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be beat. Sedona and the Grand Canyon have hundreds of elopements each year.”

Venues with a view are certainly a draw.

From intimate gatherings at Shoshone Point on the canyon’s South Rim to formal settings—Flagstaff ’s Forest Highlands, Foxboro Ranch, High Country Conference Center and Arizona Snowbowl, or Sedona’s L’Auberge, Agave and Creekside Inn—there is versatility and variety.

Venues coordinate bridal plans from a property perspective with a range of price points, creative suggestions, menu appeal, and reception oversight. Many have indooroutdoor reservation options for f lexibility with weather. Styles range from simple to sophisticated with a ready list of professional caterers and other vendors available.

Planners like Duncan can help with every facet of the wedding planning process, or she can simply tie up the loose ends for couples t ying the knot. Bridal ser vices vary to include: a complete event package, partial planning or day-of organization.

The vision begins months in advance with a complete package and handles budget management, logistics, vendor coordination, guest considerations, endless advice, and of course, décor and the untold details figure into it. Implementation of an overall scheme for partial planning can cover a number of tasks at the bride’s discretion, while day-of organization encompasses logistics on the ground plus set-up and clean-up.

The average couple spends $30,000 in an effort to pull off the perfect d a y, b u t b r i d a l budgeting is wideranging and can run much higher. With wedding blogs and Pinterest, brides are spoi led for choice by ideas and images.

Many brides enlist the help of friends and family to create table arrangements and decorator detail to k e e p it bud g et f r ie nd l y. T h i s requires dedication,

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