Monique Smith Wedding Planner

14/10/2023

Come down and buy morning tea or afternoon tea while supporting locals and amazing foundation

21/07/2023

up to date package deals

21/07/2023

High Tea sever beautifully

24/04/2023

we will remember them Lest We Forget 🌹

31/12/2022

Happy New Year Everyone. 2023 is going to be my year as i decided to take a lil break from Fb but still be working on my business with insta as i want to be present and focus on my self and be there for the people i care about.

02/10/2022

First event set up for a holy communion in Waratah Newcastle on Saturday 1st October

04/08/2022

Package deals and prices

24/04/2022

We Will Remember them
Lest We Forget

17/02/2022

Bring your friends for a great night!
Tickets now available at the door!

24/12/2021

Merry Christmas to everyone
Have a wonderful day!

03/11/2021

The recent information from NSW Health for weddings
Rules for fully vaccinated people in NSW
Weddings
Weddings in NSW may have up to:
• 1 person per 4 square metres of space for indoor areas
• 1 person per 2 square metres of space for outdoor areas.
All people attending a wedding must be fully vaccinated (except for small wedding services).
Do not attend a wedding that exceeds the capacity limits.
People who are fully vaccinated do not have to be seated while consuming food and drink.
Dancing is permitted.
You can attend a wedding anywhere in NSW.
If you are fully vaccinated you can attend a wedding, so long as the capacity limit is not exceeded. You must:
• carry vaccination evidence with you and produce it for inspection to a police officer or authorised officer if requested.
• check in with the Service.NSW app or provide your contact details to the occupier
• follow the face mask rules.

Rules for people who are not fully vaccinated
Weddings
Weddings in NSW have restrictions for people who are not fully vaccinated.
You can attend a small wedding service anywhere in NSW.
If you are not fully vaccinated, you can only attend a small wedding service.
A small wedding service is a wedding with up to 11 people attending, being:
• the people getting married
• the person marrying them
• two witnesses
• a person to record the service
• 5 guests.
All people who are not fully vaccinated at a small wedding service must be seated while consuming alcohol and while eating and drinking.
Dancing is permitted.

02/11/2021

Package deals and prices

02/11/2021

Our welcoming wedding sign in some lovely location in Gunnedah where it is absolutely beautiful for a wedding ceremony.

10/10/2021

Roadmap for reopening NSW

03/09/2021

Small weddings to resume in NSW

02 September 2021
Small wedding ceremonies will be allowed in NSW under new COVID-19 safety rules.

Health Minister Brad Hazzard has signed an amendment to the Public Health Order to allow small wedding services, but not a gathering afterwards, to take place in NSW from Friday 3 September 2021.

Under the Order, a small wedding is a wedding of no more than five guests plus the wedding party (the two people getting married, two witnesses required for the marriage, one person conducting the service, and one person to record the wedding).

There are a number of restrictions concerning who may attend the wedding service:

a person who lives in Greater Sydney cannot attend a wedding service, as part of the wedding party or as a guest, outside of Greater Sydney;
a person who lives in regional NSW can only attend a wedding in Greater Sydney if they are part of the wedding party or the parent, child or sibling of one of the persons getting married;
a person who lives in Greater Sydney, but not in an area of concern, can only attend a wedding in an area of concern if they are part of the wedding party or the parent, child or sibling of one of the persons getting married;
a person who lives in an area of concern can only attend a wedding outside the area of concern in which they live if they are part of the wedding party or the parent, child or sibling of one of the persons getting married.
Small weddings may be held outdoors, but not in domestic households. Premises that can currently be open for a funeral can also be open for a small wedding.

Gatherings or receptions following the wedding service are not permitted.

For the latest information on COVID-19, please visit the NSW Government website

28/08/2021

YOU CAN GET MARRIED!!!
September 3rd 2021 see's weddings return in NSW with up to 5 guests, your Celebrant and a Photographer if you wish.
There are still finer details to be announced which I will update you on as soon as I know.
Jump on this window of opportunity and lets get to planning your special day
See what package I have for you.
www.moniquesmithweddingplanner.com
Monique Smith Wedding Planner

20/08/2021

How cute are these signs for guests to grab a seat at your wedding ceremony

19/08/2021

What a lovely simple setup for a gorgeous garden event or reception if you are after a garden wedding or event please don’t hesitate in contacting me about planning your wedding or event

12/08/2021

How gorgeous would a beach destination wedding be for your prefect day. If you are after a destination wedding please don’t hesitate in contacting me about planning your perfect day

09/08/2021

We have a new logo for the business

04/08/2021

Meeki Wedding Designs has change their name to Monique Smith Wedding Planner.
❤️💜💙💝💖💖🥰😘😍

26/06/2021

Weddings

Until the end of Sunday 27 June 2021

Weddings can continue to take place in the City of Sydney, Waverley, Woollahra, and Randwick local government areas until the end of 27 June 2021.
Attending a wedding before the end of 27 June 2021 is a reasonable excuse to leave home and to enter the City of Sydney, Waverley, Woollahra, and Randwick local government areas.
If you live in, usually work in, or usually attend a university or other tertiary education facility in the City of Sydney, Waverley, Woollahra, and Randwick local government areas, you may leave those areas if the wedding is in Greater Sydney and before the end of 27 June 2021.
The 10 person limit to outdoor gatherings does not apply to weddings before the end of 27 June 2021.
From Monday 28 June 2021

From 28 June 2021 onwards, you will not be able to:
enter the City of Sydney, Waverley, Woollahra, and Randwick local government areas to hold or attend a wedding
attend any wedding if you live in, usually work in, or usually attend a university or other tertiary education facility in the City of Sydney, Waverley, Woollahra, and Randwick local government areas.
If you are attending a wedding outside Metropolitan Sydney, you still need to comply with the travel restrictions about leaving Metropolitan Sydney.
For more information see the COVID-19 Safety Plan for significant events.

For regional and rural NSW If you are the organiser of a significant event you will need to have and comply with a relevant COVID-19 Safety Plan for a wedding, funeral or memorial service.
Found on the nsw.gov.au website

Find information, access services and have your say on NSW Government decisions.

28/03/2021

As of today unlimited guests at your wedding
If you are the organiser of a significant event you will need to have and comply with a relevant COVID-19 Safety Plan for a wedding, funeral or memorial service.

There are no restrictions on dancing and singing at venues and events including nightclubs, weddings, funerals and memorial services.
Organisers of venues and event must continue to be COVID safe.

This information was sourced from the NSW Government website (nsw.gov.au)

Find information, access services and have your say on NSW Government decisions.

27/03/2021

For weddings the number of people at a wedding or a gathering following a wedding service is subject to the square metres rule applicable to the venue where it is held.
You must complete and register a COVID-19 Safety Plan for your event.
People attending will be required to provide their name and contact details so that they can be used for contact tracing.
A maximum of 30 people is permitted to dance at any one time. Rotation of people on and off the dancefloor is allowed.
For weddings (and gatherings after) held at a home outside of the Greater Sydney region, the limit of 50 visitors does not apply.

This information was sourced from the NSW government website nsw.gov.au

12/11/2020

from 1 December 2020, the number of people who can attend weddings will be lifted to 300 people subject to the four square metre rule indoors and two square metre rule outdoors.
This will allow people to make plans and book venues knowing the capacity ahead of time.

This Information was sourced from the nsw.gov.au website

Find information, access services and have your say on NSW Government decisions.

19/10/2020

Getting to know the person behind Meeki Wedding Designs:
Hi I’m Monique and the owner of Meeki Wedding Designs.
I have lived in the Gunnedah area for 30 years and have work mostly in retail and hospitality industry.
I am a Business Management Diploma graduate with valuable experience gained in administration and customer service. I have a strategic-oriented mindset with outstanding planning skills that have enabled me to achieve critical deadlines and challenging deliverables while working on multiple assignments simultaneously.

Currently managing my own company supplying wedding planning services, I am very interested in exploring further opportunities within the events industry. As my career continues to evolve, I am committed to building positive relationships with my clients, understanding their needs and delivering successful and future events for them and their families.

23/06/2020

My full wedding planning services include:

 Initial consultation with the bride and groom
 Ongoing consultation and advice (i.e. on wedding etiquette) as required
 Preparing a budget
 Preparing a schedule/timeline and checklists
 Assisting with selection and booking of ceremony and reception venues
 Assisting with selecting and booking an officiant (celebrant, priest, minister etc.) for the wedding
 Assisting with selecting a colour scheme, theme and style for the wedding
 Assisting with the design, printing and mailing out of the invitations
 Tracking RSVPs and who will be attending
 Assisting with selection of wedding attire and accessories
 Finding, negotiating with and booking suitable vendors (i.e. caterer, florist, wedding cake maker, photographer, videographer, musicians, transportation etc.)
 Reviewing vendor’s contracts and coordinating vendors
 Ceremony planning
 Preparing itineraries and organising guests
 Attending and overseeing the rehearsal (up to two hours)
 Instructing attendants about their duties
 Reception planning
 Coordinating the collection of gifts received on the wedding day
 Wedding day coordination (up to 10 hours)
 Providing a stress-free day for the bride and groom.

Partial wedding planning services:

You may wish to plan and coordinate some parts of your own wedding, and hand over responsibility for other parts to my company. My company could be asked to undertake a combination of the tasks listed above.

Rehearsal and wedding day services only:

You might like to plan most of your wedding but may wish to have my professional service to direct everyone at the rehearsal, and to oversee and supervise everything on the wedding day to ensure it all runs smoothly.

22/06/2020

Rustic country inspiration board