Mountain Occasions boast more than a combined 25 years of wedding planning experience. Of course it takes more than just experience to plan a wedding, which is why we take even greater pride in the quality of our staff. All of our talented Event Coordinators are creative, organized and energetic individuals. Weddings are our passion and with every event we plan, we strive to have happy, stress free brides and grooms and guests that leave saying “that was the best wedding I have ever been to”
The fee we charge is for designing, planning, and coordinating your wedding, dealing with all issues that arise along the way. Our goal is to make the planning as stress-free as possible and to make your wedding day perfect. In general, the amount we charge is based either on the number of guests or is a percentage of the overall cost of the event (always equal to or less than the Association of Bridal Consultants’ industry standard of 15%). In certain cases we will charge an hourly fee. We will always agree with you – in advance – either the fee structure or the actual fee, with a one-third deposit payable on signing a contract that will specify the goods and services to be provided.
We understand that couples have different requirements in terms of the amount of planning help and coordination they need for their big day. For this reason we offer three different levels of service, each with its own independent fee structure. These are summarized in the following tables. Please contact us with further details on the scope of your wedding and we will be happy top give you a quote.
FULL COORDINATION from concept to completion, with particular emphasis on design and the selection and management of all vendors and locations. The planning process will typically start around twelve months from the date of the event.
PARTIAL COORDINATION, typically involving taking over the planning process after a number of elements have already been put in place: there is probably an existing design concept or theme, and contracts will have been signed with several vendors. Typically there will be less than six months to go before the event date.
LAST-MINUTE COORDINATION and WEDDING DAY MANAGEMENT. Even when the design has been agreed upon, all the vendors hired, and the menus chosen, the last thing you want to be doing on your wedding day is spending all your time making sure things run according to plan. Bring us on-board with a month to go and we’ll take over the management of the event, talking to all the vendors in advance and ensuring that everyone knows where they have to be, when they have to be there, and exactly what it is they have to do once they get there! On the wedding day itself we’ll do all the work – you enjoy your day.