Lead planner and owner of With Love Weddings, Cheri Tetreault’s entry into event planning was more like a preordained destiny. While she once spent a great deal of her time organizing events, she never thought about turning it as a career. An epiphany and one wedding (her own) later, she realized how perfectly she was cut out for event planning. This inspired her to start With Love Weddings, her very own creative operation based in Sooke, British Columbia.

Services offered

With Love Weddings covers the rehearsal dinner, ceremony, and reception. It provides full coordination services for couples, which include the following:

• Monthly in-person planning meetings; including developing a planning timeline
• Unlimited consultations via e-mail and phone
• Wedding/event etiquette recommendations
• Budget preparation, allocation, and management
• Theme and style development; including menu selection, decor suggestions, and music selection
• Venue logistic plan and layout; including seating chart assistance -Vendor recommendations, selection, and facilitation based on budget and style
• Review and management of all vendor contracts
• Detailed wedding/event day schedule and itinerary
• On-site coordination of wedding ceremony and reception
• Ceremony and reception décor setup

Month of coordination services are also provided by the company. Some of these include the following:

• Vendor recommendations to suit budget and wedding/event style
• Consultation session prior to wedding/event day to address questions and concerns
• Walk-through of wedding/event venues
• Develop detailed wedding/event day itineraries
• Vendor confirmation prior to wedding/event
• Attend and coordinate ceremony rehearsal
• Ceremony and reception decor setup
• Full coordination of wedding/event day and more

In addition, the company also provides hourly consultation services. Some of these include the following:

• Vendor referrals and contract review
• Suggestions for theme development
• Wedding/event etiquette recommendations
• Eco-friendly wedding/event recommendations
• Budget and cost saving recommendations

With Love Weddings also caters to civil, destination, eco-friendly, non-religious, cultural, double weddings, military, and religious weddings.

Other services

With Love Weddings also provides tailored packages for special events. These include:

• Reunions
• Anniversaries
• Theme parties
• Community events