Hiring A Wedding Coordinator

Event experts are a lot less to hire than you would expect, are your backup in every single aspect of planning, and quite often become your new best friend leading up to your wedding. The options he or she can provide you are also endless. You might hire a consultant for a single brainstorming session. You might also decide to hire a coordinator to help coordinate all details on the day of the wedding. Regardless of how you want to utilize a wedding consultant's time, it will always be a decision that will ultimately make your special day run so much smoother and give you time to enjoy your celebration.

A planner/coordinator can help in so many ways. They can be a trusted information source of local services and locations. They can present options for the service that may solve problems, or they may simply offer ideas that will add to the significance of the service. They can be a trusted negociator when any conflict arises-between you and vendors, and even among family members. They can handle all permits and facilitate paperwork. They can supervise all vendor set ups (from bands, caterers, DJ's, and florists) on the day of the wedding and then make sure everything runs according to your plans and wishes. They can orchestrate wedding processions and recessionals, music timing, as well as the entire timeline for the reception, including receiving lines, food service, program, and departure.

Karen de Nevers would be more than thrilled to assist you with as little or as much help as you require to make your dream wedding take flight. She has years of experience and is prepared to help you in orchestrating your big day. Tell her your budget (all planning assistance with de Nevers Events is designed to offer clients a basic flat fee option with no additional planning charges) and your party vision...and leave the rest up to her...She and her team will be involved from the beginning to your honeymoon departure, and you won't have to worry about a thing.

Wedding Arches

Nothing creates a lovelier backdrop for an event than an archway. Arches can be embellished with a variety of spectacular fabrics, tulle, flowers and greenery.

de Nevers Events can assist in making your wedding look breathtaking with the different arch options and fabric choices...embellish the entire decor scape with floral garland and you have a look that will be unforgettable...

Karen de Nevers would be happy to show you the de Nevers Events portfolios and all the creative team can do for your event launch.

Springtime Wedding Florals..

Springtime puts on an incredible show of flowers that are the perfect addition and embellishment to any wedding, anniversary or birthday celebration.

de Nevers Events can introduce you to hundreds of options in floral displays that look exactly like real blooms without the enormous cost. The cost of two custom designed floral arrangements, similar to these shown, showcasing your wedding or event color is less than $100. Placing the arrangements on pillars adds further drama and still can help in maintaining a very reasonable event budget. Silk arrangements can be designed months ahead of time to further convenience with planning. Arrangements are easily moved due to the lightness of the fibreglass urns. Oasis is not needed to collect unecessary water weight, to chance unecessary spills or to experience quick dry out for your blooms.

de Nevers Events houses everything from the elegance of orchids to the softness of hydrangea and everything in between.

Karen de Nevers will assist you in creating an incredible show of blooms that you and your guests will always remember..

Creative Wedding Favours..

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  Amazing little ideas to help you say thank you...

• Distribute personal wall calendars for the coming year..
• If you are serving special family or ethnic dishes, get the details printed on recipe cards and tuck them inside vellum envelopes
• Fill tall, decorative buckets or vases with long stemmed flowers that coordinate with your wedding arrangements and place them near the exits. Each female guest can be invited to take a stem as she leaves
• Burn CD's featuring your wedding and/or reception music and let the party continue as everyone heads home
• Let our BC provincial flower, heritage, favorite flower or signature color weave its way through the event. Small, personal statements will make a memorable impact.
• The above wedding showcased a special candy table that guests were invited to enjoy. A wide array of treats were offered and could be taken home in a personalized favour bag with a photo of the happy new couple on the front. Inside the bags, the couple designed a "newsletter" detailing members in the wedding party, their engagement story and their new address and contact information.

From one-of-a-kind invitations and custom cakes to innovative arrangements, centerpieces and guest favours, there are countless ways to add a special touch to your wedding day.

Weddings In Bloom..

Today's couples are viewing their ceremony & reception area as opportunities to design & throw a truly memorable events. Rules are also gone now. Casual elements can be mixed with formal. Tables may range from minimalist in design to opulence. Each table can be unique also. This was a unique birthday party setting created with a stunning mixture of both silk flowers from the de Nevers Events showroom and real blooms.

Karen de Nevers, Owner & Creative Director of de Nevers Events, can be an excellent source of both practical information and inspiration. She continues to push creative boundaries and would be thrilled to assist you in bringing your wedding or event vision to life while still helping you maintain your event budget.

Make.A.Wish

One fun, traditional part of most weddings is the giving of favours. These little gifts express your appreciation to your guests and are symbolic of "giving-back a little something". Perhaps you and partner would consider "giving back a little something" and donating part of the budget for your wedding to assist in fulfilling the special wish of a child suffering from a life threatening illness. Alternatively, you both could consider adding the Make A Wish Foundation to your bridal gift registry list and guests can choose to donate the cost of a gift to the charity itself. To adopt a wish as part of your wedding celebration, please call the Make-A-Wish Foundation of BC & Yukon at 604.688.7944 or toll free at 1.866.277.9474. You can also visit them online at www.makeawish.ca. What better way to start your life together than to help make a special dream come true for a child...

And, for the couple who have everything...BC Children's Hospital is offering a way to make the guests at your wedding feel honoured, while helping save children's lives. For couples who recognize the value of a charitable donation to commemorate their wedding day, BC Children's Hospital is introducing the Wedding Recognition Series. As an alternative to receiving wedding gifts or giving wedding favours to guests, a wedding couple can opt to make a gift to BC Children's Hospital. The series includes attractive gift cards, letters of thanks and certificates which tell guests that the couple have decided to make a donation in lieu of gifts. They are suitable to be displayed on a central table at the wedding or at each guest's place. For more information about the Wedding Recognition Series, please call 604.875.2444 or toll free at 1.888.663.3033. Last year, Children's Hospital received more than 157,000 patient visits from over 200 communities in the province of BC.

A heartfelt thank you from de Nevers Events for considering these special children's charities during your wedding planning.

Memorable Centerpieces

The Centre of Attention...

de Nevers Events can assist you at creating something wonderful and unforgettable for the heart of your reception tables. Float a large fragrant casablanca lily on the water and then line the bottom of the bowl with glass beads-a very inexpensive and lovely look to rent for less than $ 10!

Floating candles in the glass bowl is also a beautiful, unique look-especially if the water is dyed to match your wedding color-another inexpensive idea that will impress your guests!

For a dramatic look, calla lilies and curly willow branches can be sprayed gold with spray paint and arranged in a glass vase. Filling the vase with clear marbles will help to keep the stalks in place and clear plastic wrap, loosely crinkled and stuffed into a vase is a less expensive alternative to marbles.

Why not consider adding height to your centerpiece by renting beautiful "Eiffel Tower" vases. The long and lean glass vases will provide extra drama to your event and a breathtaking base for floral blooms and add to your overall wedding vision...

Renting fabric runners, colorful votive candle holders or mirrors will also complete a stunning "centre of attention" for your event..

Contact Karen de Nevers, Eventeur for de Nevers Events, anytime to find out how de Nevers Events can assist you in creating magical tablescapes...

Wedding Elegance

de Nevers Events specializes in custom designed silk floral arrangements...We can bring your wedding vision into reality with our wide array of colors and options.

As the bridal couple, you will also have the opportunity of previewing your arrangements and decor designs, at your convenience, weeks-even months-before the wedding, which is a service not available when utilizing a florist and real flowers. We are able to design decor to meet every budget and every dream... Our design team will then deliver, set up, tear down and pick up all of the specialty rentals so you and your family are able to enjoy every moment of the day without worry.

We invite you to contact our office and spend some time overseeing our Event Portfolios...
And then, invite de Nevers Events to assist you in creating the party of a lifetime...for your special union.

Congratulations on your engagement..