#156 Post-Wedding Planning

Andrew and Rodger Jones were clients of Christy’s earlier this year. We met them in Boston at the TBWPP meet-up (episode #147) and have stayed great friends. They join us to talk about what happens after the wedding, once the ceremony is over, and the planner is gone. Big Takeaways If you have a lot of individually wrapped items, be aware of the waste. Often the caterer is responsible for taking trash off site, and does not want to deal with the excessive waste at the end of the night. Unwrap things before you get to the venue! Bringing items to a destination wedding can be a complicated process, allow yourself plenty of time to figure out the logistics, including how you will get the items home afterwards. Think about getting a crew together to help unload and reload everything to help with possible time restraints. Delegate specific people to hold specific things. It’s a great idea, if you can, to have a few days after the wedding with a to-do list to finish what needs to be done. With BYOB weddings, often you can return the unused, unopened, shelf stable liquor to the store. Better to have too much than not enough. Catered BBQs make great leftovers. You can bring the leftover cake, food, booze to the brunch in the morning or any unofficial after party! Order to-go containers on amazon. Some more post-wedding items to think about include the marriage license, name changes, important paperwork, thank you notes, tips or final payments, gift exchanges, registry follow-up, minding debt, sharing photos, honeymooning, etc. Andrew and Rodger suggest trying to be present, allow time to slow down a bit if you can, and really savor it. The wedding day goes by quickly after months or more of planning. Links We Referenced https://www.totalwine.com The Big Wedding Planning Podcast is... Hosted and produced by Michelle Martinez. Edited by Veronica Gruba Music by Steph Altman of Mophonics On Instagram @thebigweddingplanningpodcast and be sure to use #planthatwedding when posting, so you can get our attention! Inviting you to become part of our Facebook Group! Join us and our amazing members. Just search for The Big Wedding Planning Podcast Community on Facebook. Easy to get in touch with. Email us at [email protected] or Call and leave a message at 415-723-1625 and you might hear your voice on an episode On Patreon. Become a member and with as little as $6.99 per month, you get 2 exclusive, ad-free episodes, + Zoom Happy Hour with Michelle and fellow patrons every month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices