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Get your sourcebook:
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Cape Fear Wedding is here to help you.
Cape Fear Wedding is the greater Wilmington area's premier wedding planner. If you don't have the book yet, follow the link to the left to find out how to get your free copy.
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Use the online planner:
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Please write in your book!
This planning handbook is meant for your
use. Mark it up, use the timetables, planning pages and checklists,
make notes. Or, go to the online edition of the planner. We have printer-friendly versions of all the planning
pages, which you can download and print as many copies as you need.
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Browse the articles:
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Read the articles
And, of course, whether in print or on line,
the articles are full of helpful advice about the thousand-and-one
details you'll need to decide on in the course of your preparations.
This web site has additional material not found in the printed book,
so use it as a supplemental resource along with your Cape Fear
Wedding handbook. Also, unlike some planning publications, we
try hard to make our articles objective. They are meant to help
you, not to plug a particular advertiser's services. Their messages
are in their ads, not in our articles.
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Go to your account:
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Log in to our database of wedding professionals
Both the print and online editions are sourcebooks
of wedding services. The advertisers here are experts in their field.
They will give you great ideas and take on a big part of the work
and worry. To help you find and deal directly with wedding professionals
in every field, Cape Fear Wedding has created a dynamic referral
system for the bridal couples of Southeastern North Carolina.
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Register online now:
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Sign up free, on line
It's free to register, and signing up entitles
you to discounts, special offers and information about the products
and services you need. You can update your personal profile at any
time and check out the latest additions to our database of vendors.
You'll also have direct links to the vendors' own websites and email
addresses.
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Scan the timetable:
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File and use the literature you get
You'll receive brochures and other information
by mail and email. Organize this material into a series of folders,
a notebook or an expandable file according to categories. As each
category comes up on your timetable, re-read the literature from each file, as well
as the articles in Cape Fear Wedding pertaining to that product
or service. This will help you be prepared with appropriate questions.
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Information on shows:
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Attend bridal shows
An excellent way to get to know Wilmington's
wedding professionals, evaluate their work, and gather ideas is
to attend one or more of the bridal shows held every year. We offer
tips on how to get the most out of the shows you choose to attend,
as well as a schedule of upcoming shows.
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Talk to vendors
Some vendors
may telephone you, asking if you have contracted yet for their type
of service. If you like what they have to say, make an appointment
to see or discuss their work. These callers should be friendly, yet businesslike
and never intimidating. Make notes about these phone conversations
and file them with your other planning information. It's easy to
forget details when you have so much to think about! For your convenience,
your Cape Fear Wedding timetable has spaces for you to write in
the names, phone numbers and other pertinent data about the vendors
you select.
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Finally, don't
panic!
It may seem overwhelming at first, but if
you go about your planning systematically, set a schedule for yourself,
and make full use of the planning tools we offer, you'll get everything
done on time with a minimum of problems. Enjoy the process, let
us know if we can make Cape Fear Wedding more useful to you
in any way, and have a wonderful wedding day.
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