On this episode we sit down with Louis Avanti, professional wedding planner and owner of AMG Events and Visuals. Louis is one of the premeir planners in the tri-state area of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. He talks about all of his experiences, tips and tricks.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:00:58 - Intro

00:08:01 - Why is it important to have high end events?

00:10:56 - How Planner’s View Events…

00:13:49 - Timing Out An Event - Who Makes The Decisions?

00:14:40 - Louis’ Major Hack!

00:17:06 - How To Always Be Ahead Of Everything At A Wedding..

00:20:00 - A Big Pet Peeve…

00:21:57 - How A PROPER wedding should be …

00:26:04 - Is Having More Things BETTER?!

00:28:06 - Cocktail, Ceremony, Reception - IN THAT ORDER

00:31:18 - What If I Enjoy Planning My Wedding?

00:38:10 - Is It Ever Too Late To Hire A Planner?

00:43:36 - What EXACTLY is Event Planning?

00:53:26 - The Difference between a 35k & 350k Wedding

00:59:11 - Perception is EVERYTHING

01:05:45 - What Comes First - DJ or Photo?

01:11:07 - Unreasonable Timelines - Do They Exist?

01:18:58 - Examples of Unrealistic timelines

01:22:56 - Here’s a trick for food tasting

01:29:06 - Fire Questions

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Chapters:

00:00:00 - Start

00:00:55 - Intros

00:02:10 - Experience With The Venue

00:06:08 - Venue Hunting

00:08:24 - How They Found Out About US

00:10:58 - How Did Your Wedding Vision Change?

00:13:19 - Being The First In The Friend Group To Get Married

00:15:41 - Did They Go Past Their Budget?

00:18:56 - How Did They Save $$$

00:22:46 - Planning a Wedding While Both Working Full Time

00:28:09 - How Much Delegation Did You Give?

00:37:29 - The Groom….almost died….

00:40:21 - How was your media/photos?

00:45:25 - Was There Any Non-Negotiables?

00:49:08 - Photobooth DISASTER

00:55:29 - What are you telling your friends?

00:57:57 - To Ice Luge, or Not To Ice Luge?

01:03:31 - How They Ended The Wedding

01:06:11 - Paying Vendors BEFORE The Wedding

01:11:35 - How Much Should You Trust Social Media Decisions?

01:16:39 - Final Thoughts

01:19:40 - Outros

In this video, Patrick & Jon sit down with Meghan & Jonathan Rogers. They got married on December 22, 2024 at Renault Winery in Egg Harbor, NJ and had a KILLER wedding reception. Jonathan and Meghan talk about the real turths to wedding planning, including:

• Why Bridal Shows Suck
  
  
• How TikTok & Pintrest aren't always reality
  
  
• Discussing Wedding Budgeting & Hacks
  
  
• Personalized Options That Made a HUGE difference
  
  

and so much more...

Bridal Shows SUCK, TikTok vs Reality, & Wedding Budget Hacks
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