Kara Lamerato
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How to Advocate For Your Wedding Vision & Top Priorities
This week's featured wedding planning meeting is an overview of how to formulate a detailed wedding vision - and equally as important, learning how to articulate and advocate for that vision with those who are helping you plan.
Here's an overview of the specific scenario we'll be discussing:
"How can we reign in our wedding planner? Our venue includes a coordinator for the rehearsal and wedding day, and initially I was pleasantly surprised by how accommodating and informative she is. Since the initial relief and excitement of finding and booking the perfect venue, we’re starting to realize the huge task ahead of us in terms of booking EVERYTHING (the venue comes with nothing set up, so we need to choose tables, chairs, place settings, dance floor, bar, basically everything.)
At this point, I feel completely overwhelmed by her ideas & suggestions, and I’m starting to worry that the wedding she has envisioned for us does not line up with our vision OR our budget. How do I reign in our wedding planner and rest easy knowing that we are on the same page?"
In my years of experience, it’s not just the wedding planners who need to reigned in ... often times it's also the moms, bridesmaids, aunts, cousins ... feeling familiar?
We’re going to cover all these scenarios in today’s episode.
You'll also enjoy a sneak peek inside my digital wedding planning package with release of exclusive audio, "Creating Your Wedding Vision". This exercise alone is one of the most valuable wedding planning tools I have to helping you create a celebration that truly honors your priorities & values.
Tune in for so much more!

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Переглядів 1014 днів тому
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Переглядів 29Місяць тому
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Переглядів 21Місяць тому
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Переглядів 5Місяць тому
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Переглядів 122 місяці тому
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Переглядів 203 місяці тому
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  • @Kkay2490
    @Kkay2490 8 днів тому

    Mod podge the face of the napkin on a plate as an anniversary gift

  • @shawntarobinson1244
    @shawntarobinson1244 5 місяців тому

    Thank you!!! Im definitely going the food truck route since im only having 50-60 guests 😊

  • @onceuponanemilyreads
    @onceuponanemilyreads 6 місяців тому

    love your voice + inflection, great advice!!

  • @christine70360
    @christine70360 8 місяців тому

    Messy quality though

  • @londonkaitlin4822
    @londonkaitlin4822 10 місяців тому

    Promo-SM 😥

  • @mydiywedding22
    @mydiywedding22 Рік тому

    Great tips!

  • @dginicola
    @dginicola Рік тому

    Thank you so much! I just got engaged and started listening to you! You are so helpful and I appreciate you so much ❤

  • @lesliecollins8525
    @lesliecollins8525 Рік тому

    Thanks for this, just simple genius. 😃 😊

  • @laura-iv7fq
    @laura-iv7fq 2 роки тому

    Hey Kara! Where did you buy the flowers from? They look so realistic! Also, can you show us what it looked like in the end?

  • @keefemahar5087
    @keefemahar5087 2 роки тому

    🤔 Promo`SM!!

  • @loveinmotionchoreography
    @loveinmotionchoreography 2 роки тому

    Cute 💞! 🥨

  • @loveinmotionchoreography
    @loveinmotionchoreography 2 роки тому

    Rehearsal dinners are more necessary than people think;) !

  • @loveinmotionchoreography
    @loveinmotionchoreography 2 роки тому

    I attended my first wedding fairs this year as a dance choreographer vendor. It was awesome to meet people in person and I think First Dances are something people don't think about at all!

  • @eveliajenkinson3139
    @eveliajenkinson3139 3 роки тому

    "EXACTLY WHAT U NEEDED." *"**CaRdGen.MoNsTeR**"* ”DID IT HELP YOU TOO?” GIFTCARD CODES GENERATOR

  • @gomezaddams6470
    @gomezaddams6470 3 роки тому

    This is so weird about 38 years ago a woman I knew did one of these with real roses for somebody's wedding at her shop and it had a ribbon to carry it. I just had a dream about it and I wake up today and you're doing this. Hers was snobby and real roses. It must have been a fortune to pay someone else to do that instead of going to Trader Joe's and buying your own roses and doing it LOL

  • @shilpathomas9359
    @shilpathomas9359 4 роки тому

    😍😍

  • @MdMohiuddinIqbal
    @MdMohiuddinIqbal 4 роки тому

    Wow

  • @peusaha8751
    @peusaha8751 4 роки тому

    😍😍

  • @wandaconey7604
    @wandaconey7604 4 роки тому

    Beautiful flowers what is the website to order those flowers?

    • @karalamerato
      @karalamerato 4 роки тому

      Hi Wanda, you can purchase the flowers here: www.karasvineyardweddingshop.com/products/make-your-own-dusty-mauve-wedding-flower-ball-diy-wedding-decorations All my best!

  • @hunniedelite
    @hunniedelite 4 роки тому

    I needed this!

  •  4 роки тому

    Great content. Keep it up! Would you like to be UA-cam friends? :]

  • @elianapereira5230
    @elianapereira5230 4 роки тому

    Olá qual valor?

    • @karalamerato
      @karalamerato 4 роки тому

      Hi! $2.50 each USD here: www.karasvineyardweddingshop.com/collections/classic-place-card-holders/products/classic-rose-single-wine-cork-place-card-holder

  • @yz9550
    @yz9550 4 роки тому

    Do you have any tips on how to transport all the beer and wine that you buy from a whole saler that doesnt deliver?