Index
Every term, name, artefact, and number this book indexes, with the section that carries it.
Locators are section numbers, not page numbers — this book is built for the web and for print
at whatever size a reader chooses, and a section number survives both. CS1 and CS2 are the
chapter's two case studies; further-reading is its reading list.
Definitions are in the Glossary. This index points at where each term is used, which is usually more places than where it was defined — and the multi-chapter entries below are the interesting ones, because they are the threads the book runs through itself.
60/30/10, Ch.16 §16.3
A
A/B list, Ch.5 §5.7
absence audit, Ch.8 §8.3
absence test, Ch.40 §40.5, CS2
access
four kinds, Ch.29 §29.4
access window, Ch.10 §10.3
additional insured, Ch.8 §8.2, Ch.9 §9.4, CS1
administrative fee, Ch.6 §6.4
agenda
inherited, Ch.31 §31.4, CS1, CS2
aggregate limit, Ch.9 §9.2
alcohol licensing and service, Ch.9 §9.7
Allen, Judy, Ch.1 further-reading
allergen protocol, Ch.14 §14.3, CS2
all-in cost, Ch.6 §6.4
all-in cost (venue), Ch.10 §10.2, CS2
all-inclusive venue, Ch.1 §1.3
allocation of names, Ch.5 §5.4
anchor image, Ch.4 §4.8
anchoring, Ch.6 further-reading
anchoring (tents), Ch.13 §13.2
anchors
hard and soft, Ch.25 §25.2, CS2
announcements, Ch.22 §22.3, CS2
apostille, Ch.33 §33.4
arc (ceremony), Ch.20 §20.1, CS1
arc (evening), Ch.22 §22.4, CS2
arrival sequence, Ch.29 §29.6, CS1, CS2
asking vs providing, Ch.29 §29.5, CS2
assignments
day-of, Ch.24 §24.7, CS2
attack the base, Ch.6 §6.4.1
attendance rates by category, Ch.5 §5.6
attention (day-of), Ch.27 §27.7, CS1, CS2
attribution (marketing), Ch.38 §38.6, CS2
attribution problem, Ch.31 §31.9, CS1, CS2
attrition, Ch.31 §31.3, CS2
attrition (destination), Ch.33 §33.7, CS2
attrition (meetings industry), Ch.5 further-reading
audit (open findings), Ch.25 §25.1, CS2
authority question, Ch.21 §21.1, CS1
automation and AI, Ch.39 §39.9a
AV (corporate), Ch.31 §31.6, CS2
average cost of a wedding (methodology caveat), Ch.1 §1.1
average vs. marginal cost, Ch.5 §5.3
B
backward planning, Ch.25 §25.3, CS2
bad-news promise, Ch.3 §3.5
Bailey, Preston, Ch.1 further-reading
band vs. DJ, Ch.22 §22.2
banquet multiplier, Ch.31 §31.7, CS2
bar models compared, Ch.15 §15.1
bar queue arithmetic, Ch.11 §11.3
bar service, Ch.1 §1.3
batched cocktail, Ch.15 §15.1, §15.4, CS2
battery PA, Ch.18 §18.4, §18.5, CS2
benchmark allocation, Ch.6 §6.2
BEO, Ch.14 §14.4, CS2
billable ratio, Ch.36 §36.1, CS1, CS2
board
mood, Ch.16 §16.5, CS2
board pricing, Ch.4 §4.5, CS2
booking cluster, Ch.7 §7.2
boundary (carbon accounting), Ch.35 §35.2
breaks (band), Ch.22 §22.2, CS1
budget document (four columns), Ch.6 §6.6
budget range trap, Ch.3 §3.3
buffers, Ch.25 §25.6, CS2
buffet throughput, Ch.11 §11.3, Ch.14 §14.1
Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational data, Ch.1 §1.7
burn rate, Ch.7 §7.5
burnout, Ch.1 §1.7
burnout and attrition, Ch.41 §41.5, §41.8a, CS1
business objective, Ch.31 §31.1, CS1, CS2
business structure, Ch.36 §36.2, CS2
“but” clause, Ch.4 CS1
C
cable ramps, Ch.13 §13.3
cake cutting fee, Ch.14 §14.7, CS2
cake-cutting fee, Ch.6 §6.4
canapés
volume per guest, Ch.14 §14.2, CS2
cancellation clause, Ch.8 §8.4
capacity
as activity-dependent, Ch.28 CS2
capacity ceiling, Ch.41 §41.6, CS1, CS2
capacity pricing, Ch.37 §37.5, CS1, CS2
capacity (three kinds), Ch.10 CS1
carbon footprint (events), Ch.35 §35.1–35.2, CS1, CS2
card box protocol, Ch.30 §30.3
career destinations, Ch.41 §41.1, CS1, CS2
career phases (pricing), Ch.37 §37.9a
cascade, Ch.25 §25.4a
cash bar, Ch.15 §15.1
cash flow, Ch.7 §7.2, Ch.36 §36.5, CS2
category D vendors, Ch.28 §28.4, CS2
caterer, Ch.1 §1.3
margin structure, Ch.1 CS2
catering brief, Ch.14 §14.2, CS2
centerpiece height rule, Ch.11 §11.5
ceremony layout, Ch.11 §11.6
ceremony ledger, Ch.20 CS1
ceremony sound, Ch.18 §18.5, CS1, CS2
ceremony timing, Ch.20 §20.2, CS1, CS2
ceremony-hour sheet, Ch.40 §40.2, CS2
certificate holder, Ch.9 §9.4
certificate of insurance, Ch.8 CS1, Ch.9 §9.3, CS1
certification programs, Ch.1 §1.8
certifications, Ch.41 §41.2
chain of liability, Ch.9 §9.1, CS2
chair-day, Ch.1 CS2
change order, Ch.2 §2.6
change order (financial), Ch.7 §7.4
chase (RSVP), Ch.19 §19.4, CS2
children policy, Ch.5 §5.5
client funds
holding, Ch.7 §7.3
client responsibilities (in scope), Ch.2 §2.6
coherence, Ch.16 §16.1, §16.7, CS1
cold start, Ch.38 §38.5a, CS2
collisions (photo), Ch.23 §23.6, CS2
colour (design), Ch.16 §16.3
colour temperature, Ch.18 §18.2, CS2
commission (vendor), Ch.1 §1.5
committee (fundraising), Ch.32 §32.7, CS1, CS2
communication cadence, Ch.3 §3.7
communication protocol (distance), Ch.33 §33.3a, CS2
completeness audit, Ch.40 §40.1
compostable vs commercially compostable, Ch.35 §35.6, CS1
compression test, Ch.25 §25.4, CS2
conditioning, Ch.17 §17.1, CS2
confirmation loop, Ch.24 §24.5a, CS2
connector (seating), Ch.11 §11.7
consultation (sales), Ch.38 §38.7a
consultation structure, Ch.3 §3.2
consumption forecasting, Ch.15 §15.2, CS1, CS2
contact sheet, Ch.26 §26.3, CS2
containment, Ch.28 §28.8
contingency, Ch.6 §6.5
contributor role menu, Ch.3 CS1
coordinate
do not perform, Ch.9 §9.1
coordinator (month-of / day-of), Ch.1 §1.4
corkage, Ch.15 §15.3, CS2
corporate events, Ch.1 §1.9
correspondence log, Ch.39 §39.5a
cost drivers (volume, installation, scarcity, labor, venue), Ch.4 §4.5
cost of an hour, Ch.36 §36.1, CS1, CS2
cost per acquisition, Ch.38 §38.6, CS2
cost per dollar raised, Ch.32 §32.1, CS1, CS2
cost transfer, Ch.33 §33.7, CS2
coverage hours, Ch.23 §23.3
coworkers on the guest list, Ch.5 §5.5
crew calls and rules, Ch.34 §34.3, CS1, CS2
CRI, Ch.18 §18.2
crisis
three kinds, Ch.28 §28.1
critical path, Ch.25 §25.4, CS2
critical path (load-in), Ch.13 §13.4, CS1
cue sheet (lighting), Ch.18 §18.7, CS2
cues, Ch.24 §24.6
cultural vendors, Ch.21 §21.5
currency and FX, Ch.33 §33.5, CS2
cut conversation, the, Ch.5 CS1
D
damage waiver, Ch.1 CS2, Ch.13 §13.6
damage walk, Ch.30 §30.4, CS1
dance floor
empty, Ch.22 §22.7, CS1, CS2
dance floor placement, Ch.11 §11.3, CS1
dance floor sizing, Ch.11 §11.3
dangerous words (self-evident adjectives), Ch.4 CS1
dark day, Ch.34 §34.2, CS1
dark hour, the, Ch.16 §16.6a, CS2
data protection, Ch.39 §39.7
day-of coordination (as misnomer), Ch.2 §2.3
dB(A), Ch.18 §18.6
decider, the, Ch.3 §3.4
named, Ch.28 §28.3, CS1, CS2
decision deadline, Ch.28 §28.2, CS1, CS2
decision protocol, Ch.27 §27.5, CS2
decision record, Ch.39 §39.5a
decision rights, Ch.2 §2.6
decision-rights map, Ch.3 §3.4
declining work, Ch.37 §37.9, CS1
décor (non-floral), Ch.17 §17.6a
decoration vs. design, Ch.16 §16.1
defence (of decisions), Ch.40 §40.4, §40.5a
deferred revenue, Ch.36 §36.3
degradation ladder, Ch.28 §28.4b, CS2
delivery window, Ch.1 CS2, Ch.13 §13.6
departure, Ch.29 §29.6, CS1, CS2
dependency chain, Ch.13 §13.4, CS1
dependency map, Ch.34 §34.2a, CS1, CS2
deposit vs. retainer, Ch.7 §7.3
design concept, Ch.16 §16.2, CS2
designated drivers, Ch.15 CS2
designer (event), Ch.1 §1.4
diagnostic (five questions before quoting), Ch.2 CS1
dietary handoffs, Ch.29 §29.4, CS1, CS2
dietary law, Ch.21 §21.3
dietary matrix, Ch.14 §14.3, CS2
disability and chronic conditions (planners with), Ch.41 §41.5a
disclosure problem, Ch.29 §29.2, CS1, CS2
disposal (floral), Ch.17 §17.6a, CS2
distribution matrix, Ch.25 §25.8, CS1, CS2
diversion rate, Ch.35 §35.5, CS1, CS2
divorced parents
seating, Ch.11 §11.7
DIY floral, Ch.17 §17.3, CS2
document architecture, Ch.39 §39.5
document design (stress), Ch.26 §26.5, CS1
do-not-play list, Ch.22 §22.6, CS2
doorway width, Ch.10 §10.4, CS1
dram shop liability, Ch.9 §9.7
drift (budget), Ch.6 §6.6
drift signals, Ch.7 §7.5
dwell time, Ch.16 §16.6
E
earnings over a career, Ch.41 §41.6a, CS1, CS2
emergency lane, Ch.34 §34.6
emergency page, Ch.26 §26.4, CS1, CS2
emotional labor, Ch.3 §3.6, further-reading
enquiry sequence, Ch.38 §38.7
entertainment (non-music), Ch.22 §22.6b
entry paths to the profession, Ch.1 §1.8
envelope addressing, Ch.19 §19.4, CS1
errors and omissions (E&O), Ch.9 §9.2
escalation path, Ch.3 §3.7
escalation tree, Ch.26 §26.3
escort cards, Ch.19 §19.5
event cancellation insurance, Ch.9 §9.2
event liability, Ch.9 §9.2
exception line, Ch.26 §26.1, CS1
exclusion (ritual), Ch.21 §21.4a
exclusions, Ch.2 §2.6
exclusivity clause, Ch.8 §8.5
exit sentence, Ch.20 §20.8, CS2
explainer, the, Ch.21 §21.4, CS2
F
failure injection, Ch.40 §40.3, §40.3a, CS1
failure playbook, Ch.28 §28.4, CS2
failure question, the, Ch.12 §12.4
family conflict (tradition), Ch.21 §21.6, CS2
family style, Ch.14 §14.1, CS2
family system, Ch.3 §3.4
family-photo matrix, Ch.23 §23.4, CS1, CS2
F&B minimum, Ch.8 §8.5
loaded, Ch.10 CS2
cumulative, Ch.31 §31.3, CS2
fear beneath the question, Ch.3 §3.6
feedback, Ch.18 §18.5, CS1
feeling-word, Ch.4 §4.1
festoon, Ch.18 §18.4, CS2
final cluster, Ch.7 §7.2, CS2
finding log, Ch.30 §30.8, CS2
finding log (closing), Ch.39 §39.8, CS1, CS2
fire marshal, Ch.9 §9.6
first dance, Ch.22 §22.6, §22.7, CS2
first hire, Ch.41 §41.3
first look, Ch.23 §23.4a
first-year budget, Ch.36 §36.4, CS2
five jobs of light, Ch.18 §18.1
five-year plan, Ch.41 §41.8, CS2
fixed hour, Ch.21 §21.3
fixed points
the five, Ch.11 §11.3
flat fee, Ch.1 §1.5, Ch.37 §37.3, CS2
flip
the (ceremony chairs), Ch.13 §13.4, CS2
float, Ch.25 §25.4, §25.6a
florist, Ch.1 §1.2, §1.3
flows (service, guest, vendor), Ch.11 §11.4
foam
floral, Ch.17 §17.6, §17.8
food donation, Ch.35 §35.5, CS2
force majeure, Ch.8 §8.4
forced ranking, Ch.4 §4.4
four-bucket sort, Ch.5 CS1
four-minute test, Ch.24 §24.5, CS1, CS2
fourth structure, the, Ch.21 §21.4
fragile hour, Ch.25 §25.4, CS2
friction points
eleven, Ch.29 §29.3, CS1
front row seating, Ch.20 §20.5, CS2
front-loading an engagement, Ch.2 §2.9
G
galas and fundraisers, Ch.1 §1.9
gap conversation, Ch.6 §6.7
garland, Ch.17 §17.2a
generator sizing, Ch.13 §13.3
getting-ready window, Ch.23 §23.6a
glassware counts, Ch.13 §13.1, CS2
golden hour, Ch.16 §16.6a, Ch.23 §23.5, CS2
gratuities, Ch.30 §30.5, CS2
gratuity, Ch.6 §6.4
greenwashing, Ch.35 §35.6, CS1
grower-direct, Ch.17 §17.3, CS2
guaranteed count, Ch.5 §5.8, Ch.14 §14.5
guest count as master variable, Ch.5 §5.1
guest travel (emissions), Ch.35 §35.3, CS1, CS2
guest walk, Ch.29 §29.3, CS1, CS2
H
handback, Ch.30 §30.4, §30.3a, CS1
handoff, Ch.27 §27.8a
handoff (local partner), Ch.33 §33.3, CS1
handover
emergency, Ch.40 CS2
hearing loss, Ch.29 §29.2a, §29.4, CS2
host line, Ch.19 §19.3a, CS2
hourly billing, Ch.1 §1.5
hourly pricing, Ch.37 §37.4, CS2
hours per engagement, Ch.2 §2.2
hurricane season, Ch.33 §33.8, CS2
hybrid service styles, Ch.14 §14.1
I
ice, Ch.15 §15.3, CS2
incentive travel, Ch.33 §33.7a
incident note, Ch.28 §28.9
inclusion questions, Ch.21 §21.4a
inclusions, Ch.2 §2.6
indemnification, Ch.8 §8.2
inspiration board, Ch.4 §4.5
install chain (floral), Ch.17 §17.6, CS2
interfaith structures, Ch.21 §21.4
invisibility, Ch.27 §27.8
invisible work
making visible, Ch.38 §38.9, CS2
invitation copy, Ch.19 §19.3, CS1, CS2
K
Kano model, Ch.4 further-reading
keg vs. bottles, Ch.15 §15.2
L
à la carte services, Ch.2 §2.7
labour share (floral), Ch.17 §17.1
last call, Ch.15 §15.8
late payment
chasing, Ch.36 §36.5a, CS1
late vs absent, Ch.28 §28.4a
late-night food, Ch.14 §14.2, CS2
lead gift, Ch.32 §32.5, CS2
leading a team, Ch.41 §41.3a
leaving the industry, Ch.41 §41.7, CS1
legal requirements (marriage), Ch.20 §20.3, CS2
legal vs symbolic ceremony, Ch.33 §33.4, CS2
licensing (alcohol), Ch.15 §15.5
light (as design), Ch.16 §16.3, §16.6a, CS2
lighting and production companies, Ch.1 §1.3
lighting package, Ch.18 §18.8a
lighting plot, Ch.18 §18.3, CS2
limitation of liability, Ch.8 §8.2, CS2
linen, Ch.16 §16.6, CS2
linen sizing, Ch.13 §13.1
liquor liability, Ch.9 §9.2, CS2
list architecture (five columns), Ch.5 §5.4
loaded rate, Ch.6 §6.4, CS1
load-in, Ch.1 §1.10, Ch.13 §13.4
load-in conflict, Ch.2 §2.3
load-in photographs, Ch.30 §30.4, CS1
load-out, Ch.30 §30.1–30.3a, CS2
local partner, Ch.33 §33.2, CS1, CS2
logistics email, Ch.19 §19.6, CS2
loss tolerance, Ch.37 §37.8, CS1
lounge seating, Ch.11 CS2
M
marginal cost curve, Ch.5 CS2
market map, Ch.38 §38.1a, CS2
market price, Ch.17 §17.2, CS1
marks, Ch.24 §24.4
markup (undisclosed), Ch.7 §7.3
marshalling, Ch.34 §34.4, CS1, CS2
master timeline, Ch.25 §25.3, CS2
MC, the, Ch.22 §22.3
mechanics (floral), Ch.17 §17.4, §17.6
medical emergencies, Ch.28 §28.5, CS2
mental accounting, Ch.6 further-reading
menu and emissions, Ch.35 §35.4, CS1, CS2
messenger rule, Ch.21 §21.6
moments (imagined), Ch.4 §4.2
money questions (the ten), Ch.3 §3.3
month-of coordination, Ch.2 §2.1, §2.3
multi-day weddings, Ch.21 §21.4b
N
niche and positioning, Ch.36 §36.6, CS2
noise condition, Ch.18 §18.6
non-alcoholic options, Ch.15 §15.7, CS2
“not this” section, Ch.16 §16.5, CS2
notice ranking, Ch.29 §29.8
notice test, Ch.27 §27.2, CS2
nucleus (table), Ch.11 §11.7
O
objective types
four, Ch.31 §31.1
occupancy load, Ch.9 §9.6
October drop, Ch.41 §41.4, CS1
officiant, Ch.1 §1.3, Ch.20 §20.3, CS2
officiant position, Ch.20 §20.5a
off-season, Ch.41 §41.4a
offsetting, Ch.35 §35.9
onboarding, Ch.3 §3.8
overage conversation, Ch.7 §7.6
overnight reset, Ch.34 §34.9, CS2
overtime rate (negotiating before signing), Ch.6 §6.4.1
owner column, Ch.26 §26.1, CS2
P
paddle raise, Ch.32 §32.5, CS1, CS2
parent dances, Ch.22 §22.6a
parents' brief, Ch.24 §24.7a
partial planning, Ch.2 §2.1, CS2
passed drinks, Ch.11 §11.3, Ch.15 §15.4, CS2
path lighting, Ch.13 CS2
payer, the, Ch.3 §3.4
payment calendar, Ch.7 §7.2
payment terms as risk instruments, Ch.7 CS2
peak (evening), Ch.22 §22.4, CS2
people
handling (day-of), Ch.27 §27.5a
percentage pricing, Ch.37 §37.2, CS2
percentage-of-budget fee, Ch.1 §1.5
permission (dance floor), Ch.22 §22.7
permits (raw site), Ch.9 §9.6
personal flowers, Ch.17 §17.8
person-hours argument, Ch.31 §31.4, CS1, CS2
photographer, Ch.1 §1.3
cost structure, Ch.1 CS2
photographs (memory and), Ch.30 §30.12
planner (full-service), Ch.1 §1.4
planner–client agreement, Ch.8 §8.6
planning fallacy, Ch.2 further-reading
plateau (guest count), Ch.5 CS2
plated service, Ch.14 §14.1, CS1
platform evaluation, Ch.39 §39.4
playlist trap, Ch.22 §22.5
pleased
the (person to be), Ch.3 §3.4
plus-one policy, Ch.5 §5.5
pocket card, Ch.26 §26.5, CS1, CS2
point of contact, Ch.2 §2.6
enforcement of, Ch.3 §3.7
point of no return, Ch.28 §28.2, CS1
portfolio, Ch.38 §38.3, CS2
reading a, Ch.23 §23.2
portrait session, Ch.23 §23.4a, CS2
position (planner's), Ch.27 §27.6, CS1
post-event report, Ch.40 §40.7, §40.7a
postponement clause, Ch.8 §8.4
power at scale, Ch.34 §34.5, CS2
power budget (fixtures), Ch.18 §18.4, CS2
power (electrical load), Ch.13 §13.3
praise problem, Ch.30 §30.8, CS2
preferred vendor list, Ch.1 §1.5
interrogating, Ch.12 §12.2
price reconstruction habit, Ch.1 §1.2
price rise, Ch.37 §37.8, CS1
print lead time, Ch.19 §19.2
processional, Ch.20 §20.4, CS1, CS2
procurement, Ch.31 §31.8
production book, Ch.26 §26.2, CS1, CS2
production book (complete), Ch.40 §40.1, CS2
production meeting, Ch.34 §34.7, CS2
production schedule, Ch.34 §34.2, CS1, CS2
programme (ceremony), Ch.19 §19.1, CS2
programming (architectural), Ch.4 further-reading
projected final variance, Ch.7 §7.5
proposal check (floral), Ch.17 §17.7
proposal comparison (three sections), Ch.12 §12.6, CS2
proposal (reading back to front), Ch.6 §6.4.1
proxy questions, Ch.3 §3.6
purchase order (beverage), Ch.15 §15.3, CS2
Q
quiet space, Ch.29 §29.4, CS2
quinceañera, Ch.32 §32.7a
quoting, Ch.37 §37.7a
R
radio protocol, Ch.27 §27.4
rain plan, Ch.28 §28.2, CS1, CS2
measuring, Ch.10 §10.7, CS1
raw site, Ch.1 §1.3, CS1
readings, Ch.20 §20.6
read-through, Ch.26 §26.6b, CS2
receiving line, Ch.20 §20.8
recessional, Ch.20 §20.4
reciprocity trap, Ch.5 §5.5
reciprocity (vendor network), Ch.12 §12.2
recommenders, Ch.38 §38.1, CS1, CS2
reconciliation (final), Ch.30 §30.5, CS2
re-derivation, Ch.25 §25.9, CS2
redlining, Ch.8 §8.7
reference call, Ch.12 §12.4, CS1
referral, Ch.30 §30.9
referral sources (first clients), Ch.36 §36.7a, CS1
referring out, Ch.38 §38.2a
refusal authority, Ch.15 §15.5, §15.6, CS2
refusal authority (alcohol), Ch.9 §9.7
registration (corporate), Ch.31 §31.5
rehearsal day, Ch.31 §31.6
rehearsal dinner, Ch.24 §24.8
rehearsal script, Ch.24 §24.3, CS2
religious officiants, Ch.21 §21.5, CS2
remedy for non-performance, Ch.8 §8.2, CS2
rental company, Ch.1 §1.3
economics, Ch.1 CS2
rental order, Ch.13 §13.1, CS2
repetition, Ch.16 §16.3, CS1, CS2
repurposing, Ch.17 §17.6, CS2
requests, Ch.22 §22.6
requirement vs. custom, Ch.21 §21.2, CS2
research (traditions), Ch.21 §21.1, CS1
reset, Ch.27 §27.7
responsible service, Ch.15 §15.6
restrictions (photography), Ch.23 §23.6, CS2
return (unspent money), Ch.30 §30.6, CS2
returns policy (alcohol), Ch.15 §15.3, CS1
reuse hierarchy, Ch.35 §35.5, CS2
revealed preference, Ch.4 §4.6
revenue architecture, Ch.32 §32.3, CS2
reverse run, Ch.24 §24.5, CS2
reversibility (as a sizing principle), Ch.5 CS2
reviews, Ch.38 §38.8
RFP, Ch.12 §12.5, CS2
rigging (lighting), Ch.18 §18.8
rights and licensing, Ch.23 §23.7
risk register, Ch.12 CS1
rituals (unity), Ch.20 §20.6, CS1
room block, Ch.31 §31.3, CS2
room-change clause, Ch.8 §8.5
rounds vs. longs, Ch.11 §11.2
RSVP chase, Ch.5 §5.8
RSVP mechanism, Ch.19 §19.4, CS2
run of show, Ch.31 §31.6
run sheet, Ch.26 §26.1, §26.2a, CS2
runway, Ch.36 §36.8, CS2
S
safety authority (planner's), Ch.28 §28.5a
safety documentation, Ch.34 §34.5a
sanitation ratios, Ch.34 §34.5
Saturday count, Ch.37 §37.5, CS1, CS2
Saturday problem, the, Ch.1 §1.6
scale, Ch.16 §16.3
Scope 3 and reporting, Ch.35 §35.8a
scope creep, Ch.2 §2.5
scope of service, Ch.2 §2.6
scorecard (venue), Ch.10 §10.5, CS2
seasonality, Ch.1 §1.6
seasonality (floral), Ch.17 §17.2
seasonality (menu), Ch.14 §14.2
seating chart (as access), Ch.29 §29.6, CS2
seating chart method, Ch.11 §11.7
second channel (redirecting), Ch.3 §3.7
second shooter, Ch.23 §23.2a, CS2
second-order failure, Ch.28 §28.4a
selection effect (in circulated images), Ch.4 §4.5
selling calm, Ch.1 §1.4
service charge, Ch.1 §1.2, Ch.6 §6.4
service duration arithmetic, Ch.14 §14.1, CS1, CS2
service levels (as business decision), Ch.36 §36.8a, CS1
service tiers, Ch.2 §2.1
shortfall, Ch.7 §7.7
shot list, Ch.23 §23.9, CS2
shoulder season, Ch.1 §1.6
shrinkage, Ch.15 §15.2
sightlines, Ch.11 §11.5
signage, Ch.19 §19.5, CS2
signing, the, Ch.20 §20.2, CS2
silent auction, Ch.32 §32.6, CS1, CS2
simulated day, Ch.40 §40.6
simultaneous events, Ch.8 §8.5
single source, Ch.26 §26.7
site plan, Ch.34 §34.6
site visit (destination), Ch.33 §33.9, CS2
site visit protocol, Ch.10 §10.3
sixty-second decision, Ch.27 §27.3, CS2
social celebrations, Ch.32 §32.7a
social media, Ch.38 §38.5, CS2
source-of-funds line, Ch.7 §7.4
sourcing question, Ch.12 §12.2
specification, Ch.4 §4.1, §4.3.1
sponsor, Ch.31 §31.8, CS2
sponsorship (gala), Ch.32 §32.8, CS2
stack by function, Ch.39 §39.3
staffing ratio, Ch.14 §14.1, CS1
staging a balance, Ch.7 §7.2.1
stated preference, Ch.4 §4.6
stationery timeline, Ch.19 §19.2, CS2
stem counts, Ch.17 §17.2a, CS1
step map, Ch.5 §5.3, CS2
step-function cost, Ch.5 §5.2
stopping condition, Ch.41 §41.8, CS2
strike, Ch.13 §13.5, Ch.34 §34.3
strike (load-out), Ch.1 CS2
strike sheet, Ch.26 §26.2, CS2
structural versus design constraint, Ch.41 §41.5a
substitutability, Ch.28 §28.4, CS2
substitution clause, Ch.8 §8.2, Ch.17 §17.5, CS1, CS2
subtraction (design), Ch.16 §16.4, CS1
sun position, Ch.10 §10.4
supply-chain threshold, Ch.34 §34.1, CS1, CS2
surface hierarchy, Ch.16 §16.6, CS2
sustainability claims, Ch.35 §35.6, §35.8, CS1
sweep, Ch.27 §27.7, CS1, CS2
sweeps (personal items), Ch.30 §30.3
switch
inline, Ch.18 §18.3, CS2
systems audit, Ch.39 §39.11, CS2
systems change, Ch.30 §30.10, CS2
T
target-and-constraint negotiation, Ch.12 §12.7
tasting, the, Ch.14 §14.2
tax base, Ch.6 §6.4
temporary company, the, Ch.12 §12.1
temporary structure permit, Ch.9 §9.6
tent flooring, Ch.10 CS2
tent subsystems, Ch.13 §13.2
texture, Ch.16 §16.3
third conversation, the, Ch.3 §3.6
through-line, Ch.16 §16.2, CS1, CS2
tier matrix, Ch.2 §2.8
tiers, Ch.37 §37.6
timeline (predictable failures in), Ch.2 §2.3
tonal drop, Ch.3 CS2
tool stack, Ch.36 §36.7
tracker (weekly routine), Ch.7 §7.1
transition from employment, Ch.36 §36.8, CS2
transition time (cocktail to dinner), Ch.11 §11.4
translation table, Ch.4 §4.3
triage, Ch.27 §27.2, CS2
triangulation, Ch.3 further-reading
triggers, Ch.39 §39.2a, CS2
true hourly cost, Ch.37 §37.7, CS1, CS2
trust account, Ch.7 §7.3
turning lights off, Ch.18 §18.2, §18.7, CS2
twelve clauses, the, Ch.8 §8.2
twenty questions, the, Ch.19 §19.3
two-document comparison, Ch.24 §24.5a, CS1, CS2
U
unaccompanied guest, Ch.29 §29.7, CS2
unanswered-question test, Ch.12 CS2
underwriting, Ch.32 §32.8, CS2
unit convention, Ch.39 §39.5, CS2
universal design, Ch.29 §29.4
unprogrammed time, Ch.33 §33.6, CS2
unsolvable crisis, Ch.28 §28.8
uplighting placement, Ch.18 §18.3a, CS2
ushers, Ch.24 §24.7a
utility locate, Ch.13 §13.2
V
value pricing, Ch.37 §37.5a, CS2
variance analysis, Ch.6 §6.6, further-reading
variants (timeline), Ch.25 §25.9a
vendor brief, Ch.4 §4.3.1, §4.8
vendor debrief, Ch.30 §30.7, CS2
vendor file, Ch.1 §1.10
vendor matrix, Ch.12 §12.3
vendor meals, Ch.6 §6.5, Ch.12 §12.8, Ch.14 §14.7, CS2
vendor pack, Ch.26 §26.6a, CS2
venue contract, Ch.8 §8.5
venue coordinator, Ch.1 §1.3, §1.4
script for, Ch.2 §2.4
venue file, Ch.39 §39.6, CS2
venue sequence (nine steps), Ch.10 §10.6
venue types and traps, Ch.10 §10.7
versioning, Ch.25 §25.8, CS1
veto (client), Ch.4 §4.2
vetting a DJ, Ch.22 §22.2a
videography, Ch.23 §23.8
vision document, Ch.4 §4.8
vision interview, Ch.4 §4.2
volatility (floral), Ch.17 §17.2, CS2
volume protocol, Ch.22 §22.8, CS2
volunteer time
opportunity cost of, Ch.32 §32.6, CS1, CS2
vows, Ch.20 §20.2a, CS2
inaudible, Ch.18 §18.5, CS1
W
waiver of subrogation, Ch.9 §9.4
walk clause, Ch.31 §31.3
walk-away conditions, Ch.10 §10.9
wall copy, Ch.26 §26.5, CS1
wayfinding, Ch.19 §19.5, Ch.29 §29.6, CS2
weather
four kinds, Ch.28 §28.2a
website, Ch.38 §38.4, CS2
website (wedding), Ch.19 §19.5a, CS2
wedding party, Ch.20 §20.7
wedding party brief, Ch.24 §24.2a
what vendors value in a planner, Ch.12 §12.8
wind clause (tents), Ch.13 §13.2
wine on the table, Ch.15 §15.3a
wine pull, Ch.32 §32.6, CS2
wording (invitation), Ch.19 §19.3a
working capacity, Ch.10 CS1
working capacity method, Ch.11 §11.1
wrangler, Ch.23 §23.4, CS1, CS2
wrap-up meeting, Ch.30 §30.8, CS2
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