Unique Wedding Favors – What Really Is The All Inclusive Wedding And Is It Totally Worth Planning This Way?
Friday, September 18th, 2009You’ve heard about these type of weddings but you don’t understand exactly what it is. It’s when an engaged couple decide that they do not want to be very involved in putting together their special day. So, they call the unique wedding planners that specialize in All Inclusive Weddings, which basically is a wedding where everything is included and the couple chooses from several different packages of venues and products. On the surface, this can seem so perfect; even appear to save you money. But over many years, my experience has shown me – Buyer Beware!
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Initially what this type of planner asks is about how much the couple wants to spend on their wedding. That figure includes everything except the rings, gown, honeymoon and your wedding favors. They also will ask how many guests will be at the reception. Be careful here. If you guarantee 150 guests and 120 show up, you’re still going to pay for 150 guests! And considering that up to 10% of guests don’t show up on your wedding day as it is, you are paying for lots of empty chairs!
When you get involved with an All Inclusive Wedding, there usually are several venues to choose from. More than likely you will visit each of them and then choose which one is the best for your particular wedding. Now you’re getting excited…but beware…this is when it begins.
After choosing the venue that you absolutely love and you start to make decisions with the wedding planner, the cost/product/venue breakdown is then sent to the future bride and groom. The budget is exactly figured to the amount the couple told the planner that they can spend, but there are usually some issues. This All Inclusive Wedding was to include everything but for the exceptions. Included was the cocktail hour, dinner, band, flowers, photography, videography, invitations, wedding favors, limos, etc. all for the budgeted amount and still it did not include any unique wedding favors.
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Well, do you know what usually happens when the couple receives their specific breakdown? There are omissions everywhere. This is normally shocking, but now you are involved and don’t want to start again, so you speak to the planner and try to negotiate. How do you stop this from happening? When you are in the process of planning an All Inclusive Wedding, right from the beginning you have to have in writing what is included for the price you gave them. And yes, they are very good at making things fit your budget, but then you end up eliminating some things that are important to you. For example, there are only 3 members in the band, there is no appetizer at dinner, very slim amount of flowers, a Town Car not a limo, etc. I remember one wedding where they asked the planner to just throw in some cheap wedding favors and she wouldn’t even do that!
My advice to you, is to be very careful when using this type of planner. Better yet, work with someone you know, or do it yourself and get the aid of a planning consultant that will help you in areas such as buying products from you at wholesale. Unless cost is not a problem for you, you want to be very careful when you bump into this type of planner. Remember, don’t jump into anything too quickly. Search for the best deal with your budget and with those you want to work with. The term All Inclusive Wedding many times can mean nothing more than adding a middle man, which is going to cost you more money in the end.














