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What To Ask Before You Hire a Wedding Planner

The whole reason you'd want to hire a wedding planner is so they can take over the myriad details of your wedding. But if you hire the wrong one, your dreamed-of day could turn into a nightmare.

That’s because each wedding planner offers different services at different price points, and you need to have everything clear ahead of time.

So here’s what to ask before you hire your wedding planner.

Are you a certified wedding planner?

Your sister’s best friend from college may be great at planning weddings, but unless she has a business license

Planning a Memorable Company Holiday Party

Lucky you! You’ve been tasked with planning your company holiday party. So how do you make this year’s celebration stand out and—more important—make everyone want to come?

Here are a few tips to make your job a little easier.

Don’t go it alone

Even if you’re bursting with terrific ideas, have boundless energy, and are dynamite at details, get some help. A planning committee can help you make decisions and handle myriad tasks.

Know your budget

One way to lose points with management is to go over budget.

Tips to Host a More Sustainable Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a time to, as the name implies, give thanks to your deity, to the Universe, or to your good luck for all the things—tangible and intangible—that you have. And part of that tradition involves getting together with friends and family to celebrate your good fortune.

One of the things you’re no doubt grateful for is this planet we live on. But, as everyone knows, the earth is in trouble, so here are a few ways to host a sustainable Thanksgiving celebration.

Cut down on waste

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that Americans waste up to 40 percent of the food they buy every year. Translated to Thanksgiving, that means:

172 million pounds of

Tips On Ways to Have a Kid-Friendly Wedding

Say the phrase “kids at weddings” and some people cringe; other couples can’t imagine having it any other way.

If you’re in the latter camp, you still have to admit that formal ceremonies such as weddings can be a recipe for misery, not only for attendees and parents, but for the little ones themselves.

So if you want to include the younger set at your wedding, what are some ways to make everyone happy? Here are a few tips for hosting a kid-friendly wedding.

Base decisions on budget

Weddings are expensive, and every couple has a budg

How to Throw a Glamorous Halloween Party

Decades ago, Halloween celebrations were almost exclusively kid-centered. Recently, however, the adults have begun to claim the popular fall festival for themselves.

Let’s face it, though: Many of them never updated the tackier decorations and traditions of their childhood days (except to add copious amounts of alcohol).

But that doesn’t mean your Halloween party has to feature cheap cardboard cutouts of dangling skeletons, swooping bats, formidable black cats, and warty witches, all arrayed against a backdrop of orange and black crepe paper garlands.

There’s nothing wrong with kitsch, but if your tastes run a bit classier, here’s how to throw a glamorous Halloween party.

Remember the origi

Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking at Your Next Event

It’s one of the top ten fears: speaking in public. Whether it’s a presentation for your company, a toast at a wedding, or an introduction at your next conference, the very thought triggers butterflies in your belly and rubber in your knees.

But take comfort in knowing that even actors who perform in front of others are often terrified of speaking in public when away from the cameras. In fact, studies estimate that around 75 percent of the population experiences the fear of public speaking.

So take a deep breath and relax, and follow these sure-fire tips to help conquer your glossophobia (that’s the technical term).

Hold Your Halloween Party in Miami’s Haunted Skyscraper

Calling all witches, warlocks, and wizards, all ghosts, and goblins, and ghoulies! The season of Halloween—also known as All Hallows Eve and Samhain—is upon us!

And if you’re looking for the perfect place to host your Halloween bash, it doesn’t get any better than the historic—and famously haunted—Alfred I. duPont Building in downtown Miami.

The most famous ghost

Many people working at the duPont Building have reported seeing strange apparit

How to Navigate the Wedding Flower Shortage

The pandemic threw a wrench into so many areas of our lives, it’s hard to remember everything that went haywire as a result.

But unless you’ve tried planning a wedding lately, there’s been one impact you may not have noticed: a severe shortage of wedding flowers. As a result, Brides reports that “some couples are having to fight tooth and nail” to find what they want.

What’s behind the wedding flower shortage?

Many couples had to postpone their nuptials due to COVID-19 interruptions. These delayed ceremonies, along with the weddings that would normally occ

No Event Curfew Here! Where To Party All Night Long in Miami

There's nothing worse than a killer celebration getting cut short due to the event venue's curfew. Whether you’re holding a Las Vegas Night, Pride parties, a bar/bat mitzvah, a wedding reception or bachelor/bachelorette party, the last thing you want is the venue’s equivalent of a lifeguard blowing a whistle at 9 or 10 p.m. hollering, “Everybody out of the pool!”

Or the host sounding like a bartender who, just as the festivities really get rolling, loudly announcing, “Closing time! You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.”

An event curfew can be a real buzzkill just as the party is reaching its peak.

Tips for Planning a Family-Friendly Work Conference

While the pandemic may not have changed everything, it did have a major impact in several areas, one of which was the traditional expectation of employees devoting every waking hour to the job.

Savvy corporations are taking notice, and are trying to adjust to new thinking regarding work-life balance. One of these new post-pandemic trends in the corporate world is the family-friendly work conference or meeting.

This type of event not only solves the sitter problem for out-of-town meetings, but also allows kids to have a glimpse of the mysterious world of “work” that Mommy and Daddy go to every day.