Alright friends, let me set it straight and talk about the differences between venue managers and actual wedding planners.

As a seasoned event producer who has coordinated, planned, produced and designed hundreds of weddings and events I can easily say one of my biggest pet peeves (and every planner I know) in the event/wedding industry is when a venue sells their in-house coordinator/manager as an actual wedding planner.

Over the years I’ve learned that unless you’re in the wedding industry, the differences between the two aren’t commonly known…

Humans can do some amazing things when the time calls for it. From lifting cars in times of dire need, to banning together to battle a world crisis, to flowering an entire city with love…

This past week, a well-known Portland flower wholesaler shut its doors due to COVID-19. In a positive turn of events, what resulted was the most beautiful act of kindness. When the warehouse shut its doors…

Lord and the Universe know none of us need another COVID-19 message telling you it’s all going to be alright.

That’s not my goal in this post. To be clear, I’m just as scared of the unknown as the next person and while I am an optimist by nature, even this global pandemic has me feeling pretty heavy. My heart aches for my fellow colluegues in the Hospitality, Event and Tourism industries. I’ve stocked up on food and medicine just in case -like most of you have. As you know our office went to remote work on Monday…