{Real Wedding} Rhonda + Brian - Ancala Country Club

Weddings are made of sweet laughter and joy. Rhonda and Brian's wedding was a blast for them and their guests. I met them both through the brides sister and we started planning right away. This couple wanted to spare no details when it came to traditions. Jumping the Broom and sharing kilt love was truly memorable. They shared their nuptials day at Ancala Country Club along their closest family and friends. I loved the kilt the groom wore and incorporated a bagpiper to lighten up the event with rich colors and sounds. My heart loved bringing in the electric blue, red and black colors they chose to match Brian's kilt.

Authentic Kilt!

Brian and Rhonda as they shared their vows

Bridal parties like Rhonda's made her so happy

Choose your designs wisely and include them in many wedding details like above

My favorite picture. Period.

Thank you to my wonderful wedding team who helped maked this day mighty!

Wedding Planner: Blueprint Affairs

Venue: Ancala Country Club - Jen Benfatti

Photography: Harley Bonham Photography

Florals: Ever After Florals

Officiant: Reverend Giovanni Weddings

Entertainment: Got You Covered

Invites/Paper: Be In Love Designs

Cake: Honey Moon Sweets

Makeup/Hair: Babydoll Hair- Sabrina Miller

{Real Wedding} Ashlye + David Encanterra Country Club

Ashlye and David were a match made in heaven. I loved working with this couple as they both added so many fun and inspiring aspects to their wedding day. For any brides that visit Encanterra Country Club they are ultimately in love at first 'site'. The breathtaking view with the arbor overlooking the water in the background is absolutely amazing. Chantilly lace and pewter colored vests, alongside blooms of hydrandeas and blue delphinium were gorgeous. Added a few pops of eggplant and slate blue that made the setting perfect. Memorable and fun were the top aspects that my couple wanted to leave their guests after their big day. With the help of my wedding team, you can just tell the happiness that poured from this wedding.

Happy Wedding Day!

Bouquets of hydrangeas, stocks, light lube dephinium, purple mini callies and pearls

A Wedding Tree that also makes a perfect guestbook

Escort cards themed to magical travels

Notice the large vases for this amazing sand ceremony

3 tier, hexagon cake accented with irradescent pearl imprints

Thank you to all the vendors on my wedding team that made this day magical.

Wedding Planner: Blueprint Affairs
Venue: Encanterra Country Club
Photographer: Cassandra Heiser Photography
Florals: Ever After Florals
Transportation: Lexani by Ryans
Cake: The Cake Contessa
Entertainment: Got You Covered - Eric Cheroske
Invitations/Paper: Be In Love Designs
Linens: Southwick Linens
Officiant: Arizona Ministers
Hair: The Wish Salon - Taryn
Makeup: Julie Koeth

{Engaged Me} Where to Start

Congratulations! You’ve joined the millions of lucky ladies to get engaged around the holidays. I know that I had 2 close friends get engaged during the Christmas break and New Year’s Eve. It’s a very exciting time to celebrate a time every girl dreams about to share her life with an amazing husband. I know you are picturing a fabulous wedding day as you gaze at this picture. Now it’s time to get moving on your wedding planning and don’t stress…this is just to get your feet wet about what you like and don’t like.

Visit the Bridal Shows

Start easy - You should prepare yourself now because every vendor will be vying for your attention. For many ladies, grab a few girlfriends and/or family and hit the local bridal shows. Bring comfy shoes, address labels (oh you will see why), and an open frame of mind. You’re not booking vendors on this visit but learning who to call back after the show. My good friend and bridal boutique owner, Iris D Bridal has a Groupon to save you money at the Phoenix Bridal Show on January 8-9th. Here’s a link to her blog for more information- click here.

If you can’t catch that show, the Sedona Bridal Fair will be hosted on Saturday, February 26th, the Great Bridal Expo in Phoenix is on Sunday, March 13th, and the East Valley Bridal Show on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Take your pick ladies of many fabulous events throughout Arizona in preparation of your wedding.

Take Venue Tours

The best way to love your venue is to take a tour. There are several venues throughout the valley who host free venue tours. Below are a few to choose from offering open house tours:

East Valley Open Houses:

• Trilogy Golf Club at Power Ranch - January 11, 2011 || 4 to 7 p.m.
• The Windmill Winery - January 22, 2011 || 4 to 8 p.m.
• Tre Bella - January 26, 2011 || 6 to 8 p.m.
• Secret Garden - Every Wednesday || 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

West Valley Open Houses:

• Boojum Tree - Every Tuesday || 6 to 8 p.m.
• Virginia’s House - January 13, 2011 || 4 to 8 p.m.

Scottsdale Open Houses:

• Sassi Scottsdale - January 16, 2011 || Noon to 3 p.m.
• Troon North - January 28, 2011 || 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Website Shopping: What’s the Price?

BLUEman: The Male Perspective

Most of the time, when I want to learn about one product or another, I search the website of the company for which it was created by.

I already have an idea into what the products purpose is, so before I read into what it can completely do for me, I search for the price. Sometimes, I have to search a lot harder than I really want to, thus I lose interest in the product all together. Game over.

For example, after we got engaged, Valerie and I started to put together our ideas as to what we wanted are wedding to look like.

The most important thing for us, outside of the venue in San Diego, was the photographer. So our initial web search took us to different photographers throughout the San Diego area. If I was on a photographer’s website, or any wedding vendor website for that matter, and it didn’t have a price sheet, I’d move on to the next one.

It’s no different than shopping for a car. The main company website may have starting prices of the car, but when you really want to find out what the car will cost you, you head to the dealer website. If you’re like me, you’d rather not call to find out, because they will want you to come down and see the car, and then they’ll discuss the price.

It’s important to know what kind of price you might be looking at paying before really finding out if they are worth having at your wedding. At least when you meet with the vendor, both you and the vendor will know you are somewhat serious about having them as a part of your wedding.

But the most common of all the non-priced wedding vendors happens to be the business we are in, wedding planning.

For the reasons expressed above, that is why we at Blueprint Affairs publish our package pricing on our website, along with what it includes. And best yet, you still get a free one hour consultation so that we can see if we are a fit for your wedding.

For additional information or to schedule a free one hour consultation, visit the Blueprint Affairs website or email info@blueprintaffairs.com today.

MAPPING Out Your Wedding

BLUEman: The Male Perspective

If you’re having a destination wedding, one of the first things to do is to check around the area. But with budgets a little tight these days, the alternative to flying out a couple weekends throughout the planning process is to use technology that is readily available.

I’m talking about Google Maps.

Simple set your browser to http://www.googlemaps.com/ and begin your visit to the far off destination in no time.

Some helpful tips about Google mapping:

1. In the upper left hand corner is the search feature. If you don’t know the exact address of the venue you selected, or if you’re just beginning your search, you can simply enter the city and state (ex: San Francisco, CA) and press Search Maps.
2. If you want to see the landscape around the area or what the buildings look like, make sure to select the Satellite option in the upper right hand corner of the map image.
3. Create a Google account. This will allow you to use the “My Map” feature where you can save maps related to your wedding location, and even a separate map for your honeymoon and the sites you may wish to see.

Once you do the basics as described above, you can click on the little red bulb with an “A” related to any of your searches to then search nearby hotels, restaurants, etc. You name it, Google map will find it.

One of the features I like about Google Maps is the street view. Zoom in as far as you can next to a restaurant or hotel you may have found, and now you are on the street looking at what everything looks like around it. This is the best way to get familiar with the area before even getting there.

One of the best things to do, is after you plotted your rehearsal dinner location, surrounding hotels, nearest airport, etc, you can share this with your wedding guests using the Send feature.

So, whether you chose to have that destination wedding or not, Google Maps is a great way to get familiar with the area before even stepping foot on the ground, or to best prepare an out of town guest for their trip to your wedding destination.

See you back here next week for the next edition of the BLUEman.

The Wedding Party

Are you ready for a party made just for your wedding? And we’re not talking about the usual wedding and reception. We’re talking about a pre-wedding party, and no, not a bridal shower, bachelor or bachelorette party either. This is called a Social.

In Canada, a social is an event held to help raise financial capital for your big wedding day. And in these economic times, it could be just the ticket to a debt free wedding.

Imagine walking away with $7,000 or more to cover your upcoming wedding.

Here is how it works. Find a reception hall or cheap venue to hold your Social. Find a DJ to spin the music and layout a dance floor. Get a liquor license, if you are required to, and provide alcohol for this one night event. Make sure your coordinate with the selected venue. They may provide this liquor license for you, and you want to make sure you know your limits. But if you’re making money off of the bar, you’ll need some sort of license.

This is not a party reserved for just the bridal party and guests…this is a party that you want to bring as many people as you can to, whether you know them or not. But make sure you limit the number of tickets to the space you have. If your hall will hold 200 people comfortable, don’t sell 250 tickets.

The key to making money is to limit your expenses. Don’t go to a venue that is too pricey, and don’t spend more than you need to on a great DJ, otherwise, your ticket sales will do nothing more than pay for the cost of those expenses and you won’t walk away with any profits, which is the goal of this Social. And if you need to, don’t forget to pay for some security so when the money comes in, it’s protected.

One of the ways to draw people into the party is to raffle off prizes throughout the night. Advertise a big giveaway when selling tickets to get their attention. Even consider holding a silent auction. Keep people entertained as much as possible. And at midnight, throw out some free appetizers and keep the party going until closing time.

The goal is to have people spend money, so when it’s time for your wedding, you’re spending less.

Victory Cigar?

BLUEman: The Male Perspective

The night is winding down on your wedding day festivities. You’ve watched your beautiful bride come down the aisle, you said your vows, and you said “I do.” The reception went off without a hitch. The first dance was just how you both pictured it. And, if you were creative, you followed the lead of TLC’s Rock the Reception. The best man and maid of honor gave their toasts and everyone danced till they could not dance no more.

And then, your father comes up to you, or your father-in-law, and he wants to share in a moment with you by lighting a cigar and kicking one back with him and the rest of the guys. It’s his way of saying “congratulations” and what some guys might call the “Victory Cigar”. So the question is: do you do it?

Here are two things to consider before you light up that cigar:

1. Is the bride to be going to get upset if the groom lights up the cigar? The bride might not want to kiss cigar breath afterward. But you can likely convince her by chewing some gum after the fact.
2. Does your venue allow you to light up inside or outside? Most places in Arizona would not allow that to take place due to current laws in place that prevent restaurants from allowing patrons to smoke inside, but you might be able to outside.

I can honestly say that lighting up that cigar with my dad, brothers and friends near the end of my reception was a great experience for me. I looked forward to my wedding day, and being able to say thank you in the man sort of way to the guys for supporting me every step of the way meant a lot.

Enjoy your wedding my friends, and if you decide to, savor that cigar…

That’s it for now. Be sure to come back next Monday at 3:33 p.m.

Go Stress Free on Your Wedding Day

Guys, here is an opportunity to give your bride one of the best gifts of all on her wedding day: the gift of enjoyment that comes with a stress free wedding day.

So how do you make this happen? Simple, enter the Blissful Blueprint Contest for a chance to win a free day-of-wedding coordinator. And this is not a contest giving this special service to just one lucky couple, but three!

Take it from me. I did the good deed and handled most of the interaction on my wedding day with the vendors, so that my bride to be could relax with her friends and get her hair done, etc. It can be pretty stressful, and nine times out of ten, if you don’t have a wedding coordinator, that role most often than not, will fall on the bride. She doesn’t need to be bogged down with answering every little vendor question on your wedding day, and neither do you, so that’s why I recommend, at the very least, a day-of-wedding coordinator.

So, all you need to do is go to http://www.blueprintaffairs.com/ and click on the Blissful Blueprint Contest link on the main page of the website. Then, write about your romantic proposal that got her to say yes, and how you envision your wedding day, submit through the contest email, and you’re that much closer to winning a free day-of-wedding coordinator. But don’t wait too long, the contest ends February 12.

But what if you don’t win? You still may be eligible to receive up to $250 off the day-of-wedding coordinator package. So it’s a win for everyone.

Good luck everyone and until next Monday at 3:33 p.m., enjoy your week!

Venue Me || How to Choose Your Venue

Time is ticking on finding the perfect wedding venue. No one said this would be an easy task. On another thought, you really may have no clue what to do when it comes to scouting out a venue and figuring out the next steps. I’m here to tell you that this is your first step after the engagement because your entire wedding hinges on the location of your ceremony and reception (of course, this is easier when both at same location). The venue sets the tone and allows you to select colors, styles, and food choices that fit your preferences.


Close To Home

Choosing a venue close to home saves time and money. This allows you to closely monitor all the special details and take tours of the venue open houses. This is a great way to select local vendors and have a green, eco-friendly wedding. Arizona also provides gorgeous sunsets and many fine venues that range from reception only sites to full-service resorts. Some venues require your vendor choices be selected from a preapproved list. This may help you find ease at “shopping” at once but may limit your favorite photographer that you can’t live without.

Stateside Selections

In all its beautiful colors and landscape, Arizona does miss the unmistakable beachside views that you yearn to see in your pictures. You may find wish to for a beach wedding soaking up the rays on the beach. Take a weekend trip six months or more prior to wedding to meet with potential vendors. Contact area venues for their vendor recommendations as this will be a current referral (vendor lists are seldom updated online).

Tropical or International Calling Card

The economy is not the only factor driving this exciting romance getaway. Your friends and family play a large part in attendance on your day. Determine if your friends and family will need a passport and/or visa for your destination wedding. I strongly recommend using a travel planner for booking hotel and flights. The Swine Flu was a big roadblock for weddings and honeymooners in 2009 causing resort closures all over. Be prepared for any unexplained natural or biomedical disaster and renovations that may leave you stranded. Destination weddings can truly be a breathtaking and magical experience for you and your guests when planned out.

Stay tuned for the BLUEman coming up on Monday at 3:33 p.m.

Also, don't forget to enter the Blissful Blueprint Contest. There is about 2 weeks left until we select 3 lucky brides!

Venue Me || Great Perks!

Finding the perfect venue really has its advantages. If you search for a venue site that really suits you, be sure to ask if they have amenities that will benefit you and your fiancé. The best way to really enjoy the week leading up to your wedding and on the wedding day is by soaking in the experience. This is the one time that your family will enjoy pampering and relaxing (with you). Check the venue website for special accommodations and the concierge for any services they recommend.


FREE Anyone?

All your wedding planning will eventually surmount to the one big day, and I give you permission to enjoy it. In many cases, the golf club you booked will also provide your fiancé and a small group of his friends a free round of golf (including the golf carts) on the wedding day. I’m really into relaxing so the spa area is where you would find me. Check out the spa area, pool, and massage services available at your venue. Booking your room and wedding day services also prompts them with special promotions for the bride and groom.

Take Me There

You may find it easy to wake up and walk outside your door to your own personal chauffeur service. Many hotels and venues also provide free shuttle service to and from your rehearsal dinner. In some cases, you may organize shuttle services for all your wedding guests from the hotel to the wedding site (if driving to two different locations). This saves your guests the hassle of finding parking and allows those who want to indulge in alcohol, a safe way home.

Just In Case!

During your travels (either by plane or across town), you may need to have your dress and your bridesmaid dresses steamed. The upright steamers are a hassle to carry with you so check on borrowing the venue’s site machine. Or, look for a dry cleaning service near your venue to take your dress for a quick fix. It’s best to hang your dress outside the bag to prevent deep wrinkles. Don’t forget to take your emergency wedding day kit with you because things do happen and you want to be prepared.

Venue Me || Bring Your Fiance

After my Open House visit last night with the Boojum Tree in Phoenix, I realized that there is more to searching for a venue. The one fine element includes your fiancé. I have always heard how many fiancé’s are either stuck at home or arrive kicking and screaming to the venue. Last night was such a surprise to hear each fiancé engrossed in the conversation and asking thoughtful questions. I have to wonder what the new shift in newly engaged couples has been to provoke such a bonding experience in wedding planning. Many of you are shaking your heads that this will never be your fiancé. Heck this is football season and sports or not, some men are hard to convince.

Sports Junkie

A little extra thought is required so think of the evening possibilities when it comes to your Sports Junkie. Consider the scheduled venues to not overlap on his favorite game night. This is a good time to clue into what team he roots for and check the game rosters. Make a checklist of your favorite venues and focus your attention on those open houses. This may include scouting out the local pubs and sports bars close to the venue. He will be thrilled that you helped him catch the live action immediately following your venue venture.

Late Nighter

Working a full-time job for your Late Nighter may not be flexible for a weekday walkthrough. Being thoughtful to present your fiancé with available dates and times to schedule a one-on-one walk through with the event staff is ideal. Many locations provide weeknight and weekend tours. This will show your fiancé how important the venue selection process is to you and help him keep his calendar in order. Try to not overwhelm yourself or your fiancé with too many appointments in one week. Pace yourself and have fun. Bringing snacks or a quick bite after work for him will also ease his hunger pains and help him be more agreeable.

Not His Thing

Some men prefer to have the bride do all the planning and the cliché is “they just show up at the wedding”. Your wedding is meant to represent a day that joins both of you in a loving, committed relationship. In this case, think like a man and schedule venue tours around things that really interest him. Many vendors including cake, DJ, photography, and catering will indulge different sides of his personality with their presented services. I always find that the cake and catering vendors strike it easy with the groom’s by offering delicious samples. Do your research on what your fiancé likes because he may just buddy up with the DJ over their favorite 80’s rock tunes.

Check out BLUEman the Male Perspective every Monday at 3:33 pm to learn more.

OPEN BAR...Sort of

You’ve picked the venue. The band is all lined up. The flowers are set to be delivered. The food you’ve chosen will wow your guests. What’s left to decide other than the obvious: to open bar or not to open bar? That could be one of the biggest questions of all.


In today’s weddings, men are fronting the financial responsibility just as much as women are. The traditional ways of a woman’s family paying for the wedding are less and less apparent. And let’s face it…you need all the money you can hold onto so that your life post-wedding is not off to a rocky financial start.

So how can you save a little dough and still provide a nice experience for your VIPs? As a man, you want an open bar. Let’s be honest with ourselves, when you’re invited to a wedding, one of the very first thoughts to pop into your head as a man is “open bar?” You want to drink, you want to let loose, and will gladly do so if it’s not on your dime. But now you’re the groom. Now you have to step up, right?

There are several options. Other than the obvious to have it open all night, or to a certain time in the night, you could limit the open bar for the cocktail part of your reception, the one-hour post-ceremony, while your wedding party is taking pictures. The only downfall is people will see that open bar window, and take full advantage. Plus, if someone is halfway done with their drink and decides they don’t really like it, they will leave it behind and go pick up something else. That just cost you $8 in leftover alcohol. As my dad always said, no beer gets left behind…but sad to say, people do ignore that idea.

But here is an option that worked, it can help you plan to spend no more than you can afford: Drink Tickets. By creating drink tickets, you can choose to take care of your VIPS (your parents and bridal party members) or everyone at the wedding reception. If you have 17 people in your bridal party, including parents, you can hand each of them three drink tickets good for a beer, well drink or glass of wine. Knowing that is 51 tickets, figure the high side of $8.00 per drink, and you’re sure not to spend more than a little over $400.00. But if you want to take care of everyone, consider handing out two drink tickets to each person. Let’s say you have 100 guests, including your bridal party, then that is 200 drink tickets and you can budget, on the high side, spending no more than $1,600.00 for alcohol. Anything beyond the drink tickets you hand out is a cash bar. So you’re not on the hook.

Whatever you decide, drink tickets are a great way to limit the amount of money you spend on the technically open bar. The great thing is, no matter how many you hand out, you can budget the max amount you will spend out of pocket. Better yet, you’re likely not to see all of the drink tickets turned in, hence, you save money for better things, like the honeymoon!

Stayed tuned for next week's blog on Monday at 3:33 pm.

Venue Me || Open Houses

It’s officially wedding season. As we kick off the New Year with countless engagements, it’s time for brides to check local magazines for their best wedding venues. Does looking at countless pictures sound familiar? I sometimes can’t decide what I really like by pictures alone. Is it the creative photography that captures your eye? Or, does the venue really have the appeal to make your wedding perfect?

Satisfying as it is, traipsing all around to find the perfect venue is no one’s idea of fun. Narrow down a few and take advantage of open houses to see the venue at its prime. Since most weddings are typically held during the evening. You also have an opportunity to meet other key vendors you need. Take some time to check out some local beauties in Phoenix such as Boojum Tree – Hidden Gardens for a fairytale location filled with nooks and archways around the property ideal for wedding pictures. They host an open house every Tuesday from 6-8 p.m.

Another hidden treasure is Virginia’s House located in Glendale. This historic home brings together the family atmosphere and romance from the 1930’s. I find myself in love with their venue that easily captures the essence of a charming backyard wedding. Their next open house is on Thursday, January 14th from 4-8 p.m. Open Houses provide you the chance to visit the properties you have been eyeing and choose your perfect venue.

For more ideas on different venues in Arizona, be sure to check out AZ Finest Wedding Sites

Prepped To Go || Financial Preparation

Poised at a pivotal time in the holiday season when our paychecks leave quicker than direct deposit and our days fade faster than a dimming light. With cash flying out of our pockets more than any other time of year, this brings particular concern over finances. Over spending may leave you staring at the dark hole burning through your pocket from the post-recession holiday. Many of us know that money doesn’t grow on trees, but we don’t know how to keep it from popping into the cashier’s hand.

The Storm

For those of you soon-to-be groom’s, thoughts are racing through your mind of when to pop the question. However, your other side of reasoning has you wondering how prepared you are for this love storm called a wedding. It’s can become a hail storm because of the responsibilities, money burning commitments and the flood of emotions that seem to reach everyone in the storm’s grasp. You too will find yourself in the midst of the storm. But, take a moment to breathe, and realize that this is exactly what you have been planning for the last few months, or years, since you laid eyes on your gorgeous beloved. Your wedding day will come in quickly and leave the same, but it’s up to you to make sound financial decisions.

Puzzle Pieces

Most people have come to terms that we are living in hard times – financially speaking. In fact, most brides are spending on average $22,000 for their wedding and reception. This is a considerable drop from previous budgets up nearly $28,000. For most guests, the thrill of the night exists over drinking and dancing the night away to great Bon Jovi and Cupid Shuffle dance moves. Work together with your wedding planner to detail your budget planning and seek guidance from a financial planner for more in-depth realizations. Weddings are one way to drive yourself into debt if you don’t think clearly. Your financial limitations are real but setup a plan one year before your wedding. This helps to ease any panic attacks on large purchases and reduce any buyer’s remorse (or missing something you truly wanted).

Pure Clarity

Being recently engaged or getting married soon should be the happiest time of your life. Consider all of your financial options, and not just those your fiancé (e)’s family support for this crunch. Credit cards are no longer the evil plastic floating in your wallet. Instead, use that special APR credit card offer that you likely received in the mail every week to pay for the deposit on the venue at the great golf club or vintage house you’ve been eyeing for weeks. Write out the list of expenses not only leading up to the wedding, but during and after your wedding. Don’t forget the thank you notes for all your gracious guests. Make a budget based on a percentage to apply to each category, for example: venue, food, and alcohol (50%), planner (8%), flowers and rental items (10%), stationary (1%), DJ (10%), cake (1%), photo and videographer (10%), attire (10%). The list can roll right off the page but use these tips to save your money tree.



Image: Andy Newson / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Prepped To Go || Rain or Shine

A beautiful wedding decorated with all the glitz and popping colors across the aisle. Picture yourself, surrounded by a delicious cuisine fit for a king, mouth-watering garnish and the smell of sweet orchids in the air. I bet you didn’t picture the rain that’s quickly approaching your gorgeous day with dark clouds and rain drops. This seems like a dream come true minus the buckets of rain drops falling on your guests along with your dress. Rain or Shine. I’m sure you’ve heard this type of policy for your favorite band or artist. (This means that the event will continue on regardless of the weather conditions.)

When it comes to planning, have you researched or asked the vendors all the right questions? Rain, shine, sickness, and health sound more like wedding vows but should ring in your ears like a sound of a secure wedding day. Fair or not for the most important day, carefully review your contracts and ask the questions for experiences beyond your control. Carefully plan for the unexpected and your wedding will bring buckets of happiness not tears. Here are some questions to rehearse and review:

VENUES

• What is their ability to have an alternate site on your wedding day?

• If you host your ceremony and receptions at the same location, do they offer inside accommodations for your entire wedding?

• Are there other weddings booked on your day?

• Do they expect to have any upcoming remodeling done to their site?

• Will you be penalized for any cancellations? If so, what are the amounts and date limitations?

• Can you change your wedding date once reserved? If so, what are the parameters?

VENDORS

• Determine who will step in if your vendor has any unexpected sickness or availability issues

• What is their guarantee for on-time service and during peak wedding dates?

• Will you be penalized for any cancellations? If so, what are the amounts and date limitations?

• Can you change your wedding date once reserved? If so, what are the parameters?