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Business owners have to be creative when it comes to cost effective ways to promote a product or service. Advertising has its place, but it’s critical for any marketing or advertising effort to have a return on it’s investment. Joint ventures are an effective and low-cost way to market your business and increase profit.

The following are a few simple ways to step into the JV arena:

- Exchange links on your websites

- Include information in your newsletters about your new JV partner

- Display information on counter tops

- Place information in shopping bags, billings or other mailings

- Share a booth at a tradeshow or event

- Write articles for each other’s newsletters

- Provide prizes for fund raising events for various organizations

- Become involved with a local non-profit event that allows you to be seen as benefactors.

Once you’ve done some brainstroming, search for businesses and service providers in your industry or a cross-related industry and approach them with your ideas.

Here are some examples of creative joint ventures:

- Make up Artist/ Bridal Shop: The make-up artist kept bridal shop and prom information in her kit and passed it to potential clients when she was out on a job. The bridal store displayed the make-up artist’s information on their counter.

- Travel Agent/ Wedding Planner: The wedding planner kept the travel agent information available for her clients to book honeymoons and received a free trip for every so many clients she sent to the agent.

- Real Estate Agent/ Moving Company: The real estate agent negotiated a discounted moving rate within a local area for her clients. The moving company received additional advertising in the agent’s newsletter.

- Small Pet Shop/ Dog Groomer/ Animal Shelter: The pet shop offered the groomer’s services and helped to promote the local animal shelter fundraising events. The groomer offered services to the shelter and the pet shop. The shelter promoted the pet shop and the groomer to people who adopted pets.

- Travel Agent/ Luggage Store/ Non-wrinkle clothing line: The travel agent promoted both the luggage store and the non-wrinkle clothing line. The luggage store included the travel agent’s card and information about the non-wrinkle clothing in their luggage and on the counter. The clothing line consultant promoted the luggage store and the travel agent during her consultations.

By thinking of scenarios where both parties benefit, joint venture opportunities abound. Pick a target market that you don’t always reach, but your potential partner does. Then brainstorm the type of cross-promotions you would like to do. Once you feel confident in your proposal, bring those ideas to your potential joint venture partner and explain what it is you envision. Be sure to highlight the benefits to him. Also, make sure that you outline what the responsibilities are for each project you work on together. That way, you’ll avoid any misunderstandings.

Use joint ventures to increase exposure and profit. Be creative and have fun!

Christian Fea
http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/practical-ways-to-joint-venture-686698.html

Hosting a big event can be overwhelming and a challenging task for even the most organised person. The main thing you need to do to make things easier on yourself is to get organised. You need a list of the people you’re inviting to the event so that you can get a head count. The next thing is to decide on the style of event and the food that you will be serving. This is dependent on the type of event. If it’s a wedding, you might want a served meal but if you are having a birthday or anniversary you might choose a more informal option such as a barbecue.

No matter what the event is, you going to need the proper decorations, serving utensils, dinnerware, drink glasses and other decor such as napkins, candelabras, and flowers and so on. While planning a big event can be stressful, being organised and planning things out thoroughly can help your event be huge success.

Catering Tips

If you are holding a banquet and need banquet catering ideas, here are some things to think about. It can sometimes be hard to get started, but if you keep a few things in mind you should be able to have a great banquet catering experience.

The first thing that you need to think about is what kind of banquet you are throwing. If it is a wedding banquet, you will usually be a bit more formal. A business meeting or corporate awards banquet or recognition ceremony will also lend itself to a more formal atmosphere and menu. If it is a teen banquet or other less formal occasion, you can be a little less sophisticated with your menu.

Before you choose a banquet catering company, it is wise to determine the location of your event. This way, the caterer will have a better idea of how and where they can set things up. If you need to rent additional items like plates, silverware, tables, or chairs the caterer may be able to help you. They cannot help you, however, if you don’t know whether you need these things or not. They can also have a better understanding of how many servers they will need and what kind of set up is required. If you don’t have a location in mind before you choose a banquet catering service, the caterer may have a recommendation.

When you are planning a menu, try to discuss your thoughts with the head chef. Don’t just deal with the banquet catering sales rep or the manager. The head chef can advise you of any specialties that he or she may prepare especially well or what dishes he or she would recommend with a particular main course.

Another great banquet catering tip is to serve small portions of several different courses. By doing this you ensure that your guests don’t get too full and they also remain interested in the food. Focus on presentation to make the food attractive. This way, no one feels deprived by the smaller portions. They are just impressed by the looks of the dish.

Breads are universally expected in banquet catering. To keep guests intrigued from the time they sit down, make the bread basket a variety. Don’t just serve plain rolls. Serve all different kinds of breads. This way everyone’s tastes are satisfied and no one gets bored.

Serve unusual desserts to impress your guests. They don’t have to be overly expensive, but make sure they are pretty and delicious. This is the last food item and your chance to make a positive lasting impression so take advantage of it.

Banquet catering can be a big job, but if you keep some of these ideas in mind, you will be able to wow your guests and have them talking about your event for months to come.

Here are some tips to think about if you are considering hiring an event catering service:

1. It is easier! The caterers will do all the work you just need to tell them how many guests and pick a menu. You probably want to plan on meeting with them about six times before the event to work out the kinks.

2. Hire them ahead of time. Many of the really good catering services might be booked a year in advance and certainly most of them will need a three to six month lead time in order to properly cater your event. Therefore, you’ll need to start looking at catering services as soon as you know that you are going to need one. The further ahead you can book them the better your choices of caterers will be.

3. Sometimes bigger isn’t better. Sometimes the biggest and most expensive event catering services aren’t necessarily the best ones. A lot of the smaller ones may work harder as they are still building a reputation. Plus, sometimes the bigger ones use canned or packaged foods while the small ones will typically make everything from scratch.

4. Network. The event caterers typically have a network of complimentary services like florists, decorators and disc jockeys so if you’re looking for any of these services you might want to ask your caterer who they might recommend. This could end up being easier and maybe even cheaper for you.

5. Do your homework. Before you hire anyone, you want to make sure you do your due diligence. Check all references to make sure that other clients were satisfied with the job of the caterer. Also you want to make sure that they are certified in safety procedures as well as food handling. The certification is done by your local Board of Health and they should just have it posted right in their place of business. In addition, get a copy of their liability insurance to make sure they are covered.

6. Make a visit. Before you make the final deal, visit the caterers in their place of business. Oftentimes they’ll have little samples of their food and you want to take advantage of this to make sure that the production tastes good.

7. Payment. Usually you’ll have to give the event catering service 50% up front to confirm the reservation. The final payment is usually due a couple of weeks before the event. If you need to cancel you want to notify the caterer as soon as you know because the sooner you can let them know the more of your deposit you will get back. Usually, however, if you cancel less than 30 days before the event you probably lose your whole deposit and maybe even a little bit more. It’s always a good idea to read the fine print in your contract to find out what the penalties may be.

8. Budget. When working with an event catering service, you want to understate your budget a little bit so that you have a little wiggle room in case you have to make menu changes or add more guests. Most catered events usually end up costing more than the original quote so you can keep within your budget if you simply understate it to begin with.

Here are some more things you might consider:

- Don’t like what you see on the menu? As the caterer if he can create a custom menu based on your tastes and budget.

- Keep in mind that most caterers charge per person so the cost of the meals will be directly related to how many guests he was invited to a wedding.

- Sometimes caterers charge a service charge. This largely depends on the style of serving. A buffet style might have less of the charge, but if someone is cutting the deal will be something extra. If it will be a sit down meal with waiters and waitresses that additional expense to cover their wages may be added.

- If there is a bar with alcohol and hourly fee for the bartender may be added.

- Can you believe there is a cake cutting fee? Yep this covers the expense of cutting and serving the cake.

- Typically wine or champagne is served for the toast and a lot of catering businesses will charge a pouring fee for this.

No matter which way you look at it, hiring a wedding catering service is good cost you some money but if you shop around you may be able to get a good deal on the caterer that will do a fantastic job on your reception. Don’t forget, this is your big day and you don’t want to squirm too much or you might just get what you pay for.

For more information visit http://www.nusuevents.com.au

Susan Tucker
http://www.articlesbase.com/weddings-articles/event-catering-ideas-731323.html

Location:

There are two types of reception sites.

The first type charges a person fee which includes the facility, food, tables, silverwares and plates. Examples are hotels, restaurant and catered yachts. The advantage of this is that they will do everything for you but the disadvantage is that choices of food, china and linen are limited. Usually you are not permitted to bring outside food/beverages and must choose from their own menu. In either case, if they allow you, be prepared to pay a corkage fee. Beware because some the hotels are known for double booking. Also be careful of hotels that book events too close together. You don’t want to your guest to wait outside while the room is being set-up for the reception. Get your rental hours and the name of the room in writing.

The second type charges a room or rental fee and you are responsible for providing the food, beverages, linen and possibly tables and chairs. Examples of this are clubs, halls, parks, museums and private homes. The site should complement the formality of your ceremony. The selection of the site depends on its availability, price, proximity to the ceremony site and the number of people it will accommodate.

Some popular reception ideas:

Hotels and Restaurants

Country Club and Catering Halls

Inns or Bed-and-Breakfast Establishments

Botanical Gardens

Wineries

Mansions

When comparing the cost of the different locations, consider the rental fee, food, beverages, parking, gratuity, set-up charges and the cost of the rental equipment such as the tables, chairs and canopies. If you’re planning an outdoor reception make sure to have a backup site in the case of rain.

Music:

The reception music helps create the atmosphere of your wedding. It is the major part of your reception and should be planned carefully. When selecting music for your reception, consider the musical preference of your guests, your budget and the site. Hiring a DJ is less expensive than band and musicians.

If you want your musician to act as the master of ceremonies during the reception make sure he has a complete timeline for your reception and he knows when to announce the events such as first dance, toast, cutting of cake, tossing the bouquet and garter. If you want a large variety of music consider hiring a professional DJ. He can play any type of music and even offer a light show. Give him the list of the songs you want to play and the time for playing each song.

To save money it’s better to hire a band or a DJ directly. Hiring an entertainment agency will cost you more. You can ask some friends who can sing during the reception. You can also check the music department in college and universities and hire student musicians and DJ. It’s less expensive than hiring the professional musicians.

Food & Beverages:

It depends on what time your wedding will be. You can either have your reception mid morning or afternoon where you can serve light food like finger foods or cocktail food and wedding cake. In this case you will save more money in food and in beverage. But if you have the budget for a nice reception then you can have it for lunch or dinner. The most important in the reception is the wedding cake and beverage for toast.

Decorations:

You can consider having a theme for your reception. A Hawaiian theme or your honey destination is a great idea. It depends to what both of you like. Another alternative is to follow your wedding motif. If you book your reception in a hotel or restaurant you can ask them regarding the decorations. Some hotels and restaurant includes decoration in their package. If decorations is not included or your reception is held outside like in a garden. You can decorate using nice bouquets, balloons, candles, drapes. Use table cloth and napkins that will continue your colour scheme. Set it with nice candles and flowers.

For more information visit http://www.nusuevents.com.au

Susan Tucker
http://www.articlesbase.com/weddings-articles/choosing-your-wedding-reception-731341.html

Wedding favors are an important part of the wedding experience. They are a way to express appreciation to all of your guests for taking the time to support you on your special day. A carefully chosen favor is also a great way to tie into your wedding theme. Because you are purchasing a gift for each of the guests at your wedding, price is also a consideration. If you are having a large wedding with many guests, this can add up quickly.

If you decide to invite children to your wedding you may want to choose a favor that will appeal to them in particular. Fortunately, there are so many choices available when choosing wedding favors that you can easily find something that appeals both to children and adults alike. What are some ideas for favors that are fun for children, yet special for adults?

Photo Memories

All children love to have their picture taken, and most relish the idea of having a special responsibility. Consider leaving plenty of disposable cameras lying around to capture candid shots. While this is not a new idea for weddings, to really include the children that you have as guests, make sure they, and their parents, know that they are welcome, and even encouraged, to use the cameras. Something about weddings brings out the stuffy adult in many people, so hand out cameras specifically to children, announce that you want a kids-eye view of the event, or come up with some other way to encourage the children at your wedding and reception to take pictures.

By providing cameras for the reception, you open the door for a touching favor many people love, which is a miniature photograph album. The miniature album, which will typically hold around 40 four by six pictures, is the perfect favor for children. They can put their own pictures in it, and you can send along copies of any cute candids that you get. Miniature photograph albums making a special wedding favor for both children and their parents.

Edible Favors

Kids love treats, and tiny treats are even better. Personalized mints or chocolate candies such as Hersheyâ??s Kisses, loose or in a special tin, make a fun treat for parents and their children. In fact, many kids will get just as much enjoyment out of a small mint tin or basket as they will the candy that was inside. Most wrappers can be personalized with the bride and groomâ??s names, the date of the wedding and even the weddingâ??s color theme. Edible favors can also be certain mixes of cocoa or tea to be enjoyed after the event.

Bookmarks

If you are hosting a large reception, or your budget is tight, bookmarks are affordable and fun favors. Children, in particular, enjoy the idea of their own bookmark. Parents can utilize this favor as well. Using bookmarks engraved with scripture, line of poetry or even a simple, â??Thank you for sharing the day with us,â? will make children and their parents feel appreciated for attending this special occasion.

Tote Bags

Children universally seem to love to sort and pack. Loading up their treasures in a box or bag is one way that many children spend their time. Tote bags are a wonderful favor, especially if you are expecting many out of town families or are hosting a destination wedding. The tote itself makes an excellent favor, but adding information about the area, a coloring book and crayons and a bottle of bubbles can make this wedding favor a favorite for families with children.

Soaps and Bath Favors

Children love anything tiny, and the tiny soaps or bottles of shower gels that are available as wedding favors are a real treat for young children and parents alike. Many of the small containers or bars come in appealing packaging, such as small wooden boxes or tiny plastic bathtubs. An overall wedding theme can be extended into soap and bath favors, such as with a fall themed wedding. Bath favors are available in fall themes in the form of leaf-shaped soaps. These cute and practical favors are guaranteed to be popular with the guests at your party.

No matter what type of favors you choose, picking something that appeals to the children at your reception is sure to make you popular with both adults and youngsters. Many couples, even those who invite children to their wedding, present a no nonsense attitude about the wedding and reception. While it is understandable that you want your wedding and reception to be an enjoyable event, the majority of these celebrations are not geared toward children. Choosing favors which appeal to children is a wonderfully thoughtful way of letting both parent and child know that they are appreciated for attending.

Arianna Jordan
http://www.articlesbase.com/weddings-articles/memorable-wedding-favors-for-children-and-parents-691537.html

My FH and I are looking to start up a wedding venue, De Mariée Gardens (French for bridal). We have about 2 acres of private gardens that include a rose arbor, a gazebo, and a balcony that overlooks a river with a bridge spanning the river. It’s very old-fashioned, with lanterns, benches, arches, and even a swing or two scattered throughout.

We’re trying to make the venue as appealing to brides as possible by building dressing rooms, making our walkways more accessible to larger parties, purchasing an enclosed tent in case of inclement weather, providing up to 200 chairs, extra tables, some decorations, and more.

What we need now is feedback. All you past, present, and future brides out there, I know this is bare information, but what do you think? Any suggestions or thoughts would be very appreciated, along with how much you would consider paying for something like this. We don’t know what the going rate is, and we want to be affordable because we had a devil of a time affording our own wedding.

We are considering charging $1,000 for ceremonies on Fridays and Saturdays, $750 for all other days. This would include chairs, tables, and decorations. We’re a bit tentative on receptions right now, not sure if we’ll get the funding for the building, but we will offer discounts when they book the reception with a local vendor. Is this fair?

To start off we’re probably only going to offer a ceremony site. But there are 5 receptions venues within 5 minutes. Would you still consider this venue? Or should we just wait to open ’til we can offer both?

I just got married 9/24/09 at Caesar’s Palace Las Vegas and one thing I was really disappointed with was the quality of their waiting area. I was put in what looked to be a storage room (or maybe an old salon?) with a ton of boxes and a few scattered couches and a mirror, the floor was dusty and dirty (great for my bright white dress). Not to be petty but I put out alot of cash to get married in the gardens there and I am sitting next to a crate of hair dye? I only had to wait for about 20 minutes but really, can I get a glass of water and a place to put my makeup bag down so I can do touch-ups before I walk out.

It get’s kind of complicated. It’s kind of like a soap opera. But there are ten people of importance. The first two are Violet Watson and Leonidas Astor. Violet is the daughter of a very rich family, and Leonidas is their stable boy. With the help of third important person Ronald Matchstick, they have eloped(this happened before the start of the book) but they come back before anyone finds them missing. Violet spends every night in the stable with him, but she also has to act the part of the perfect middle child. Her older sister is engaged, but not to who the parents want her to be engaged to, so Violet gets engaged to Martin Fay so they have money. But the day before the wedding, the Watson mansion burns down, because Ivy, the maid, trips with a candle running away from Jared Westwood, Rose, Violet’s sister’s, fiancé. The next day, no one can find Leonidas or Violet because they’ve ran away. In the meantime, Cedric Kendall is using Grace Chadwick, Violet’s best friend, to get information about Violet because he loves her. Scarlett Watson, Violet’s younger sister, is also having an affair with Martin Fay. She had been before she knew that he was going to propose to Violet. He does because it would be good publicity. And the other people are just in there to give information and to add an extra flavor to the story. Oh, yeah. And in the end, Violet and Leonidas are found in Florida. The story takes place in Boston in the 1800’s. Well how does it sound? Thanks!

Not the type of book I’m usually into, but I think you’ve got a good thing going. Keep tweaking it. (:

I have very little time to book a ballroom or a place to have my wedding. It’s going to be a Traditional Mexican Wedding. The place must allow outside catering and liquor. There will also be a live band.
Please email me any information.

Leu Gardens is a beautiful place for a wedding. Or you can look at the Museum of Art or Morse Museum in Winter Park.

You might also look at Tanner Hall in Winter Garden. It over looks Lake Apopka and is very nice. My personal favorite is Casa Felize in Winter Park.

Wedding Coordinators in New Delhi | Wedding Planners in Delhi / NCR India | Wedding Management Services.

I’ve search all over the Indian Wedding Forums for above terms and didn’t found some great reviews for Delhi Wedding Service Providers. Can anybody provide information on Wedding Planners in Delhi or Tips on wedding planning in Delhi, List of wedding planners in Delhi. We want to hire a wedding planner who can rest assured us that we can enjoy a hassle-free wedding. We want everything to be arranged by him, from Farm House booking to catering, flower decoration, Music DJ, Backdrop, Moving Stage etc.

Thanks in Advance for all the help!

I Know 1 Delhi based Wedding Planner Company who is expert in its field. They provide many theme based weddings like Jai Mala Theme, or Rajasthani Theme, Jodha Akbar Theme, Colour Theme, Gujrati Theme, Punjabi Theme etc. They also provide Revolving Stage, Palki, Chatter, Mashaal Guys, Flower Rain, Live DJ Music, Farm House Booking, Backdrop, Flower Décor, Catering, Welcome Girls and Folk Dancers etc.

They have done some very good work in wedding field. I’ve attended one of the weddings arranged by them in Bikaner Rajasthan earlier this year. It was a Royal Wedding held at Laxmi Villas Palace Bikaner and it was really a royal event. You can visit their site at

http://www.thunderwave-events.com/

You can also see the photographs and videos of that event at their site and also some of their other works at http://www.youtube.com/djthunderwaves. I think they are the one who will suits you best for your event planning.

My Friend is getting married on Mar. 21st, 2010. Her theme is Renaissance and she is having her guests dress up as well. Her colors are navy blue, purple and black. You could use greens, gold, ambers, burgundy and navy as a color choice. Changing colors of leaves as garlands, favors can be a leaf cone hung from small trees on a table for your guests to take. Wedding cake could have a leaf motif garland swirled onto the cake.

http://thunderwave-events.blogspot.com/

Good Luck…

I heard a few rumors. Like Harry and Hermione will share a dance at the wedding that wasn’t in the book, and that Dan will appear naked a few times… any other rumors? Are these true? Anything else you would like to add? How about some pumpkin pie ;-]

I’m fairly certain the Dan being naked thing is true. I’ve heard it a bunch of times and it seems to come from reputable sources.

~possible spoilers~

But I believe it’s in the scene where Ron opens the locket and sees Harry and Hermione in an embrace.

I’m having a destination wedding in July 2010. I’m going to send invitations out next month so that my family has enough time to plan, save money, get off of work, etc. I have a wedding planner at the destination that is taking care of everything, including the booking of suites and flights. I need to refer everyone to her. Where do I put her name and contact information on my wedding invitations I’m sending to family? Should I put it on the back? On a separate small note card?

(My invitations are going to be a one card invitations. No half-fold or tri-fold or anything.)

Thanks.

I would add an extra half sized card in the same design as your invitations. it will cost a little extra, but I think it will look alot classier than putting those details on the back or at the bottom.