Okay, I know we’ve posted a bunch of Halloween blogs this month, but it’s seriously my FAVORITE holiday so I tend to go a bit overboard! If you haven’t already been inspired to throw a ghostly get-together this weekend, these super easy, down-to-the-wire, budget-friendly Halloween Tips will help you host […]
While beachy getaways are beautiful, and snow-covered mountain ski retreats are great for those who demand a ton of physical activity, SOME newlyweds are taking honeymoons to a whole new level! If you’re trying to decide where to kick off your new life after walking down the aisle, here are […]
Last year, Wedding Planner Magazine asked top wedding and event planners around the world about their favorite business books. Each contributor could then ask the book’s author one question. I was super honored and totally excited to learn that Events Specialist Monique Hogan of Redondo Beach, California named But Are […]
Wondering what today’s etiquette is for giving wedding gifts? It was only a few generations ago that people married young. Like, really young. As in prom is over, babe, let’s get hitched! Back then, couples starting out were leaving their parents’ house for the first time to make a little […]
It’s like the Mardi Gras of Munich! For nearly two centuries, Germany has celebrated Oktoberfest with an 18-day festival featuring music, games, amusement rides, candy making, and traditional foods which consist of (you guessed it!) beers and brats! People come from all over the world to get in on the […]
I absolutely LOVE creating tablescapes! There are a thousand details and moving parts when it comes to hosting an event (or even just having friends over to the house), but putting together an eye-catching centerpiece that’s colorful and captures the theme is still one of my favorite parts of the […]
It’s harvest time in wine country. A new vintage of wine is being crushed, and those that have been aging in barrel for the last year or two are ready to be bottled so that a wine guzzler like myself can buy them up and drink them down! I love […]
Guess what?! It’s not officially National Rum Week! That actually happened back in August! But we celebrated Columbus Day this week, and while ol’ Chris might have been navigationally challenged when it came to finding North America, what he did discover was rum in the Caribbean! Once word got out […]
In the 1930s, President Roosevelt declared a national holiday named Columbus Day. It was intended to honor Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, the guy everyone thought discovered America. Turns out, Columbus never even made it to America because he got waylaid in the Caribbean (probably drinking rum!). And, of course, there […]
They make movies about this guy – the world’s worst DJ. They also make movies about terrible wedding singers, but that’s another blog all together! Entertainment is a critical part of any event. Music sets the mood. Its likability, along with the personality of the guy on that microphone, determines […]
