Wedding Planner

Complimentary Catering Event Captain / Banquet Lead

Included with our complimentary wedding planning services is a catering event captain. Our banquet captains are experienced team members who are responsible for heading up the entire catering and event team on your wedding day. You can count on them to ensure every detail you’ve planned from your menu to your reception setup goes according to plan.

Here is a list of responsibilities you can expect our banquet captains to provide for you:

• Facilitate the setup of all tables, chairs, linens, and place settings

• Manage the setup of any special floral or décor items that are exclusively purchased or rented through Blue Ribbon

• Manage the service and bartending staff throughout the entire event

• Assist with guest needs including providing facility layout information, answering menu-related or setup questions, and providing assistance with the flow of catering-related events

• Manage breakdown and cleanup at the end of the event

• Check-out with venue facilities to ensure the venue is left in an appropriate and clean condition

Optional Full-Service Wedding Coordination by Blue Ribbon: $1,500

Our optional day-of wedding coordinator service is the perfect enhancement to your wedding planning process and wedding day. You’ll receive enhanced wedding planning support, information, and tools to take all the worry and stress out of your wedding day. In addition to our banquet captain staff member, your day-of wedding coordinator will provide the following services with this optional package: 

Optional Day-Of wedding coordination package includes:

Pre-wedding review and consultation

1 hour of ceremony rehearsal coordination on a mutually agreeable date

Procurement and coordination of 3rd party rentals

Ceremony processional & recessional management

Coordinate the special events of your wedding day: toasts, first dance, cake cutting, grand entrance, etc.

Coordinate the bridal party as to how they can assist and where they need to be

Management of specialty food & beverage requests for the Bridal Party

Assist with guests’ needs and inquiries

Full timeline management

On-site vendor coordination and management of all deliveries day-of

Setup of personal décor and detail accents (i.e. guest favors, escort cards, guest book, gift table décor, picture frames, etc.)

Collecting all of your personal items, gifts, special table décor, guest book, and other items and assisting with making sure they end up with the correct person.

Access to your Day of Coordinators “Day-of Emergency Kit”