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The Blissfully Oblivious Guide to Wedding Planning Chaos

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Forget the structured schedule a planner would provide. DIY Decor Despair: Transform your living room into a glitter-infested war zone as you attempt to hand-craft 200 personalized favors. Nothing strengthens a relationship like arguing over the correct way to tie a burlap bow at 3 in the morning. What Timeline?:

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Setting a Realistic Wedding Budget For Your Couples

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Initial Consultation and Assessment : Begin by scheduling an initial consultation with the couple to discuss their wedding vision, budget expectations, and priorities. In this blog, we'll explore the essential steps and strategies for wedding planners to guide couples in setting a budget that aligns with their vision and financial reality.

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Good & Bad Qualities of a Freelance Wedding Day Assistant

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An organized wedding day assistant maintains a structured approach to their duties, keeping track of timelines, schedules, and to-do lists. This behavior not only disrupts the carefully planned schedule, but also adds unnecessary stress to the entire team. Organized: Manages tasks efficiently, ensuring nothing is overlooked.

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Planning for Pregnancy

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3) Update: Notify your clients and the vendors of the events you have scheduled about your joyous news. Give yourself extra time leading up to your delivery date and afterwards when your work schedule is reduced or shared with someone else so that way if you have need to stop working nothing slips through the cracks.

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Brianne’s Story of Survival & How To Prepare For Unexpected Circumstances

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During my stay, I had clients who I had appointments with that I clearly did not make it to, and events that were scheduled that I could not physically work. I spent almost a week in the hospital before they sent me home with an external defibrillator vest as a safety measure.

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How to work remotely from home during COVID-19 – for event professionals

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Make sure you schedule breaks during your remote work day – walking away from your computer to eat a meal with your family, going for a run or sitting in your yard can be a great way to recenter yourself. Make sure you have the technology and tools you need to be successful for working remotely.

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8 Event Management Tools You Should Be Using Right Now

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OK, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but having a tightly kept schedule is still extremely important for event professionals. However, tools like MailChimp and Hootsuite make it easy to create, customize, manage and schedule content on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and more.