http://www.ukawp.com/blog/life-as-a-planner/working-with-friends/ The leading industry body for the UK Wedding Planning Market | Promoting professionalism in Wedding Planning Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:38:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ukawp.com/blog/life-as-a-planner/working-with-friends//comment-page-1#comment-335 Kate Fletcher Thu, 20 May 2010 11:27:57 +0000 http://www.ukawp.com/blog/?p=1194#comment-335 This is a great post as anyone in the wedding planning and event business will most certainly have a friend or two ask them to help. I have offered to run through plans for friends on quite a few occassions but if you are expected to organise the wedding and be there on the day, this does cross the line of a helping hand! As Isabel mentioned, ascertain early on what they expect - you can always offer them 'mates rates'! This is a great post as anyone in the wedding planning and event business will most certainly have a friend or two ask them to help. I have offered to run through plans for friends on quite a few occassions but if you are expected to organise the wedding and be there on the day, this does cross the line of a helping hand! As Isabel mentioned, ascertain early on what they expect – you can always offer them ‘mates rates’!

]]> http://www.ukawp.com/blog/life-as-a-planner/working-with-friends//comment-page-1#comment-334 Caroline Gould Thu, 20 May 2010 08:05:45 +0000 http://www.ukawp.com/blog/?p=1194#comment-334 Thanks for a great post Isabel - the timing couldn't be better. I'm working on a friends wedding in July and had a few concerns about it - until now! Going to have a chat with them about it this weekend and get those fuzzy lines sorted. Thanks :). Thanks for a great post Isabel – the timing couldn’t be better. I’m working on a friends wedding in July and had a few concerns about it – until now! Going to have a chat with them about it this weekend and get those fuzzy lines sorted.
Thanks .

]]> http://www.ukawp.com/blog/life-as-a-planner/working-with-friends//comment-page-1#comment-333 Carmen Wed, 19 May 2010 19:33:06 +0000 http://www.ukawp.com/blog/?p=1194#comment-333 Thank you for the tips and advice Isabel... definitely comes in handy. It has crossed my mind in which is the best way to deal with such situations. Now I know the answer, how to start off right from the beginning and a way that keeps everyone happy! Thank you for the tips and advice Isabel… definitely comes in handy. It has crossed my mind in which is the best way to deal with such situations. Now I know the answer, how to start off right from the beginning and a way that keeps everyone happy!

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