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My Riviera Wedding’s Top 10 Wedding Planning Money Saving Tips

Posted in Financial, Wedding Related Articles, tagged on December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

1. Send your invites & save the dates by email
Wedding stationary can be an extremely expensive affair if you go for a tailor-made option. You could end up paying as much as 2 euros per card excluding postage which means for a 100 guest wedding you could end up paying as much as 300 [...]

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Wedding Planner billing methods

Posted in Choosing a Wedding Planner, Financial, Getting Started, tagged on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Wedding planner billing methods can vary greatly as with a wedding planner’s fee structure. You may either be invoiced directly with the individual supplier that you select with the help of your wedding planner, or alternatively all billing may pass through the wedding planner. On one hand some believe that it is more practical to pay only [...]

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A French Riviera Wedding Planner’s fee structure

Posted in Choosing a Wedding Planner, Financial, Getting Started, tagged on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Wedding planners on the French Riviera, as anywhere in the world for that matter, can generate their income in a number of different ways. Detailed below are four of the most common fee structures employed by wedding planners. Be aware that it is possible that a wedding planner may use a combination of all of [...]

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Wedding Planner rates on the French Riviera

Posted in Choosing a Wedding Planner, Financial, Getting Started, tagged on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The French Riviera is not the cheapest place in the world by any stretch of the imagination and wedding planner rates are no exception to the rule. However, since the economic crisis, the weddings and events sector in the South of France has become much more competitive and wedding planners have learned that they must [...]

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Payment terms and conditions in France

Posted in Financial, Practical Information, tagged , on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

In France, a company can set their own payment terms and conditions. Usually, the first payment instalment is due upon the signature of the estimate or quote (estimate / quote = ‘devis’ in French). One example of a common payment schedule detailed in the company’s terms and conditions would be 40% upon signature of the [...]

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Legalities surrounding getting married in France

Posted in Legal, Practical Information, tagged on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The civil ceremony is the only legally recognised marriage ceremony in France and is uniquely permitted for heterosexual couples of 18 years old and over. The French civil ceremony is held at the town hall nearest to either one of a couple’s principal home and is conducted by a person with official state authority (either [...]

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Wedding insurance cover

Posted in Financial, Legal, Practical Information, tagged , on October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »

You may not have thought about it but making sure that you are covered for any wedding mishaps may be a very good idea. Wedding insurance policies vary depending on the provider but the majority cover the following:

Cancellation or rescheduling of wedding
Bride and groom attire including rings
Wedding gifts
Wedding transport & the wedding car
Deposits lost in [...]

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Signing estimates in France

Posted in Financial, Legal, Practical Information, tagged , on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

In France, you will be asked by venues, suppliers and wedding planners to sign an estimate / quote or ‘devis’ in French to confirm any bookings. A service is only confirmed and thus legally binding when the ‘devis’ is signed by both the client and the company providing the service.  The ‘devis’ should detail each [...]

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VAT in France

Posted in Financial, Practical Information, tagged on October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »

In France, VAT (TVA in French) is chargeable at one of two different rates. The standard French VAT rate is 19.6% and the secondary VAT rate reserved for certain sectors such as transportation is at 5.5%.  Food sold in restaurants has extremely recently been relegated from 19.6% to 5.5% to be in line with takeaway [...]

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