how long does it take to plan a wedding?

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Many couples today are taking a less traditional route when it comes to weddings and decide to plan it all themselves. But is it worth it? How much time does it take to plan a wedding?

After all, weddings are only a one-day event, the planning shouldn’t take THAT long, right?
Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Even when both partners are working hard to get the wedding planning process out of the way, it can still end up in missed deadlines and pre-wedding stress if you don’t start early enough. How long does it take to plan a wedding, then?

In this article, the team at Anticipation Events will help settle the matter once and for all.

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the four reasons we insist on a wedding rehearsal

You’ll see from reading through the nitty-gritty of working with us, our most basic package is Month of Coordination. It doesn’t really matter where you are getting married, or how many people are coming, or what the flow of the event looks like, you get everything included in that package – including a wedding rehearsal. It’s what Elizabeth, our founder, feels we need to do in order to set each coordinator up for success and make sure each client feels at ease with how the day is going to go. Here are the four main reasons we insist you have a rehearsal:

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what kind of event planners are there?

There are plenty of event planners in Chicago, but they’re not all created equal. Most professionals in this fieldwork in specific niches that target unique segments of the market.

This article will offer a comprehensive introduction to the types of event planners out there, the services they offer, the unique skills and training required to perform specialized types of event planning, and more.

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in-depth wedding planning checklist

Many couples are beginning to plan their own weddings rather than enlist the help of a professional event planner to help defer the average cost of a wedding. While many couples will swear by the help a wedding planner provides in making sure their big day goes on without any problems, it can feel good to take some of the processes into your own hands.

When you get engaged, it’s time for the wedding planning to begin. Some couples make the mistake of trying to plan their own wedding only a few months ahead of the event, only to find venues booked out.

The earlier you secure a venue, the better, especially if you are having the wedding at a popular time of year or at a destination venue. The earlier you secure a venue the two of you like, the less stressful the rest of the planning is.

But, what comes after the venue? What steps do you need to take to make sure the big day is as personalized for the two of you as possible while keeping the guests entertained? A wedding is meant to be a time of celebration and good times not just for the couple, but for the entire guest list, meaning a lot of consideration must go into the amenities and experience of the entire day.

Planning a full day’s itinerary and hiring vendors is a first for many couples, and the process can feel overwhelming.

In this wedding planning checklist, Anticipation Events provides a comprehensive guide to the big day to help keep things simple.

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how do you price an event in the chicago area?

You might think that event planning is easy until it gets to the finances. Budgets are unfortunately a fact of event planning that must be considered if the event is to be successful.

How do you price an event in the Chicago area without overpricing ticket prices or undercutting your budget? It is a delicate balancing act to ensure patrons leave feeling like they got their money’s worth.

Even if you hired an event planner to help make the occasion spectacular, you might still be in charge of the event finances, and that includes ticket prices. This task can be daunting to those who are new to event planning.

In this article, you will learn the answer to “how do you price an event?” with help from the experts at Anticipation Events, an event planning company in Chicago.

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