Wow can you believe it??!?! You are now ENGAGED!!! Congratulations!! The excitement has started to calm down and the realization of planning a wedding is now settling in. Are friends and family already asking you when is the wedding? Do you find yourself feeling overwhelmed and thinking now what? You don't have a clue where to start? Well you've come to the right place. I can guide you in the right direction by giving you 4 easy steps to get started in your event planning process. 1. Y ou MUST Set A Budget We all have ideas in our heads of these beautiful lavish weddings until you start learning what these weddings actually cost. I guarantee that will quickly bring you back down to reality!!! Food for thought; The average costs of weddings in NYC is about $80,000.00. Therefore you need to know from the beginning what your bottom line is. How much do you actually have to spend on this one day?? Also this budget needs to be realistic. meaning based on an actual dolla...
Whoever said starting a second career would be easy was surely mistaken and clearly did not dare to venture out on this journey themselves. I started down the path to become an event planner about two years ago and I can honestly say nothing about this has been easy!! But what's that old saying.. Nothing worth having is easy. However I must say it has been very exciting and super challenging. I'm definitely enjoying every minute of it (Well most days) !!! I have worked as a production manager in the apparel and home textiles industry for over 10 years ( I am still working in this field full time) and although I enjoy it I came to realize that it is definitely not my passion. Every few years I would think to myself Is this it?, What's next for me? and I never came to a conclusion so I continued to chug along in my production management career. I thought I would never figure out what my true passion was. It wasn't until I planned a fami...