Are you the go-to party planner for your friends and family? Do you love what you do, but you wish you could get paid doing it? Every holiday or birthday, are people coming to you and telling you that your parties ALWAYS look amazing and you “just … [Read more...]
How to Start a Party Planning Business
If you are like me, you love a great party! From the colors to the hidden details to the overall theme, everything excites and inspires me. Whether I am hosting the party myself or putting together the event for a client, I love what I do and seeing … [Read more...]
How to Price Your Events for Profit
If you aren’t running a business, you are running a charity; or at a minimum paying for an expensive hobby. Being profitable is a choice. You have to pay attention to your finances, your processes, and most importantly, your mindset. Pricing … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Increase the Visibility of Your Business
When you start a business you have a choice to make. Will it be for-profit or non-profit? Neither one is a bad choice, and both have their own benefits. A for-profit business is about making money. As party planners, let’s talk about making money! To … [Read more...]
5 SAFETY TIPS FOR PARTY PLANNING
As an event planner, safety should always be top of mind even if your client doesn’t care or simply doesn’t understand the importance of being prepared with a safety plan just in case to ensure you host not only a fun event…but…a safe event. Imagine … [Read more...]
Outdoor Party Tips
Hosting a party inside an event space has its own unique challenges. However, hosting a party in the open outdoors presents a new set of challenges that you may not be able to control. The weather is the most obvious factor, but there are several … [Read more...]
8 Kids Party Trends that will WOW your next client
Trends come and go. Some are good and we want them to stay longer. Others are bad, and then you have those that should have never been an idea in the first place. All trends, the good, bad, and oh-no-you-didn’t, live on Pinterest. Remember, Pinterest … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Boosting Confidence in Business
Confidence is a mindset game. To boost your confidence, you need to know who you are and be unapologetic about the party planning business you are running. If you are scared, it will show in your language and how you present yourself. Most people … [Read more...]
Make Custom Party Plates with the new Cricut Explore Air™ 2
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. #CricutMade #ad Hey party peeps! I'm in full on party planning mode for my daughter Riley's birthday party coming up in a few weeks. I have … [Read more...]
It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Halloween Party
Hey party peeps! Did you know that this year celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Peanuts® It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown! I watched this every Halloween season when I was a kid. Waiting in anticipation for the Great Pumpkin to arrive in the … [Read more...]