She wants her best friend to design the flowers and her aunt to make the cake. They expect their wedding to look like a professional put it together, but they push you to use non-professionals vendors. How do you regain control of the process? What are the steps to achieve a realistic consensus? What do […]
Friday Favorites: Renting Tents, Get a Client to Pay, Stop Caring What Other People Think
Renting Tents 101 {Good Shuffle Blog} Weather Planning Tips for a Successful Event {Corporate Event News} New Rules on Interns in the US {Sage Wedding Pros} How to Follow Up When a Client Doesn’t Pay an Invoice {Quickbooks} How to Stop Caring What Other People Think {Follow Your Own Rhythm} Happy Friday!
Day in the Life | Yolanda Furbert
Welcome to our “Day in the Life” series! We feature wedding and event planners from around the world with many different levels of experience. If you would like to be featured, download our questionnaire here and email your responses and photos to info@plannerslounge.com. We are excited to feature Bermuda wedding planner Yolanda Furbert today! Name: Yolanda P. Furbert, Dip. […]
Friday Favorites: Ceremony Rehearsal Guide, Elements of a Strong Brand, Key Instagram Strategies
Serious Instagram Strategy {Megan Martin Creative} Secret to Finding the Right Clients {Shannon Matterhorn} Wedding Ceremony Rehearsal Guide {Ceremony Officiants} Elements of a Strong Brand {Aisle Planner} The Practice of Deep Listening {Green Umbrella} Happy Friday!
What to Include in Your Wedding Planning Portfolio
A wedding planning portfolio is a great tool for organizing all the elements of your business that you want to showcase. Your portfolio should reflect your style, brand, services, and expertise in a way that makes the potential client want to hire you. During an initial consultation with a wedding client, your portfolio gives you […]
Friday Favorites: No More Bad Clients, Balancing Business Tasks, Grow Your Event Biz
11 Resources to Grow Your Event Planning Business {Bplans.com} How to Make Sure You Never Get the Wrong Kind of Client Again {Christine Kane} How to Balance Tasks as a Working Business Owner {Forbes.com} 5 Social Norms to Break to Stay True to Yourself {Follow Your Own Rhythm} 5 Grammar Skills You Must Master to […]
Day in the Life | Abeki Carter
Welcome to our “Day in the Life” series! We feature wedding and event planners from around the world with many different levels of experience. If you would like to be featured, download our questionnaire here and email your responses and photos to info@plannerslounge.com. We are excited to feature New York wedding planner Abeki Carter today! Name: Abeki Carter Business […]
Friday Favorites: Current Wedding Spending Reports, Organize with Google Drive, Listen to Your Intuition
What People Spent on Weddings in 2017 {XO Group} 50 Brilliant Ways to Use Your Smartphone Camera {One Good Thing by Jillee} Live Better By Learning These 6 Hidden Truths {Constant Renewal} How to Organize Your Business Files with Google Drive {Megan Minns} 3 Signs Your Intuition is Trying to Tell You Something {Follow Your […]
Protect Your Weddings with Event Insurance
By now, most wedding and event professionals have heard the buzz regarding event insurance. Sure, you know it exists, but do you really know exactly what event insurance covers, and how it can benefit your clients (and you)? Event insurance is a necessity for event planners looking to keep themselves, and their clients, protected. It […]
Friday Favorites: Key to planning same sex weddings, why gratitude equals happiness, why your brand needs to turn some people off
Keys to Planning and Booking Same-Sex Weddings {Timeline Genius Podcast} Why LIving a Life of Gratitude is Key to Happiness {Zen Habits} Why Tenacity is Better Than Brilliance {Entrepreneur.com} Putting Value on a Story {Seth Godin} Why Your Brand Needs to Turn Some People Off {B is for Bonnie Design} Happy Friday!
Event Planner Profile | Pilar Fitzgerald
Welcome to our Planner Profiles! Planner Profiles share inspiration and insight from Planner’s Lounge coaching and mentoring clients. Today we are thrilled to feature Georgia wedding planner Pilar Fitzgerald from Pili and Talli! Tell us how you got started in event planning I think I’ve always had the planning gene! I interned with a wedding planner […]
Friday Favorites: How to Cut Stress, What is Missing From Your Contract, What Stories Do You Tell Yourself
How to Cut Stress and Let Go of Guilt {The Confused Millenial} What Stories Do You Tell Yourself While Growing Your Business? {Ability Success Growth} 7 Things Your Email Opt-In Form Needs (Entrepreneur.com} ZOLA: A Free Platform for Wedding Professionals {Zola.com} 4 Things That Should Be In Your Contract as a Wedding Professional {Aisle Planner […]
