To say this past year was a challenge for wedding planners is an understatement. Not only did our day-to-day lives change overnight but our wedding planning businesses were in complete upheaval. We became accustomed to a completely different work schedule, often with periods of intense pressure when working to reschedule events and working with couples […]

As a professional wedding and event planner, we are often asked to do work for free. How do we decide when it’s worth it? Here are 4 scenarios when working for free makes sense: 1) You are brand new to event planning When starting out, it’s important to get experience and get a feel for […]

Today I am sharing a few secrets that successful planners don’t always talk about. These are not “fun” secrets but more like real truths. For newer wedding planners, these may be helpful to set expectations about what it takes to be successful in this industry. Secrets of Experienced Wedding Planners 1) Running a full-time business […]

Want to make a big impact and an incredible first impression for your clients and their guests? Create a wedding or event floor plan layout that immediately engages all who enter the celebratory space. For Pittsburgh wedding planner, Novalee Events Co, their approach is to perceive the venue as a slate so that the design […]

Can we all agree that 2020 has been an unprecedented life-changing year for the wedding industry?! As wedding and event planners, we have drawn from all of our past experiences and developed new skills we never thought we would need in this career. We’ve adopted the mindset to “make it work” within the mandatory rules […]

My brother and brand new sister in-law were planning a big wedding in Wisconsin in May. With the spread of Covid19, they had to postpone their original plans, but opted to exchange vows and celebrate their love with a sweet ceremony and an intimate nine person soiree in their backyard on their original wedding date.  […]

It is so exciting to book a new client! All the creative possibilities and the privilege of helping them create their dream wedding day is amazing. Sometimes, this relationship can turn sour and the client decides to sever the relationship. Why does this happen? And how can we avoid it? Top reasons that a wedding […]

One of the most stressful parts of the wedding planning process for engaged couples is how to handle the bar and beverage services. On the surface, it seems pretty simple, buy alcohol and serve it. Unfortunately, there are a lot of considerations to be made when planning a wedding bar. As wedding planners, we often […]

A tent makes it possible to have a wedding nearly anywhere. It also acts as a contingency plan when bad weather such as rain or excessive heat decides to make an appearance on the big day. Even if a wedding couple only needs a tent as their backup plan, the wedding planner will need to […]

You may think that you need to have a lot of money to start a wedding planning business, but that is simply not true! Wedding planning is a low-cost business to start, which means that with a little work you can have your own wedding planning business up and running without spending a fortune. Let’s […]