When planning a wedding, selecting the right vendors is crucial to ensuring a smooth and memorable event. Here’s a list of common wedding vendors you may need to consider: Screenshot 1. Venue - Types: Banquet halls, hotels, outdoor gardens, barns, beaches, and more. I love the Autumn Lane Estates in Standish where I entertained for the rehearsal dinner! And Flaherty's Farm Event Barn was roaming for the cocktail hour and more for one of my favorite brides, Lindsey Hannah. 2. Catering - Options: Full-service catering, buffet, plated meals, food trucks, and cake/dessert vendors. I recently did a holiday… Read More...
Wedding vendors help make your wedding day truly special and memorable. Maine and New Hampshire have so many resources from quaint to high end sophistication with a warm and caring feel to the location, the owners, etc... Here are just a few wedding professionals you might want to consider looking into: Wedding Planners Venues Photographers Florists Caterers Entertainers (wedding magicians, DJ's, bands, etc...) Wedding planners like 'Olive and Company Events' can handle all the logistics, coordination of timing of the day of, rehearsal dinners plans, and details of your wedding day ensuring everything runs smoothly and according to plan. They… Read More...
ok, you are planning your menu with the on-location chef or caterer. It takes a lot of planning to choose meal choices you think will please the majority of your friends and family. Are there any allergies to worry about? Do you give enough choices to accommodate all the different taste buds? Now that that's done it's time to think about the music selections from the DJ or choosing a band that matches your music likes; do you try and have something from different genres and variety from country to pop to maybe rock and roll. Now it's time to… Read More...
You've been planning your special day for some time now, it's getting real close. The venue was booked a year ago, the flowers ordered, the caterer, but what about the reception? An open bar/cash bar isn't entertainment, and not everyone drinks. What do you do for your wedding reception? Wedding receptions in Maine often hire me (wedding magician) to help make their guests relax and enjoy the reception until the bridal party arrives to the venue. A wedding magician helps transform the atmosphere from a dull wait into something memorable! You want to keep your guests happy so you can… Read More...
So much planning goes into the day of event; location usually many months to even 2 years booked ahead of the wedding date. The flowers (meeting with your florist so they can help you bring about your colors, style and vision. The food (at hotel/destination) or professional caterer help plan the perfect meal, etc... The rehearsal dinner is all about connections; family and friends that perhaps have not met till this event. What kind of planning has gone into the rehearsal dinner? Of course it depends on budgets, themes, etc... Last year one of the rehearsal dinners I performed at… Read More...
Adding something extra special to your wedding reception to keep everyone happy doesn't have to stress you out. A free happy hour of drinks is a good start, but what about those friends and relatives that don't drink? Hiring a wedding magician is a great way to add a unique and fun spin to your wedding cocktail reception. A wedding magician can work the room while adding fun to all ages, genders, and even to those that are shy:) If you're the newly couple, imagine walking into your reception area and seeing your guests laughing, shaking their heads and having… Read More...
Wow, your special day is coming up and you want to add something unique and exciting to the cocktail hour. Just imagine as your guests are laughing, shaking their heads in disbelief, and even clapping as a magician works the cocktail reception hours for your Wedding reception! A wedding magician can really add to the fun as your guests are sipping on wine and/or beer and looking around the room or their tables and realizing they don't know some of any of the other table guests. All of a sudden, a gentleman/or woman show up and start dazzling them and… Read More...
Wedding vendors and professionals come in different shapes and sizes (experience, pricing, knowledge, etc..) One of the most important vendors you can hire is your photographer! Why, because its the memories solidified in a form (a picture) that captures those special moments; the looks, the fun, and something you'll want to remember for the rest of your lives. I interviewed one of Maine's top photographers and hopefully asked some good questions you'd want them to answer for you. Why should someone hire you & Nadra over other photographers? The people who hire us again and again are the ones who… Read More...
How do you choose the right entertainment for your wedding reception? Start by deciding what is your objective. Do you want background music or interactive entertainment? How long do you think the photos and your limo ride with the bridal party will take before you arrive at the reception? A wonderful choice is a wedding magician! Why a wedding magician? We can make the wait for your guests and family disappear! If they are having fun that is very interactive no one will keep track of the time. You and your bridal party can relax while your guests are being… Read More...
