Yummy!
Cakes, sweets and pastries, in some way shape or form are typically a part of most weddings. As recent trends have seen, this can take the form of cupcakes or mini individual cakes for your guests - and lately even pies have made an appearance on the wedding dessert scene! Although ordering a cake may [...]

I ADORE flowers!! While there are many brides and grooms who choose not to make flowers a part of their big day, you will likely find that most do – and in a very big way. The right flowers have a wonderful way of evoking the theme your clients are channeling for their event. Whether [...]

So far we have addressed questions related to Venues, Caterers & Photographers. We are rounding the corner on this mini-series, just a few key vendors left to go! So let’s do a fun one today, DJ’s & Bands! There are many weddings that choose to have neither a DJ nor a band, but many typically [...]

Today we are talking about photographers! This is an extremely important vendor and you should be sure to make many different contacts in this field. More so for some than others, the style and price range for good photographers can vary widely and by several thousands of dollars.
You want to be sure you have a [...]

We now find ourselves thinking about questions you can and should ask a catering company. Keep in mind that while many people have their receptions in catering, banquet or meeting halls that have their own in-house catering, still just as many celebrate at a location that requires an outside catering company to come in and [...]

This week we will be taking a look at some questions you may want to ask a venue when you conduct a site visit. A site visit is simply an appointment that you make with the venue’s sales staff or another representative. They typically greet you, give a brief (or extensive) tour of the property, [...]

As we begin our segment on vendor questions, I thought we would start with questions that a client (bride, groom, parent, etc) or even fellow vendor may ask you, the prospective planner. The below is a thorough list that should help prepare you to field these types of questions. Here’s a very important tip, before [...]

I hope everyone had a lovely holiday season and a happy new year! The beginning of January is always an exciting time with thoughts, plans and goals for the New Year beginning to take shape. In particular, this is a key time for the wedding industry. Believe it or not, a huge number of proposals [...]

At this point, we plan to delve deeper into the development of your vendor network.  Come the New Year, I will begin to tackle the specific “must have” info to gather from your vendors. However, before we can get to that point, you must have an organized system to input your vendor data. I am [...]

As promised, the topic of this week’s post is creating a website for your business.
When creating a website, it is important to start with a concept or idea of what you want.  Start with a list of things you want to display on the website, a list of things you want people to be able [...]