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Marilyn Duncan Wiltshire; CWS(Certified Wedding Specialist), BA, dip Ed, is the owner and principal consultant of Triniweddings. She previously owned and managed P&S Rentals, a Party Rentals company which she sold at the end of 2013 to dedicate her time solely to weddings. She is an accomplished Special Events Planner and a member of Weddings Beautiful Worldwide, the International Special Events Society and the Association of Bridal Consultants. She has been responsible for the coordination and production of many successful local weddings and is associated with many of the country’s more prominent service providers.She also plans a great many “destination” weddings here in Trinidad and Tobago for brides who reside abroad. In addition to planning fabulous weddings she is a part time lecturer at the Lok Jack School of Business in the Event Management Program which is done in conjunction with the George Washington University in the United States. Marilyn recently acquired the license from Weddings Beautiful Worldwide to teach and confer the CWS and AWP designations to students throughout the Caribbean region.

Thursday, 18 October 2012

WEDDING PLANNING TIPS


We know that it takes a happy combination of events and planning to produce a “perfect” wedding.  Here are a few tips from TriniWeddings.
·         If you are concerned about a guest list that has gotten out of hand and is too long for your taste or budget, assemble an unedited list of names (potential guests) and ask everyone involved to rank the names from most to least important. If when you check   the “most important” names,    it falls within your budget or is close, thank everyone and settle the list.  If the numbers are still off, then ask people to cut a designated percentage from their lists.  Take stock of the new total and see if the process needs to be repeated.

·         Some people make an “A” List of Guests and then a “B” List. After someone from the “A” List declines, they then invite someone from the “B” list. Please do not consider doing this because it ends up being an after thought. Your invitations have been out there, have been discussed and the person who is receiving their own after everyone knows that they were not originally invited. It is very “Kardashian”! and shows poor taste!

·         To determine the size of the site you’ll need for your reception, be sure to investigate the  parking  facilities and the rest rooms as well as the size of the hall. The rule of thumb for toilets is that there should be at least one for every 25 guests.  The parking lot should accommodate one parking space for every two guests.

·         Always have at least one attendant assigned to your gift table at the reception even if you are not planning to open and display the gifts there.  You would be surprised at how many gifts go missing.  Money gifts should be kept in special receptacles and secured.  When I am leaving a wedding I always make sure to hand the money gifts to the Mother of the Bride or another person designated by the couple. People seem always to forget to make transport arrangements for the gifts and the cake and at the end of the wedding there is a mad scramble to ask people to help with transportation.

·         If parents and stepparents are contributing money for your reception, it is much better to pool the money in advance.  Then no contributor will demand to take control of how the money is spent.  If someone feels strongly about “sponsoring” a particular wedding expense, it is far better to know that up front so that you can work with that person to accommodate preferences.

For more helpful advice, call 868 624 4015 or email   info@triniweddings.com  for answers to your most perplexing situations.
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2 comments:

  1. kennady10 February 2013 at 22:47

    It is really good to see sharing the tips and advice to the newly engaged people. They should make use of these tips and advice for planning their dream wedding. Along with the use of the wedding apps will be more helpful for the newly engaged wedding planning people.

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  2. Wenni Donna31 July 2016 at 22:25

    Your tips will be really helpful for me in making list of guests for my wedding. We are planning for small get together on my wedding so will invite only most important people. We are thinking to book NYC wedding venues, as we are getting discounts from online on booking them. I hope my wedding will be in budget.

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