Showing posts with label Wedding Coordinators. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wedding Coordinators. Show all posts

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Wichita KS Wedding Ceremony Venue: Le Chapel


Le Chapel Wedding and Events is a new wedding vendor in Wichita! Located at 7230 E. 29th Street North (just west of 29th & Rock in the Art Park), Le Chapel offers a wide variety of bridal services - including Vegas-style wedding packages, a ceremony site, a reception site, cakes, flowers, and catering (starting as low as $6 per person)!

This is a great option for busy brides without a lot of time free to devote to planning or who don't really know where to start! Le Chapel staffs wedding planners and event coordinators to ensure your wedding day is exactly the way you've dreamed it! Click here to view their package menu and here for policies and rates.

The Banquet Room can seat up to 100 guests - and the tables & chairs come draped with white linens at no extra charge. I've done a LOT of wedding planning in Wichita and can tell you this is a pretty good deal!

Beautiful gardens are also available for outdoor weddings. Click here for more details.

Le Chapel is shown by appointment only, so call 316.806.8830 or e-mail lechapel@aol.com to set up a tour!

Friday, December 5, 2008

Perfect Touch Custom Weddings


Perfect Touch Custom Weddings in Wichita, Kansas offers both bridal consulting services and wedding officiants (this is great for girls who don’t already have a minister, rabbi, or justice of the peace on hand!). They provide many different services for brides – each according to the type of assistance she needs and size of budget with which she’s working.

Officiant services are $125 for most dates, and Perfect Touch has many officiants available. There is a $35 additional fee if a bride chooses to have a rehearsal and a $50 additional fee for weekends in June, September and December.

Consulting service are available by the hour and in both full service and “day of only” packages. The “day of” packages (more like hiring a “director” to keep things running smoothly the day of your wedding) range from $500 to $1,100. Full-service packages (handling planning details, vendors, budget planning, etc.) are available at three price ranges depending upon the amount of service needed, with rates at $1800, $2800, and $4800. They won’t try to pressure you into a package you don’t need, but instead will customize your package to the vision you have for your wedding.


If you’re still not sure if you need a bridal consultant, Perfect Touch offers an informative, no obligation initial consultation at only $35 - a great way to get your feet wet!

Here are a few words from certified bridal consultant Ronni Johnston:

“What sets us apart, besides our training and membership with the Association of Bridal Consultants is our generous benefits program. Our package services include wholesale pricing on ANYTHING we can buy like invitations, etc; the use of our inventory at no fee; and vendor discounts. So our brides are organized, stress-free and saving money all the way through their wedding!”



Visit their website for more information on services, pricing, availability and to browse their gallery!

You can also contact Ronni directly at PerfectTouchKS@aol.com or by calling (316) 524-3131. Their office is located at 330 S. Pattie in Wichita.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Wichita KS Wedding Ceremony Venue: East Heights Methodist Church


East Heights Methodist truly has one of the most beautiful sanctuaries in Wichita. Though many churches in Wichita do not offer their facilities for non-members' weddings, East Heights does. This shot from the outside shows the elegant stonework and gorgeous columns on the outside (the corner of Douglas and Crestway in College Hill). The next photo (taken in the 60s - sorry, it was the only one I could find!) is a shot of the santuary from the balcony. This room is much larger than it appears, and the columns lining the perimeter are breathtaking. It really does look like something right out of a movie!

Speaking of movies, do you remember Jennifer Lopez in The Wedding Planner? East Heights has the most amazing Wedding Coordinator I have ever worked with! Like J.Lo's character, she comes alongside her clients with as much enthusiam as the brides themselves, and she doesn't miss a thing! If you are considering hiring a wedding coordinator, I cannot reccommend her highly enough. Her name is Charissima Albright, and her e-mail address is ccralbright@sbcglobal.net. Though she is the exclusive coordinator for East Heights, she is also the owner of Tie the Knot and is available privately for wedding and reception consulting. Actually, she rocks so much that she deserves her own post. I'm not joking. I'll work on that this week.

Not sure you need a wedding planner? Ask yourself these questions:

Do I have time to do all the leg work? (Calling vendors, sites, musicians, etc.)

Do I have the money? (Yes, you will save money doing it all yourself, but to some, it's worth the cost to avoid the headache)

Am I brave enough to be firm with unruly vendors, wedding guests, etc.? (Some brides are just naturally timid or don't have a family member willing to play "sherriff")

Do I have an understanding of the inner-workings of wedding ceremonies and receptions? Can I corral family members and friends to be in the right place at the right time?
(It's a lot more complicated than you might think - if you're not detail oriented and don't have time to research, you might have more peace of mind outsourcing the role of "director")

Many churches will already have a staff person available to you for the reasons listed above, you can choose to use thier services or not. You may also choose to hire an additional bridal consultant - it's totally up to you!

For East Hights pricing information, rental guidelines, and available dates, call the church office at 682-0375.