3000 words paper

The wedding ceremony's procedure research

- the type

- the etiquette

- the running order

Client needs

- special requirement

- the customers' preference

Budget

- food and beverage cost

- other cost: flowers etc.

Legislation

- HACCP

- personal hygiene

Menu design

- the menu cost and layout

- the food items and costs

Table layout

- table shape and position for dinner and dance party

Staffing

- staff / guest ratio

- the quantity and role of staff

Drink List

1. Wedding ceremony's procedure research

2. Client needs

3. Budget

4. Legislation

5 .Menu design

6 .Drink list

7. Table layout

8. Staffing

Tasks	Date	Research/sources of information	Deadline
Wedding ceremony's procedure research	7.1	Internet, customer interview, bridal magazines, site visit, personal experience	7.2
Client needs	7.3	Case study, client profile, customer interview	7.4
Budget	7.5	Case study, accounting text book, course notes	7.7
Legislation	7.8	Internet, text books, legislation pack, course notes	7.10
Menu design	7.11	Internet, case study, trade journal, magazines about food and beverage, personal experience	7.15
Drink list	7.16	Case study, trade journal, customer experience, guest profile	7.18
Tablelayout	7.19	Text books, case study, customer interview, personal experience	7.20
Staffing	7.21	Text books, personal experience, customer interview, bridal magazines	7.21

1. Wedding ceremony's procedure research

Researching the wedding ceremony’s procedure can give us a full understanding of the whole wedding ceremony and this is the base of holding a satisfying wedding for the customer. So we place it at the first step of our preparation work and we will spend two days carry out it by searching Internet, referring the bridal magazine and also visit the customers if possible.

2. Client needs

Meet the client needs is very important to making the customer satisfied, and this is also the purpose of the business. Having a fully understanding of the client needs can also help us to arrange the preparation work, so it should be placed at the second stage of the whole preparation work and it will take about two days to visit the customers and refer to the event.

3. Budget

Budget is the plan of our money spending, and it can control our cost so that we can achieve the expected gross profit and this is also the sign of success of this business. So we will spend three days to make an detailed budget based on the accounting book and our personal experience.

4. Legislation

All the preparation work we do obeying to the relevant law is very important. So having fully understanding of legislation is the necessary quality the staff. Furthermore, Getting the related Legal department's authorization is also very important. Because the customer want to delay the party to the midnight which is not allowed by the law. We should get the authorization to ensure the client needs can be met and at the same time we will get legal trouble. So the relevant issues about legislation should be placed before any other detailed preparation work to be done and it may take 3 days to carried out it.

5. Menu design

A well designed menu can attract the attention from the guests and also can improve the quality of the wedding. The menu can make the guest know the order of serving food and this sometimes can improve the guests’ expectation. The menu will take us about three to prepare referring to the Internet, case study and our trade journal.

6. Drink list

Besides the food, there are another important part which should be taken into consideration. And preparing the drink list will take three days based on the case study, trade journal and so on.

7. Table layout

Because different activities will be hold during the wedding, the table layout will change to meet the different needs of the activities. So how to place the table reasonably and quickly is very important to the frequency of the wedding and it will take us about two days to prepare it.

8. Staffing

The staff arrangement should be considered nearly to the date of wedding because it should be based on the staff available on that day and it can be decided just several days before the wedding. So it should be placed at the last stage of the wedding preparation works and it will take one day to carry out it referring to the bridal magazine, personal experience and so on.

STAGE 1: PLANNING

NAME: E.SHINE

SELECT/IDENTIFY KEY TASKS

TASKS IN ORDER OF PRIORITY

ACTION PLAN

JUSTIFICATION OF APPROACH