The final walk-through with your clients can be fun, informative, and sometimes stressful. The walk through is the last time you are in the wedding reception venue with your clients before the big day. It is a chance to iron out all of the last minute details, get all questions answered, and get all important […]

For a wedding planner, the day of the wedding is everything. It’s the culmination of hundreds of hours of hard work and preparation. We always want everything to go according to plan, but we are ready if it doesn’t. Maybe it’s superstition or experience, but I find that over the years my behavior has become […]

Whether you’ve been planning weddings for one month or one hundred years, you know that it takes time, talent, and passion to fully plan and execute an amazing wedding. You’ve already devoted a good amount of time in your education and you are always learning how to better serve your clients. As planners, we care […]

At some point in your career as a wedding planner, you will encounter a challenging vendor (or creative partner, service provider – call them what you will). In a perfect world, we would all be working with our preferred vendors all day long, every day, but we all know that’s not always possible. Let’s talk […]

Wedding: 2 months out. Bride: loves all things green. Goal: fairytale wedding. I met the engaged pair at the beautiful park that was set to be the location for their celebration. The reception would be held at a hall that was a short distance away. As a wedding planner, it’s my job to take on […]

We have all had that bride who asks if we can do tasks that are beyond our scope of work as a wedding planner. A few of the most common things that brides ask about include: Will you set up my tables and chairs? Will you hang my decor from the ceiling? Will you bus […]

Out of all the decisions to be made when helping your client plan their dream wedding, one of the first design choices to be made is the stationery. Event planners know just how important it is to make a statement with the stationery. The invites will essentially set the tone and leave the first impression […]

When was the last time you talked to other wedding planners about work and your challenges? How is your relationship with them? If this is not part of your “to do list”, it’s important to think about that. Networking with other amazing wedding planners will definitely increase your business. Belief IWP, an international group of […]

Let’s be honest, creating timelines isn’t the most fun part of being a wedding planner. It’s better to be out getting your bride down the aisle or designing a fabulous event than to be toiling over timelines and schedules. Sure, timelines are an essential part of the planning process, and you have to do them. […]

1) Your car always has remnants of weddings in it such as linens, rental items, and your wedding day emergency kit. 2) When you go into a craft store or home decor store, your mind races with all the ways you could use their goods for a future photo shoot. 3) Your closet has multiple pairs […]