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What does a Wedding Planner do?
So, what does a wedding planner actually do? To be quite honest, I don’t think a lot of people know. A bank teller once told me that my job seemed “magical!” Yes “magical” is somewhat correct because I can sometimes make magic happen! LOL! And I have gotten countless people who have told me that my job looks like “so much fun!” Now don’t get me wrong, it is, but it also involves a lot of hard and labor-intensive work. So, I thought it would be fun this week to create some gifs to show everyone’s different perception of what we do. Hope you enjoy! WHAT MY FRIENDS THINK I…
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Real Talk: To postpone, elope or cancel
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to bring up COVID – 19, but with Health Mandate 011 – Social Distancing now implemented in Anchorage and to be reevaluated on April 11th, and the nationwide Coronavirus guidelines extended to the end of April, I felt a conversation was needed for those getting married in the next couple of months. I guess we can classify this under “the ugly” with so many of my vendor friends having their events canceled, and my catering and restaurant friends having to close down, or limit their business to doing just to-go orders…it’s just heartbreaking any way you look at it. Luckily for me, I haven’t…
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Alaska Marriage License Update
For those of you that have decided to move forward with tying the knot in the next month or so (while practicing #socialdistancing of course), I thought I would go ahead and update you on how to proceed with applying for an Alaska marriage license during this #hunkerdown time in Anchorage. Since the Health Analytics & Vital Records office is closed to the public for walk-ins everything will be done by mail/fax. If you already have applied for your marriage license through the Anchorage office, paid the $60 fee, and both parties have signed the application. You will need to send an email to ANCHBVS@alaska.gov and they can send your…
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Melissa|Chris – Married!
Just like every wedding day, there is always a story to tell. The photographer tells your story through the moments captured by their camera. Erica Rose did a beautiful job capturing this love story…the love story of Melissa & Chris’s wedding day! It was December 31, 2019, and the temperature outside was almost 40 degrees which is a little unheard of here in Anchorage. We had a late winter and if I recall, summer was a bit strange too, with temperatures hitting the 90’s in some areas. Thank you global warming! Melissa and Chris’s wedding was to take place on January 4, 2020, in Girdwood, Alaska. Melissa had always dreamed…
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For the Love of Books – A Library Styled Shoot!
So, if you read my diary entry about my last styled shoot that took place in the Fall, you know that I made damn sure this time around I wasn’t going to make the same mistake and get the date wrong! LOL! This romantic shoot took place in January at the ZJ Loussac Library in Midtown. Orainda (Orainda’s Bridal Boutique), Sharon (Elegante Light Photography), and I started talking about collaborating back in October. We were trying to find the right spot to showcase a new venue that also allowed us to capture that vibe of romance and simplicity. No loud or bright colors, or anything boho or rustic. We wanted…
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“Hey D.J. Just play that song…”
Ahhhhhhhh, the wedding song list! Out of all the tasks in preparing for a wedding, I find that this is the one couples have the most trouble with (insert the “I don’t know” emoji here)! Either there are just so many choices and they can’t make a decision, or for others, they are just not into music (which I find to be a crying shame, lol)! So, if you are one or the other, don’t worry Boo Boo, I got you! I’ve reached out to some of my DJ friends to compile a list of their 5 all-time top/most popular songs for each category to help you out, and I…
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Let me introduce myself…
Sure you know I’m a wedding planner and I own i do Events, but what else do you know about me? Probably not a whole lot, so I thought that I would take this opportunity to do an #introductionfriday on a Monday! Whatever, I walk to the beat of my own drum! So here goes 10 things that you don’t know about me that are not wedding related… ONE I was born in Subic Bay, Philippines, which was a U.S. Navy base back in the day. I am not Filipino, I’m half Vietnamese and half White. I don’t speak Vietnamese, nor do I understand it. TWO I can’t like to…
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Click, Click, Click…A Fall Styled Shoot
Oh, styled shoots, you’ve got to love them, but I kinda hate them too! LOL! The competition is so fierce these days with everyone doing styled shoots that I get stressed. I guess there’s so much pressure to make something look “pretty,” they can also be quite pricey, and if you are all not on the same page with the vision, it can be a bust! But when I got an email from Chelsa with Chelsea J. Photography about possibly collaborating on a styled shoot, I jumped at the chance! Because one, I love her work, and two, I haven’t had the chance to work with her. And there was…
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Buyer Beware!
I figured with the Alaska Wedding Fair coming up this Sunday and everyone getting engaged this was a good story to share with you all since I know you will be looking for vendors for your wedding soon! You know how they say, “You get what you pay for.” Well here’s a story about a wedding planner, and her nightmare wedding photographer that she hired for her wedding! Yep, it was me! If I was granted a âdo-overâ from my wedding day, do you know what it would be? Well, besides the horrible, and boring first dance song that my husband chose (which was Feel My Love by Adele in…
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You’re Engaged! Now what?
Did you know the most popular time to get engaged is during the Holidays? Yep! So, are you one of these people? Well if you are, then what do you do now, besides show off that ring (wink wink)? Now, you plan and you enter the world of wedding planning! It may be a bit overwhelming but hey, I got you Boo Boo! And I’ll even point you in the right direction to get started! Budget – Have the budget talk. Find out who will be contributing to your wedding budget. You, your fiance, and any family members. You need to know what you have to work with when it…
