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1) "Who are your typical Clients?"
2) "Can you provide flowers for my event?
If so, what kind?" 3) “Can I afford to hire a Designer or Coordinator?”
4) “Why should I hire a Designer or Coordinator for my wedding?”
5) "What’s the difference between a Wedding Coordinator,
Planner, Consultant, and Designer?” 6) “Do you provide linens, chairs, chair covers, etc.?”
7) “Do you offer evening or weekend appointments?”
8) “Do you do “Day of” or Ceremony Coordinating?” 9) “Should I bring pictures (Magazine or Book) to my consultation?”
10) “Do
you offer invitations?”
11) “Do
you travel outside of Virginia (or the Hampton Roads area)?”
12) “I like your website (business cards, brochures, video, etc)…
Who designed them?”
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1)
"Who are your typical Clients?" Our Clients are Brides & Grooms, Mothers of the Bride, Event Planners, Hotels, Fund-rasiers,
Social Party Hosts, etc.
2) "Can
you provide flowers for my event? If so, what kind?" Yes. Certified Floral Designer and professional artist Janel
Keen can create stunning fresh floral arrangements, centerpieces, bouquets, and more. We can offer
a wide range of gorgeous, fragrant fresh flowers or premium quality silk flowers. We can offer an array
of colors, styles and floral variety to custom complement each client’s design and, of course, develop a comprehensive
design illustrations of your floral design prior to creation. We also offer exquisite design, linen, and
other decoration services. Contact us today for your design consultation
3) “Can I afford to hire a Designer or Coordinator?”
Most professional Wedding/Event Designers or Coordinators offer service rates and/or packages that may
accommodate a wide range of budgets. We offer services that are custom created around our Clients. The
best way for us to see how we can help you is to contact us for a Design Consultation. If for some reason
we are not a good fit or we are unable to help you it would be our pleasure to refer you to the best vendors and solutions
to meet your needs.
4) “Why should I hire a Designer or Coordinator
for my wedding?”
Wedding/Event Designers and Coordinators are efficient, uniquely trained, have exceptional resources, offer
specialized skills and experience, and local industry connections that are developed to save you valuable time and yes, even
money! Most people already have very busy lives; juggling a job (or classes), social activities, family
responsibilities, time with friends, a fiancé and much more. Add to that the thousands of components
involved in planning a wedding and most Brides and Grooms find that things can go from “fun to frustrating” very
quickly. A Wedding Professional will help you define your needs, identify your preferences in industry terms, refine
your vision, creatively develop custom solutions designed around you, and execute them fabulously. This professional
will orchestrate the thousands of elements of your day leaving you to concentrate on what’s really important –
enjoying your life and loved ones.
5) “What’s the difference between a Wedding Coordinator, Planner, Consultant,
and Designer?” ¨ Consultant, Planner and Coordinators: The
terms Wedding/Event Consultant, Planner, and Coordinator can be interchangeable but they refer to one who oversees and insures
the organization and planning details of a wedding. They may “Consult” a Client on the planning, etiquette,
processes, structure, etc of an event. Brides, Grooms, or Mothers of the Bride usually hire these professionals to save
both time and money. Since these professionals already have well developed event techniques and established relationships
with vendors they are able to negotiate the best prices for services/products, execute the plans, and coordinate an event
smoothly. Most Coordinators also take on the role of “Directress” (or Director) during the wedding rehearsal
and ceremony.
¨ Wedding/Event Designer: A
“Wedding or Event Designer”, on the other hand, usually does not take on the responsibilities of
a Coordinator (however, may be included as is the case with Vivid Expressions LLC). Instead, a Wedding Designer is responsible
for creating the design concept and decoration of an event. Designers usually have some professional design training
or formal background in Art, Design and/or Floral Design (example: Professional Fine Artist, Interior Designer, Fashion Designer, or Floral
Designer). They also include floral arrangements, rental items like linens, may offer lighting effects, and set-up and
breakdown services. Coordinators/Consultants may hire the services of a Wedding Designer, just as they
would any other vendor, for the design, rental, set-up and breakdown of wedding ceremony, cocktail hour/lounge area, and reception
(or all three) decorations.
6) “Do you provide linens, chairs, chair covers,
etc.?” Yes, not only can we provide
stunning floral arrangements, bouquets, boutonnieres, and centerpieces for wedding ceremonies and receptions but we can also
provide many items such as linens, chargers, chairs, chair covers, alter/aisle décor, room accents, and other custom
designs for create a complete visual experience for your event.
7)
“Do
you offer evening or weekend appointments?” Yes,
for our Client’s convenience we do offer limited Saturday and evening appointments. Please contact
us today to learn more about appointment details and restrictions.
8) “Do you do “Day of” or Ceremony Coordinating?” Yes,
for those who need to see there event (and its thousands of details) professionally managed we provide “Day of”
Coordinating Services. The service not only includes the direction of your rehearsal, ceremony, cocktail
hour, and reception, as well as the coordination of vendors during the wedding but we also offer consulting assistance in
the planning process (ex: planning guidance, premium vendor referrals, and other support). Please see Services page or contact us for more details.
9) “Should I bring pictures (Magazine or Book) to
my consultation?” It is not necessary to bring anything
except your imagination - that is what our Artist is for. With a professional Fine Artist as our designer
- our Clients are our inspiration. You should be prepared to go through a very comprehensive “Exploratory
Session” and answer many questions about your preferences and what you do not
like. If you have materials we welcome them but ask that you keep in mind that we pride ourselves on designing
creative and custom weddings and events around you and prefer not to recreate someone else’s. We
will take great pleasure in educating our Clients on design practices, the techniques, and theories - we make the process
enlightening and lots of fun!
10) “Do you offer
invitations?” Yes, we also offer wedding
stationary like invitations, response cards, thank you cards, programs, and other wedding accessories. Contact
us for a Design Consultation and to view our available products.
11) “Do you travel
outside of Virginia (or the Hampton Roads area)?” Yes. We welcome the opportunity to serve Clients nationwide. Not only do we provide service
to Clients throughout the Hampton Roads area of Virginia (Williamsburg, Hampton, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, etc.),
Richmond, DC, and the Outer Banks of North Carolina but it is also our pleasure to offer our services for Destination
Weddings throughout the continental United States and overseas. Please contact us for more details.
12) “I like your website (business cards, brochures, video, etc)…
Who designed them?” We did it! The same Artist that
will design your wedding does ALL of our design work – Janel Bailey Keen. Janel has a Bachelor Degree in Fine Art, 15 years creative experience, and two
Certifications as a Floral Designer.
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