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Day in the Life | Elana Walker
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 photo to info@plannerslounge.com. We are excited to feature Elana Walker today!
Name: Elana Walker, CWP
Business Name & Location: Savoir-Faire Signature Events, Raleigh, NC
Years Working in the Event Industry: 5
Years Owning Your Event Planning Business: 5
Website: www.eventsbysf.com
Twitter: @SavoirFaireEPM
What is your typical day like?
After dropping my son off at school I head to my office to tackle my “TO DO LIST” of the day. This consists of contacting vendors to confirm details for upcoming weddings, emailing clients their new vendor referral forms, scheduling appointments, dividing tasks among my interns and assistants, and doing follow ups with items from the day prior. After a quick lunch break I meet with clients, both present and potential, and I finish my day at 5:30 to pick my son up from afterschool camp. Once we get home, I help him with his homework while I cook dinner. After I put my son to bed, I do a little social media marketing and then if I’m lucky, I’m off to bed by 11pm.
How did you get started in the industry?
I wanted to own my own business so I remembered that while in college. I have always planned parties and events and I really enjoyed it. I did as much research as possible about the industry and what it takes to be a wedding planner and after I planned my first wedding, I was hooked! I took a certification course through the American Academy of Wedding Professionals and I became a certified wedding planner and my business has taken off ever since.
Where do you find design inspiration?
My clients are my design inspiration. I like to get to know them and find out as much as I can and apply their personality into the wedding. I love looking on Pinterest, Munaluchi Bride and Style Me Pretty for new ideas and I love to follow my favorite wedding planners on Facebook. My associate planner Janelle, is always on the look out and sending me great inspirational photos as well.
What are your favorite online resources for your business?
www.sageweddingpros.com
www.bookmorebrides.com
www.thinklikeabride.com
Elana, thank you so much for taking the time to share your story and a day in your life. If you are an event planner and would like to be featured, download our questionnaire today and email it to us along with a photo.
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