Viva la wedding: CHRYSTINE & DAN

Everyone knows how much Viva loves engagement sessions! Not only are they a great way to bond with your photographer and get comfortable in front of the camera before your wedding, they're a great excuse to have a professional photog take amazing pictures of you and your bride/groom-to-be in clothes other than your wedding attire on your wedding day. These images of Chrystine & Dan's engagement session were taking by the fabulous Barb Cameron of Barbara Ann Studios. Chrystine & Dan's wedding is at the Museum of Civilization in August. We can't wait!!

About Viva la wedding

Viva la wedding was the first wedding coordination service of its kind in the Ottawa area, specializing exclusively in Wedding Day Management. Catering to the bride and groom who are passionate about the planning process and excited to experience it together, Viva la wedding will step in when the fun of developing your theme is over and a professional is needed to make sure all your hard work pays off and your vision is flawlessly executed on your big day.

Joan-Anne Cantley, owner and principal planner at Viva la wedding, initially meets with each couple soon after they set their date to discuss the basics and then again at the two month mark to talk details. From this point on Joan-Anne becomes your right hand (wo)man. Working closely with each couple and their vendors, her goal is to ensure you have a stress free day and enjoy being the guests of honour at the wedding of your dreams.

Viva la wedding’s strong reputation grew through Joan-Anne’s desire to listen, understand and respect her clients’ wants and needs; her ability to create the perfect fusion of function and style; and her insistence on collaborating with only the best vendors the Ottawa area has to offer. Her clients immediately recognize her enthusiasm and commitment to their wedding. She knows the planning process down to every last detail and is the adhesive that bonds all these elements of your wedding together. She works hard, laughs often and genuinely loves what she does.

Meet Joan-Anne

Joan-Anne Cantley had successfully coordinated many weddings for other couples before becoming a bride herself however it wasn’t until her own wedding that she discovered just how tough it is to play both roles.

“Hiring a professional to help plan your wedding and manage the day of has become a 'need' for most brides rather than a 'nice to have' and I can certainly see why. Being your own coordinator doesn’t leave you with much time to enjoy being the bride. So much work goes into planning the perfect day you should be able to sit back and enjoy it when it finally arrives and not be left worrying about the décor of the room, where to seat last minute guests or when to walk down the aisle. All you should have to worry about is saying I DO."

A WPIC Certified Wedding Coordinator with several years of practical experience, Joan-Anne combined her strength in organization and attention to detail along with her love of all things wedding related and created a career designing and coordinating unforgettable weddings. Your wedding can be unforgettable too.

Wedding Day Management

Don't let the name fool you, Wedding Day Management covers more than just the 'day of'. Services actually begin from the time of booking.

(Services are not limited to those listed and will be discussed, along with pricing, during the initial consultation)

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

Throughout the planning process:

• Vendor referrals
• Advice and guidance

Six to eight weeks prior to wedding day:

• In depth planning meeting to review progress since initial consultation and discuss wedding day in detail*
• Create to do list of outstanding tasks
• Obtain copies of all vendor contracts
• Create wedding day timelines
• Ongoing consultation via phone and email throughout the six to eight weeks

Week prior to wedding day:

• Meeting to finalize wedding day details*
• Create checklist of items needed for ceremony and reception
• Pick up personal items (programs, guest book, cake knife, card box, etc)
• Contact vendors to inform them of wedding day assistance and confirm contract details (deliveries, set up times, 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

CHRYSTINE & DAN - ENGAGED!!

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