New Ideas and what to do with them

If you’re like me then you will have a head full of ideas all claiming to be the next best thing. My ideas can sometimes come to me at the most awkward of moments. There is nothing worse than sitting in a meeting or chatting with a friend when inspiration hits you and you can’t [...]

Special Dates for Weddings

It has been a while since I did a Tip of the Week but I wanted to talk about the importance of dates in the wedding industry. Many couples, especially the brides hold certain dates close to their hearts. One of these is the dates with all the same numbers such as 11.11.11 which will [...]

QR Codes for Event Planners

I am sure by now you have all heard of QR codes or seen them popping up everywhere from the side of a bus to a magazine. To my absolute amazement there was a QR code made available at my daughter’s skating competition over the weekend and all I had to do was scan it [...]

Finding Your Design Inspiration

We often talk about how to experiment with creativity and finding those places and things that inspire you, and after a conversation I had this weekend with a friend I realised that there are many things I do to find inspiration that I take for granted and that are really easy for anyone to do. [...]

The ABC’s of being a Wedding Planner – R is for Resourceful

R – is for Resourceful. This skill is something that planners can’t really be without. Not only does it apply to the obvious, such as finding suppliers and unusual venues, but it also applies to the not so obvious. Think for a moment about how you would approach this problem. You are running an event [...]

The ABC’s of being a Wedding Planner – Q is for Quirky

Quirky – every planner needs to be able to reach down into the depths of his or her soul and find their own brand of quirkiness. In a similar way to the earlier adjective we used ‘Jazzy’, this adjective also requires you to be slightly unconventional. Afterall who wants a traditional and standard event? “Every [...]

The ABC’s of being a Wedding Planner – P is for Passionate

is for Passionate – No matter what industry you are in you need to be passionate about what you do. This is especially true when you are running your own business. If you don’t love what you do it shows. Your clients are very perceptive and they will get a vibe from you when they [...]

The ABC’s of being a Wedding Planner – O is for Organised

O – Organised – This is probably one of the most obvious traits that everyone associates with being a planner, but it really is crucial. To be an effective planner you need to have the ability to organise things not only in a way that makes sense to you, but in a way that allows [...]

The ABC’s of being a Wedding Planner – N is for Nifty

N – Nifty – this adjective can be interpreted a few different ways, but as a planner the interpretation is more about the ability to be groovy. I know this word conjures up all sorts of 80s flash backs, but the point is you need to have an air of coolness about you. The ability [...]

The ABC’s of being a Wedding Planner – M is for Multi-Talented

M is for Multi-Talented – Wedding and Event Planning requires many different skill sets and personality attributes as we have seen. It isn’t good enough to simply be creative as you need to be organised too and these two things apparently don’t go hand in hand. Traditionally the right hand side of the brain is [...]

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