lake tahoe weddings
Lake Tahoe Weddings
Lake Tahoe Summer Weddings and Lake Tahoe Winter Weddings and every season in between are incredible experiences to share with your friends and family. Although it can snow in June or September, rain in July and you can have smokey skies in August, Lake Tahoe weddings are special. Couples who get married in Lake Tahoe have roots here. They spent their summers at the lake, they spent Christmases at their family home in the winter. But Lake Tahoe doesn’t only attract local lake lovers, I had clients from Hong Kong that had never been to California but had heard of Lake Tahoe and wanted to have their wedding here! The pictures speak for themselves.
Having a wedding in Lake Tahoe gives you the opportunity to truly be with your friends and family for more than just a few hours. Most often will you spend the entire weekend here, include a beach experience, a tubing ride along the river or a BBQ at your uncle’s house. Guests are in a relaxed space and can celebrate with you in the moment as they leave their busy lives at home.
As a Tahoe Wedding Planner, I have created some fun wedding weekend itineraries. If you already hired a wedding planner to coordinate your wedding day, connect with me to help complete your wedding with some additional experiences. We can discuss options during one of my wedding power sessions or you can hire my services to coordinate these additional wedding events from start to finish. Connect with me here and check my availability and pricing. Coordination of wedding events starts at $1,000.
Here are some ideas on what to incorporate for your friends and family:
Welcome Cocktails at Sunnyside Lodge
Wine Tasting at Uncorked Truckee
Rehearsal Dinner at Jake’s on the Lake
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I like to use as many resources that come from our area. The wedding planning process incorporates a lot of details and a lot of decision making. It makes it easy when you can keep things close and don’t have to travel too far to just meet with your photographer or check out the colors of some linens. Even in the world of zoom and FaceTime, a good in person meeting speaks more than a thousand words.
Local wedding professionals cam be found at your local wedding showcases. Attending a Sacramento Wedding Showcase is of great value because you can meet a lot of vendors in one location. You can get a good first impression, special deals and lots of information on their services.
As a second step, I would then recommend doing your research and reading up on any reviews you can find on the wedding professionals. Online reviews from current and past brides are one of the best tools out there to help you make a decision on interviewing with potential wedding vendors.
The best local wedding vendor websites inform you upfront about their pricing information. It shouldn’t be a secret how much they charge for their services. Knowing the price structure of wedding services in advance, will help you save time and narrow down wedding professionals that suit your budget and style.
Emailing a vendor first and then scheduling a call are great options when you start connecting with local wedding professionals. You will be able to see how long it takes for the wedding vendor to respond to your email, is it an automated response?, does it take more than 48 hours to hear from them?, what other information is provided? If your interest is peaked, a phone call or meeting will further help you identify what wedding services can be provided and what costs can be expected. Ask as many questions as you feel are necessary.
Here is a small collection of wedding vendor questions to ask:
do you work alone?
what happens if you are sick on my wedding day or can’t provide services?
are there any other costs to be expected?
what do you enjoy most about your working with wedding couples?
how did you get into this wedding industry?
what do expect from us as the couple? is there anything that we can do to improve the experience?
To learn more, head over to my store and purchase The Wedding Plan Vendor Guide and feel confident in your hiring capabilities.
Here is a list of some of my favorite local wedding professionals:
All Seasons All Reasons Catering