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Planning a Destination Wedding

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photographers) Send out save the dates Purchase your dress/tux Plan and book your desired events Within 6 to 9 months Book your rehearsal dinner venue (make sure that your guests are invited; it is customary) Decide the menu with your caterer Send out wedding invitations Book the remaining support teammates (e.g.

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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Social Tables

Neglecting to test your technology Any event that includes digital presentations, sound, or lighting cues should be rehearsed prior to the big day. Whether hosting a live, virtual, or hybrid event, rehearsing is an important part of the planning process, especially when digital technology or media are involved.

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The 15 Biggest Event AV Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Endless Events

In fact, you should ideally hire your AV company before you even sign your venue contract. Pre-plan where each item will be hung to avoid additional costs and check with your venue before you sign the contract whether or not rigging points and included in the cost. As an extra precaution, schedule a rehearsal with your AV company.

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10 Best Tips to Make the Most of Your Event WiFi

Endless Events

Maybe they are running dress rehearsals and notice that videos are buffering, or the AV company tells them they don’t have adequate speeds to Livestream, they find dead zones and can’t get WiFi in certain rooms and the list goes on. Negotiating allows freedom and preserves negotiating rates BEFORE the contract is signed. Any outages?

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The 10-Step Guide to Nonprofit Event Planning

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They research services, collect event quotes, and execute event contracts. Host a pre-event preparatory meeting As the event date approaches, host a rehearsal session. Promote fun event activities, new speaker additions, event swag, or behind-the-scenes footage of your rehearsal to build one last burst of energy for the big day.

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The Ultimate Event Planning Checklist: 7 Phases to Create a Winning Event

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Document everything. Once an agreement is reached, ensure all terms are laid out in a written contract. Ensure that all partnership and collaboration agreements are legally documented. Conduct training and final rehearsals: Conduct a final rehearsal to simulate the event day. Strike a fair deal.

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AV Related Things On A Site Visit: 17 Points To Check!

Endless Events

As you’re doing this, you might want to turn this into your own checklist and actual physical document. Because the last thing you want to do is they say, “There are no restrictions,” and it’s not in your contract if there are any restrictions. Can we add that onto our contract?” Conclusions.

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