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Event Agreement

This agreement outlines all services to be provided by

Your Day Your Way LLC

This includes any employees, and associates, the fees charged for said services, and all details, stipulations, and restrictions. 

First Name:

Sarah

Last Name:

McCollum

Wedding Date:

May 23, 2026

SERVICE DETAILS

Day of wedding coordination includes the following:

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· Customized Portal containing all your wedding details

· Compile contact information of all vendors and coordinate with each his/her arrival time, setup and styling requirements, and day-of-duties.

· Review of Contracts for logistical and timing for vendors involved in the wedding/event. (This is not a legal review.)

· Up to four (4) consultative meetings prior to the wedding date to gather details of the wedding/event.

· Unlimited emails and phone support thirty (30) days prior to the wedding/event.

· Vendor Confirmations.

· Creation of a detailed Timeline that gets shared with your vendors

· Share Timeline with vendors.

· Attend the final walk-through at the venue with the caterer or sales manager virtual or in person

· Assist with the rehearsal (1 hour)

· Set up your personal items at ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception (such as guest book, memorial table, ceremony unity candles/sand, signage, etc.)

· Day of Coordination - onsite management for up to 10 hours

· Greeting vendors - confirm timeline information and work out any logistical questions they may have

· Guidance of bridal party and guests to ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception locations

· Preparation of a special exit

· We handle glitches and so much more that happen behind the scenes

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Client’s Obligation under this Contract:

  • To provide the Coordinator with copies of all vendor Contracts in a timely manner.
  • To provide a hot meal for the Coordinator and her assistant(s) at the wedding.
  • To cooperate fully with Your Day Your Way in providing the information needed so that we know the details of the wedding.
  • Any last minute changes must be provided to the Coordinator at least five (5) days prior to the wedding.
  • To provide all information needed to confirm vendors at least seven (7) days prior to the wedding date, including approval of timeline.
  • If set-up of personal items is requested, Client will provide a list of personal items and clearly label any boxes, crates, or bags containing personal contents. A list of items is always helpful as well as photos.
  • If escort and/or place cards are to be placed by Your Day Your Way, they will be provided to Your Day Your Way in alphabetical order by last name ahead of the wedding, preferably given to Your Day Your Way at the rehearsal.
  • If escort cards are to be placed by Your Day Your Way at each individual place setting, escort cards are to be grouped by table number, place in zip loc bags per table number, with a diagram of where everyone is sitting. We consider the sweetheart table the 12 on the clock and work clockwise around the table. If you are not having a sweetheart table, we will use the DJ set up as our number 12 on the clock.
  • Meetings are conducted virtual, either by GoogleMeet or Zoom. We ask that you be prompt for such meetings. If you prefer to meet in person, meetings will be held at my home.
  • Client agrees to allow a thirty (30) minute break for each member of the Your Day Your Way team for a wedding more than five (5) hours and a sixty (60) minute break for weddings that are more than ten (10) hours. Breaks will be at the discretion of the lead Coordinator working the wedding.

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Your Day Your Way will pack up any remaining items at the end of the wedding/event but cannot guarantee that items will placed back in the original boxes, crates, or containers they were brought in. Your Day Your Way will take care to wrap or ensure to the best of our ability that the items will not be broken. Your Day Your Way assumes no liability for missing or broken items. It is the client’s responsibility to assign someone to carry the boxes to the designated car(s).

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In the event that Client is providing their own alcohol, due to the manpower needed, Your Day Your Way will not transport or move any alcoholic beverages to or from the venue or any vehicle.

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In the event that Client is providing large personal items, such as doors, flower walls, tables, chairs, or bulky items, Your Day Your Way will not transport or move such items.

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Due to the extra manpower needed to set up tables and chairs, Your Day Your Way will need to hire additional staff to assist with this service. A separate Contract will be executed. In some cases, Your Day Your Way may be able to assist with setting up ceremony chairs.

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Your Day Your Way takes our job very seriously and we are here to serve you with the utmost professionalism and integrity.

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Life is not perfect and weddings/events always carry surprises and unexpected circumstances. Your Day Your Way will provide information, time, and advice to you to the best of our ability. However Client agrees to hold Your Day Your Way harmless in the unlikely event that any aspect of your wedding/event fails to completely satisfy you. “Day of” wedding planning/event services does not represent or infer any contractual obligation between the vendor/venues that the client reserves for their particular event/wedding and the wedding/event planer hired by the client. The client alone is responsible for the vendors/venues, goods and services, that they procure for their wedding/event.

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Your Day Your Way is not responsible for the conduct and/or performance of any vendor or venue, even though Your Day Your Way may have referred or endorsed that vendor or venue to Client. It is the Client’s sole responsibility to hire, Contract with and pay all vendors and/or venues in a timely manner. It is agreed that Your Day Your Way is not acting as your legal advisor in negotiating and/or executing venue and/or vendor Contracts. Instead, we recommend that you seek qualified legal advice.

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Your Day Your Way LLC and its staff shall not bear responsibility for client dissatisfaction resulting from a family member, guest, or venue representative interfering with or micromanaging our coordinators' tasks. Our coordinators are highly trained professionals, dedicated to managing and executing the client’s event from their designated start time to the conclusion of their duties.

Should any family member, guest, or venue representative attempt to micromanage our coordinators or interfere with their responsibilities, we reserve the right to request that the individual refrain from such actions and proceed to another area of the venue. Such interference significantly hinders our coordinators' ability to ensure the smooth execution of your special day.

Your Day Your Way LLC accepts no liability for issues arising from such external interference. Additionally, the company will not issue any refunds or accept liability under these circumstances.

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In the event of a breach for non-payment, Your Day Your Way has the right to cancel this Contract effective upon notice by email to Client. In the event of breach for non-payment, Your Day Your Way has the sole right to retain the fee collected for work done to date.

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In the event of cancellation of this wedding/event by the Client or due to Acts of God such as earthquake, hurricane, tornado, flooding, or other natural disaster, or in the case of war, action of foreign enemies, terrorist activities, labor dispute or strike, government sanction, states of emergencies, blockage, embargo, or failure of electrical service, and/or your request and/or cancellation of our goods and/or services, the total Contracted cost of this Contract is due in full. In the unlikely event of a dispute and/or legal action, our liability is strictly and completely limited. Any court action will take place before a Judge not a jury. If you fail to pay as per the term of this Contract, your past-due account will be charged at a rate of one and one-half (1 ½%) per month, compounded.

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In the event the wedding needs to be postponed, Your Day Your Way will work with the Client to coordinate the wedding on the new date. However, there may be a rescheduling fee:

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  • If wedding is rescheduled within a year from the original wedding date, no additional fee is required.
  • If wedding is reschedule within 1-1/2 years of the original wedding date, and additional 10% of the contract cost is required.
  • If wedding is rescheduled after 1-1/2 years up two (2) years, an additional 25% of the contract cost is required.
  • If wedding is reschedule after two (2) years, Your Day Your Way has the right to retain all the fees collected and a new contract and price will be necessary.

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In the event that Your Day Your Way is not available on the new date, Your Day Your Way has the sole right to retain the fee collected for work done so far and lost business by holding the wedding date open for the previously contracted date of the wedding/event.~

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In the event the Client does not get the requested information or last minute changes to the Coordinator seven (7) days prior to the wedding, Your Day Your Way assumes no liability to the Client, family, or guests for changes in plans not being executed on the wedding/event day.

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You will be assigned a Day of Coordinator. In the event he/she is physically not able to perform the coordination of the said wedding/event and duties outlined in this Contract, Your Day Your Way has the right to provide a substitute Coordinator from our professional network. If no substitute Coordinator is obtained, all but the non-refundable reservation deposit fee of $299.00 will be returned to the person responsible for the payment.

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Model Release

Client gives permission to Your Day Your Way to use photographs and/or video personally taken or provided by the hired photographer(s) and/or videographer(s) for marketing and testimonial purposes. If you are not giving permission, please send an email which will serve as an Addendum to this contract.

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Your Day Your Way will not accept payment to any vendor/venue from Client. It is the Client’s sole responsibility to pay all Contracted vendors/venues. Notwithstanding this, Your Day Your Way may be able to assist with providing final payment and/or tips to vendors/venue that are due on the date of the wedding/event.

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No products/services, other than those included in the Contract, will be ordered or procured for you. If Client desires other products/services to achieve the fulfillment of the wedding/event, these other products/services are the Client’s sole responsibility, as is payment, Your Day Your Way is in no way responsible for any service/product procured or Contracted by the Client.

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In certain circumstances, Your Day Your Way will be able to provide other services such as décor, rentals, etc. In all such cases, a separate Contract will be signed between the Client and Your Day Your Way.

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The parties’ performance under this Contract, in whole or in part, is subject to acts of God, war, government regulation, terrorism, disaster, strikes, civil disorder, curtailment of transportation facilities, or similar emergency beyond the parties’ control, making it impossible, illegal, or commercially inadvisable, or which materially affects a party’s ability to perform its obligations under this Contract.

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Time is of the essence as is your performance and obligation herein. We reserve the right to cancel this Contract at any time, for any reason, prior to the wedding/event date, and will make a full refund of your booking fee deposit. If this Contract is enforced against you, you will pay all expenses incurred by Your Day Your Way including but not limited to attorney’s fees, filing fee, court costs, interest, consequential damages, etc.

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This Contract is governed by the laws of the State of Maryland, Baltimore County. NOW THEREFORE, this Contract embodies the entire understanding of the parties and any modification of the Contract shall be made in writing.

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HEALTH/PANDEMIC WAIVER

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By agreeing to the following, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 or any other health conditions exists in any public place where people are present, including the wedding and/or event which you will be attending. You also acknowledge that although we will do our best to maintain all rules/guidelines imposed by state/local authorities, that those rules/guidelines may be violated at this wedding and/or event, through no fault of our own. By attending this wedding and/or event, you and any guests voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold Your Day Your Way LLC or any of their affiliates, referrals, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, or volunteers liable for any illness or fatality or injury.

PAYMENT DETAILS

 

Wedding Date: May 23, 2026

Bride and Groom (“Client”): Sarah McCollum and Isaiah Aylor

Address: 3409 WhitfordCt., Raleigh, NC 27606

Telephone No.: 443-655-8414 Bride

Ceremony Location: Cylburn Arboretum Gardens

Ceremony Time: 4:30-5:00 pm

Reception Location: Cylburn Arboretum Garden Tent

Cocktail Hour: 5:00-6:00 pm Reception Time / 6:00-9:30 (or earlier) Reception

 

PAYMENT TERMS:

Contract Price: $1695.00 less $50 Web discount = $1645.00

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Payment Schedule:

$1695.00 Day of Planner Cost

- 50.00 Web discount

$1645.00

- 170.00 Non-refundable Reservation Fee

$1475.00 Balance (2 Payments)

- 737.50 Due 12/1/25

- 737.50 Due 4/1/26

$ 0.00

 

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Payments more than fifteen (15) days late will be subject to a $25 late fee unless previous arrangements have been made.

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A travel reimbursement fee of 67 cents per mile (2024 IRS mileage rate) will be applied for travel over 40 miles from zip code 21234.

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Additional Hours other than stated on the contract, such as help at rehearsal, will be billed at $100 per hour unless previous arrangements have been made to waive additional hours or to reduce the hourly cost.

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The Contract Price specified herein is for day of wedding coordination services. A Non-refundable reservation fee is paid at the signing of this Contract, with the remaining payments due as described above under “Payment Terms.”

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Client is responsible to reimburse Your Day Your Way for any and all miscellaneous costs, which we incur in providing you with goods and/or services related to the wedding/event under this Contract (i.e. hotels, rental cars, meals in transit, tolls, miles, parking, etc.) Your Day Your Way will inform Client of the estimated cost of miscellaneous expenses prior to the event. An invoice will be sent to Client after the wedding date, with payment due within thirty (30) days after the wedding date

I understand and agree to the terms of this contract. 

Sarah McCollum

October 28, 2025

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