The Book
WALK ME DOWN THE AISLE the book, is the 15 year combination of knowledge and experience that Anthony Navarro has in working with couples creating their own weddings. This planning guide is an essential party of the planning process and all of the information gathered here is the advice, tips and tricks he shares with his own planning clients. What you will learn by purchasing your own copy of WALK ME DOWN THE AISLE is:
- How to set a budget for the wedding
- Selecting the proper venue and other wedding vendors
- Selecting a wedding style and designing with that style
- Tips on what to think about in hiring your wedding vendors
- Creating a wedding day time line
- Pulling final planning details together
Here’s a look through what is included in the WALK ME DOWN THE AISLE BOOK
Setting a Budget
First, you will learn how to set a budget for the wedding and define your wedding style? Think through all of the items you will need and would like for the wedding day.
Venue, Catering, Photographer, PhotoBooth, Transportation and Videography
Setting your expectations will help create a wedding day budget.
Finding Your Wedding Style
When thinking about the style of the wedding you are looking for, this will help you select your venue. When it comes to a Wedding Style, do you lean more towards a
Traditional Wedding
Modern Wedding
Industrial Wedding
Rustic Wedding
or
Another style of wedding? WALK ME DOWN THE AISLE will help you find your wedding style
Finding the perfect space for your Wedding -
Selecting a Venue
When thinking through your wedding venue, here are some of the questions that are posed right from the beginning for you to think about:
- What type of venue you are you looking for: hotel, country club, museum, banquet hall, loft, barn, etc.?
- What is the geographic location of the venue?
- Is there enough space or accommodations for a ceremony and reception to be at the same site?
- Will you need to find a church?
This chapter continues to explore the different types of venues and the differences between them.
Selecting your menu and working with the right Caterer
In today’s culinary driven society, it is so important to have a good caterer or a venue with a great menu to give your guests a proper food experience. This chapter will talk through different styles of service including:
- Plated Meal
- Food Stations
- Family Style
- Buffet
This chapter also talks through the parts of the evening that require food from
- Passed hors d’oeuvres throughout cocktail hour
- First course options
- Entrée options
- Dessert and Sweet Table options
- Late Night Snack options
and all of the items handled by your food and beverage provider.
How to keep the party going - Hiring a Band or a Deejay
One of the most important parts to keep a wedding reception going is hiring the right band or deejay. In this chapter, you will work through of questions that will help you hire your band and deejay.
Crafting your vision – working with the right Florist
In this chapter, you will begin the process of discovering your Wedding Style. Thinking through, you will have to see if you are:
Contemporary or Modern
Traditional
Romantic
Rustic
You will also learn more about linens, chairs, lighting, furniture, drapery and all of the other elements that will be necessary to design your wedding from your person flowers to the ceremony and reception locations.
Working to get the photos and memories captured –
Photography & Videography
In this section, you will discover the different styles that photographers and videographers work in. With that, you will also work though how to schedule the wedding day depending on if you will see each other before the ceremony or not as well as what the teams are going to cover to create your memories!
Designing a Wedding Cake or dessert station
that fits your style
Here you will learn how to make your wedding cake become part of the style of the rest of the wedding. Whether your style is modern, traditional, romantic, rustic or vintage, this section will help you in the design process of your cake and also explore the ever increasing trend of alternative dessert options.
Enhancing your natural beauty – working with
the right Hair & Make-Up team
Instead of working through your beauty and style, this chapter is going to help you work through the logistics of bringing a beauty team onsite for your wedding day. Working through logistics that most hair and make-up teams are going to require such as:
- Number of Chairs
- Type of Chairs – Barstools
- Power Requirements
- Extension Cords
- Lighting
Work through this part of the wedding day as well as working through how to get everyone completed in an orderly fashion to make sure everyone looks great and you stay on time!
Booking Hotel Rooms for your out of town guests
In this chapter, Anthony really poses questions for you to think about as you decide to secure hotel room blocks for out of town guests. Some of these questions are:
- What style of hotel are you looking for? Contemporary, modern, traditional?
- What is the price range you are looking for
- Number of rooms for you will need?
- Will you need a Hospitality Suite?
Although Anthony does not spend too much time here, he does walk you through the basics if you decide to create a block of rooms for your guests.
Creating Stationary & Invitationsthat fit your style
For some, the stationary and invitations are a vital part of the wedding and the thought process. In this chapter you will learn etiquette on invitation wording and also discover and think through the various components to the invitations and the other stationary items including:
- Reception Cards
- Response Cards
- Inserts
- Save the Dates
- Thank you Cards
- Stamps
- Calligraphy
- Programs
- Table Numbers
- Escort Cards
- Place Cards
- Menu Cards
This section will also give you a mailing time line on when to send your invitations and save the dates.
Working on the Ceremony Processional & Recessional
One of the most important parts of the wedding is the ceremony. Here you will see samples of different processional orders Anthony has designed. Here is an example of just one layout he uses to work with his couples. Although traditional, WALK ME DOWN THE AISLE includes 5 different processional options.
Processional
- Officiant & the Groom to begin at the front
Music to Begin
- Grandparents of the Bride
- Grandparents of the Groom
- Mother of the Bride, Escorted by ESCORT NAME
- Parents of the Groom
- Groomsman #4 & Bridesmaid #4
- Groomsman #3 & Bridesmaid #3
- Groomsman #2 & Bridesmaid #2
- Groomsman #1 & Bridesmaid #1
- Maid or Matron of Honor & Best Man
Music Changes
- Bride and her father walk in
Recessional
Music to Begin
- Bride & Groom
- Maid or Matron of Honor & Best Man
- Groomsman #1 & Bridesmaid #1
- Groomsman #2 & Bridesmaid #2
- Groomsman #3 & Bridesmaid #3
- Groomsman #4 & Bridesmaid #4
- Parents of the Groom
- Parents of the Bride
- Grandparents to follow
In this section, Anthony also discusses the order a ceremony should go and that will help with creating your programs if you so choose too.
A few other items Walk Me Down the Aisle will explore with you
- Planning for the Rehearsal Dinner
- Having a fun Photo Booth for your guests to enjoy
- Getting everyone around – Transportation
For the final stages of the wedding day, Anthony’s process will help you work through the final details by creating a:
- Wedding Day Time Line
- Final checklist of items before your wedding day
- Preparing yourself for the wedding day
WALK ME DOWN THE AISLE IS A TRIED AND TRUE SYSTEM THAT WILL HELP YOU PLAN YOUR WEDDING DAY, MAKE THE PROCESSES STREAMLINED AND FUN! GET YOUR COPY HERE TODAY!