#297 - All About Home Weddings with David Tutera

Home weddings are so much fun and include some of Michelle’s favorite wedding planning moments. On today’s episode she’s chatting it up with one of our favorite guests, David Tutera. The pair discusses the challenges not previously considered when using a home as a wedding venue as well as all the wonderful, intimate emotion that surrounds a wedding of this nature. Listen in because you are going to learn a lot! Click HERE to subscribe and unlock all of the amazingness: Ad-free, full episodes TBWPP Wedding Planning Resource Center Monthly Wedding Planning Happy Hours via Zoom with Michelle Bonus Episodes and more Tips: You can buy handheld candles that are usually used for memorials. They prevent wax drippings and you can raise the cup up to make sure the flames are safe. If you don’t want a lot of dancing, you can create moments like musicians that cut in between smaller sections of dancing. A rental specialist would be a helpful vendor if you are not having a planner. They will know what kind of rentals are needed to make the event go off without a hitch. Caterers do not want to use your kitchen, and you probably don’t want them using your kitchen anyway. Make sure your spaces are not far apart from each other, so there isn’t a lot of moving around. Consider what your guests have to walk through. Permits! Know what kind of permits you might need in your area. HOA, city ordinances, fire department, police department, etc. Liability insurance is crucial! Purchasing your own alcohol might not actually save you that much money. Hiring caterers/bartenders is a much more practical idea. Have someone available to keep up the cleanliness of toilets. Restroom facility rentals come with attendants! Valet is the way to go. Several months prior to your wedding, send a note to your neighbor with a gift that tells them about the event. Then the night before, give them a nice bottle of wine or food. You MUST have a generator. Get a movie-quiet one if you can. Lighting is very important, not only for safety but for aesthetic reasons too. Do not water the grass! Turn off the sprinklers at least a few days before the wedding. Check with your caterer about the trash! Get them haul it away. It will cost extra but it sooooo worth it. Decibels and energy should increase before the ending of the night, that way you can start to quiet things down gradually. The host can give a thank you and that helps guests know it’s time to leave. Links We Referenced davidtutera.com experience.davidtutera.com instagram.com/davidtutera facebook.com/TheDavidTutera The Big Wedding Planning Podcast is... Hosted and produced by Michelle Martinez. Edited by Veronica Gruba Music by Steph Altman of Mophonics On Instagram @thebigweddingplanningpodcast and be sure to use #planthatwedding when posting, so you can get our attention! Inviting you to become part of our Facebook Group! Join us and our amazing members. Just search for The Big Wedding Planning Podcast Community on Facebook. Easy to get in touch with. Email us at [email protected] or Call and leave a message at 415-723-1625 and you might hear your voice on an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices