Event Planning & What to Expect from your Event Planner

Planning a special event with a myriad of details is no easy task. It is such a relief to use the services of a professional event planner so that they can save you a lot of time and help realize the details of your event. An experienced event planner can make your event a most memorable one.

Here a few guidelines to consider while choosing an event planner for your next special event

Expert Consultation: Your event planner should understand the overall vision and goal for the event. Details such as type of event, budget, guest count, theme, ensemble (for weddings; outfits for bride, groom, and bridal party), decor, entertainment, food & drink preferences, "wedding souvenirs" and party gifts etc should all be discussed at length.

Customization: A professional event planner should be able to effortlessly work with you through the entire process right from the proposal stage to the day of the event.

Familiarity with your venue: Established planners are familiar with popular venues and should provide great advice on what works best as well as provide cost saving alternatives.

Trusted Vendors: Your event planner should be familiar with top vendors and be able to recommend trusted and reputable vendors.

Experienced event planners will remain committed to a philosophy of value and quality by giving you the event you have envisioned at a cost that fits your budget.

Event Layout: Professional event planners will often create your event venue to scale to ensure that you are aware of what the space would look like and that everything will fit into the space before the event.

Complete Proposal: To avoid any form of confusion, your event planner makes sure you understand their fee structure with all costs predetermined and clearly defined. The best event planners pride themselves on giving you a complete quote ensuring you'll not be surprised when the final bill arrives!

Event Details: Lastly, your event planner would go over the details of your event, gather pictures or catalogs to help you envision your event, walk you through the venue and address any final concerns you might have.

Event Planners often offer a wide range of services so you'll need to decide if you want your planner to provide just consulting services or play a more active role that will include overseeing every minute detail of your event. Whether you're hosting a wedding, birthday party or corporate event, you should talk to several planners to determine which one you're most comfortable with and work with one who has experience with the type of event you're having.

All in all, the job of your event planner is to take the stress off you and combine available resources to give you the value of receiving the undivided attention of a single collaborator.

Best Wishes!

Elise Charles - Your Event Planning Partner

Something Blue

“Something Blue” celebrates a lovely wedding tradition symbolizing faithfulness and loyalty. Add something blue to your wedding party with any of these ideas as accessories or souvenirs for your guests to remember your day.

Wedding wishes jar

A Royal Wedding Proposal Out of Africa

Come April 2011, Prince William will marry his long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton after proposing to her during a romantic trip to Kenya, East Africa in October 2010. It all happened in a Masai lodge called Il Ngwesiin, from which they took a helicopter to a remote lake on the slopes of Mount Kenya where Prince William proposed 12,000ft above sea level.

After eight years of dating, the Prince, 28, gave Kate his late mother Princess Diana's oval blue Sapphaire ring surrounded by diamonds. Prince William told the press about the ring: "It's very special to me. "This was my way of making sure my mother didn't miss out on today."

The couple first met at university eight years ago and said about their engagement: "The timing is right now, we're both very, very happy and I'm very glad I've done it."
Kate described it as “very romantic”.

Getting ready to say "I do" to your own Prince Charming? Royalty and romance are at the very heart of every union so romantic "wedding souvenirs" for your guests are a perfect fit for your happily ever after.
For a wedding theme that's out of this world whether your wedding proposal is out of Kenya East Africa, Nigeria West Africa or a Safari in South Africa, these unique Royal wedding favor ideas are perfect as romantic keepsakes for your guests to take home from your Fairytale wedding celebration.

Hand Crafted "Crown Jewelry Holder"
Engraved Heart shaped wood keepsake - skillfully hand carved by Kenyan artisans from wild olive wood
"Jewel Crown Scented Candles"
"A Couple's Embrace" Wooden Figurine Keepsake

National Hugging Day!

Today is National Hug Day! :)

National "Hug" or "Hugging" day started in 1986 and is celebrated every January 21.

Celebrity Wedding
Jan 21 1966 - The Beatles George Harrison got married to former photographer & model Pattie Boyd in Epsom Surrey, United Kingdom. Bandmate Paul McCartney served as best man.

Their relationship was immortalised by the song "Something", which George wrote for Pattie. It was described by Frank Sinatra as "the best love song written for fifty years.

Hug Quote
“A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away.” — Bill Keane