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Success Event & Wedding Planners understand that planning a wedding or event can easily change from exciting to overwhelming. Relax and put your trust in us. At Success Event & Wedding Planning, we have the privilege of being an integral part of the most important day in a bride and grooms life. Our greatest joy comes from the smiles on their faces as they say, it was more beautiful than I could have imagined.

Success Event & Wedding Planners strive to create innovative designs that reflect the personality and desires of our couples. We keep up with the latest trends in weddings/events, color coordination, floral decor and lighting design. As the bride and groom, you want your wedding day to be perfect. Success Event & Wedding Planners make sure that all details are beautifully coordinated. Success Event & Wedding Planners are dedicated to easing the stress of planning your wedding or event, whether it is throughout the entire planning process or simply for day of event coordination. However, a wedding consultant can save you money by managing the budget; negotiating contracts and selecting the appropriate vendors for your event.

After 9 years in the business of coordinating weddings/events and working side-by-side with couples seeking advice for others special day, Ms. Thompson realized she wanted to help people transform their questions and visions into reality; a reality that creates lifelong memories. Success Event & Wedding Planners was launched because Ms. Thompson wanted to help couples/businesses create weddings and events that truly represented their personal styles. Also, she realized how fulfilling it would be to help others plan their weddings/events from the eccentric to the elegant.

Ms. Thompson has coordinated weddings, anniversaries, baby shower, events, provided transportation, decor and parties. During that time she has gained expertise in the areas of Management, Client Service and Event Planning completely encircled with and extra dose of creativity. She brings that creativity, and those skills and all her passion for what she does to every wedding and event she plans. Ms. Thompson is the owner & founders of Success Event & Wedding Planners. Success Event & Wedding Planners has assembled a team of talented and experience planners that are available for weddings and events in Maryland, District of Columbia and Northern Virginia.

I truly believe in passion, perfection, and dreams coming true. I believe romance is about taking risks, and indulging passions. If you are a true romantic you know very little about restraint. I wish your faith, hope, and love in your exciting new journey. ~ Ms. Thompson 

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Services Wedding Coordinators Provide

A wedding coordinator usually specializes in the planning, coordinating and vendor selection involved in the event.  Some also offer retail services, such as decorating or selling items like invitations, wedding mementos or attendants' gifts.

A wedding coordinator is "someone who assists the bride and groom from start to finish -- in the selection of merchants, scheduling appointments, keeping track of the budget, troubleshooting and negotiating prices.  The coordinator makes suggestions for decorating, planning the order of the service, selection of music, etc.  She/he is someone who minimizes stress."

A key feature in hiring a wedding coordinator is that you can determine what services you want and pay only for those.  In order to provide just the right amount of help needed, wedding coordinators offer different levels of packages of services.  The levels generally fall into these categories.

Initial Consultation
The bride can meet with a wedding coordinator just once, usually for one to three hours, to streamline choices, start planning, get advice on vendors or any other aspect of the wedding process that is of particular concern.  This initial consultation can also be the preliminary meeting for more advanced services.

Planning and Coordinating
In addition to an initial consultation for planning purposes (and possibly one to two other planning sessions), a coordinator also can act as the director for the wedding (which involves attending the rehearsal and the ceremony) or direct both the wedding and reception.

Comprehensives Services
In this level of service -- the most expensive package offered -- the coordinator provides time and expert advice on all aspects of the wedding:  planning sessions, budget control, directing the ceremony and reception, and any other service required by the couple.  This could involve contracting the chosen vendors, making sure they arrive as planned, running last-minute errands and providing detailed "To-Do" lists and schedules for all members of the wedding party.

Wedding coordinators can provide a brochure or list of the levels of services they offer and what each entails.  A written agreement that itemizes the services to be provided is signed by both the bride and groom and the wedding coordinator

"A client should get an itemized list as to what the coordinator is to provide.  When it is written down, you both can double check to assure there are no misunderstandings."

How Much Will It Cost
Wedding coordinators charge for their services in three ways:  a percentage of the total expense, an hourly fee, or flat rate.  In some cases, a combination may be used.  The best way to determine the cost for a wedding coordinator in your area is to call several and ask about their fees.

For the couple on a limited budget, a wedding coordinator may seem like an unnecessary additional cost.  Not so!  Coordinators can save brides money.  Coordinators are better able to negotiate with vendors.  Coordinators can mean more potential business to a vendor if they perform well and provide more within the budget.  Coordinators are better able to negotiate prices and/or get extra services included for their brides.  Couples usually do not have this advantage themselves.

Those with a restricted budget need a coordinator the most.  One of the services provided by the wedding coordinator is planning the event the bride and groom want while conscientiously keeping within a predetermined budget.

Buy why would a coordinator negotiate for lower prices?  A professional bridal coordinator is committed to providing the best possible wedding for the lowest possible cost.  A satisfied bride is the coordinator's best advertisement.