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  • Planning Your Fab! Wedding

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    Guidance, Structure, and a Team That Has Done This Before

    Wedding planning should feel exciting — not overwhelming. At Royal Cliff, planning isn’t something you’re expected to figure out on your own. It’s a guided process designed to reduce risk, eliminate guesswork, and keep your focus on what actually matters: celebrating with the people you love.

    Because we host weddings every week and coordinate hundreds of events each year, our planning process is built on experience, not theory. We know where things tend to go wrong — and more importantly, how to prevent those issues before they ever show up.

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    What “Planning Support” Really Means

    Planning support at Royal Cliff is not just a checklist or a few reminder emails. It’s a structured process that helps couples move through decisions in the right order, at the right time, without unnecessary pressure.

    We help you think through:

    • Ceremony flow and timing
    • Reception layout and guest experience
    • Dinner pacing and bar service
    • Vendor coordination
    • Décor placement
    • Transitions between moments
    • Weather planning
    • End-of-night logistics

    The goal isn’t to over-manage your wedding — it’s to create clarity so nothing important is left to chance.

    After our first meeting with you (typically in person, but zoom can be (just) ok as well), you will have a complete plan covering the entire day, which you will be able to adjust, refine, and share with all the stakeholders. After that, we will refine the plan based on your feedback and direction, with the goal to finalize the plan 1 month before your wedding day, with the final adjustment of your guest count 7-8 days before your wedding day. Then we make it all happen for you.

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    A Planning Timeline That Makes Sense

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    One Team, One Timeline

    One of the biggest advantages of planning at Royal Cliff is that the core elements of your wedding are handled by a single team. Catering, bar service, DJ, planning support, and coordination are already integrated.

    This eliminates common planning problems like:

    • Conflicting vendor timelines
    • Gaps between dinner and speeches
    • Unclear responsibilities
    • Last-minute questions on the wedding day
    • Family members being asked to “help manage things”

    Instead of acting as the middle-person, you get to be the couple — and we manage the logistics behind the scenes.

    We propmt you throughout the day to move to the next step: ceremony, grand entrance, speeches, first dance, etc. and we make sure the staff, DJ, photographer are all ready and in lock step with you.

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    DJ

    The DJ is also done in house because we want you to have an amazing experience.

     

    First, our house sound and lights systems are far above anything anyone would ever rent and bring in for an event.

    A typical mobile DJ rig costs between $5,000 and $10,000 for a really nice one. The Royal Cliff system cost just over $250,000. It is also tuned for room so there are specific spotlights, speakers calibrated, etc.

     

    Further, our DJs know our systems well, and also work well with our event managers / day of coordinators, so that activities and announcements are done seamlessly, no matter what happens behind the curtain. Having a team that works together often yields much better results than an ad-hoc group of vendors that met minutes before the start of your event.

     

    Not only that, but you get a great DJ with a great system, for a about as much as you would pay a good mobile DJ.

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    Day-Of Coordination: What Happens When the Day Arrives

    On your wedding day, the focus shifts completely away from planning and into execution. A dedicated Day-Of Coordinator is included to manage the timeline and keep everything running smoothly. In fact, because your wedding day is almost 16 hours long, it takes two people to do the job: morning and afternoon... both are included.

    Your coordinator handles:

    • Vendor arrivals and setup
    • Ceremony timing and transitions
    • Coordination with the DJ and catering team
    • Schedule adjustments if needed
    • Guest flow and comfort
    • Behind-the-scenes problem solving

    If something unexpected happens — and something almost always does — you won’t hear about it unless you need to. That’s intentional.

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    Preventing the Things Couples Worry About Most

    Most wedding stress comes from the same concerns:

    • “What if vendors are late?”
    • “What if the timeline falls behind?”
    • “What if the weather changes?”
    • “What if guests don’t know where to go?”
    • “What if something goes wrong?”

    Our planning process is designed specifically to address these risks in advance. Because we’ve seen every scenario, we build plans that are flexible, realistic, and resilient — not fragile.

    This preparation is what allows couples to stay present and actually enjoy their wedding day.

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    Planning That Includes Parents (Without Losing Control)

    When parents or family members are involved in planning or financial decisions, communication matters. Our planning meetings are structured so everyone hears the same information, understands expectations, and stays aligned. We send you a copy of the plan which we encourage you to share with all stakeholders: parents, personal attendant, outside vendors your hire. In addition, we send you a link to all the planning tools we created for you (seating chart templates, marquee templates, the Dreambook, plated meal too, floor plans) so you can share these as well.

    This avoids:

    • Conflicting assumptions
    • Surprise costs
    • Miscommunication
    • Last-minute disagreements

    Everyone stays informed — and decisions stay with the couple.

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    A Calm, Confident Planning Experience

    Many couples tell us that once the first planning meeting is done, they feel a sense of relief they didn’t expect. Not only do we answer all the questions they bring, but we answer questions they did not know they had. Having experienced professionals guiding the process makes everything feel more manageable.

    You don’t need to:

    • Research every possible option
    • Guess how long things take
    • Manage multiple timelines
    • Coordinate vendors yourself
    • Solve problems on the fly

    That’s what we’re here for.

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    Planning Is Not About Control — It’s About Support

    We don’t plan weddings by forcing couples into a template. We plan weddings by listening, adapting, and applying structure where it actually helps.

    Your wedding still feels like your wedding:

    • Your priorities
    • Your style
    • Your guest experience
    • Your budget boundaries

    Our role is to help that vision come together smoothly and professionally.

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    Why This Approach Works

    Couples often say the same things after their wedding:

    • “We didn’t feel stressed on the day.”
    • “Everything just flowed.”
    • “We were able to enjoy our guests.”
    • “We never had to worry about logistics.”
    • “It felt organized without feeling rigid.”
    • “So many people told us it was the best wedding they went to.”

    That outcome is not accidental. It’s the result of a planning process designed around real-world experience.

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    Planning Should Feel Like a Partnership

    From your first tour through your last dance, planning at Royal Cliff is a collaboration. We bring the structure, experience, and logistics. You bring the vision.

    Together, the result is a wedding day that feels intentional, well-run, and genuinely enjoyable — not just for you, but for everyone attending.

  • Wedding Planning Gallery

    Experience your day through photos!

    A large, beautiful space

    A large, beautiful space

    Welcome lobby

    Welcome lobby

    Personalize the space

    Personalize the space

    Seating chart

    Seating chart

    Menu and schedule information

    Menu and schedule information

    Space for more photos

    Space for more photos

    Photo booth props

    Photo booth props

    Arrive, relax, and get ready

    Arrive, relax, and get ready

    Bridal Room

    Bridal Room

    Grooms Room

    Grooms Room

    Customized venue lighting

    Customized venue lighting

    Customized venue lighting

    Customized venue lighting

    Customized venue lighting

    Customized venue lighting

    Customized venue lighting

    Customized venue lighting

    Personalized marquee

    Personalized marquee

    Gifts table and cards box

    Gifts table and cards box

    Cake table riser (included)

    Cake table riser (included)

    Silver Chiavari Chairs

    Silver Chiavari Chairs

    Your centerpieces or ours

    Your centerpieces or ours

    Stage and Head Table

    Stage and Head Table

    Head Table Decor

    Head Table Decor

    Program and favors

    Program and favors

    Bar favors

    Bar favors

    First look

    First look

    FIrst look inside

    FIrst look inside

    Several parks nearby

    Several parks nearby

    Ceremony

    Ceremony

    Photos at the park

    Photos at the park

    Plan for 2-3 hours of photos

    Plan for 2-3 hours of photos

    Photos at the venue

    Photos at the venue

    The Wedding Garden

    The Wedding Garden

    Timeless Outdoor Wedding Space

    Timeless Outdoor Wedding Space

    Outdoor Wedding

    Outdoor Wedding

    You? Focus on what matters:

    You? Focus on what matters:

    Walking down the aisle

    Walking down the aisle

    Contending with objectors!

    Contending with objectors!

    Spectacular ceremony spot

    Spectacular ceremony spot

    Shuttle

    Shuttle

    Bar - Full Service

    Bar - Full Service

    Appetizers from us

    Appetizers from us

    Non perishable snacks from you

    Non perishable snacks from you

    Grand entrance before dinner

    Grand entrance before dinner

    Grand entrance

    Grand entrance

    Learn to dip!

    Learn to dip!

    Dinner

    Dinner

    Dinner

    Dinner

    Several salad options

    Several salad options

    Clinking and kissing

    Clinking and kissing

    Clinking!?!?

    Clinking!?!?

    Complimentary Champagne Toast

    Complimentary Champagne Toast

    Toast and Speeches

    Toast and Speeches

    Cheer and toast

    Cheer and toast

    Cut the cake

    Cut the cake

    Feed each other cake

    Feed each other cake

    Dessert displays

    Dessert displays

    First dance - like a movie!

    First dance - like a movie!

    Spectacular dance lights

    Spectacular dance lights

    Bouquet toss maybe

    Bouquet toss maybe

    Wedding anniversary dance

    Wedding anniversary dance

    An amazing dance party

    An amazing dance party

    An amazing dance party

    An amazing dance party

    An amazing dance party

    An amazing dance party

    An amazing dance party

    An amazing dance party

    Live happily ever after!

    Live happily ever after!

  • Planning Tools

    The guide is a quick reference for all things we'll do for you, plus features, sizes, and dimensions. Other tools in here: floor plans, plated meal tracker, seating chart templates, and the cartoon area map.

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  • Link to the Payments Page

    Information on payment methods, and link for card payments

    Payments Page
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