Preparing for Your Vendor Interviews and Consultations: Rental Company

Jennifer Nodjak Etiquette, Make it Posh, Vendor Love Leave a Comment

When to Meet: The extent of your rental needs will dictate when you should plan to meet with prospective companies. If your list is long and includes large items like tents, generators, restrooms, staging, power distribution and the like, you’ll want to contact the rental company well in advance. As soon as the venue is secured, you should begin evaluating …

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7 Ways to Be a Gracious Host

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Weddings are collections of special moments meant to be shared with loved ones and remembered forever. That last part is key if you plan to continue to love and be loved by your family and friends after your vows. If you want to stay on the family Christmas list, take to heart these 7 easy ways to be a gracious …

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Personalizing Your Wedding in the Age of Pinterest

Jennifer Nodjak Just for Fun, Make it Posh, Weddings Leave a Comment

You know you’ve not only seen them, but you may well stalk them – picture perfect inspiration boards of seemingly endless ideas for making your wedding worthy of a magazine cover. They are irresistibly and perfectly color-coordinated, and look like they were cropped out of a high-end home furnishing catalog instead of a wedding feature. Ironically, the same boards that …

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Don’t Forget! How to Beat Wedding Brain

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While some of us are excellent at multi-tasking, research shows that most of us aren’t as good as we think we are. Throwing a wedding is the ultimate multi-tasking opportunity with more moving parts thank nearly any other kind of event. How can you be sure that you have everything under control, and that you don’t forget the little things? …

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Packing List: Wedding Day

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  We hope you don’t have any emergencies on your wedding day, but it’s always better to be prepared! Don’t forget any of the items on this Packing List as a just-in-case backup plan! Packing List: Marriage license (if not turned in at the rehearsal) The rings! Gown, tux or wedding suit with accessories Shoes Comfortable shoes Full size mirror …

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What Type of Wedding Planner Do You Need?

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  If you are planning a wedding, let us begin by saying congratulations! We are so glad that you are considering hiring a wedding planner. Depending on the stage of your planning and your own experience with weddings in the past, you may very well be asking yourself, “What type of wedding planner do I need?” If wedding planning is …

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Southern Weddings Heirloom Inspired Shoot

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 I had a conversation with another vendor recently that really sent sparks flying and had all my synapses firing.  She asked me how I come around to a concept for a wedding.  She wanted to know how I match a client with a design and vice versa.  We got to talking about how I get to know my clients on …

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Pros and Cons of Planning a Summer Wedding

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June is growing closer and we’re starting to daydream about sultry summer wedding events. Many couples consider it the perfect time of year to exchange vows and celebrate new beginnings – others fear crowded attractions and dangerous, unpredictable weather. Every season comes with advantages and challenges. It’s best to recognize them now to avoid surprise or disappointment later. We’ve compiled …

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Advice from the Wedding Planner: How to Tie a Bow Tie

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If you’ve been involved at all in even a few weddings, you have probably discovered that knowing how to tie a proper bow tie is equivalent to solving one of the great mysteries of life (pinning a boutonniere is pretty close too). It’s no surprise that rental tuxes often come with a pre-tied version that adjusts pretty easily. If they …

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Weddings Charleston Style

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I honestly think I have the best job in the world.  Who wouldn’t want to be a wedding planner?  Our job is to literally plan parties, events, and weddings in Charleston, SC!!!    We are there for the most monumental of occasions.  I love coordinating events for people for any occasion but specifically for their wedding.  So as part of …