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• Initial Consultation (can be done in person or on the phone) - 1-hour session. We discuss overall concepts and ideas for your wedding and reception, as well as specifics such as venues, ceremony music, reception music, food service, bar, wedding weekend activities, etc.

• Budget Consultation (can be done in person or on the phone) - 2 hour session. We go into detail regarding every aspect of the wedding, determining your taste, style and priorities. You receive a comprehensive budget spreadsheet, with our estimates of the cost of your dream wedding. We work with you to make adjustments, as needed.

• Binder preparation - We prepare a customized binder with a detailed weekly planning calendar based on your wedding date. This binder is designed to be used alone or in conjunction with a binder you have already purchased/received or created yourself. It contains areas for vendor contracts, business cards, and samples, as well as "tip sheets" with advice on various aspects of wedding planning.

• Venue recommendations - On the basis of our initial and budget consultations, we will advise you of the venues for your ceremony and reception which we feel are the best match for you and your fiancé. We take into consideration personal style, budget parameters, number of guests, and your wedding priorities.

• Vendor recommendations - On the basis of our initial and budget consultations, we will refer you to vendors who best match your style and budget. Unlike a list of preferred vendors you may receive from a venue, this list has been customized to you. Also, we do not charge vendors to be on our list, nor do we accept referral fees. You can be confident that the vendors we are referring will be able to work in your budget, and will reflect your priorities.

• Day-Of Wedding Coordination: includes two consultations (timeline consultation and wrap-up consultation - total 3 hours), creation of a production schedule for all vendors and separate timeline for wedding party, confirmations with all vendors (acting as central point of contact), direct or assist your officiant and/or church coordinator with rehearsal, supervise wedding ceremony & reception set-up, coordinate wedding ceremony, coordinate wedding reception events. Includes coordinator and one assistant (for weddings more than 150 people, or with significant decor installation, additional assistants may be required).

• Event design - 6 hours of consultation time, generally divided into a 2 hour design consultation, a 2 hour floral consultation, and 2 hour linen consultation. On the basis of these consultations, we will assist you in developing an overall "look"  and style for your wedding, with ideas on how to incorporate it into all the wedding elements, including invitations, décor, linens, food and beverages, and favors.

• Invitation Consultation - can be done at Clink office or at stationer - 2 hours.  - We help you choose or design an invitation to match your event, including paper, ink, copy, typestyles. If the invitation is ordered through clink, you receive a 10-20% discount off retail, depending on the stationer.

• Site availability - our staff will contact all recommended locations to find out their availability for your particular wedding date. In most cases, the facilities will allow us to reserve your date in our name, until you are available to meet with them.  Once we have confirmed your date with each location, we will notify you, and provide you with the facility name, contact, address, phone number, as well as information on their facility and services.

• Vendor availability - our staff will contact all recommended vendors to find out their availability for your particular wedding date. In many cases, our vendors will allow us to reserve your date in our name, until you are available to meet with them.  Once we have confirmed your date with each vendor, we will notify you, and provide you with their company name, contact, address, phone number, as well as information on their company and services.

• Arrange appointments - Once we have determined the availability of the recommended venues and/or vendors, our staff will contact them to set up an appointment with you during your available dates and times. If we have been contracted to accompany you to these appointments, please remember that we are closed Saturday through Monday, unless prior arrangements have been made.

• Planning consultations - on-site at venue and/or caterer, three 2-hour sessions. Our consultants will happily arrange the appointments with the facility or caterer (preferably Tuesday - Thursday). These on-site visits are typically used to design menu (menu tasting) and to plan layout. More consultations (with other vendors) are available at $100/hour.

• Assistance with arranging out-of-town guest accommodations - We will contact hotels to determine availability and prices available for your wedding guests. We will request & review agreements before having you sign them.  Room blocks are generally lifted 3 weeks prior to the wedding. We will contact the hotel to receive a printout of confirmed reservations. As repeat customers, our relationships with hotels often get our clients VIP treatment.

• Assemble and deliver welcome gifts - We will suggest ideas for welcome gifts for your out-of-town guests. We will shop for the contents (the total will be added to your final bill) and assemble the bags. We will deliver the gifts to the main hotels where guests are staying. Some hotels charge a nominal per/bag fee to hold the bags at reception, or deliver them to the guest rooms.

• Arrange guest transportation - Should you desire group transportation for your wedding party or guests, we will discuss options and their costs.  We will confirm times and pick-up/drop-off locations with you and the contracted company. We highly recommend having a transportation coordinator on-site (either contracted with the transportation company, or clink)