FAQ
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General FAQ's
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What Is A Luxury Picnic?
Luxury Picnics are not your average Yogi Bear picnic. The old blanket and small basket of food is out, and beautifully styled Fanciful Picnics are In! Luxury Picnics are elevated and mimic fancy events. Most Luxury Picnics include fine China, glassware, and beautifully dressed low-sitting tables with comfortable pillows, cushions, and blankets. Fanciful Celebrations include these basic options and other Enhancements to make your experience practically perfect in every way.
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What Services Does Fanciful Celebrations Provide?
We focus on celebrating you and your special moments in life by creating personal and meaningful small events. This means each picnic will be carefully planned and organized. Every picnic is personally designed for beauty and comfort, with plush pillows, fine dinnerware, cloth napkins, lanterns, candles, comfy cushions, fresh flowers, and more. Our team will take care of all the details, create a beautifully presented elegant space at a location of your choice, bring the food and beverages, and pack up everything so you can focus on enjoying yourselves. The BEST part is we give you a fanciful luxury experience and all you do is bring your guests!
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How Does It Work?
We set up your personalized Luxury Picnic and have it ready upon arrival. We will contact you 15-30 minutes before your booking time to let you know the exact location to meet us. Once you arrive, we leave you to enjoy your picnic experience for the reserved time. Towards the end of your picnic we will notify you that we are coming back to clean up. Then, you are free to leave and enjoy the rest of your day.
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How Far In Advance Should I Book?
We recommend planning as early as possible. Typically, we recommend you book 3 weeks in advance. A minimum of 2 week notice is recommended for booking to give us enough time to prepare. If you would like to book less than 1 week from your desired date, depending on availability, we may be able to accommodate last minute bookings.
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Is There A Deposit Required?
All picnics require a $100 deposit and are necessary at the time of booking to hold your event date. This deposit also serves as a bond and will be returned to you once we have confirmed that all rental items are still in their original, undamaged condition. . Until the deposit is made, the time slot is available for anyone to book! Deposits are non-transferable to other services.
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Can I bring my pets to the picnic?
Pet hair can cause our guests discomfort and or allergic reactions. Because of this, we ask that no pets attend the picnic. If pet hair is found on our rental items, the items will have to be professionally cleaned and therefor we will charge cleaning fee’s out of the deposit.
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Where Is FC’s Luxury Picnic Service Area?
Our Service Area includes a 20-mile radius of Lynnwood. We build in the Travel fee to service your party on-location to cover travel costs within 20-miles or less of our primary service area. But, we will gladly travel beyond our primary service area to cover an additional secondary service area, up to approximately 60 miles. We determine a travel surcharge of $2.00 per additional mile (round trip) depending on your distance from us.
We Use Google Maps to find your distance from our location. 20 miles or less: Included in package price 21-60 miles: a travel surcharge of $2.00 per mile (round trip). Please contact us for pricing.
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Does FC Offer Food And Beverages?
FC Luxury Picnics has food offerings from trusted partners priced separately from picnic packages. Charcuterie Boards made up of assorted cheeses, seasonal fruits, meats and crackers may be purchased as an add-on to any of our packages. If you have any specials requests such as your favorite dish from a local restaurant, we will gladly pick up for you and have it ready at your picnic site. An additional delivery fee, cost of food, tax, and tip would be required. In addition, FC will provide Sparkling Water or Sparkling Apple Cider, Coffee, Tea, and or Hot Apple Cider in many of the picnic packages.
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Does FC Provide Alcohol?
We do not have a license to sell alcohol and will not provide any. Should clients choose to bring alcohol to their picnic, it’s the client’s responsibility to research the rules and regulations on whether alcohol is allowed at the location of their choice. Any repercussions from authorities are the full responsibility of the client
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What Are Package Enhancements?
Enhancements may be purchased separately to further customize your picnic with our large selection of Add ons. Select from a number of possibilities; an elegant tea set with choice of specialty teas; a birthday cart for special occasions; a hot cocoa cart with candy and cookies; a romantic dessert bar cart; an array of charcuterie boards made up of assorted cheeses, seasonal fruits, and meats and crackers; Order a fresh bouquet of flowers and top it off with a personalized message; add more guests to your party; extend picnic time to the built-in 2-hours for your picnic ~ and many more offerings that will give your guests something fun to talk about.
Additional Time. If you want more time, you can add 30 minute increments for $50 each up to a maximum of four (4) hours total.*
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Can I Bring My Children?
Children under the age of 2 can attend free of charge. 2 years and older will require adding on an additional guest.
What About The Seattle Weather?
FC has included a bubble tent for light drizzles and low-wind chili days we have in Seattle. If the weather is windy or stormy we recommend having a backup picnic location (preferably indoors) where we can continue the event as planned. We cannot refund payments due to weather cancellations, but we can reschedule according to availability. Most Companies charge an additional fee for bubble tents. Our service includes the tent to give our guest the best experience possible. This is the quality and value we want our customers to experience.
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What Happens If I Need To Cancel?
We will gladly reschedule your event, according to availability, for a later date. FC understands things come up. We require a two weeks prior to your scheduled event notice to take necessary steps with our venders. All payments are non-refundable and non-transferrable. Please see Terms and Conditions.
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What If I Want To Leave My Picnic Early?
Should you need to leave earlier than the duration of your booking, we require 30 minutes notice. Should clients choose to leave early, FC will not offer any refunds for leaving the event earlier than anticipated. Please do not leave our items unattended. During the event, clients are held responsible for our picnic items until we return to clean up
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Is Smoking Allowed Near The Picnic Set-Up?
In both our indoor and outdoor picnics, we kindly request that you do not smoke in/near/ or around the picnic setup. In addition, in order to keep our picnic equipment/decor clean and safe, we will not set up in venues/homes where there is smoking. No smoking or drugs are allowed at the picnic site.
What forms of payment do you accept?
We accept all major credit cards.
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Why is there an extra charge for delivery?
The extra charge outside 10 miles is due to rising gas prices and deliveries are done in an SUV and Pickup truck.
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Are you Licensed?
Yes, we are licensed and insured.
Teepee Party FAQ's:
How do I book a party?
Please book your party here. We will get back to you to confirm your party and any Enhancements you would like to add. Please note when you book a party on FC's website you agree to our Terms and Conditions. There will be No Refunds, so please read the Terms and Conditions of our Service before you book.
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To book your party date and teepees, you must check the box that states you have read and agreed to the Terms and Conditions, which is your electronic signature, and rental contract as well as pay the deposit. Once this is done you may always add teepees if they are available, but you cannot subtract them.
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Rental is for a 24-hour period.
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How much time to set-up?
About 2 hours for set up depending on the amount of teepees. Tear down takes about 1 hour.
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How much space do I need?
The overall width of the kids teepee with twin sized blowup mattress is approximately 3.5 feet wide per tent. The length of each mattress is 62” long. We generally set up the tents next to each other or opposite of each other, depending on the space.
Please make sure you have an open area, a clutter free room, and a safe space for the kids to sleep. It is your responsibility to make sure there is enough space to accommodate the teepees with an open and unobstructed walkway to allow your guests to get in and out of the teepees safely.
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The large airbeds are 75" long and 39" wide. The large teepee is 39" wide and 39" long. Height is 60".
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What is included with each tent/teepee?
Each decorated teepee includes an airbed, fitted sheet, light blanket, decorative cushions, pennant/banner, lantern, fairy lights, name sign, and tray.
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When can you deliver?
We can deliver on Fridays from 60 miles of 98037 and Saturdays up to 60 miles from 98037.
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How are the teepees cleaned?
FC will launder all of the blankets, linens and decorative cushions after the party. We use detergent that is hypoallergenic. The airbeds and trays are also sanitized.
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Is There A Deposit Required?
All Services require a $100 deposit and are necessary at the time of booking to hold your event date. This deposit also serves as a bond and will be returned to you once we have confirmed that all rental items are still in their original, undamaged condition. Until the deposit is made, the time slot is available for anyone to book! Deposits are non-transferable to other services.
The balance of the party must be paid 7 days prior to the party. When we return the next day to pick up the teepees at an agreed time, if it is not available for pickup (ie. nobody home), we reserve the right to charge for the extra time.
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What Happens If I Need To Cancel?
We will gladly reschedule your event, according to availability, for a later date. FC understands things come up. We require a two weeks prior to your scheduled event notice to take necessary steps with our venders. All payments are non-refundable and non-transferrable. Please see Terms and Conditions.
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Covid-19 Precautions
FC team members wants our customers and guests to feel 100% comfortable. We place your health and safety as our top priority. Here are the steps we’re taking to help everyone feel safe:
â–ª All surfaces are sanitized before and after each picnic.
â–ª All pillowcases and blankets are washed after each picnic.
â–ª Dinnerware and drinkware are washed after each picnic.
â–ª All silverware are washed after each picnic.
â–ª We provide hand sanitizer at each picnic.