VIVA LA WEDDING'S INSPIRATION BOARD CONTEST!

Viva la wedding hopes you're full of inspiration because the contest you've been waiting for is here - One lucky couple is going to win free Wedding Day Management from Viva la wedding!

1st prize - Wedding Day Management includes:

Initial consultation:

• Informal discussion (via phone, email or in person) of ceremony location, reception venue, rough timelines, theme/style of wedding, services and expectations, etc

Six to eight weeks prior to wedding day:

• In depth planning meeting to review progress since initial consultation and discuss wedding day in detail *
• Obtain copies of all vendor contracts
• Contact vendors and inform them of wedding day assistance and confirm contract details (deliveries, set up times, etc)
• Create wedding day timelines
• Create checklist of items needed for ceremony and reception
• Ongoing consultation via phone and email throughout the six to eight weeks

Week prior to wedding day:

• Meeting to finalize wedding day details *
• Pick up all personal items (programs, guest book, cake knife, card box, etc)
• Attend and lead rehearsal on absence of on-site church coordinator

*One of these should be an on-site venue meeting

Wedding day:

• Manage wedding day timelines
• Coordinate vendor arrival and set-up at ceremony and reception venue
• Assist with basic décor as agreed upon (seating chart, place cards, guest favours, etc)
• Distribute remaining vendor payments and gratuities
• Crisis management
• Use of wedding day emergency kit
• Assistant included (if required)
• Supervision of vendor tear-down (if requested)

Post wedding:

• Follow up with bride & groom

2nd prize - $400 off Wedding Day Management includes:

Initial consultation:

• Informal discussion (via phone, email or in person) of ceremony location, reception venue, rough timelines, theme/style of wedding, services and expectations, pricing, etc

After the initial consultation, should you wish to hire Viva la wedding to manage your wedding day, you will receive $400 off the total fee.

3rd prize - Colin Cowie Wedding Chic

With limitless options, it can be hard for a bride and groom to know where to begin.

Comprehensive and clearly organized into chapters covering all of the celebration—from bouquets to cakes and food, invitations to dresses and reception décor—Colin Cowie Wedding Chic will quickly become the go-to resource for every wedding.

From the first task of determining the overall mood you want to capture to the final, last-moment preparations, Colin Cowie provides expert advice, unique ideas, and inspiring photographs of more than 1,001 gorgeous details.

Colin Cowie Wedding Chic is the ultimate guide to choosing the elements that will turn a special day into an event to remember forever.

How to enter:

- Create an inspiration board for your upcoming wedding and send it to us via email, subject line 'Wedding Day Management Contest', along with the following information:
- Bride and groom's name, address and all contact information
- Wedding date
- Ceremony and reception location
- Approximate number of guests
- Theme/style of wedding and any other details you'd like to include

Sample inspiration board:

Rules:

- Wedding dates must be in 2009 or 2010 and subject to availability
- Weddings must take place in the Ottawa, ON area. If your wedding is outside of the Ottawa, ON area and you still want to enter you must be able to provide Viva la wedding with transportation and hotel accomodations for at least two nights (night prior and night of wedding) should you win
- Entries must be received by noon on Tuesday June 30/09
- Limit one entry per couple
- Winning couple must sign a contract listing our services and obligations to them as well as their responsibilities to us

Good luck!