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Emily Summer
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Приєднався 4 лис 2019
I'm Emily, a wedding planner for nearly a decade and the owner of Velvet Bride, a bridal boutique in Missoula, Montana! My life basically revolves around weddings and I want to share that knowledge with all of you couples currently planning your dream weddings. My hope is that I can provide helpful wedding planning tips, tricks and advice to help you, especially if you can't afford a wedding planner of your own.
New videos every Wednesday about all things wedding planning, wedding dress shopping, wedding advice, inspiration and some exclusive behind the scenes footage of me working on real-life weddings!
Grab a cup of coffee, or a glass of wine, and let's dive into some wedding planning!
New videos every Wednesday about all things wedding planning, wedding dress shopping, wedding advice, inspiration and some exclusive behind the scenes footage of me working on real-life weddings!
Grab a cup of coffee, or a glass of wine, and let's dive into some wedding planning!
The Most Common Parts of Wedding Planning Couples Are Clueless About
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If you're planning a wedding for the first time, it is expected that there are a lot of things that will probably surprise you, or that you don't know anything about. Here are the most common parts of wedding planning that engaged couples are clueless about, so you don't have to be one of them!
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If you're planning a wedding for the first time, it is expected that there are a lot of things that will probably surprise you, or that you don't know anything about. Here are the most common parts of wedding planning that engaged couples are clueless about, so you don't have to be one of them!
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Follow me on IG: @emilysummerstudios and @velvetbride
Subscribe for new videos every Wednesday!
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Tips For Having Sheet Cake At Your Wedding
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#weddingplanning #tipsfromaweddingplanner NOW OFFERING VIRTUAL A LA CARTE WEDDING PLANNING SERVICES . Click below for full list of services. www.emilysummerstudios.com/book-online Sheet cakes at weddings have been increasingly popular and a trend we expect to see moving into 2025. Here are some tips if you're thinking about opting for sheet cakes at your wedding! Follow me on Instagram: @emilys...
How To Categorize Your Wedding Budget (and realistic expectations for each category)
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To get your very own WEDDING BUDGET TEMPLATE, click below view.flodesk.com/pages/5f90d44fbdb725572941479a NOW OFFERING VIRTUAL A LA CARTE WEDDING PLANNING SERVICES . Click below for full list of services. www.emilysummerstudios.com/book-online I know creating a wedding budget is not your favorite part about planning a wedding, however it is one of the MOST IMPORTANT parts. To make budgeting for...
Wedding Dress Shopping Based on Your Body Type
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#weddingplanning #tipsfromaweddingplanner NOW OFFERING VIRTUAL A LA CARTE WEDDING PLANNING SERVICES . Click below for full list of services. www.emilysummerstudios.com/book-online A very common question I get asked when brides come into my store to shop for a wedding dress is "what style of dress would you recommend for my body?" Here is how I answer those brides. Follow me on Instagram: @emily...
Bustling Your Wedding Dress: Everything You Need To Know
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#weddingplanning #tipsfromaweddingplanner NOW OFFERING VIRTUAL A LA CARTE WEDDING PLANNING SERVICES . Click below for full list of services. www.emilysummerstudios.com/book-online Having your wedding dress bustled is an alteration nearly every bride will do. Here are the most common types of wedding dress bustles and some overall tips when it comes to bustling your wedding dress. Follow me on I...
Tips if You're Using Round Tables at Your Wedding
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NOW OFFERING VIRTUAL A LA CARTE WEDDING PLANNING SERVICES . Click below for full list of services. www.emilysummerstudios.com/book-online Round tables are trending again - here are my tips for the best ways to decorate and design a layout using round tables at your wedding! Follow me on Instagram @emilysummerstudios Check out http:/www.emilysummerstudios.com for more wedding planning tips and a...
How to Choose the Right Wedding Photographer for You
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Come With Me to New York Bridal Fashion Week!
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#weddingplanning #microwedding NOW OFFERING VIRTUAL A LA CARTE WEDDING PLANNING SERVICES . Click below for full list of services. www.emilysummerstudios.com/book-online It's that time fo year again! We just got back from New York Bridal Fashion Week where we picked out the new designs and gowns for Velvet Bride from all of our favorite designers. Here is a look into what it is like to go to New...
Wedding Color Palettes For Every Month Of The Year
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NOW OFFERING VIRTUAL A LA CARTE WEDDING PLANNING SERVICES . Click below for full list of services. www.emilysummerstudios.com/book-online The overall color scheme for your wedding will play a role in all the design related decisions you make during your wedding planning. Here are my favorite color palettes for weddings for each month of the year! Follow me on Instagram @emilysummerstudios Check...
Your Guide to Legally Change Your Name After Your Wedding
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#weddingplanning NOW OFFERING VIRTUAL A LA CARTE WEDDING PLANNING SERVICES . Click below for full list of services. www.emilysummerstudios.com/book-online Thinking about changing your name after your wedding? Here are the steps you need to take in order to legally change your last name properly! LINK FOR PASSPORT: travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/have-passport/change-correct.html Ne...
Wedding Hairstyles To Pair With Your Wedding Dress
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Steps to Take to Design Your Wedding
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NOW OFFERING VIRTUAL A LA CARTE WEDDING PLANNING SERVICES . Click below for full list of services. www.emilysummerstudios.com/book-online Coming up with the overall design for your wedding can be overwhelming. Here are the steps I take when it comes to designing a wedding for my clients. Follow me on Instagram @emilysummerstudios Check out http:/www.emilysummerstudios.com for more wedding plann...
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Wedding Catering Breakdown
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This is super helpful, thank you 🙏
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this is exhausting
Extremely helpful information. I really didn't want to use round tables, but felt that was the norm. This video helped me to keep my original banquet table layout. Thanks.
Watching from Jamaica , I’m 25 and I’m learning so much , simple and concise 🤍🤍 I’d def choose u
Good info
This is so helpful. I’m getting a custom dress and I didn’t have the language to explain what I liked. Thank you!
Super helpful, thank you Emily! Helpful to get me brainstorming on things I had not even considered yet! Also where did you get your dress/top? It is adorable!!
2:11 💯 and it's why I no longer book weddings with a guest count of over 120. 9:54 Funny enough, that's one of the main reasons I NEVER get recommend by vendors because I seldom take photos of their work, let alone send it to them or tag 'em. And yes, I make it clear in my copy that I mostly focus on you and the people you invited to your wedding. 10:40 Most wedding food sucks tbh. A shame the average couple invests more money on flowers than good food. Often, I even tell clients to not include me in their meal plan. That's $75-$150 they can put towards something else. Besides, I work best on an empty stomach. A drink or two always helps tho, ain't even gonna lie.
With post wedding regrets, it depends how you ask, be it public or anonymously. Because if it's anonymously, I found that THE two biggest regrets from couples was tipping vendors and having a bridal party (bridesmaids/groomsmen/best man/maid of honor etc.) So I made both topics into blog posts and to my surprise, the 'no tipping wedding vendors' post became the second page to drive the most traffic to my site this year, and even booked a handful of clients because of said post. I suspect the 'no bridal party' post to do well in the coming months.
Thank you for this!
@emilysummer , this video was very helpful for one of my bridesmaids who is also becoming a bride one month apart next year. I would like to ask your opinion and advice about my situation that is that I have veil wings with my wedding dress that is mermaid style , v backless and its detailed but I cannot make up my mind if I would like to keep my veil wings (that was part of when purchasing but can take off) or to have veil fingertip or cathedral instead of the wings. But is it to much to have veil wings and a veil? Any advice will be helpful. ❤
Good info
Thank you!!
What happens if you've lost your marriage license ?
Don't tip a single vendor. Period.
if i have acess to the venue is it a good idea to just put bud vases out the day before and leave them there ready to go ? it is indoors and mild climate
Speak too much😢
Thank you so much for the information i like your way of explanation dear ❤️ do your best all the very best 🥰
Excellent video and valid points !!!!
The title showing colors 😅
don't even know how that happened or how it took me until now to realize 😅 All fixed :)
What if I signed my husband’s last name on the wedding license in Utah is that ok. 😬 please help.
Hi there! I watched your lovely video and noticed that you often stay until the very end of weddings. As a fellow coordinator, I typically tailor my packages to leave either after the first dance or after dinner, as I find there isn’t much left to do once the couple is enjoying dinner or dancing later in the evening. I’m curious about what tasks you find yourself handling during those later hours. I know you mentioned monitoring shuttles, overseeing vendor departures, and assisting with tear down. From your experience, what are some other key responsibilities you focus on during the time between the first dance and the end of the night? Thanks so much for sharing your insights!
Hi! Yes, this is mostly a personal choice for me (and maybe my control freak tendencies ha) to charge an amount that makes sense for me to stay until the end of the night to ensure everything goes smoothly to the very end. Yes, the shuttles are a big one, but also often there are rental items that come from companies I have good relationships with and I want to make sure things are getting properly packed up and where they need to go at the end of the night. Sometimes this is an add-on tear down cost, but often it's just already built in to their package! There is usually a couple hours of downtime since I can't pack up until later and I will typically shut myself in a quiet corner for a bit and catch up on emails/sharing to socials etc.
@@emilysummer Thank you for your reply, and I appreciate your understanding. I once had a bride express dissatisfaction because she felt I was “standing around,” but at that point in the evening, she was on the dance floor, and there wasn’t much left for me to do yet. The dessert truck hadn’t arrived, and it was still too early for shuttle monitoring. I did reflect on whether there was anything else I could have been doing during that downtime, as I do find there are a few quieter hours when things wind down towards the end. In this case, I believe there may have been some miscommunication about my role, as the bride also expected me to serve drinks, which I can’t legally do. Weddings are such a learning experience with each new event, and I’m grateful for the lessons they bring! Thank you again for your thoughtful response.
My boyfriend's family has an A/V company, so we're skipping the DJ since we can get speakers and a mic for free and I'll make a playlist and get a friend to be my MC
hello nice to meet you I am from Bangladesh
Very nice colors 😍🥰😍🥰
I’m so bummed!! I wish I had this guide in time for my late summer wedding earlier this year. Such great designs and combos!!! 😍😍😍
Thank you! What color combos did you go with?
moankanz
Do you tip when you have hair and makeup trial?
good question! I would say if it is a trial prior to locking in your Hair or Make-up artist (haven't signed a contract yet), then I would say to tip. If you already have them booked, this would be included in your overall service charge for your wedding that you will tip on on the wedding day!
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Do you need to have already set the wedding date and venue in order to obtain a marriage license, or is it possible to get the license without having those details finalized?
You can get a marriage license without a set date! Your license and legal marriage will reflect whatever date on which you sign the license.
❤super helpful thank you 🙏🏾
My dress isn’t the brightest of whites and I’m worried that light colored dresses would be distracting what are your thoughts
I guess it would depend on what kind of light colored dresses you're talking about. An ivory or off white wedding dress still looks good with lighter colors, I would just avoid creams or champagne if you're dress isn't super white!
You get a better experience with a band. How do I know ? I'm in a band. Lol
For your next video, please slow your speech down to the point that you do not sound like a teenager.
Emily thank you so much. Do you Feel In your experience that garlands of greenery are a better option for keeping cost down for areas like dessert tables, bar or do you think it’s worth spending more on those areas as they will be seen by guests pretty heavily? There’s so much to know !!!! Thank you for your content!!
If you have a pretty involved dessert table (multiple options and varieties of desserts) you could save money here with just some greenery and maybe candles or renting colors platters/stands (usually about $10/piece). If you only a singular cake you are using for dessert, I think it is nice to have some pops of florals, but you could always do bud vases and singular stems here rather than a large arrangement to save $$
What happens when your venue has the food, bartender, and coordinator are all included? Is it a percentage of total cost? Cause that would be an astronomical amount of money. Please help!!!
Typically food and beverage services that are being provided by the venue will already have gratuity included in your invoices, so definitely check that out! If you are choosing to tip the coordinator and don't have an itemized proposal that details what the cost of that service is, you can still do so based on the average rates for a Day-of Coordinator in your area. (typically about $100-$250 tip but this is totally up to you)
@@emilysummer it shows a 20% “service charge”. In the fine print it says that the service charge is NOT tip/gratuity and its up to our discretion the amount. I asked my coordinator what the service charge is and she said “it goes to the front-of-house and covers the services provided and expenses which are associated to our event”. I also want to mention that there is already a minimum cost that is required to be met. Makes me think that minimum would cover the “costs associated to my event” and the service charge is extra profit that gets split amongst the staff working the event. I saw somewhere that they said for the servers would get $1-$2 per person at the event. Not sure if thats okay
Can I wear my wedding dress the entire reception? I wasn’t sure I would change?
of course you can! It's completely a personal choice as to whether you would want to change into something else or not. Most brides will choose to change because their wedding dress is really large or heavy and would be difficult to dance in.
We had an absolutely AMAZING experience wedding dress shopping - TWICE! My daughter brought her two maids of Honor and me (MOB) and my best friend. We all just enjoyed the experience and were expecting that all would go well and it did. My daughter tried on 6 dresses and number 6 was everything she wanted. The stylist listened to what my daughter asked for and pulled dresses that she thought would flatter her figure and be comfortable that were the shape she asked for. Then we decided to get a reception dress and went back for another experience with the same stylist. This time we were shopping in the low budget range and it was a big July sale. We found the perfect dress (surprisingly in a very different style that was amazing and absolutely perfect for a reception) for 1/4 the price of the first dress. Now all we need is alterations!!! The tip you gave about wearing flesh colored underwear is really important because some dresses can be quite sheer and this is distracting. And 4 people who all were on Team Bride was plenty to have consensus but not overwhelm the Bride. Great video!.
Hello sister, my name is Mounir, 37 years old, from Morocco. I am looking for a marriage relationship with a mother.
If my dress doesn’t have a train can I still wear a cathedral veil?
Definitely!
Great tips ! Very helpful. Thank you.
Want to elope
Thank you for the budget template!! It’s so helpful😊
I'm so glad!
We decided to get eloped in 5 weeks, only having 30 people kinda a micro wedding, so stressful but so exciting!!
so exciting!! congrats!!
This was extremely helpful !! That is our budget!! Thank you!!
Retired wedding florist here, and I absolutely love your video! I can't say how many times my job was JUST stating these things and how many times people didn't listen and regretted it. Your tip #7 was TRUTH! That was the most annoying thing I had to deal with is the "copy this picture" bride when her wedding was set for December and she's showing me dahlias 🤦 Or when a bride shows me a picture of someone who did the arrangement wrong or badly and they won't trust we could do it so much better. Yes! Trust your florist! Trust their artistic eye as well as their professional support. They WANT to blow you away with what they can do, so don't give them no room for creativity. You'll be so much happier with the results.
Thank you so much for your insight and kind words!
So helpful!! I’ve been to a lot of weddings but mostly Catholic and never paid enough attention to make our own ceremony lol
can you remove the state from your marriage license?
My priorities are food and dj
I want a court house weddings