MC Timeline

To go hand in hand with the Day Of Timeline, I also create an MC Timeline, if you or your MC wish to have one! I find it helpful because I can add in a write up about who is speaking, reminders for the MC to announce, the names of the speech makers, and again, I can add almost anything to the MC Timeline as well!

Each timeline takes approximately 30 minutes to complete, depending on the depth and complexity of each timeline. I meet with you 2 weeks prior to your wedding to start drafting the timelines, and produce a final draft one week before your wedding!

Pictured below is a very simple MC Timeline! Minimal reminders for the MC, and of course, no names are included on this sample!

Day Of Timeline

Well, I've been working on the Day Of Timeline for my first wedding of the year, it's next weekend! I think creating the timelines for the weddings I work on, is one of my favourite things to do for each wedding! It brings down the stress levels of the brides I'm doing them for, and I LOVE creating things!

Each Day Of Timeline is created just for YOU! Each one is personalized to your wedding, to the timeline for your wedding, and to your specifications! It can be as big or as small as you want! Here's a sample one that I've done up, it's based on my first wedding this year, but I removed everyone's names!

Each Day Of Timeline takes approximately ONE hour to create, depending on the depth and complexity included. This time does not include the time I spend with you making a draft, or any additional editing time. This is strictly the time it takes me to make the FIRST draft for you!

Wedding Questionnaire

When I meet with each bride, or couple (sometimes the grooms cannot attend our initial meeting), I give them a Wedding Questionnaire. It covers every aspect of a wedding to make sure that nothing is overlooked or forgotten, because it does happen! I ask that you return this questionnaire at least 1 week prior to your wedding, that way I have ALL of the details and can be familiarized with every detail, name, vendor, and contact information.

Here's the front page of my questionnaire so you get an idea!

Each Questionnaire Package includes the following information;

• Ceremony Information - location, name & phone number, decoration info, time
• Reception Information - location, name & phone number, decoration info, fees, time
• Officiant's Information - name & phone number, fees (if remaining to be paid)
• DJ/Band Information - name & phone number, list of music for dances, etc
• Bakers Information - name & phone number, fees if remaining, what you ordered
• Caterer's Information - name & phone number, fees if remaining, what you ordered
• Bridal Party Information - names, roles, contact information, ring bearers, flower girls
• Family Dynamics - IE. Divorce, people who dislike each other, possible altercations
• Point of Contact - name & number, this is someone you trust to make any decisions for you (especially involving money)
• Guest Count
• What type of wedding you are planning - rustic, traditional, country, laid back, formal, informal

Day Of Coordination Package

The process of the Day of Coordination package generally starts 4 weeks before your wedding date! That's right, a whole 30 days before your wedding, when you're down to crunch time and need someone to remind you to breathe and help you keep your stress levels to a minimum.

Every Day of Coordination package ends up being a little bit different than the one before or after it, each couple requires different aspects that they need some guidance or help with! I start with a standard package and can customize it when we meet or discuss what you're looking for!

Here is everything that's included in my Day of Coordination package;

• Complementary consultation, up to two hours of face to face meetings, and unlimited phone, text, or email communication
• Complete walk through of ceremony and reception sites, two weeks prior to wedding
• Review and confirm vendor details
• Serve as point of contact for ALL vendors and guests, distribute all pay for vendors
• Assist guests in finding their seats and any questions they have, show locations of the bar, and anything else - photo booth, candy buffet, guest book, gift table
• Distribute bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages
• Set out guestbook and direct guest to card box/gift table
• Keep Wedding party and ALL vendors on time with estimated time line
• ​Rehearsal Guidance the night before your wedding
• Minor Emergency First Aid Supplies, and Bride/Groom Kits on Hand

Again, contact me if there's something you would like to add or take away from the package. 

**Please note: Delegation of additional tasks may come at an additional cost.**

Winter Promotion

Well, it's finally here! The winter promotion with Erika Fetterly, the owner and photographer behind Fetterly Photography! What an exciting promotion!!!

Contact us for more information!!

Working With All Eternity Wedding Planning

I thought I would tell you a little bit about the process of working with All Eternity Wedding Planning! I don't want there to be anything hidden in my work with you, I have no hidden fees, nothing that will come up after your event or anything like that. I am an open book. Lets go through this in steps!

When you contact me, I ask you a series of questions;
- When is your wedding?
- How many guests are you having?
- What are you doing for decorations?
- What services would you like to book with me?
- What is the location of your ceremony and reception sites?
- Would you like to meet with me prior to booking?

I ask you these questions so I have a solid idea of what to quote you prior to sending you any numbers. I want to provide you with a quote that is relatively accurate, now please know that I cannot be 100% accurate on mileage fees or per hour work, these are all estimates.

When you respond to me with locations, services, date, and guest numbers, I send you a quote if I am available for your wedding date. Each quote is valid for 14 days. I will hold your date for 14 days, but I will not hold it any longer than that unless you decide to proceed forward. If I have had more inquiries to the same date, and I am still holding that date for someone, I will let you know! Like I said, I am very open with you.

If you would like to meet with me prior to booking and paying your deposit, we will likely meet at a coffee shop. (If we live in different towns/cities that are far away, like Edmonton or Calgary, we can FaceTime or Skype and have a coffee date that way) During our meeting we will discuss everything wedding related and I will give you a "Wedding Questionnaire" (a post about this will follow at some point), this questionnaire covers everything related to a wedding. This will help me determine if there is something you have missed, or have possibly overlooked. I don't want anything missing on your wedding day! We will discuss my contract, your quote, a little about me and a little about you, so we get to know each other. I require a 50% non-refundable deposit on ALL services booked, and this deposit will be applied to your final invoice.

I don't expect you to sign a contract and pay your deposit at our first initial meeting. I expect and encourage everyone to talk it over with their fiance. You are not pressured into signing a contract and booking services through me, you have 14 days. I will follow up with you throughout those 14 days, if you head home with a quote and a contract and would like to think about it, I will follow up by email or with a phone call about 48 hours after our meeting. When you and your fiancé have decided to move forward and book with me, I ask that you return your signed contract as soon as possible, and ask for your 50% non-refundable deposit within 7 days of sending me the contract. Within the same day that I receive your contract, I will print it out, sign it, and send a copy to you for your records. This same day process also applies with all quotes, deposit receipts, invoices, and final receipts for services. I don't like to keep you waiting, and I want you to have a copy of everything for your records.

So, you've sent me a signed contract and have paid your deposit. What now?!?! Your date is now 100% secured. I have only ONE wedding per weekend, this allows me to give you my undivided attention, and not be worried about what may or may not go wrong at another venue. We will work together from the date we have a signed contract to the day after your wedding. Every process is a little different (wedding planning and day of coordination), so I will go into more detail in the next week about that.

I will meet with you approximately 3-4 weeks prior to your wedding and we will start drafting a Day Of Timeline, and an MC Timeline (if required), again this can be done via FaceTime or Skype. I will finalize these timelines with you about 1-2 weeks prior to your wedding, and can get you copies to distribute to anyone in your immediate family or wedding party that should have one. I will distribute them to ANY and ALL vendors that I feel need a timeline!

If you are planning a rehearsal and would like my assistance and guidance at your rehearsal, I will be there! I'll direct everyone to where they should be standing, let them know when they need to start walking down the aisle, and let them know what is expected of them throughout the ceremony! Once we have done 2-3 run throughs, I will make sure you and your fiancé are confident and comfortable with how everything is planned, and I will be on my way. You guys should have a yummy meal and relax the night before your wedding!

**Check in for specific details to the Day Of Coordination process, and Wedding Planning process in the next week**

Refer A Friend Program

Now introducing our BRAND NEW Refer A Friend Program!

Here's how it works!!!

 1. REFER your friends, family & coworkers. 

2. Please let your friends, family or coworkers know that they NEED to let me know who has referred them. If they don't let me know they've been referred by you, I cannot issue a gift to you.

3. When 3 people have booked services with All Eternity Wedding Planning, you will receive your choice of a gift card to The Keg valued at $50.00 CAD, OR a $50.00 CAD Arbonne Product!

4. Enjoy your meal with loved ones at The Keg, or your brand new Arbonne product!

This program will run year round, with these conditions only. Contact me with the name of those you have referred and I will let you know if they book services with me.


**PLEASE NOTE: This program is valid on ALL weddings from April 20th, 2015 and forward**

Fetterly Photography

Erika with Fetterly Photography is my "go to" photographer! She has the passion and the eye to make your wedding photos absolutely spectacular and to capture all of the shots you may not get to see otherwise! I feel that Erika and I share similar views on a wedding day - stress free, fun, and full of family, love and celebration! Erika and I drink in the moments by experiencing the love first hand, while Erika captures the memories through photographs that will last a life time, I make sure everything is running smoothly, and as stress free as possible to ensure you get to really enjoy your wedding day! Erika and I work together as a great pair to ensure you enjoy your wedding day, remember all of the celebrating, congratulations and to spend time with all of your loved ones who have travelled from near and far to celebrate the beginning of a new chapter with you and your significant other!

How long have you been in business?
This is my second year in business. I have always had a passion for photography but finally took classes and started my business! I absolutely LOVE it!

What's your favourite thing about your job?
This may sound funny but I love it when people tell me they hate having their photo taken or they aren't "photogenic". I don't believe in not being photogenic. My absolute favourite things is when my clients get their photos back and they are shocked! That wonderful surprise that someone has when they love the way they look in photos.

What do you enjoy most about working with brides and grooms?
LOVE. Here comes my corny movie line, but I love LOVE. I absolutely adore seeing that genuine, happy love that a couple has on their wedding day and even in their engagement photos! My other favourite things is coming out of "a job" with lifelong friendships, it's an awesome added bonus!

What is the best part about working with preferred vendors?
I would have to say that my favourite part of working with preferred vendors is having vendors for my clients that I KNOW I can trust. I like having a vendor in each field that I can recommend to my Bride and Groom that I know they will be happy with.

What do you have to offer that other vendors in your field don't?
Personality and style. I would love to say passion (which I definitely have) but I think a lot of photographers have passion for what we do, so I have to go with personality and style. I let my personality shine through my website, the way I shoot and my editing style. I like fun, candid, in the moment shots. I like bold and exciting, but still romantic. I always strive for my clients to be able to feel like they are actually re-living that moment again, when they look at their photos!

What got you into this business?
Honestly, my family photographer gave me the inspiration to take the leap, but let me tell you why. I had never had a professional photos done before my engagement photos. I always wanted to get into photography but didn't know if I could do it. Then, I felt the raw emotion a photograph could project. It was eye-opening! I KNEW I just had to be able to let other people feel that amazing feeling! (I've now had professional engagement, wedding, birth, newborn, maternity, boudoir, and family, family, family. hehe)

If you could be an animal, which would you be? And why?
I think I would be a bird. As of right now, I have a severe bird phobia (funny, I know). I think A) It would be amazing to face and overcome that fear and B) I would have the most amazing view of the entire world! There would be nowhere I couldn't see, no vantage point I couldn't reach! How amazing would that be?!

This is Erika!

Erika's contact information is below;

Phone: 403-597-5215

Email: info@fetterlyphotography.com

Web: www.fetterlyphotography.com

A Little About Me...

Well, where should I start? Lets start with a little about me, then with the question I get asked the MOST!

^^ This is ME!! ^^

I'm 25 years young, I have a few pets (2 dogs & 1 cat), I'm happily married, and have been for almost 3 years!! He's the love of my life, and I couldn't imagine going through any life adventures with anyone other than my husband. I'm in to healthy living, working out, biking, yard work & landscaping, and various crafts. I've become a little more serious over the last few years, we've hit quite a few bumps in our adventures, and they take a lot out of a person. I've been finding immense happiness helping brides & grooms have a stress free wedding day, and days leading up to their wedding.

I'm a happy person, highly organized, and have various degrees/diplomas. I'm a certified Health Care Assistant, Administrative Assistant, and I am a certified Wedding Planner! One could say that I quite enjoy going to school and learning. I strive to learn new things every day, and to meet new people every day.

I'm originally a BC girl, born and raised in a small town of about 300 people. I loved it there, I loved being close to the lakes, the mountains, and the people that mean so much to me. My husband and I made the decision to move to Alberta almost 5 years ago because there was more for opportunities here. Bigger towns/cities, more jobs in different companies, a new opportunity to make friends, and get into different activities that we couldn't get into where we were living, activities like adult league volleyball. We've also gotten into golf over the last two and a half years, and we CANNOT wait to get out this season and do a LOT of golfing!

Now that you know a little about my life and who I am, it's time to answer that frequently asked question;
What made you decided to be a Wedding Planner?
Well, let me tell you. It was a relatively easy decision, I LOVED planning my own wedding, and I couldn't wait to help others plan theirs, even if I am just there for the day to keep everyone's stress levels as low as possible. I didn't have someone to be my Day Of Coordinator, and I really wish I had. Worrying about all of the small details, and the big details...and every aspect that's related to a wedding, gets to be a little too much.

If you want to know more about me or have a question, please leave a comment!

What To Expect On Our Blog!

Hello to our lovely readers!

Here's a few things to watch for on our blog!

- Guest bloggers
- Preferred vendors
- Future promotions
- The process of working with All Eternity Wedding Planning
- Sample documents; ie. Day of Timeline, MC Timeline
- Wedding updates throughout the summer
- Booked weekends/dates
- DIY Decorations
- Questions to ask vendors
- Giveaways
- Referral Program information
- Decoration ideas, colour schemes
- Wedding favours, gift ideas, gift registries
- Invitation & Thank You note to do's and don'ts

AND SO MUCH MORE!! Stayed tuned everyone!

Here's To A Busy Summer!

Here at All Eternity Wedding Planning we have a very busy summer planned! We don't just have weddings planned, we have camping trips, get aways, weekend hiking trips, landscaping, and resurfacing our deck!

So far this summer we have 10 weddings booked, and have received inquiries for SO many more weekends! Currently we have the following weekends booked up;

May 9th - Booked
May 16th - Booked
May 23rd - Booked
May 30th - Booked
June 6th - Booked
June 13th - Booked
June 20th - Booked
June 27th - Booked
July 4th - Booked
July 11th - Booked
July 18th - Available
July 25th - Booked
August 1st - Booked
August 15th - Available
August 22nd - Available
August 29th - Booked
September 5th - Booked
September 12th - Temporary Booking
September 19th - Available
September 26th - Available
October 3rd - Available
October 10th - Booked
October 17th - Available
October 24th - Booked
October 31st - Available

If you require Day Of Coordination, assistance in Planning, or you require someone to decorate or take down your decorations after your wedding, contact us TODAY!! We are now taking bookings for 2016 as well!!