What's up with this economy you ask? How does it effect my wedding? Read on....

I do apologise in advance for all caps...When you have a 5 year old and she snuggles next to you with a juice box...Well you get the point...New computer time! I need to find a good deal...anyone know of any????I am just the wedding pro...NOT the tech IN ANYWAY!! WE CANNOT EVEN AFFORD TO PAY OUR VENDORS WITH THIS ECONOMY IS THERE SOMEONE WHO CAN WORK A CAMERA? I KNOW SHE JUST GRADUATED JR HIGH BUT SHE'S ALL WE HAVE TO WORK WITH. AND SHE DOESN'T DRINK, WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? HAVE YOU ASKED YOURSELF A QUESTION SOME WHAT LIKE THIS? THEN YOU ARE AT THE RIGHT PLACE... WITH THE ECONOMY BEING SUCH A MESS, THE QUESTION HAS COME HOW TO DO WE GET TO HAVE ALL OF THE BELLS AND WHISTLES FOR OUR WEDDING. I THINK THE BIGGER QUESTION IS HOW CAN OUR GUESTS EVEN AFFORD TO MAKE IT TO OUR WEDDING ALONG THAT? YOU HAVE FAMILY EVERYWHERE AND WITH LAY-OFFS HAPPENING, OUR NEAREST AND DEAREST ARE HAVING TO CUT BACK. IS IT GOING TO BE WITH OUR WEDDING AND OR GIFTS? DID THE GIFT PART SOUND BAD? WELL, I KNOW THAT A LOT OF YOU ARE WONDERING HOW IS THIS GOING TO AFFECT OUR RETURN ON INVESTMENT? WELL GUYS, A WEDDING, IS A GLORIFIED PARTY AND WELL, LET'S SAY DON'T COUNT ON MAKING IT BACK. IN ANY ECONOMY. IF YOU HAPPEN TO GET THIS AND PROVE ME WRONG, I WANT TO HIRE YOUR RELATIVES TO TAKE THE PLACE OF SOME OF MY BRIDES....THEY NEED CASH! IT MAY SEEM SELFISH TO WONDER ABOUT THE GIFTS AND WHAT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT RECEIVE. IT USED TO BE WE WERE THRILLED JUST TO HAVE OUR CLOSET FRIENDS AND FAMILY AT OUR BIG DAY? WHERE DID IT CHANGE? HOW DID THINGS CHANGE? WHEN THEY WERE GOING THROUGH THE GREAT DEPRESSION BACK IN THE 50’S HOW DID THEY MANAGE TO STILL GET MARRIED AND HAVE WHAT THEY WANTED? WELL MY DEAR BRIDES, THE EXPECTATIONS WERE DIFFERENT AND WE ALONG WITH THE ECONOMY DIDN'T HAVE CERTAIN THINGS AVAILABLE TO US BACK THEN. SO OUR OPTIONS WERE LIMITED THUS HAVING LESS TO WORRY ABOUT. WHEN YOU ADD GLITZ AND GLAMOUR FROM THE CELEB MAGS ALONG WITH FAMILIES WHO ARE MORE FORTUNATE AT THIS TIME, IT CERTAINLY DOES MAKE THINGS HARDER DOESN'T IT? I ALWAYS THOUGHT TO CALL SOME OF MY CELEB BUDDIES AND JUST ASK TO BORROW SOME OF THE LEFT OVER ITEMS FOR FRIENDS WE HAD IN COMMON JUST TO MAKE THINGS LOOK BETTER. AND IT DID WORK FOR THE MOST PART. HOWEVER, IT’S NOT SO EASY FOR ME TO ASK “ JLO” IF SHE CAN LEND ME HER GOWN TO ONE OF MY CLIENTS WHO LOVED IT. I WISH THINGS WERE THAT EASY…. I MEAN SHE HAS 3 COME ON! ACTUALLY THERE ARE SEVERAL RENTAL SHOPS THAT ALLOW YOU TO HAVE GOWNS THAT ARE WORTH $30,000+ RENTED FOR SAY 10%...AND YES CERTAIN CELEBS HAVE WORN THEM…..I AM SWORN TO SECRECY, BUT IN LA AND NYC THEY ARE OUT THERE. OK MOUTH SHUT... THE GREAT NEWS LADIES IS THERE IS A LIGHT AT THE END OF THIS CRAZY TUNNEL….. YOU CAN AFFORD TO HAVE ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS YOU WANT. YOU JUST NEED TO BE SMART ABOUT IT. YES, YOU WANTED A WEDDING IN MAY, JUNE, SEPT OR OCT. THEY ARE THE MOST POPULAR MONTHS. IF YOU ARE FLEXIBLE WITH THESE MONTHS, WHY CANT YOU HAVE A FRIDAY EVENING, SAT AFTERNOON OR SUNDAY ANYTIME WEDDING? YOU HAVE TO USE YOUR NOGGIN HERE. DO YOU REALIZE THIS IS PRIME TIME? I KNOW YOU WANT THE SAT NIGHT, BUT IF YOU HAVE TO CUT BACK ON GUESTS ETC...JUST TO HAVE A SAT NIGHT, THIS MAKES NO SENSE. JUST BY CHANGING THE DATE OR TIME OF YEAR DID YOU NOW YOU CAN SAVE 20-50% OFF WHAT A REGULAR VENUE CHARGES? THIS NEWS BY THE WAY, IS NOT NEW, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN LESS EXPENSIVE DURING OFF PEAK TIMES. MY POINT IS, THERE ARE WAYS, WE MAY NOT BE ALLOWING OURSELVES TO BE FLEXIBLE AND THEREFORE THAT HEADACHE YOU'VE HAD FROM ARGUING ABOUT A GUEST LIST COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. I KNOW THIS SOUNDS HARSH, BUT AM I RIGHT? THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT VENDORS ARE NOW TAKING EVEN MORE % OFF CERTAIN PACKAGES BECAUSE THEY WANT TO FILL THE OPEN DATES. NOW THE VENUE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR PLANNING, IT EATS UP 45% OF YOUR BUDGET, SOMETIMES EVEN MORE IF YOU DON'T PLAN PROPERLY. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF SOMEONE BUYING A GORGEOUS HOME BUT CAN'T FURNISH IT? IT’S CALLED HOUSE POOR…WELL SOME BRIDES ARE SO SET ON HAVING THEIR WEDDING AT A VENUE THEY ARE WILLING TO HAVE INEXPERIENCED PHOTOGRAPHERS ETC….JUST TO HAVE THE VENUE. ARE YOU NUTS? UNLESS THE VENUE COMES HOME WITH YOU, YOU HAVE NOTHING BUT A FEW DECENT PICTURES OF A WEDDING YOU COULD HARDLY AFFORD TO BEGIN WITH. SO MY QUESTION IS WHAT'S THE POINT? LETS’S BE SMART HERE, WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE WE EVEN GET STARTED? BUDGET, GUEST LIST, LOCATION AND DATES, YOU GUYS, THIS DETERMINES EVERYTHING. SOME BRIDES DON'T START HERE, THEY ARE OFF TO BUY THE DRESS THE MINUTE THEY GET THE RING AND BUY A DRESS THAT JUST STOPPED THEM FROM TAKING $3K TO GET A GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER. I GET THE WHOLE LOOKING LIKE A PRINCESS ON THE DAY OF, BUT IF YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER STINKS, YOUR GOWN MAY LOOK NO BETTER THAN A GARAGE SALE SPECIAL…WHICH BY THE WAY ISN'T A BAD IDEA IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT! SO THINK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT YOU. IS IT A SPECIAL DATE, A FLOWER DESIGN. PICTURES, VIDEO, GREAT FOOD? WHATEVER IT MAY BE, YOU HAVE TO START WITH A PLAN. ONCE YOU HAVE ACHIEVED THIS, YOU CAN THEN BEGIN TO DECIDE ON WHAT'S AFFORDABLE AND WHAT'S ON THE WANT LIST VS NEEDS LIST… BY THE WAY LADIES, BLING I AM SORRY TO SAY IS NOT ON THE NEEDS LIST....BUT SO AM ON YOUR SIDE WITH WANTING IT! OK ONE SECRET...70% OF VENUES IN THE TRI-STATE AREA ARE DROPPING THEIR PRICES 15-20% MORE DURING OFF PEAK TIMES JUST TO HAVE WEDDINGS THIS YEAR..IF YOU WANT NAMES CALL US!!! YOU WANT A PLANNER WITH THAT, OR MAYBE SOME AMAZING LIGHTING NOW THAT WE'VE SAVED YOU, WE HAVE THAT TOO...DON'T WAIT GUYS, IT'S MARCH AND SOON, SOMEONES GOING TO GRAB THIS. THIS IS NOT ABOUT PLANNING, THIS IS ABOUT YOUR VENUE AND DESIGN. I HAVE OVER 100 PHOTOGRAPHERS THAT HAVE JUST GIVEN ME GREAT PROMOS for YOU. YOU'D BE A SILLY FOOL TO TO LET THIS GO!!! CALL ONE OF OUR ASSISTANTS TODAY FOR MORE INFO 908.219.4028....IF NO ONE ANSWERS, WE WILL CALL YOU BACK WITHIN 24 HOURS.YOU HAVE OUR PROMISE! XOXOX SG JUST WAIT UNTIL MY NEXT POST....OOOO THE SAVINGS YOU ARE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT...LET'S SEE IF I CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO HAVE A 50K WEDDING FOR 25K SOUND UNREALISTIC? I DON'T THINK SO....