members. Market Segmentation Although the flash and excitement of impending nuptials can be intoxicating, it can also be overwhelming. Therefore, we primarily market our services to the people who need them most--brides and grooms. In 1997, 2.4 million marriages took place in the United States. According to the Encarta Encyclopedia, the current US marriage rate of nine marriages per 1,000 people is still the highest rate among the industrialized countries. This marriage rate is expected to remain at the same level in the near future. In the Savannah, GA area where Signature Wedding Consultants plans to operate their business, over 1,500 marriages are registered each year, which creates a sizable market potential for this line of business. Another customer segment is represented by the numerous family members and guests attending weddings, anniversaries, and similar events. This segment requires event preparation services like gift ideas...
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... It’s Your Day! Description of Business It’s Your Day is a full service bridal planning and event company. It’s Your Day will help with all details of the wedding process starting as soon as the ring is placed and ending well after the couple are on their honeymoon. Company Ownership/Legal Entity Attorney, Ted P. Knowit will be utilized as legal counsel for all filings and contracts. It’s Your Day is a Limited Liability Corporation following all laws in the State of South Carolina. The state does require a filing to reserve the name. This form is found on the secretary of states’ website and is payable with a $25 fee. After choosing a name for the company, the second step is filing Articles of Organization with the state of South Carolina. The filing fee is $110 and is payable to the Secretary of State and mailed to the secretary’s office address. Upon receipt of the LLC paperwork clearance from the secretary, an EIN must be obtained by filing online with IRS. VENDOR CONTRACT SAMPLE SAMPLE LETTER OF AGREEMENT Dear [Bride and Groom] This letter follows our meeting on [Month, Day, Year], during which we discussed your wedding and my professional role in helping you plan it. It is my understanding that, you will retain me as a Professional Wedding Consultant and Wedding Day Coordinator for your wedding scheduled on [Wedding Date]. Description of Services As a consultant my role includes: − [# of] consultations with you via telephone/email...
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...THE RELIGIOUS RITUALS OF A HINDU WEDDING Everywhere around the world, marriage is one of the most important rituals; it is the ritual to connect two people, and in Hinduism, it is believed that only through a relationship from previous births can two strangers be fated to marry. Particular regions always differ from another in terms of actual practices, but for the most parts, they follow the outlines and rules of Hinduism. In this paper, I will talk about the specific marriage traditions of the Arya Samaj community in north India. The marriage can be roughly divided into three parts - engagement, marriage, and consummation – which may be spread over the course of a year (Monger, p.153). All three parts need fixed rituals that involve many people from the two families, and then the marriage is concluded by the show of the bond between the bride and the groom, acknowledged by the people as well as the gods and goddesses of Hinduism. And the comparison in this piece will be made with modern Vietnamese Kinh wedding – my native culture. I. Finding the spouse It should be noted that the marriage is arranged by the parents and the elders. They take the responsibility of finding the “suitable” one for their sons/daughters; marriage is believed to be the continuation of bonds from previous lives. Suitability concerns family heritage, age, health, height, education, personality, etc. Usually the parents look at certain families, who they already know and wish to have future kinship...
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...role of promotion 12 2.3. Promotion mix 13 2.4. Promotion management 14 CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY 16 1. RESEARCH PROCESS: 18 2. DETERMINING THE CONCEPT OF RESEARCH: LITERATURE REVIEW 18 a) Quantitative method 19 b) Qualitative method 20 c) Research design 21 CHAPTER 4: VIETNAM WEDDING PLANNER AND ITS “WEDDING DÉCOR” SERVICE. 22 I. DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY 22 II. WEDDING DÉCOR SERVICE MARKET 29 III. POTENTIAL COMPETITORS 37 CHAPTER 5: RESULT OF STUDY 38 I. MAIN FINDING FROM QUESTIONAIRS GIVEN TO CUSTOMERS 38 1. Sample demographics 38 2. Customer awareness towards “wedding décor” service 40 3. Customers’ opinion 43 II. MAIN FINDING FROM IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW 47 1. Advertising 47 2. Sale promotion: 48 3. Public relation: 49 CHAPTER 6: SUGGESTION 50 II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: 50 III. THE RESULT OF ANALYSIS ON THE CURRENT MARKETING SITUATION: 50 a. Strengths: 50 b. Weaknesses: 51 c. Opportunities: 51 d. Threats: 51 IV. PROMOTION PLAN 52 V. LIMITATION OF THE THESIS 55 CHAPTER 7: CONCLUSION 56 CHAPTER 8: BIBLIOGRAPHY 56 TOPIC: Developing a promotion strategy for “Wedding Décor” service package, the case of Viet Nam Wedding Planner Company (VNWP Company) CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------- This introduction section essentially focuses on the background of my study and the reasons that I found on this subject. It also stated research purpose as well as scope and limitations. ...
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...Course Project Hosp 590 Keller Graduate School of Management October 20, 2013 Introduction The event that will be planned will be the wedding between Jenna and Rob. This wedding is themed “A midnight walk in the park” and offers a variety of different activities and amenities for guests. The event will occur at a major Chicagoland hotel with a centralized location to airports, shopping and other tourist activities. One notable impacting factor to the event is the demographic of guests. The bride’s family contributes to over half of the attendees. The bride’s parents have also been divorced for over fifteen years with lots of tension between the families. It will be critical when planning the event that components are added into the wedding plans to help prevent conflict and reduce the risk associated with guests not being able to attend a joint event together. Planning to match the selected theme and carry tones of the theme through all elements of the event will lead to events success and ensure that the happy couple and other guests are attend a wedding to remember. Stakeholders The wedding between Rob and Jenna has a variety of different stakeholders with many different goals and objectives. The first set of stakeholders includes the bride and groom, Jenna and Rob. The happy couple have the goals to have a successful event day, memorable wedding with each guest feeling as though they have escaped the Chicagoland area for an evening and entered a park at...
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...Brittany Durrance HFT 1000 2/19/2012 I. Becoming a Wedding Planner A. Intro (Rubric #2) 1. History of weddings 2. More than 2 million weddings in U.s in 2008 (last recorded) (Wickford) 3. $59 billion spent 4. More than half used a wedding consultant which brought $1.2 million into the wedding planning industry. 5. Annual income: $40,000-$90,000 (Denmark) a. Depends on if part/full time and how many weddings done in a year B. Thesis statement (Rubric #2) This research paper will be exploring the wedding planning industry and the complexities of wedding planning. It will explain the parts of wedding planning and steps needed to take to create a unique wedding. Also, the skills and certifications that a wedding planner should obtain will be discussed along with organizations one should belong to. There are many websites, books, and interviews that will be utilized to help obtain more information for this paper. Finally, background information as to why this profession was chosen will be mentioned in a self-analysis, conducted to ascertain where further development is needed. C. Parts to plan (Rubric # 4): 1. Venues- site tours 2. Vendors- pricing, availability 3. Décor/Design- color schemes, theme 4. Set up- tables, decorations 5. Cues- bridal party, toasts, eating 6. Time line- when to order dress, bridesmaid attire, floral, invitations, etc. D. Skills (Rubric #6) 1. Calm- work under pressure and in time...
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...BR- 6450Addressing Business Problems with Research | Qualitative Research on Destination Weddings | Decision Criteria for youth in choosing destination weddings | | Devika Mathavan 218454 7/13/2014 | 13TABLE OF CONTENT | PAGE NO. | ACKNOWLEDGMENT | 3 | INTRODUCTION TO THE WEDDING WORLD | 4 | * WEDDING | 4 | * DESTINATION WEDDING: A GENERAL OVERVIEW | 4 | YOUNG GENERATION: VOW AND CONFRONT TO DESTINATION WEDDING | 5 | DESTINATION WEDDING STATISTICS, FIGURES & KEY TRENDS UP IN THE DESTINATIONS OF THE WEDDING WORLD | 6 | PERCEPTIONS: DESTINATION OR TRADITONAL LOCAL WEDDING | 11 | THE KEY CHALLENGES INVOLVED IN PLANNING A DESTINATION WEDDING | 13 | SWOT ANALYSIS: WHY DESTINATION WEDDINGS | 13 | TOP DESTINATIONS FOR DESTINATION WEDDINGS | 15 | DESTINATION WEDDING: SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE | 17 | DATA COLLECTIONS: RESPONSE AND OBSERVATION ANALYSIS | 21 | CONCLUSION: YOUNG GENERATION’S PERCEPTION TO DESTINATION WEDDING | 39 | BIBLIOGRAPHY | 40 | Acknowledgement I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my professor Thomas Schoenfeldt for the valuable comments; remarks and complete engagement through the learning process of this subject Addressing Business Research with Problems and for narrowing down the topic for this master thesis. Also, I like to thank the participants in my survey and providing me the valuable opportunity to unbiased answers. I would like to thank my loved ones and colleagues, who have supported...
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...Wedding Most wedding bring happiness for people. They feel excited to celebrate like this event. The relatives, bride and groom are very excited and busy at their best for the wedding ceremony. Guest also have to prepare for the wedding. People hear ‘wedding’ vows, and they have good feelings. One of the wedding gave me opposite feeling in my life. This was my cousin’s wedding. My cousin, she is sixteen year older than me. She is my father’s niece. She stayed in Japan. Every cousins love her much because she is very kind and pretty. When she got married, my younger sister and I were elementary students. My father brought her good news home. His niece would come back from Japan, and she would have her wedding in our town. All relatives were very happy to celebrate her wedding. She planned to make her wedding party two times, morning time at the monastery and evening time at the hotel for wedding dinner. We, all children excited to attend her wedding dinner. Unfortunately, our final exam was the next day of her dinner party. So. My father did not want to allow us to go her wedding because we need to sleep enough for exam. My younger sister and I were very sad because we could see the other relative’s preparation for wedding. They went shopping, and bought the clothes to participate at the dinner. People in my country went to the tailors or designers for their gowns and suits for the special events. They never buy and wear them from stores and factories...
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...Project Management for wedding Plan Table of Contents I. Executive Summary. 4 II. Scope of the Project. 5 3.1 In and out Scope 8 3.2 List of Project Deliverables 8 III. Project Description 6 4.3 Project Organization Chart. 7 4.4 Goals/Objectives (using SMART criteria) 8 4.5 List Assumptions 9 4.6 List Constraints 9 IV. Time Management. 10 5.7 Schedule 10 5.8 List of Milestones 11 V. Communication plan 11 5.1 Stakeholder Communications 11 5.2 Document and Meeting Descriptions 12 VI. Risk Management plan 12 7.9 Risk Identification 12 7.10 Risk Analysis 13 7.11 Risk Response 13 Vll Project Budget and Financial Analysis 15 7.1 Budget 16 7.2 Financial Analysis 16 VIII Quality Management 18 8.1 Quality Assurance 18 8.2 Quality Control 18 IX Change Control 19 9.1 Describe Change Control Process in Your Project 19 9.2 Change Control Diagram 20 9.3 Identify Any Change Control Documents 21 X Supporting Documents 23 10.1 Status Report 24 10.2 Progress Report Template 25 10.3 Change Management Template 26 10.5 Project Charter 26 XI Other Documents 27 11.1 Project Plan 27 11.2 Project...
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...Project Management course. Their course come to end 3 months from now, therefore their wedding is schedule to be on February 11th, 2015. The parents would thus like to plan and throw a memorable wedding and reception for their daughter and her fiancé. Project Justification - Business Case This project charter, entitled The Knot, suggests a business case for the preparation of the wedding for Wendy and Bob. The project of The Knot has begun after the initial shock and response to Wendy’s engagement announcement by her parents. Given the time constraint of 3 month, this project will outline, design, and execute a wedding that will be an unforgettable experience for both families and their guests. The parents have decided that the overall budget will be in the order of $20,000, with an invitation list of 150 guests, which will create a proper and legal ceremony followed by a formal reception. The Knot will therefore be developed and submitted for approval to the Project Sponsors, as well as to the Project Executives. The business case of the project charter may also be periodically reviewed, given the time constraint of 3 months, to ensure that the project is on track to deliver the implementations and to ensure the project effectively and efficiently meets the needs to the memorable wedding. Project Purpose The project, The Knot, is being undertaken to plan and execute a memorable wedding to celebrate Wendy and Bob’s love, trust, and commitment. Project Objectives ...
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... WEDDING CONSULTANT BUSINESS PLAN BY SHABBIR AHAMMED Table of Content: 1. Executive Summary 2. Company Overview 3. Management Plan 4. Market Analysis and Marketing Plan 5. Competitive Edge 6. Financial Plan 7. Personal Reflection 8. Sources Wedding consultant business Executive Summary: “Happy Ceremony” Wedding Consultants is a full service company that provides complete consulting services for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and every other special event. Our consultants are experienced and dedicated professionals with many years of event planning experience. “Happy Ceremony” is unique in that we give our clients our undivided attention. We listen to their needs and work with them to create the event of their dreams. In addition, we appreciate our client’s feedback to improve our service. Our clients' wishes become our commands. Therefore, whether our client wants a Western, Tropical, Las Vegas or more traditional wedding, we can help. Our services include weddings, honeymoons, receptions, anniversary consultations, budget planning, answers to etiquette questions, as well as full-service florists, hair stylists, entertainers, musicians, etc. We also provide the inventions and thank you notes Whether this is our client's first wedding, a renewal of their vows or their anniversary, we want every detail of their event to be both a pleasurable...
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...Planning a wedding project Instructions 1. o 1 Finalize the wedding date and time. If the couple plan to get married in a church, contact the church secretary to confirm the wedding date and time. The secretary should also be able to give you pertinent information for a church wedding such as required legal documents and in some cases pre-marriage counseling with a priest. If the wedding will take place outside a church, contact the manager of that venue to confirm details. o 2 Make the guest list. The number of guests will determine how big or small your wedding will be, which in effect will determine your budget. o Sponsored Links ▪ Free Wedding Planner The easiest to use wedding planning tools and they are absolutely free! WeddingWire.com/MyPlanner o 3 Set the budget. Create a checklist of the projected wedding costs, including costs for the florist, caterer, event stylist, church rental, photographer, decorations, souvenirs, bridal dress, tuxedos, limousine rental, entertainment, etc. It is always to better to budget for extra, unforeseen costs so you don't come up short. o 4 Find an online wedding planning program or design your own to help you stay on track, stay within budget, and meet projected deadlines. Just keeping a detailed to-do list with budget details, deadlines and upcoming tasks can greatly reduce the stress involved in planning a wedding. o 5 Send save-the-date...
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