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Sandra Bettina Weddings & Events, 103-20 Perron Street, Saint Albert, AB (2025)

01/13/2025

2025 | 2/52

In no particular order:

✨celebrating 16 years with at
✨back to chilly morning walks
✨zoom meetings galore
✨venue tours
✨prioritizing body movement daily
✨mani / pedi date with self
✨brunch date with my bestie
✨over to another bestie’s for Indian dinner and catch up
✨imperfect meal living room picnic and games
✨raggeaton joy filled class .yeg
✨beautiful words from

01/06/2025

Pic a day; first week of January edition….

In order:

1. Long drive back to YEG from visiting family in Medicine Hat for the holidays
2. Venue tour
3. More venue shopping
4. Setting up the year and goal planning
5. First Raggeaton dance class .yeg

Eased into the year nice and slow but I’m very excited to get back into a routine and in the office tomorrow!

01/01/2025

Cheers to Freedom and most importantly, Peace 🥂

Happy New Year Friends and may the lessons of 2024 bring all that you desire and deserve in 2025 💕

05/15/2024

🥂 WE ARE HIRING 🥂

Our team is looking for a dynamic Events Operations Assistant to join for the summer term.

This dynamic position is PERFECT for a summer student interested in a career in weddings with a high possibility of extension to permanent employment for the right person.

Check the link in bio for more info! 👆🏻

XO

03/29/2024

Refined Relaxed✨

This intimate wedding was hosted at the couple’s property, with their nearest and dearest.

The couple’s vision was for a relaxed and romantic feel utilising their favourite colours and honouring organic elements that are meaningful to them, such as antlers.

The ceremony took place in a circle of love, swapping the traditional ceremony layout for a circular shape where the couple said their vows while surrounded by those closest to them.

The family style dinner tent featured u-shaped seating, floral chandeliers and romantic lighting.

What are your thoughts on this wedding design?

Xo

03/23/2024

Why should you hire us? Well, as one client said... Because we have fun but get things done!

Joking aside, you truly will have to follow your gut to see if we are the right wedding planning team for you. We can tell you to check our reviews and our work but ultimately it comes down to, do you trust us and is our approach aligned with your expectations of a wedding planner?

Here’s what I can tell you about how we work:

1. Our approach to planning is to marry (no pun intended) the process and the pretty. A GREAT wedding is one where the process (logistics, planning, timing, sound, flow, etc.) work in unison and at an equally important level as the pretty (the aesthetics of the day) - combining these two is where we excel.

2. We believe in transparency from start to finish, even if it’s not always what you want to hear (hellllllooo realistic budget discussion). We believe in providing you with all of the information that you need to make the right decision for YOU, and to keep you on track along the way.

3. We believe in quality over quantity and have dedicated ourselves to only producing 5-8 weddings per year, meaning that we are fully invested and available to the couples that we serve.

4. Respect is a core value. For you, for us, your family, your guests and all of the vendor partners that we work with. We believe that our role can be both… professional yet lighthearted. We’re always down for a laugh, a glass of bubbly and a personal conversation before we get into the nitty gritty of planning.

5. Our design style is contemporary luxury with a nod to tradition. Details matter, as does quality. We are sophisticated in design but strategic yet FUN in ex*****on.

So if this sounds great to you then you SHOULD hire us. If it doesn’t, then truthfully… you probably shouldn’t.

DM or email us for more.

XO

03/21/2024

While many grooms don’t have a whole lot of questions during the wedding planning process (IYKYK), one that comes up often is:

“Who should I walk down the aisle with?”

And the answer is... with whomever you want! One thing that’s glorious about being a couple nowadays is that there are very few rules and that you can choose to do what feels right for YOU, and we are 100% here for it!

But if you’re still not sure, here are a few ideas:

- solo (be the star of the show)
- with mom
- with dad
- with another parental figure or VIP
- grandparent(s)
- with both parents
- with a brother or best friend
- with your dog
- with your child (if you have one)

In other words, choose the person(s) that feels right, if anyone, and don’t worry too much about tradition or what everyone else does.

XO

03/19/2024

Wedding Lingo Defined.

Tablescape: the arrangement of items on a table that produces an attractive and decorative effect, often with matching plates, bowls, etc.

And one of my favourite parts of the wedding design!

Swipe to see just some of the beautiful tablescapes we’ve had the pleasure of designing for our couples. Which one is your fave?

XO

03/16/2024

YAY, you took the plunge and booked us as your wedding planners - we’re so excited!

Once it’s been made official, here’s what to expect next:

1. Onboarding:
In order to stay super organized and on top of tasks, we’re big fans an easy-to-use project management system that becomes our wedding planning hub. Also an app, you have quick access to dropping your questions and thoughts without risks of losing info through text messaging or getting lost in the email shuffle. In this PM you’ll find all of the to do’s, files, and communication needed to plan with ease.

2. Homework:
Complete the homework waiting in your file. Fear not, these are quick and easy tasks so that we can begin the behind the scenes on our end.

3. Intake Meeting:
Through conversation, we dig deep into your vision & wishes for the wedding and determine priorities.

4. Budget Draft & Review:
After we’ve completed the steps above, we will draft a realistic budget estimate for your day. We’ll review it together, line by line, and determine if any adjustments are needed.

And then, the real fun begins!

XO

03/13/2024

You know you need flowers for your wedding so you’ve hit up Pinterest, Instagram, checked a lot of planners out and here you are - a little bit confused and lost.

Obviously you need a bouquet and centerpieces, but what else??

If you’ve asked yourself that question, this is the post for you!

Save this comprehensive list of beyond-the-basics flower needs to consider:

On-Person:
- Bouquets (wedding party)
- Boutonniers (wedding party)
- Family & VIPs (bouts, bouquets, corsages, etc.)
- Ring Bearers & Flower Girls
- Other VIPs (grandparents, MCs, etc.)

Ceremony:
- The I do’s (Altar)
- Aisle Markers
- Signing Table
- Musicians
- Welcome and other signage

Reception Flowers:
- Guest Tables
- Bars (behind / on top)
- Cocktail Tables
- DJ Booth / Band Stage
- Lounge / Soft Seating
- Head Table (in front, behind, on top)
- Welcome Table
- Seating Chart
- Other Signage
- Cake Table
- Podium
- Cocktail Hour if in a separate space (bars, tables, lounge area, musicians)

Installs:
- Ceiling / Chandelier
- Custom Builds
- Photo experiences

Happy Flower Choosing!

XO

03/11/2024

You’ve been around here for a while, have checked out our website, perhaps read our reviews or had a friend recommend us to you. And now, you’re ready to inquire.

Here’s what’s next:

🤍 DM us or head to our website to our contact us page to get in touch
🤍 within 48 hours, you will receive a response with a booking link for consult and a bit more info
🤍 choose your day and time to meet with us
🤍 meet virtually or (our favourite) at our studio so we can connect face to face
🤍 post meeting, we will send you a recap of the services we discussed and contract to review
🤍 get any questions answered (it’s important that you feel comfortable before committing)
🤍 sign the contract & pay the retainer

And VOILA, we are officially wedding teammates!!

Any questions? Leave them below or shoot us a DM.

XO

03/06/2024

This time of the year is what we in the wedding planning world refer to as “design season”. We are finalizing mood boards, selecting rentals, meeting with florists and buttoning up the overall wedding aesthetic vision.

If you swipe through all of the images above, you’ll notice that they are all very different - and they should be. They are after all, a reflection of that couple’s personality, style and preferences. We don’t “copy / paste”, we custom create.

But what if you don’t even know what you want for your design? What if all of the Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest content has left you confused... do you even like bows??

Today’s blog is a great resource if you’re unsure of how to nail down your big picture design vision: 4 tips towards a wedding design you won’t regret.

Link in bio 👆🏻

Xo

03/04/2024

If you’ve made it through the homework in our last 3 tips - FANTASTIC JOB!

Now it’s time for the real fun to start ... booking your wedding vendors.

To avoid disappointment, we recommend booking these 3 categories FIRST and in this order (those who can only accomodate one wedding per weekend):

1. Full Service Wedding Planner
2. Your Venue(s)
3. Photographer

Happy Planning!

Xo

02/27/2024

You’re engaged, woohoo! 💍

Instagram knows, as do your friends and family. Perhaps you’ve started a Pinterest board and found all of those checklists. But before you know it, you’re overwhelmed.

Or, even worse, you just start emailing vendors, and booking things without a clear big picture strategy to guide you.

So stop that scroll button and do these 3 things before you do anything else.

We’ll be breaking them down individually the rest of this week, or if you’re eager for all the info right this second... check out the blog post for all the deets.

XO

02/24/2024

See this 👆🏻 - it’s one of the reasons I LOVE what I do!

And it’s not about the koodos (although, of course they feel nice!). It’s about knowing that I get to make a difference. That I was invited into such an important time in your life - your trust is truly not something I ever take for granted.

Xo

02/20/2024

What we (and most other pros in this industry) often show is the pretty and perfect of our work. That’s the romantic part, isn’t it?
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But what you don’t often see is that behind every wedding, some challenges arise- it’s more than just beautiful design, it’s a lot of logistical puzzle pieces that we have to click together to create that picture of perfection.
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Yesterday we showed you Isha & Kartik’s wedding in it’s gorgeousness, but what you didn’t see are some challenges that we faced (and how we overcame them):
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1. Taking over from another planner: Our couple resides in Boston and was very smart to look for a planner to help them navigate the wedding process locally. Unfortunatley, however, they faced various (and serious) issues with their planner, ultimately needing to end that relationship. As you can imagine, taking over someone else’ work, without being able to have an official “hand off” comes with it’s share of knots to unravel.
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How we overcame it: Status audit: I reviewed every single item that had been completed and contract that had been signed, then looked for gaps and reconciled it with what I knew needed to be completed from a logistics perspective while also ensuring to keep the couple’s priorities top of mind.
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2. Tight timeline to finish planning: When they came to me, it was just 4 months prior to their wedding date. After the status audit, I concluded that the majority of required tasks had either not been completed or completed well.
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