Wedding and Event Planners Vivacious Events based in Brighton Sussex, We offer Wedding day co-ordination, Full or part planning, Vivacious Events also has a Bar service which is great for marquee weddings. We love everything to do with weddings & events.
Vivacious Events also hold public events so check our website for details www.vivacious-events.co.uk
Contact us at info@vivacious-events.co.uk
Previously known as Funkylush Events
At Funkylush
Events we don’t always organise the whole event, we are very versatile, and are
happy to provide any specific service our client needs. On this occasion we
were asked to manage a free bar at an engagement party where the couple were using
their own home in Brighton. Our service also included welcoming our clients’
guests on arrival to the party and serving them with a delicious glass of Bellini,
a stylish mix of champagne and peach snaps.
The house
was generous in size, with a beautiful conservatory & garden, our bar was situated
in the extensive kitchen and guests were able to ask for their drinks but not
be charged. This makes the event far more controlled and of course, adds an
element of style and professionalism to the evening. FunkyLush Events as always,
wore our smart branded uniforms, black shirts with our embroidered logo, and we
had two younger girls also in uniform who served the welcome drinks and
collected glasses.
During the
evening we set out a tequila area, which proved very popular, and this of
course included salt and lemon.
Keeping the
bar managed, stocking up on ice & keeping everything clean and tidy, the
party looked great fun and was still in full swing when we left at midnight,
with all glasses washed and in a position where guests could then help their selves.
Our attendance helped make the whole event stress free and enjoyable for our
client and their guests, and it was a real pleasure to be part of such a great
occasion. We received some great feedback from our client too which is always
very much appreciated.
What do you
do when you are using a venue that’s a working cafe but closes especially for your
wedding breakfast? Could a guest perhaps step in and quickly set everything up?
But of course, you want all your guests at your wedding ceremony. This was the
situation our couple found themselves in, so in we stepped.
The Worthing
Beach Lido Cafe is on a normal day, a quintessentially traditional seaside cafe
with views out to sea, with classic blue and white plastic style checked table
clothes & old wooden chairs, and with the feel of a bygone seaside era.
So at 3pm on
the day of the wedding we entered the cafe with our table plan for 103 guests
in hand. We found that some cafe customers were still casually eating their food
but we had to get going and started to re-arrange the tables in the bride’s
order, a top table with 3 prongs each with seating either side (this way everyone
could see the happy couple).
We had two and
a half hours to complete the setting up and transformation from a simple cafe
to a stunning wedding breakfast room. This time frame given the task that was ahead
of us, is not as long as it sounds, the tables were varied in size and it
became like a giant 3D puzzle, the Cafe owner Karl was able to assist during
this part of the operation. We then had a huge 30 metre ream of white linen
which was near enough the exact measurement of the tables, so we measured and
cut the table cloth linen very carefully to ensure every last inch could be
used.
Jars of
fresh baby breath & lilacs had been left for us to sporadically place on
the tables along with baby blue lanterns, places were laid and there was a
personalised stick of rock for each of the guests. Then came the place names,
cute little boats with a name on each sail, luckily they had been bagged by
each table prong, the clock was ticking and we managed to get these all out and
fill them with little mints.
The dance
floor was cleared and a welcome table for presents was put in place which we
managed to cover with the very last of the white table cloth linen. Just as we
were finishing the wedding party arrived....15 minutes early, as always we were
wearing our Funkylush uniforms, and managed to slip out of the venue as
discreetly as possible, but it’s always nice to see the guests wow at the room.
The transformation was beautiful, & our happy couple looked gorgeous too.
So exactly what is a wedding planner... what do they do...will they take over the wedding...and make me spend more?
It may be that you are thinking all or any of the above, so we thought it would be nice to tell you a little about what we do and maybe release a few of those urban myths....
A wedding planner is a person or a team of people whose job it is to help take away some of the stresses of organising a major event that a wedding is and free up a great deal of time for the bride and groom - but without removing all the fun! Funkylush Weddings are a husband & wife team and as a married team we never forget the wedding is all about the couple.
So what do we do?
If you are considering using Funkylush Weddings, we will arrange an informal (and totally free) get together, for a relaxed chat at an agreed venue and at time and day to suit you.
We hope you will like the sound of what we can do and should you decide that you would like to work with us we will meet again to discuss all of your ideas for the wedding, including your budget, venue requirements, time scales , guest numbers, colours and much much more so this is a very exciting time for you and Funkylush Weddings.
You may already have some strong ideas about how you would like your wedding day, or you may like us to help you with many aspects of the organisation and design, we are very flexible and really are very happy to help you in any way you need us to.
If you need us to focus on the design of the wedding, we can assist you with colours, fabrics, decorations and lighting that will work for you and which totally reflects your individuality and personalities. For example, you may really like the idea of using blue as a primary colour and need some assistance as to how and where this can be introduced into the design of your wedding.
Perhaps you are thinking about holding your wedding in barn. We will save you a great deal of time, effort and possibly money by thoroughly researching the venues we believe are best suited to your celebrations. You can relax whilst we do all the leg work, arranging quotations, visiting the venues to check the quality of both the venue itself and just as importantly, the quality of service they provide. All this work will allow us to successfully narrow down the search for your perfect choice of venue.
We can also accompany you to meet with your recommended venues and suppliers. Because we are not tied in to any specific venues, companies or individuals, you will benefit from an extensive choice and flexibility.
Everyone we recommend will of course want to do their best because they know they will potentially benefit from repeat business from Funkylush Weddings. Whoever we suggest, you can be assured of quality as we know that we are in many ways, only as good as the team of people we help you put together for your wedding celebrations.
The successful organisation of a wedding will take somewhere between 200-300 hours of your time, lots of planning, many phone calls and e-mails and lots of fun too. We'll make sure that you have a great time organising your very special day but without all the hard work.
But there is so much more that we as wedding planners can bring to the party. We can help you with the seating plan, and if Great Aunt Jill is upset you sat her with that Nanny Doris then we'll take the blame, although we'll do our best to understand any personality issues prior to the day.
With our little extras such as RSVP collection this can really free up your time to do the fun stuff such as cake tasting, to visit beautiful venues and not forgetting shopping for your wedding dress, suits and accessories!
Our very special VIP shopping services are offered for both bride and groom, and we offer a wonderful VIP service for Venue visits too, so the whole experience becomes extremely enjoyable.
If you would like to benefit from our On The Day Hosting Service we will be up early checking the venue, checking the cars and making sure all the suppliers are taking care of everything. Funkylush Weddings can take any calls from the cake makers to any lost relatives, leaving you to totally relax before you say those all important nuptials.
We will have a contingency plans in place too so if anything doesn't go quite according to plan we have a plan B firmly in place...how's that for your total peace of mind!
You can be assured that everyone will get to the church on time that we will blend neatly into the background, and that we have thought about those little extra touches, that you may not see!
So, if you would like to free up your time, get rid of the stress, save you both time and money but without losing all the fun of organising your own wedding we'd love to hear from you, so please give us a call...coffee is on us!
