Thursday, December 27, 2012
Elite Wedding Planners of Boston
What Sets Boston Wedding Consultants apart? Why are the
wedding planners of Boston Wedding Consultants different? We are
different because we handle all aspects of your wedding. We
specialize on design and overall theme while maintaining you budget. Our
expertise lies in all aspects of the event business. Not only are the
Wedding Planners from Boston Wedding Consultants trained by the American Bridal
Consultants, we also have event culinary and service experience. We feel
that in order to run a successful event, it is important that we have worked in
all aspects of a wedding reception. All wedding specialists at Boston Wedding
Consultants have extensive culinary and service training to include working
behind a catering line and serve safe certification, bar training and tip
certification as well as service staff management. We make sure that you
create a consistent culinary theme in the planning process. Your personal wedding planner will confirm that the
caterer that you hire will have enough hors" d oeuvres for the cocktail hour, maintain
the flow of your event by making sure that the servers pass beverages and that
there are no lines at the bar. Our
wedding planners expedite your timeline by helping to line up the bridal party
for introductions, advising the best man when and where his toast will be and
making sure he has his toasting flute in his hand when he gives it. All of the logistical background details are
handled when securing Boston Wedding Consultants for your wedding ceremony and wedding
reception.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Obtaining a marriage license in Massachusetts
Obtaining a marriage
license in Massachusetts
Below
are some helpful hints to help with a marriage certificate in Massachusetts. The best time to obtain a marriage certificate
is one month in advance of your wedding ceremony.
The
legal age to marry in Massachusetts is 18 years old. All people who
marry in the state of Massachusetts must have a marriage license issued in
Massachusetts by any city or town clerk.
Proper
identification is necessary. You may be required to show a certified birth
certificate, check with the city or town that you are applying in prior to the
application process. A marriage license is issued from any Massachusetts
city or town hall. To locate a local contact
in your city or town, visit The
MA Wedding Law Website
or call Citizen Information Service at 617-727-7030 or 800-392-6090.
What to bring with you when you apply for your marriage
license: Picture
ID such as a driver's license, your social security number and in some cases
your birth certificate.
Application requirement: Both the parties to be married must
appear in person at the time of applying.
According
to Massachusetts law, you must jointly file intentions to marry, and you may do
so with the city or town clerk in any town or city in the state. If a person is
in the military, intentions may be filed by either party to be married,
providing one is a Massachusetts resident.
If Divorced: You are not required to present a
divorce certificate when filing intentions to marry. However, it is extremely
important that an individual who has been divorced be certain that their
divorce is absolute. If you are uncertain as to the absolute date of your
divorce, you can contact the court where the divorce was granted to gather this
information. In Massachusetts, a divorce
does not become absolute until 90 days after the divorce has been granted.
Waiting Period: The
waiting period is three
days for a marriage certificate. Sundays
and holidays are included in the three days and it excludes the day the
application is made. You can check with your town clerk to determine whether
you must pick it up in person, or if it can be mailed.
How Much a Marriage License Cost? In Topsfield, MA, the fee for issuance of a
marriage license and completing the marriage intentions is $50.00, but varies
from town to town.
Medical Certificate: You do not need a
medical certificate in the state of Massachusetts to obtain or apply for a
marriage certificate.
Other Tests: No blood test
required in Massachusetts to obtain a marriage certificate.
Name Change: Getting a marriage license with your
new name on it does not mean your name has automatically changed. If you would like to change your last name, you
can do so by clicking on the following link marriage name change link
Please Note: State and county marriage license
requirements often change. The above information is for guidance only and
should not be regarded as legal advice.
Call Boston Wedding Consultants for more information and for all of your wedding planning needs.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Wedding Photography Etiquette from the Wedding Planners of Boston Wedding Consultants (Wedding Photography Checklist)
Boston
Wedding Consultants – Formal Wedding Photography Etiquette in Boston and on the
North Shore of Boston
All vendors hired play such an integral
role in your wedding day. Here at Boston
Wedding Consultants, when we execute your wedding day timeline, we use the
following comprehensive checklist. Below is a guideline for the photography for a
wedding reception established and published by The ABC.
Brides
Wedding Portrait Etiquette
If the bride chooses to have a formal portrait taken, she should
do it when her wedding dress is ready. In addition, she should have her hair
styled and her makeup done in the same manner that she plans to have it done
for the wedding; she should also wear the same accessories she’ll wear on the
wedding day.
Traditionally, a bride’s formal portrait was taken to provide her
with a wedding picture to send, along with the wedding announcement, to the
newspapers. Today, formal portraits are commonly taken on the wedding day, and
the best photos processed rapidly so that it can be released to the newspapers;
however, the bride giving the groom her formal portrait, as a wedding gift, is
still considered a romantic notion. In addition, taking a formal portrait
before the wedding is also a good way for the bride to do a test run of the
hairstyle and makeup she wishes to have on the day of the wedding.
We use the following checklist to help clients decide what
photos they
wish to have taken.
Formal photos of the
_____ Bride alone, in her wedding dress
_____ Groom alone
_____ Bride and groom together
_____ Bride with her parents
_____ Bride with the maid or matron of honor
_____ Groom with the best man
_____ Couple with the bridesmaids and maid or matron of honor
_____ Couple with the best man, groomsmen, and ushers
_____ Couple with the groom’s parents
_____ Couple with the bride’s parents
_____ Couple with the children in the wedding party
_____ Couple with the entire wedding party
Candid photos of the
_____ Bride leaving the house
_____ Guests arriving at the ceremony site
_____ Bride’s family getting out of their car
_____ Ushers escorting close relatives to their seats
_____ Groom’s parents being seated
_____ Bride’s parents being seated
_____ Wedding party members in the processional
_____ Bride and her escort
_____ Exchange of vows
_____ Special moments, such as lighting a unity candle or
breaking a glass
_____ Children in the wedding party
_____ Couple walking during the recessional
_____ Wedding party, with the ceremony site in the background
Candid photos of the Wedding Reception
_____ Couple being showered with toss items like bubbles
_____ Couple getting into their car
_____ Couple sitting in the back seat of their car
_____ Couple arriving at the reception site
_____ Couple greeting guests
_____ Couple mingling with guests
_____ Couple at the head or sweetheart table
_____ Couple dancing the first dance
_____ Bride and her father dancing
_____ Groom and his mother dancing
_____ Couple cutting the wedding cake
_____ Couple feeding each other a piece of the cake
_____ Family and guests dancing
_____ Couple making toasts
_____ Couple saying farewell to their parents
_____ Bride tossing the bouquet
_____ Groom tossing the garter
_____ Couple leaving the reception site in their getaway car
_____ Any other special moments the couple has determined in
advance with
the photographer
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The Perfect photo of this Bride and Groom was ensured because it was planned ahead of time by Boston Wedding Consultants using the wedding photography checklist |
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