Welcome back to our little working with a wedding planner series.  If you need a recap before you fulling plunge into part 3, you can read part 1 and 2 here and here.  And now moving forward with all the pretty details… Photography: Ashley Slater Photography | Floral Design: The Day’s Design  What in the […]

Photography: Ashley Slater Photography | Floral Design: The Day’s Design As my business has evolved, I usually only coordinate weddings that I’ve also done the florals or some aspect of design for.  This wasn’t always the case, I used to do coordination or event management for the day as a standalone service.  So I’m writing […]

I originally wrote this post a couple months ago as part of my monthly guest feature over on Simply Blue Weddings.  It was titled “3 Mistakes Couples Make When Planning Rustic Weddings”.  But after it when live, I felt bad.  I had just posted something really negative and it bothered me. So today, I’m sharing […]

Photography: Ashley Slater Photography Somewhere between pretentious corporate event planner and “I planned my sister’s wedding so now I’m an event planner” – on the side, is where you’ll find me… with a bouquet of flowers in my hands. I am a small business owner and boutique wedding planner, specializing in one of kind celebrations. […]

Photography: Bradley James Photography Returning gifts, cancelling plans, pleading with vendors for a refund, thousands of dollars lost, returning your ring – cancelling your wedding is a horrid chapter of life and a very humbling moment in your story. After my last post, someone mentioned how proud I should be that I was able to […]

As I was scribbling down that title I couldn’t help but think anyone who has a distaste for math is surely going to want to read this. And of course they’ll agree, percentages are tricky and problematic. However, this is not a full on math lecture just a little advice when it comes to wedding […]

This might seem like a silly post. Everyone knows how to RSVP for a wedding, right? It seems so obvious. But oddly enough, it’s been one of my biggest battles this year – gathering the guest count! Photography: Bradley James Photography So here we go – whether you’re a bride sending out those precious invites […]

Coordination is the name of the game. I have been up to my eyeballs in details lately.  I have organized my little heart out.  Typed lists for vendors. Written lists for baby sitters.  Jammed 22 centerpieces, 8 bouquets, 4 crates, table numbers, suitcases, emergency kits and more into my tiny little Tahoe.  I have coordinated […]

It saddens me that nearly a month has passed since my last post.  I love blogging.  I love sharing tidbits, advice and thoughts about weddings and life in general with all my amazing readers.  So when busy takes over and I cannot find a moment to clear my head, write a sentence or much less […]

Photo: Ashley Slater Photography I love ribbon.  It’s actually really embarrassing how much ribbon I have stashed away in my basement.  I could wrap Christmas presents for years before running out.  But as with most things, my styles and preferences change and so I find myself favoring one particular type at a time, leaving the […]