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An Attendant’s Guide to a Bachelor or Bachelorette Party

Jennifer Nodjak Etiquette, Make it Posh, Weddings Leave a Comment

You’ve been selected to act as an attendant at a friend’s wedding. Congratulations! Whether you are an honor attendant such as a Best Man or Maid of Honor, or are playing a different role, it is definitely an honor to have been asked! Once the initial flattery has worn off, you might start thinking about all of the things that …

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Building a Great Guest List

Jennifer Nodjak Events, Make it Posh, Richmond Wedding Planner, Weddings Leave a Comment

When we ask couples what they loved most about their weddings, often they say that it was having all of the most important people in their lives in one room at one time celebrating their love. Oddly enough, they never say, “our favorite part of the wedding was putting together the guest list”. The process can be a lot of fun, …

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What Type of Wedding Planner Do You Need?

Jennifer Nodjak Make it Posh, Richmond Wedding Planner Leave a Comment

  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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What Does a Wedding Planner Do?

Jennifer Nodjak Events, Make it Posh, Richmond Wedding Planner, Weddings 3 Comments

Wedding planners enjoy a kind of humorous notoriety, thanks largely to the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Martin Short and their over-the-top movie portrayals. There are all kinds of fun misconceptions about wedding planners, including the favorite “they just go to parties and eat cake every weekend!” In reality, wedding planning is pretty complex, involving event experience, skilled management of …

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Find an Event Planner in Richmond Virginia

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Are you wondering what the best ways are to find an event planner in Richmond, Virginia? These are some tried and true suggestions to help you in your search: Trust a friend. Have you attended a great event recently or know someone who consistently throws the best events? Make a quick call or send a text and ask for the …

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Southern Weddings Heirloom Inspired Shoot

Sarah Make it Posh, Vendor Love, Weddings 2 Comments

 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 …

Romantic English Country Inspired Wedding

Romantic English Country Inspired Wedding

Sarah Make it Posh, Richmond Wedding Planner, Weddings Leave a Comment

There were no April showers at this Romantic English Country Inspired Wedding.  Brandi and Mike got married on a sunny spring day at the Historic Jasmine Plantation in New Kent (just outside of Richmond VA).  Brandi loves Jane Austen so we channeled our inner Jane and created an English Garden Inspired scene.  Brandi and her friends had been scouring thrift …

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Pace Yourself – A Wedding Planning Timeline Can Keep You Sane and on Track

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We hear from overwhelmed couples all the time. Weddings are enormous events with a whole lot of moving parts. They have a tendency to drive even the toughest duos just a little nuts. It’s completely normal to feel lost or confused, but suffering unnecessary. Take things step by step and it will all be okay!  Step 1: Wedding Planning Timeline. …

It’s coming… Valentine’s Day… That big red Hallmark Holiday!

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It’s officially the first day of February.  For most of us that means we have 13 days left to figure out how we’re going to celebrate Valentine’s Day.  If you’re like Nik and I we are very much last minute nellies and tend to feel obligated to do something because the media has told us that we have to and …

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Create a Great Wedding Budget in 6 Easy Steps

Sarah Make it Posh, Richmond Wedding Planner, Weddings Leave a Comment

Negotiating your wedding budget probably doesn’t sound like as much fun as creating an inspiration board of gorgeous seasonal flowers, or trying on stunning rings. It is, however, an important first step when you first get engaged, so we’re sharing some of our own, generally painless step to creating a wedding budget. 1. Keep Your Head in the Cloud Or, …