Your Walking Wedding Planner
WALK ME DOWN THE AISLE the WORKBOOK, is the 15 year combination of knowledge and experience that Anthony Navarro has in working with couples creating their own weddings. This is a virtual planning tool that will help you keep all of the items needed for your wedding in one place, and as long as you have access to the Internet, you can access to them anytime, anywhere!This virtual binder includes:
- A budget spread sheet to keep track of all of your wedding day costs and expense
- A variety of vendor planning worksheets to keep track of all items needed for the wedding day
- The ability to upload all of your favorite photos for inspiration to keep them all in one place
- Having the ability to upload all of your contracts in one location
- Creating a wedding day time line
Here’s a look through what is included in the WALK ME DOWN THE AISLE WORKBOOK
Budget Spread Sheet
The first item you will have access too is your own budget spread sheet. This will include items including
Venue, Catering, Photographer, PhotoBooth, Transportation and Videography
Here’s just an example of the wedding day budget spread sheet to help keep you organized.
Selecting Your Wedding Venue
This section of your Wedding WORKBOOK will help you determine the type and style of venue you are looking for. You can collect and keep information on the venues you like along with a checklist on how to keep track of the venues you are visiting and interested in! In conjunction with Walk Me Down the Aisle the book, you will learn
- What type of venue you are you looking for: hotel, country club, museum, banquet hall, loft, barn, etc.?
- Is there enough space or accommodations for a ceremony and reception to be at the same site?
- Will you need to find a church?
Once you have selected your venue, you can upload your contract to this part of your WORKBOOK.
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 section of the WORKBOOk will provide you with a full checklist to help determine how to properly acquire a catering contract.
Here you will be prompted to ask the caterer about
- Passed hors d’oeuvres throughout cocktail hour
- First course options
- Entrée options
- Dessert and Sweet Table options
- Late Night Snack options
This part of the WORKBOOK will also look at
- Alcohol and Bar Requirements
- Wedding Cake (if included)
- Rental Equipment Including Tables, Chairs, Linens, Glassware, Flatware and China
and all of the items handled by your food and beverage provider.
This is to keep all of the details related to food and beverage together in one place. This may be used to help work with your décor company as well.
How to keep the party going - Hiring a Bandor aDeejay
One of the most important parts to keep a wedding reception going is hiring the right band or deejay. In this section of the WORKBOOK, you will be able to think through the special songs you will need for the wedding day including songs for the ceremony and special moments in the reception. Some of these dances include…
- Ceremony Processional Song
- Cake Cutting
- First Dance
to name a few!
You will also be able to upload your favorite songs to keep them together to give to your band or deejay after you hire that company.
Crafting your vision – working with the right Florist
In this section of the WORKBOOK, you have a full checklist of all of the items needed that fall under the floral and décor category. You will have access to worksheets that will include items for:
- Your Personal Flowers
- Wedding Ceremony
- Dinner and Dancing Reception
In this section, you will be able to upload any décor photos that inspire you so you can keep your design inspiration all in one place.
Working to get the photos and memories caputred
– Photography & Videography
In this section of the WORKBOOK, the checklist’s are geared around two items.
The first is more on the timing of the day and the order of how the photos and video schedules should co-inside
The second is about some of the specifics that typically take place and are created by the photographer and the videographer.
Designing a Wedding Cake or dessert station that
fits your style
This section of the WORKBOOK will help you keep all of the details of your wedding cake in check. From thinking through
- The Style of your Wedding
- The Number of Tiers
- Design on the Cake
- Possible Flavor Options
Along with the ability to upload photos of cakes that inspire you!
Enhancing your natural beauty – working with
the right Hair & Make-Up team
This part of the WORKBOOK helps work through the logistics that need to be thought through with hari stylists and make-up artists:
- Number of Chairs
- Type of Chairs – Barstools
- Power Requirements
- Extension Cords
- Lighting
- Schedule
You will also be able to upload photos of your inspiration photos of how you would like your hair and make-up completed.
Booking Hotel Rooms for your out of town guests
Just an easy worksheet to think through your hotel needs (if any!) and then like always, the ability to keep your hotel contracts all in one place!
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 section of the WORKBOOK you will be able to track to various items that need to be mailed
And to track all of the items you need for the wedding day including:
- Reception Cards
- Reception Cards
- Response Cards
- Inserts
- Save the Dates
- Thank you Cards
- Stamps
- Calligraphy
- Programs
- Table Numbers
- Escort Cards
- Place Cards
- Menu Cards
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
- 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 THE WORKBOOK 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!